But if i trade Chara away, i have to replace him on my D-core, and i'll also have to drop a forward. Sure Cheechoo would be an upgrade at forward over who i would drop, but Chara is the 3rd best D-man in the game (fantasy wise) right now. Only behind Phanuef (who i also have) and Lindstrom. The drop off to the next available D-man that i'd be able to pickup for losing Chara would be to the 25th best D-man in the league, 150th overall, Pavel Kubina.

No thanks.

If you were offering a top 3 forward in place of a top 3 d-man, then we could talk… :-)

and Cheech is far from stinking it up. He is a producer,and will continue to produce for the rest of the year. He is back in true form.

Now if you want have him cause he is a Shark, that is just dumb.

I wouldnt have a Pred on my team, but not cause they are Preds.

But if i trade Chara away, i have to replace him on my D-core, and i’ll also have to drop a forward. Sure Cheechoo would be an upgrade at forward over who i would drop, but Chara is the 3rd best D-man in the game (fantasy wise) right now. Only behind Phanuef (who i also have) and Lindstrom. The drop off to the next available D-man that i’d be able to pickup for losing Chara would be to the 25th best D-man in the league, 150th overall, Pavel Kubina.

No thanks.

If you were offering a top 3 forward in place of a top 3 d-man, then we could talk… :-)

Don’t get me wrong, Chara’s good, that’s why I was interested in him. But to diminish Cheech’s accomplishments, even for fantasy purposes, is absurd. For the record, Chara is ranked #8 overall over the last month. Where is Cheech? #7. That’s right, still ahead. And for the record, one of the only reasons Chara is that high is because he’s had a short-handed point in the last month, which is like catching lightning in a bottle.

A similar fluke comparison would be a 340-pound defensive tackle in football being ranked higher than his peers because he happened to catch an interception for a TD, boosting his stats compared to other linemen. The reality could be that the QB panicked and threw it right into the unsuspecting D-lineman’s gut, and when he overcame the shock and realized that he had the ball, he rumbled 10 yards in for a TD. Does it differentiate statistically? Nope. That one play propels him above the competition, even though it doesn’t necessarily make him better than his peers. He just so happened to have a “1″ in a category where his peers have a “0″.

It’s nice to have a great defenseman, but it’s not a justification for dismissing the accomplishments of a forward that is giving you better overall numbers.

JC:
I’m absolutely serious. First you have to recognize that Cheechoo is a forward, Chara is a D-man. Much much harder to find and replace good D-men, and i have to fill those roster spots.

Second if you look at overall fantasy production (in our league that tracks G, A, PPP, SHP, +/-, SOGs, and PIMs) Chara has been a much higher performer and more consistent. In our fantasy league Chara has been the 25th best player in our league, and ranks 8th in the last month. Amazing for a D-man. Cheechoo on the other hand ranked 120th for the year (very average for a forward) and 7th for the last month. I could never get rid of a D-man with that kind of production for a forward who has been on a bit of a hot streak.

I know that Cheechoo has probably been playing well in real-life terms, but in fantasy terms he’s been (relatively) stinking it up.

Not to mention i’d just never want a Shark on my roster ;-)

Cheech pulled 1 goal, assist & 4 PIM last night alone. He is averaging nearly a goal a game. he is only getting hotter & hotter, with the Fantasy season winding down I would consider that trade.

Who else is being offered?

I watched that Caps game. I am so glad I anticipated Ovi having a great year and I bought those Preds Caps tickets. 7 games out till they are in town. That is a goal a game minus 1 to be there when he hits 60. How awesome would that be?