Fantasy Hockey Tips?

[Clemens9]

I have a draft coming up on Tuesday (10 team league @ yahoo), but really don't know all that much about the upcoming hockey season. I have a couple of questions:

1) When do you think Sidney Crosby should be picked?

2) When do you think Dany Heatley should be picked?

3) Is there anyone who I should make sure to avoid?

4) Who are some good sleepers based on yahoo rankings?

 

[leafschik1967]

Sleeper in Yahoo Rankings: Jason Allison

 

[Iceman]

I think Crosby is a 4-5th round pick but will go 1-3rd
Heatley in the 3rd round sounds about right
Avoid Datsyuk, Nurminen, and anyone else who is in Russia or is retired.
Lehtonen. You should be able to score him in the 10th round or so as your third goalie

 

[tealfan]

I'm REALLY conservative, so I wouldn't take Sidney until I was down to my bench spots. At least, for this year. With all the excitement, he may not be there that late in the draft, but hey that leaves me one more veteran forward to choose from.

I'd take Heatley as my 2nd forward or lower. He'll get his great stats back as he's got something to prove.

Because of my bad luck with them in the past, I'd avoid Lemieux and Yashin.

I know you wanted us to recommend actual rounds, but that's how my brain works...hehe.

IMHO. Your mileage may vary.

 

[sholi2000]

I know all!

1) When do you think Sidney Crosby should be picked?

In a ten team league I think he will go in the 3rd round. I just did my work pool today. We had 20 managers/ 9 F, 6 D, 1 G, 5 bench. he was picked by a guy who had 17th pick. He took Mario in round 1, and Crosby in round 3. I was very surprised in didn't go in rpound 2.


2) When do you think Dany Heatley should be picked?
2nd round, amybe 3rd in your pool.

3) Is there anyone who I should make sure to avoid?

Anyone from NYR, Washington (sry Brian),

4) Who are some good sleepers based on yahoo rankings?

I like Daze, Kovalev, and J Spacek. All are very low in the yahoo ranking. Spacek will be Chicago's best D man. But in a 10 team league, you will do better than Spacek.

Good luck!
Shane