Comments for Top 10 Keeper League Centers at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 19 out of 19 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:39:24 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14319 My top 10 would be: 1. A healthy Crosby 2. Stamkos 3. Sedin 4. Staal 5. Toews 6. Malkin 7. Datsyuk 8. Kopitar 9. Backstrom 10. Zetterberg with honorable mentions going out to Tavares, Duchene, Getzlaf. - Randall Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:27:50 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14270 Great analysis and love the list. Getzlaf moves way up on my list. I take him ahead of Staal in fantasy and real life. Overall, great work! - Zammer Sun, 29 May 2011 16:47:33 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14262 Angus...no arguments on the top 10...but the hardest thing to do has to be calling the slow down of a top player. Lacaalier was called last year and I am sorry he needs to fall farther than HM. Great comeback year based on his professionalism and heart as your ? notes will he continue. I think Backes, Carter or Richardson would be a better choice. Thornton who is finally starting to play a two way game is another question mark...will he continue to slow on the scoring side, so I understand his HM. - mike hess Sat, 28 May 2011 09:11:57 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14259 Where's Brad Richards? I'd consider him at least even with Lecavalier, and personally I'd trade Lecavalier for Richards in a second. - Alex McDonald, Age 11 Sat, 28 May 2011 06:13:20 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14254 toad? :) Regin was my worst miss of the year, for sure. His 2009-10 hot streak was just that - a streak. - Jeff Angus Fri, 27 May 2011 17:27:03 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14253 if your league tallies face off wins Malkin doesn't deserve to be #2. Only player on this list that is absolute dead weight in the dot. For me also the band aid factor would drop Malkin down a slot or two but not too far. Getzlaf is way healthier than Malkin. Toews is top ten real life, not fantasy. Hey angus, just as an I toad a so, Nick Foligno out pointed and scored more goals than Peter Regin, ALOT more lol ;) - Rusty Pickles Fri, 27 May 2011 13:42:50 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14252 Love the debate/discussion, gents. Kesler - I want to see another year of it. He could do even more with better linemates. This list was brutally tough after the top 5 or 6. - Jeff Angus Fri, 27 May 2011 13:07:00 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14251 re: durability You have a point in regards to Crosby and Malkin - although no one can take Crosby out of the top spot... nobody! haha Malkin is a different story, if you really wanted to, Stamkos could swap spots with him - but on my terms, I would draft Malkin and trade him afterward. (I actually traded him away this season - after his injury) Datsyuk is in that gray area - although talent wise top notch. But him too, he could be anywhere in the 8-12 range. Same with Getzlaf. That's the thing though, 5-6 guys could interchange spots making a single solid list that will please everyone impossible. - GMGates Fri, 27 May 2011 11:58:28 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14250 Ya know Angus it's hard to argue with your list and I'm not going to, but when does Paul Stastny get a little love in the hockey community. He's certainly deserving of honourable mention. Clearly the guy played the last half of last year hurt and it hurt his points per-game stats, but he doesn't get the credit he deserves as a scorer let alone a two way star. Where's the love? - Mike Brown Fri, 27 May 2011 11:52:25 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14249 I don't think Datsyuk's, Crosby's and Malkin's injuries make them non durable players. Without having all Games Played stats in my possession, I doubt they've been constant 'question marks'. On the other hand, Zetterberg, with the exception of this season, is more of a liability. - gfunkb7 Fri, 27 May 2011 11:33:29 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14248 here is the top scoring centers in one of my keeper leagues for 10/11 - WHL surprised Kesler is not on the list. Maybe Backes earns an honourable mention for his 30/30/30 and 90+ PIM? All Centers Year to Date NHL Standard Stats PlayerTeamGPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGSHGSOG FPTS Kesler, Ryan C VAN Boston Bruins824132732466153 260649.7 Stamkos, Steven C TB Chicago Blackhawks82454691374170272643.5 Staal, Eric C CARMontreal Canadiens81334376-1072123 296598.0 Toews, Jonathan C CHIBoston Bruins803244762526101233583.4 Sedin, Henrik C VAN California Golden Seals8219759426408157566.2 Backes, David C STLToronto Maple Leafs82313162329350211520.0 Carter, Jeff C PHIDetroit Red Wings80363066273980335 510.1 Richards, Brad C DALColorado Rockies7228497712470272 505.7 