HC-IR Fantasy Keeper League - Discussion Thread [Part V]

[LT]

I'd be down for eight keepers.

 

[IslesRock4]

I can barely find 7 keepers, please don't make me find an 8th

You can steal one from Nuckles if need be.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

For now with 7 Keepers:



2014 Rathje Cup Champions

Keepers:
Claude Giroux
Nathan MacKinnon
Matt Duchene
PK Subban
Semyon Varlamov
Wayne Simmonds
James van Riemsdyk

Prospects:
Gabriel Landeskog
Matt Read
Ryan Ellis
Brayden McNabb
Filip Forsberg
Mark Jankowski
Derrick Pouliot

On The Block:
Evander Kane
Cory Schneider
Jaromir Jagr
Mark Streit
Dan Boyle
Paul Stastny

 

[The Instigator]

Looking like...

Keepers

Alexander Ovechkin
Nicklas Backstrom
Thomas Vanek
TJ Oshie
Alexander Semin
Ondrej Palat
Mike Smith

Prospects:

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Mikhail Grigorenko
Andrew Vasilevski
Joe Morrow
Oscar Dansk
Stefan Elliott
Duncan Siemens
Dalton Thrower
Anton Zlobin

 

[Backstrom #19]

Keepers
Patrick Sharp
Taylor Hall
Martin St. Louis
Niklas Kronwall
John Carlson
Roman Josi
Jimmy Howard

Prospects
Gustav Nyquist
Evgeny Kuznetsov
Cody Eakin
Colton Sissons
Dmitri Orlov
Stanislav Galiev
Jarrod Maidens
Logan Nelson

 

[LT]

What exactly constitutes a prospect? I'm confused as to why Landy, Read, RNH, and Eakin are all prospects even after having played 100+ NHL games.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

What exactly constitutes a prospect? I'm confused as to why Landy, Read, RNH, and Eakin are all prospects even after having played 100+ NHL games.

Any players drafted in our two previous entry drafts are not subject to keeper rules. Before any trades this year Montreal had Mikael Granlund, Jack Campbell, Martin Marincin, Austin Watson, Sami Vatanen, Morgan Rielly, Michael Matheson, and Lukas Sutter as their prospects.

 

[SixthSens]

What exactly constitutes a prospect? I'm confused as to why Landy, Read, RNH, and Eakin are all prospects even after having played 100+ NHL games.

Players that were drafted in either the first entry draft or the prospect draft.

 

[LT]

Any players drafted in our two previous entry drafts are not subject to keeper rules. Before any trades this year Montreal had Mikael Granlund, Jack Campbell, Martin Marincin, Austin Watson, Sami Vatanen, Morgan Rielly, Michael Matheson, and Lukas Sutter as their prospects.

Players that were drafted in either the first entry draft or the prospect draft.

Got it, thanks.

When do they no longer become prospects, especially considering that one of those drafts was almost 3 years ago? I'm not complaining, simply asking.

 

[IslesRock4]

Need more opinions on 7 or 8 keepers, since that is something that needs to be decided very soon.

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

Need more opinions on 7 or 8 keepers, since that is something that needs to be decided very soon.

Would rather 7, myself. Talent pool is already fairly diluted with all the prospects growing into NHLers.

 

[The Instigator]

I agree. 7 would be my choice.

 

[Backstrom #19]

Would rather 7, myself. Talent pool is already fairly diluted with all the prospects growing into NHLers.

I agree with this.

 

[TLinden]

If you go to 8 keepers than I would institute a standard where a prospect graduates to roster player after X amount of NHL games played.

Otherwise, 7.

Actually, I think we should institute that prospect rule regardless.

 

[TribalPhoenix]

I would say 7 keepers, to keep things interesting come draft time.

 

[TribalPhoenix]

If you go to 8 keepers than I would institute a standard where a prospect graduates to roster player after X amount of NHL games played.

Otherwise, 7.

Actually, I think we should institute that prospect rule regardless.

Speaking of prospects, since this is my first go around with this part of the league, are there any limits to prospects in my system?

 

[Backstrom #19]

If you go to 8 keepers than I would institute a standard where a prospect graduates to roster player after X amount of NHL games played.

Otherwise, 7.

Actually, I think we should institute that prospect rule regardless.

This makes perfect sense to me. Something has to be done with the prospects. It's been three years now and, as previously noted, a good bit of the prospects are going over the 100 games played threshold.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Can't do anything with the prospects until next year. Prospects were traded during this season thinking they'd be protected.

 

[IslesRock4]

I've had a lot of trade discussions today. Looking primarily to trade Bishop for an entry pick or prospect, or use him and others in a package for a very good player.

Definite Keepers
John Tavares
Patrick Kane
David Krejci
Kyle Okposo
Victor Hedman
Carey Price

On the Block
Ben Bishop
Seth Jones
Tyler Johnson
Ryan Strome
Brandon Saad
Nick Bonino
Johan Franzen
Patrik Elias

Prospects
Jonathan Huberdeau
Calvin de Haan
Ty Rattie
Emerson Etem
Martin Frk
JT Miller
Matt Dumba
Henrik Samuelsson
Kirill Kabanov
Miro the Hero Aaltonen

 

[Moses Doughty]

Something like...

Keepers

Ryan Suter
Henrik Zetterberg
Daniel Sedin
Chris Kunitz
Jason Pominville
Marian Gaborik
Brandon Dubinsky/Ryan Miller/Pekka Rinne


Prospects:

Zemgus Girgensons
Matt Finn
Gemel Smith
Esa Lindell
Sean Couturier
Taylor Beck
Nathan Beaulieu
Zack Phillips
Mark Visentin


Hard to figure out the final keeper

 

[Nuckles]

How many keepers do we get?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

How many keepers do we get?

The masses have spoken, looks like 7.

 

[Nuckles]

And what would the deadline be to decide on our keepers?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

And what would the deadline be to decide on our keepers?

End of the SCF, as always.

 

[Nuckles]

I'll listen to offers on Scott Hartnell, Steve Mason, Roberto Luongo, Slava Voynov, Chris Stewart, and Radim Vrbata.