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Take O'Reilly, he's in a contract year and playing on the top line with our best player in Duchene. He'll be LW eligible and C eligible. Plus he'll be a threat on the PP.
tigervixxxen
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I'd go with O'Reilly. He's really clicking with Duchene, I think his potential for this season is unknown becuase this really is new role for him but the ceiling could certainly be higher.
MvpKinnon
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I'm new to fantasy hockey. Some guy advertised Dobbernomics. It was free and simple so I decided to try it out.
Here's my team at the moment. What do you guys think?
C: Duchene, O'Reilly, Galchenyuk
W: Ovechkin, Gaborik, Landeskog, Downie
D: Pietrangelo, Barrie, Benoit
G: Quick, Varlamov
http://www.dobbernomics.com/hockey/index.php?rt=team&teamid=1388
I get that the idea is to buy low and sell high. I overpaid for Ovechkin but I like him for his consistency.
Here's my team at the moment. What do you guys think?
C: Duchene, O'Reilly, Galchenyuk
W: Ovechkin, Gaborik, Landeskog, Downie
D: Pietrangelo, Barrie, Benoit
G: Quick, Varlamov
http://www.dobbernomics.com/hockey/index.php?rt=team&teamid=1388
I get that the idea is to buy low and sell high. I overpaid for Ovechkin but I like him for his consistency.
inthe6ix
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Who is the #1 PP QB for the Avs? Both Barrie and EJ are available - which one to choose for this season only?
tigervixxxen
Optimism=Delusional
EJ but you could get arguments for either. We don't know the defensive pairings yet. I'd keep an eye on Benoit too, he could see good PP time.
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For fantasy purposes take Barrie. EJ is and will continue to be the better defender, but I'm not sure he'll put up more points for the Avs than Barrie, especially PPP which I'm fairly sure he'll get 2nd unit duty.
SmellOfVictory
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Keeper draft: Landeskog vs MacKinnon
Who would you recommend taking? This is for a keeper league that heavily rewards the physical side of the game (hits, PIM, blocks) in addition to scoring.
Landy has clearly shown himself to be a hitting machine, takes tons of shots, and acquitted himself well in his first two seasons (better in his rookie season, yes). My question is what people think of his offensive potential (e.g. ~55-60 points this season?, how many in future?) and what people think of MacKinnon's physical game.
Long term I obviously expect MacKinnon to outprodcue Landeskog by a substantial amount, but if he doesn't hit nearly as often, that might be balanced out.
Who would you recommend taking? This is for a keeper league that heavily rewards the physical side of the game (hits, PIM, blocks) in addition to scoring.
Landy has clearly shown himself to be a hitting machine, takes tons of shots, and acquitted himself well in his first two seasons (better in his rookie season, yes). My question is what people think of his offensive potential (e.g. ~55-60 points this season?, how many in future?) and what people think of MacKinnon's physical game.
Long term I obviously expect MacKinnon to outprodcue Landeskog by a substantial amount, but if he doesn't hit nearly as often, that might be balanced out.
tigervixxxen
Optimism=Delusional
I think you pretty much covered it, Landy's physical upside vs MacKinnon's scoring upside. What I can tell you is Landy has looked great in preseason and is back to his rookie form. General consensus here is 50-60 for Landy now and in the future, maybe a bit more in a career year. MacKinnon is more of an unknown obviously, maybe expect a slow start but he's more physical than the average person might expect. Probably cant be relied on for hits but will be part of his game on occasion. So maybe Landy is a safer bet but MacKinnon is a gamble with bigger upside overall.
SmellOfVictory
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Thanks! Not the "lol it's clearly this guy" answer I was secretly hoping for, but I guess if it was an easy choice I'd have made it already. Haha. Helps to know that Landeskog is looking like his old self, however. How has MacKinnon looked in preseason?
tigervixxxen
Optimism=Delusional
After thinking about it if I had to pick one then Landy, he can fill up the scoresheet for you so many different ways and has looked really confident. But like you said its a tough choice! MacKinnon has played one game and will play the next two, still more of an unknown at this point. The consensus on him seems to be has played good but just needs to get comfortable and chemistry with linemates but has showed his speed, skills well.
DRL
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With downie on the top line I wonder what kind of season we can expect from him. He could be a huge sleeper.
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In leagues that will support his PIMs and Hits, a huge sleeper. Offensively he'll probably produce around that of a 2nd line winger, 50-ish points if he holds the top line spot.
I picked him up though, last year I also picked him.
