by Kraftster on Thu Jan 24, 2013 4:59 pm
I've been dealt a very tough blow with the loss of Mike Smith. In such a shortened season, even a 2 week absence (in a H2H league) might be enough to keep me out of the playoffs. I have to act quickly to address my goaltending situation.
I have Smith, Luongo, Neuvirth, Biship (farm), Gibson (farm) as my goalies. This is a keep 17, so treat it as dynasty league for the names we'll be discussing.
My best partner might be the team who has Quick/Bernier, Varlamov, and Bobrovsky. Best partner because (1) he is not a competitor this year so would be willing to run with two goalies for a long-term gain, and (2) he has a hard on for Blake Wheeler.
I am almost certain that I could do Wheeler for Bobrovsky straight up, but I would like to do better than that since Columbus, albeit improved, is still in an extremely difficult division (which does not bode well in such a short season). Still, I do like Bobrovsky going forward.
I'm think I'd like to actually try to get both Bobrovsky and Varlamov. Being a points league, wins are pretty important as peripherals don't get you very far in goalie scoring, so these are by no means stellar options for this league, but both are young and skilled.
I think I'd like to do something centered around Wheeler/Luongo/Neuvy/Gibson for Bobrovsky/Varlamov/++
What are reactions to:
Wheeler/Luongo/Neuvy/Gibson/Giordano for Bobrovsky/Varlamov/Shattenkirk/Kulikov