This is based on Keeper League #3 in this section. I traded Jiri Hudler yesterday for a 10th rounder. That was made possible by the IIHF news, otherwise I was getting nothing.
Anyway, we keep 12 players. Here are my 11 for sure keeps:

C - E. Staal, Kopitar, O. Jokinen
W - Filatov, Giroux, Kovalchuk, Hemsky
D - Goligoski
G - Price, Osgood, Varlamov

The poll above are six candidates for the final spot. Keep in mind that I can probably compete for 2nd or 3rd this year, but probably not first. And jockeying for draft position is useless because this league is heavily lottery based.
As luck would have it, I pick 2nd overall this year. I also pick 20, 27, 37, 41, 47 as my top picks, and I have many other picks heading on down through 160th overall.

I am leaning towards one of these players, but if Dobber Nation leans heavily another way it would give me pause. Let me know your thoughts!

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14 Team Keeper, points only, best 12 skaters 2 dman 2 G count. Playoffs count.
F - Crosby, C.Smith, Wheeler, Parenteau, Hudler, Clowe, Grabovski, Atkinson, Frolik, S. Kostitsyn, Marchand, Peverley, Tavares, Read, Brouwer, Bickell, Gionta, Setoguchi
G - Anderson, Hiller, Markstrom, Brodeur
D - Letang, Del Zotto, I. White, Kronwall, Brodin, Nikitin

I'd go Hodgson. Seems to me that no matter what you do with him; trade him, keep him, or play him, you're gonna get your money's worth. Any of those other guys may be available for you to re-draft if you want them back, Hodgson would be my choice for sure!

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10tm Dynasty Lg - $70M CAP
G A PTS +/- PIM PPP SOG W GAA SV% SO

C: J. Carter, H Sedin, E. Staal
RW: P. Kane, Stewart
LW: Semin, Couture
D: Pietrangelo, Hamhuis, Subban, Carlson
G: Lundqvist, Price
UTIL: Plekanec, Ennis, Perron, D. Brown


Farm
D: B. Smith, Morrow
F: Brassard, Williams, Niederreiter, Little, Okposo, Whitney, Nyquist, Kesler
G: S. Mason, Ward

Prospect:
F - Z. Kassian, Spooner, Kuznetsov, Tatar, Teravainen, Stone, Connolly
D - Matt Dumba

I say Grebeshkov as the best available D because otherwise you will be weak at D. This is without knowing who may be available in the draft mind you, but given your current keepers and the list of considerations, thats my vote.

Another vote for Hodgson.

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10 team H2H Points-based keeper league

G, A, PIM, SOG, +/-
W, SO, SV, GA

C: H. Sedin, Backstrom, Stamkos, Kopitar, B. Richards, Krejci
LW: D. Sedin, Duchene, Cammalleri, Tanguay
RW: P. Kane, Wheeler, Callahan, J. Williams, Gagner
D: Letang, Kronwall, Goligoski, Carlson, Wideman, Carle
G: Quick, Neuvirth, Dubnyk

Farm: Holtby, Tokarski, B. Smith, Elliott, J. Morrow, Silfverberg

League Champion: 2009 and 2011

I concur. Some more D might be nice, but you can always get one of Quincey or Grebeshkov back at #2.

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Full Keeper Team, straight points, no PIMs:
C Staal, Datsyuk (LW), Kopitar, Backstrom (IR)
LW Marleau (C), Parise, McDonald (C), Heatley
RW Iginla, Kessel, Gaborik, Giroux (C), Hudler
D Kaberle, Phaneuf, Visnovsky, J. Johnson, Hamhuis
G Kiprusoff, Bryzgalov, Thomas
Farm Tatar, Strome, Radulov, Gerbe, Elliott (Col)

Theodore could have been a good option as well as it would secure you all the WSH starts, but you still also have Osgood and Price. I'm really with RR on this one. All the other guys can be easily re-draftable where Hodgson has "draft me" written all over him. He fits in the win in 2-3 years theme you have.

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24GMs Dynasty (G A +- PIM PPP SOG W SV GAA / 4C, 4LW, 4RW, 6D, 1G)
Cap hit: $1188 out of $1250

C-Malkin $157,Schwartz $5,Granlund $5,Shaw $5,Rinaldo $5,Cervenka $5,Schroeder $5,Galchenyuk $5
LW-Hartnell $136,Nash $115,Leino $29,Kulemin $49,Gagne $32,Paajarvi $5,MFoligno $5,Joensuu $5
RW-Brown $115,Jagr $14,Grabner $40,Gallagher $5,Knight $5,Radulov $5
D-Karlsson $105,Edler $83,McDonagh $18,Bogosian $27,Mitchell $22,REllis $5,Salvador $5,Hamilton $5
G-Halak $127,Montoya $24,Bishop $5,Fasth $5,Allen $5

He could probably trade Hodgson for a better defenseman than Grebeshkov though. No offense to Oilers fans, but Grebs is fourth man on the totem. I think he's going to bbe hard pressed to repeat last year's numbers.

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10 team H2H Points-based keeper league

G, A, PIM, SOG, +/-
W, SO, SV, GA

C: H. Sedin, Backstrom, Stamkos, Kopitar, B. Richards, Krejci
LW: D. Sedin, Duchene, Cammalleri, Tanguay
RW: P. Kane, Wheeler, Callahan, J. Williams, Gagner
D: Letang, Kronwall, Goligoski, Carlson, Wideman, Carle
G: Quick, Neuvirth, Dubnyk

Farm: Holtby, Tokarski, B. Smith, Elliott, J. Morrow, Silfverberg

League Champion: 2009 and 2011

I'd vote Hodgson for one reason.

I like Huselius more in the short term (1-3 years) and because he is a winger, but Hodgson will have trade value in both situations

1) as a 19/20 year old on a strong NHL club
2) dominating junior and dominating the WJC.

So worst case you can move him if you want to contend (and his value is definitely going to be higher than Huselius').

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probably true. I can't imagine Hodgson being taken 1st overall either though.

Hodgson forsure Dobber. Draft the best player right? If all these guys were available in a draft and you had to take one, you would certainly take Hodgson. Even if you were just keeping him to trade which is what I would do. You could get two of these guys in this poll for Hodgson right now. The "hype" is huge for this kid right now. Keep him initially and then trade him. Get yourself something that will definately help you claim 2nd or 3rd.

My vote: Hodgson

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