Oh and to the guy above... Landeskog > MacKinnon in a keeper league where Landeskog's intangibles get better recognition. He'll be a good shorthanded guy in the future too, I could see half a dozen shorties a year during his peak years.
SmellOfVictory
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Cheers, I'll probably end up going for him. On a related note, I have Downie as well (you'd almost think I was an Avs fan. Haha)
tigervixxxen
Optimism=Delusional
Hans Landaskog
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Generally speaking it's not always a good idea to draft guys just because they are on your favorite team. That said, you have good top end talent but it drops off.
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Depends on the league. All scoring? Kunitz is the more likely player. But if you factor in shots, hits, PIMs, shorthanded points, etc... Landeskog might be. He'll be with Stastny and Tanguay to start the year and their line has been pretty damn good together.
TheStranger
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Wondering if anyone wants to try out the CBC hockey pool? Chance to win a car, but I am not positive it's open to Americans.
They have a salary cap system, so it makes it difficult to stack your team.
Forward #1 Sidney Crosby (PIT) PIT 4
Forward #2 Steven Stamkos (TB) TB 4
Forward #3 Cody Hodgson (BUF) BUF 2
Forward #4 Matt Duchene (COL) COL 3
Forward #5 Gabriel Landeskog (COL) COL 2
Forward #6 Ryan O'Reilly (COL) COL 2
Defence #1 Erik Karlsson (OTT) OTT 3
Defence #2 Keith Yandle (PHO) PHO 2
Defence #3 Cody Franson (TOR) TOR 2
Defence #4 Ryan McDonagh (NYR) NYR 1
Goalie #1 Semyon Varlamov (COL) COL 3
Goalie #2 Tim Thomas (FLA) FLA 2
The numbers at the end of their names is what their "Cap" is, and you have a maximum of 30.
I'm not really happy with the team but I don't know what else to do with the restraints of the cap. So for that reason I'd love if some other folks joined in and I could see their lineups.
Edit: And yes having Varly on their is pure homer. Also praying he has a miracle year. Also wanted Barrie but he's not an option for some reason, but Elliott is.
They have a salary cap system, so it makes it difficult to stack your team.
Forward #1 Sidney Crosby (PIT) PIT 4
Forward #2 Steven Stamkos (TB) TB 4
Forward #3 Cody Hodgson (BUF) BUF 2
Forward #4 Matt Duchene (COL) COL 3
Forward #5 Gabriel Landeskog (COL) COL 2
Forward #6 Ryan O'Reilly (COL) COL 2
Defence #1 Erik Karlsson (OTT) OTT 3
Defence #2 Keith Yandle (PHO) PHO 2
Defence #3 Cody Franson (TOR) TOR 2
Defence #4 Ryan McDonagh (NYR) NYR 1
Goalie #1 Semyon Varlamov (COL) COL 3
Goalie #2 Tim Thomas (FLA) FLA 2
The numbers at the end of their names is what their "Cap" is, and you have a maximum of 30.
I'm not really happy with the team but I don't know what else to do with the restraints of the cap. So for that reason I'd love if some other folks joined in and I could see their lineups.
Edit: And yes having Varly on their is pure homer. Also praying he has a miracle year. Also wanted Barrie but he's not an option for some reason, but Elliott is.
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Probably Kunitz in that scenario. Aside from PIMs and Hits, he'll beat Landeskog in the other areas I'd go ahead and say. Even if he's not actually better.
Is there a chart for values? Would be like a puzzle and I always enjoy figuring those out.
TheStranger
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Like for what each player's "Cap" value is?
When you go to make the team it shows a value for each player. I could try to see if I can transfer the lists over but they're obviously pretty lengthy.
It seems all starting goaltenders have a value of 3 which makes things annoying, as it's hard to look for the underachiever that might do well this year that might have a lower value as even the worst of the worst starters have high value.
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Ohhh, it's on a weekly basis. That makes it pretty difficult to help from the outside, since it's only Canadian participants.
TheStranger
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MvpKinnon
#29
This Fantasy game I play is different because there's no draft. There's a salary cap and each player has a price tag that changes throughout the season
I changed up the lines a little.. I have a lot of Avs players because their price is right and I know what I can get from them. Right now I'm having trouble choosing between Barrie and Benoit... Any help? They are around the same price
My new updated lines
C: Duchene, O'Reilly, Galchenyuk
W: Boedker, Perron, Landeskog, Downie
D: Pietrangelo, OEL, Barrie
G: Luongo, Quick
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