Kopitar, Anze C LA Washington Capitals75254873252061233503.2 Briere, Danny C PHIWinnipeg Jets77343468208760246 495.0 - mick Fri, 27 May 2011 11:32:26 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14247 If you want "durable" guys then why is Malkin number 2. He's not only missed more games than Getzlaf the past 2 seasons, but his injuries have also been way more serious. Datysuk and Crosby both missed a lot of time this season as well. Crosby also missed a lot of time in the 07-08 season, but he's still number 1. I wouldn't say that 2 seasons of missing 15 games or so puts him out of the top 10 when he was obviously in there before. Besides for fantasy purposes the only season Getzlaf really missed was 09-10, because in 10-11 he was there for the playoff run + stretch and could have easily carried your week on his back. I would take the proven PPG+ player over players like Kopitar and Toews who have failed to ever hit even PPG numbers (although Kopitar was close). Just my opinion, of course, but I think Getzlaf earned his spot in this list. - Jeff Lucarelli Fri, 27 May 2011 11:11:07 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14246 Like tweeted - I'll back up Angus on no Getzlaf in Top 10. I want durable guys and like Laidlaw mentioned in his last Cage Match, "I am not saying that Getzlaf is a band-aid boy, but I am saying that his having played in only 66 and 67 games in each of the last two seasons respectively is starting to concern me." ~ well me too! Let's face it, the 9th and 10th spot could be any of the HM's spots! So if you dislike Kopitar or Tavares - simply put Kelser, Zetterberg or Getzlaf etc.. in there. No biggie. Great read Jeff, GMG - GMGates Fri, 27 May 2011 10:59:16 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14245 Great breakdown Angus, although i think it's pre-mature on Tavares being that high. after next year i believe he will be a legitimate top 10 C and stay that way for a while but not just yet. That being said, i would swap Getzlaf in there. i bitch about the Canucks more than anyone on here (i think) but i would have to sneak your man Kesler in at 10. He's been a beast ever since his coming out party at the Olympics (well from an East Coast perspective) and his scoring touch this year was awesome. Granted he will always be the #2C in VAN but that powerplay is so lethal that his net front presence just screams PPP! Hank and Danny could just bank pucks in off him as they are that precise. my top 10 1. Crosby 2. Malkin 3. Stamkos 4. Sedin 5. Backstrom 6. Getzlaf 7. E. Staal 8. Kopitar 9. Toews 10. Kesler wow seems really strange not having Datsyuk in there but the age and injuries are slowly catching up to him. - Maximus Fri, 27 May 2011 10:23:15 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14244 i think getzlaf should have been there instead of kopitar, but agree with everyone else on the list. good job - praba Fri, 27 May 2011 10:21:20 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14243 I too think that Getzlaf should be in the top 10 at the expense of Toews but hey its your list. Keep up the good work, this is by far my favourite and the most helpful series of articles on this site... no offence to the other great writers. PS Malkin's 3 year upside was added up incorrectly... it should be 130 not 140 - myron Fri, 27 May 2011 09:59:05 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14242 I would place Getzlaf in top 10. If G/A/PPP are your main concerns then Getzlaf is a stud. He has the ability to get 30+ goals, but with Corey Perry on his wing those numbers will probably stay around 25. The ducks have one of the best powerplays in the league so Getzlaf will get his fair share of PPP, and he is feeding the rocket richard trophy winner in Perry. Since February he had 39 points in 27 games. Yes, he had back to back seasons with injuries but they were totally unrelated. Once was his ankle, the other he took a puck to the face. Even with his shortened season he still had 76 points which is more than Kopitar, Tavares, Backstrom and tied with Toews, Staal while they all played more games than him. - Jeff Lucarelli Fri, 27 May 2011 09:34:30 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14241 I usually look to fill G/A/PPP first and then focus on peripherals. Lots of different ways to build a fantasy team. Thanks for the reply. - Jeff Angus Fri, 27 May 2011 09:11:23 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/jeff-angus/3698-top-10-keeper-league-centers#comment-14240 Great list. Too bad you get bashed for being a Canuck-homer because (per my numbers) Ryan Kesler's complete games makes him easily a top 10 center in a 6-category. PIM & +/- can be significant contributors to overall fantasy value. Any of Kesler, Briere, and David Backes could have been top 10 over the gentlemanly passers like Datsyuk & Kopitar. Still... a very sharp list with a TON of great insights! A+ :) - Pengwin7 Fri, 27 May 2011 09:08:06 +0100