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I really like Callahan, hence why I drafted him this season, but St. Louis is currently ra...

I really like Callahan, hence why I drafted him this season, but St. Louis is currently ranked about 50 spots ahead of him. Just based on that, I have a better chance of redrafting Callahan next year than I do St. Louis if the rankings stay the same or similar.

As for Niemi, I do like him as well. Traded Burrows and Anderson for him last season. Wasn't the greatest for me, but did well enough to help me win. We can only keep 1 goalie and since I have Quick, Niemi can't be kept. I was able to draft Niemi with the last pick of the 4th round this season and would be happy if I was able to get him again next year. I rated him above many of the goalies who yahoo has ranked higher such as Dubnyk, Anderson, Backstrom, Pavelec etc

Again everything I'm talking about/wondering about depends on what happens with the lockout. I'm really #$%$ about the lockout as a hockey fan and considering I think I have a really well rounded team and good chance to repeat as champ in my league lol

I would pick Callahan over St. Louis as he was 6th in Hits last year, scored nearly 30 Goa...

I would pick Callahan over St. Louis as he was 6th in Hits last year, scored nearly 30 Goals, and rivals guys like Backes/Giroux in Shots on Goal. He is a strong multi-category fantasy player.

I'd also consider holding onto Niemi. You'd have two solid goalies going into the draft and could focus your energy on skaters alone (maybe pick up a 3rd goalie late in the draft).

Google the following: fantasy PK boost

This will give you a strong argument as to why you should keep Niemi.

I think you commented on one of my other topics a week or 2 back. I'll copy and paste ...

I think you commented on one of my other topics a week or 2 back. I'll copy and paste the relevant info here.

It's a 2nd year keeper league, we had 16 teams in the first year, only 12 teams this year. The extra players from the 4 teams who didn't rejoin were thrown back into the draft. It's H2H with cats of G A +/- PIM PPP SHP Shots Hits, W GAA SV% SO. Players with a * denote keeper from last year (8 keepers, 1 goalie allowed)

C- Stamkos*
C- H. Sedin*
LW- M. Richards*
LW- Nash
RW- St. Louis*
RW- Pominville*
F- E. Staal*
D- Shattenkirk*
D- McDonagh
D- Girardi
D- Seidenberg
UTIL- Backes
BN- Pacioretty
BN- Callahan
BN- Cole
BN- Lupul
G- Quick*
G- Niemi
BN- Varlamov

If the season is cancelled, I think my keepers would now be: Stamkos, Quick, Nash, H. Sedin, E. Staal, Backes for sure. That leaves 2 spots and I can choose from St. Louis, M. Richards, Pominville, Shattenkirk and the others on my roster. I proposed increasing our keeper number to 10 if the season is cancelled, so we'll see what happens. I'd probably use Richards and St. Louis as my last 2 keepers if I had to choose today. I really like Shattenkirk and he's young, but since yahoo has ranked him so low, I think I would just be able to redraft him without much trouble.

St. Louis' age is what scares me, but the fact he's with Stamkos who I also have is what makes me want to keep him. He's 37 now, could have another 5 years or maybe only 1. That's why I'm looking for some advice.

Need more information here. What other players are you keeping? Who would you keep if no...

Need more information here. What other players are you keeping? Who would you keep if not St. Louis? What type of scoring system are you in?