Could be this year's Jimmy Howard. The longer Osgood - I mean, Turco - struggles, and the better Crawford plays, the more often CC will get starts. He needs Turco to get hurt though. Osgood got hurt last year and Howard seized the job for good. Crawford needs that.

Anyway, I had a feeling about Crawford since the preseason. Then Turco got off to a strong start and CC stumbled, so I lost some faith. But now, as the roller coaster that we know as fantasy hockey rolls along, I am back on board the Crawford train. This will take another six or eight weeks or so to get resolved. Can't wait to see if I'm right

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DobberHockey Rules
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 think they both stink. Dwayne Roloson anyone? Dipietro is showing some signs of being healthy, Roloson is a 41yr old pending UFA so he doesnt really fit into the Isles plan. The Hawks cant expect to repeat with that depleted lineup and poor goal-tending!(yes, it's worse than Niemi and Huet)

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10 Team Roto Keeper League; 20 Keepers; Start 3C,3LW,3RW,1U,5D,2G
Stats: G,A,Pts,ppg,ppa,pims,+/- ; W,sv%,svs
C: Sedin, Kopitar, Krejci, J.Stall, Stastny, Galchenyuk
LW: Sedin, Hall, Vanek, Prust, Dubinsky
RW: Seguin, Pacioretty, Clarkson, Kassian
D: Subban, Doughty, Kronwall, J.Johnson, Faulk
G: Price, Quick, Varlamov, Vokoun

I thought/think this too and got Crawford in one of my keepers for this very reason.

But worse-case scenario, I have a strong feeling that even if Turco remains the starter for this season, I don't see Chicago resigning him and I have a hunch they will give the job to Crawford next year (if he doesn't win it from Turco sooner than that).

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10 team league, multi-cat, full keeper.

Forwards: J. Toews, J. Tavares, J. Eberle, J. Neal, A. Kopitar, T. Seguin, E. Kane, M. Duchene, J. Benn, M. Ryder, D. Brown, B. Marchand

Defense: A. Pietrangelo, K. Shattenkirk, A. Goligoski, PK Subban, J. Carlson, J. Spurgeon

Goalies: M. Smith, A. Niemi

Bench: R. Clowe, B. Dubinsky, M. Calvert, P. Mueller, D. Clarkson, M. Carle, M. Niskanen, P. Wiercioch, J. Halak, A. Lindback

This may sound like a stupid question, but

How do you you guys seeing Crawford as compared to Dubnyk as far as starts the rest of the year?

Is it worth dropping DD to pick up the platoon in CHI? Is Turco still going to get the starts this year because of his contract or is he pretty much done?

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10 Team H2H 7 Keepers, Roster of 20
Nightly Lineup: Play 12 (6-7F, 4D, 1-2G)
Stats: G(4), A(2), +/-(1), SOG(.5), PIM(.5), PPG(1), SHG(2), GWG(2), SHOG(1), W(5), SO(5), SVs(.2)

F: Eberle, Neal, Benn, Pacioretty, Callahan, Pominville, JvR, Wheeler, Cullen, Glencross, Voracek, M.Johansson
D: Keith, Doughty, Weber, Goligoski, Burns
G: Rask, Dubnyk, Markstrom

I am pretty sure that even if Turco losses the job to CC that he still gets more than Backup share starts based on his contract, now that said that was not the case last year with Niemi and Huet so I really think Dobber is onto soemthing here!!.......now just to put a value on Crawford for my league

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LOTS OF TEAMS!

Crawford is a good goaltender. I've been discussing him as a good prospect here for three years now. He just had some early jitters. He won't be the next Patrick Roy, but he could carve himself out a career like Chris Osgood did, or Jimmy Howard will. Average goaltenders on strong teams.

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DobberHockey Rules
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 would prefer Dubnyk...but it's close and Crawford could get a ton of wins this year with CHI...whereas Dubie is in EDM so wins won't come a whole lot this year.

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DobberHockey Rules
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

Good point, that's why CC needs an injury to Turco for this theory to work.

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DobberHockey Rules
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

Yup has to be an injury. Turco isn't the only Hawk struggling a little here - if they sort things out some I think Turco's fortunes will take an upswing as well. I honestly hate owing him but with little choice I have to hope for the best and I do hope that doesn't color my view of his potential at least for this year.

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Yahoo weekly starts 12 team league, keep 17 plus farm

GS, W, L, SV, GAA, SV%, SO G, A, P, +/-, PIM, SOG, GWG, PPP, SHP, HITS, FOW

3C: H. Sedin,Stepan, Stastny, R. Johansen, Hanzal, Anisimov,
3LW: Burrows, Vanek, Ott, Lupul, Dubinsky
3RW: Doan, Pavelski, Brown, Okposo,
6D: Franson, Doughty, Voynov, Subban, Markov, Gonchar, Karlsson
1Util:
2G: Price, Emery


Farm: (< 100 games): S. Elliott, J. Bernier, Galchenyuk, Etem, Eakin, Atkinson

Hop on the CC train as well here. He will wrestle the gig away from Turco. Or at least the lions share of starts. He's played well when given the chance. He'll get some starts here coming up will toss in some more solid starts, you'll start to see a shift happen, more starts for Crawford than before, he'll gain some momentum with that, get hot and like Dobber said may take 6-8 weeks whatever, but at some point the kid gonna rattle off an extended hot streak and take it over for good. Come playoff time Hawks gonna need Turco's experience, so they'll keep him happy ( per se) with feeding him some starts, but I do fully expect C.C. to have the lions share of the gig at some point this season!

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