I am in a team deep and highly active league since 2011 and have never won this league ever. The highest finished I have accomplished since 2011 has been second place which I have achieved multiple times. I never usually drafted well for circumstance most oftentimes what kills me is goal tending which somehow the auto draft ends me picking goalies on the latter rounds. This year however I think I am quite lucky with the goal tending but the wings that is something else. I have adopted the sell high buy low ideology and after a month and a half of hard work you can see how my team has evolved since. Not all the trades have paid off yet but I am looking things on the long term, so lets see how they pan out by the end after all I am a gambling man.

I am intrigued with hockey fans feedback, so looking forward to your replies here. Open to tell me what you think I should do to improved my team.

The league settings are as follows:
Roster Positions: C, C, C, C, LW, LW, LW, LW, RW, RW, RW, RW, D, D, D, D, D, D, G, G, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, IR+, IR+, IR+
Forwards/Defensemen Stat Categories: Goals (G), Assists (A), Plus/Minus (+/-), Powerplay Points (PPP), Shots on Goal (SOG), Hits (HIT)
Goaltenders Stat Categories: Wins (W), Goals Against Average (GAA), Save Percentage (SV%), Shutouts (SHO)

Original Drafted Team:

Draft Round Number Player Position
1 1 Connor McDavid C
2 20 Mitchell Marner RW
3 21 David Pastrnak RW
4 40 Elias Lindholm C
5 41 Kris Letang D
6 60 Brad Marchand LW
7 61 Morgan Rielly D
8 80 Brayden Point C
9 81 Roope Hintz C
10 100 Alexandar Georgiev G
11 101 Thomas Chabot D
12 120 Jordan Binnington G
13 121 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C, LW
14 140 Charlie McAvoy D
15 141 Carter Verhaeghe LW
16 160 Andrew Mangiapane LW, RW
17 161 Tanner Jeannot RW
18 180 Alexis Lafreniere LW, RW
19 181 Matt Dumba D
20 200 Oliver Kylington D
21 201 Logan Thompson G
22 220 Matty Beniers C
23 221 Blake Coleman LW, RW
24 240 Mason Marchment LW, RW
25 241 Jamie Drysdale D


Trade and Waiver Transactions since:

Waiver 1:
Drop Jamie Drysdale
Claim Gabriel Vilardi

Trade 1: 1 for 1
Gabriel Vilardi for Brandon Montour

Waiver 2:
Moved Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy and Kris Letang (temporary injury during that time) to IR
Drop Oliver Kylington, Blake Coleman, Alexis Lafreniere and Matt Dumba
Claimed eventually Martin Necas, Matthew Barzal, Jeff Skinner, Thomas Tatar, Vince Dunn, Robert Thomas and Noah Hanifin

Trade 2: 10 for 5
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Matthew Barzal, Martin Necas, Jeff Skinner, Thomas Tatar, Vince Dunn, Noah Hanifin, Andrew Magiapane, Matty Beniers and Mason Marchment for Kevin Fiala, Jordan Kyrou, Mikhail Sergachev, MacKenzie Weegar and Seth Jarvis
Note: This trade was made as the opposing team was battling injuries, he moved 3 players on the IR and only drop two being Brock Boeser and Nicholas Roy. Since then so far only Andrew Magiapane has been waived by the other team. This trade has paid off in spades for the opposing team as RNH, Skinner, Barzal and Necas has delivered points for him. Overall I believe I gave up a lot for players who are struggling but it is a worthy gamble. Kyrou is now showing that he is picking up his pace now while Sergachev has been a pleasant surprise on my side. Weegar has been a bust but I am hanging on to him and see if he will later turn around or at least provide peripherals.

Waiver 3: 3 open spots
Claimed Matt Duchene, Vitek Vanecek, Rasmus Sandin
Activate Kris Letang, Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy from IR
Move Morgan Reilly and Thomas Chabot to IR

Trade 3: 1 for 1
Matt Duchene for Teuvo Teravainen
Move Teravainen to IR
Activate Thomas Chabot
Note: Just happened, timing was great as Chabot is now off the IR and need to free a spot without dropping anyone.

Trade 4: 1 for 1
Carter Verhaeghe for Jonathan Huberdeau
Note: This just occurred. A big gamble because Verhaeghe has been really performing but I am betting while his stock is high why not sell him for someone who has such a low stock right now.

In Summary this is my Current Team

Draft Round Number Player Position Acquired
1 1 Connor McDavid C Drafted
2 12 Jonathan Huberdeau LW Trade
2 20 Mitchell Marner RW Drafted
3 21 David Pastrnak RW Drafted
4 40 Elias Lindholm C Drafted
5 41 Kris Letang D Drafted
6 51 Kevin Fiala LW, RW Trade
6 60 Brad Marchand LW Drafted
7 61 Morgan Rielly D Drafted
8 80 Brayden Point C Drafted
9 81 Roope Hintz C Drafted
9 85 Teuvo Teravainen LW RW Trade
10 91 MacKenzie Weegar D Trade
10 94 Robert Thomas C Waiver
10 100 Alexandar Georgiev G Drafted
11 101 Thomas Chabot D Drafted
12 111 Jordan Kyrou LW, RW Trade
12 120 Jordan Binnington G Drafted
14 140 Charlie McAvoy D Drafted
15 143 Michael Bunting LW Waiver
15 150 Seth Jarvis LW, RW Trade
17 161 Tanner Jeannot RW Drafted
18 171 Mikhail Sergachev D Trade
21 201 Logan Thompson G Drafted
25 171 Brandon Montour D Trade
N/A N/A Vitek Vanecek G Waiver
N/A N/A Rasmus Sandin D Waiver

Looking forward for all your feedbacks.

A month is a long time in Fantasy. Here is an update to what happened to my team since.

Trade 5: 1 for 1
Brandon Montour for John Carlson
Note: Sold Montour high for Carlson. Carlson currently is in the IR.

Trade 6: 4 for 4
Alexandar Georgiev, Vitek Vanecek, Robert Thomas and Teuvo Teravainen for Andrei Vasilevskiy, Jacob Markstrom, Nick Suzuki and Mason Marchment.

Waiver 4:
Drop Rasmus Sandin
Claim Adam Boqvist

Waiver 5:
Drop Seth Jarvis
Claim Cole Caufield

Trade 7: 3 for 1
Nick Suzuki, Mason Marchment and Adam Boqvist for Victor Hedman

Waiver 6: 2 spots open
Claim Nick Schmaltz, activate Morgan Rielly, move John Carlson to IR, claim Josh Norris to IR and Torey Krug to IR

In summary this is the current roster before the end of the year. In all likelihood there will be no more trades from here on out as all the possible buy low candidates except Alexander Barkov have already switched teams in our league. Hope to hear all your feedback.

Draft Round Number Player Position Acquired
1 1 Connor McDavid C Drafted
1 10 Andrei Vasilevskiy G Trade
2 11 Jacob Markstrom G Trade
2 12 Jonathan Huberdeau LW Trade
2 15 Victor Hedman D Trade
2 20 Mitchell Marner RW Drafted
3 21 David Pastrnak RW Drafted
4 40 Elias Lindholm C Drafted
5 41 Kris Letang D Drafted
5 42 John Carlson (IR) D Trade
6 51 Kevin Fiala LW, RW Trade
6 60 Brad Marchand LW Drafted
7 61 Morgan Rielly D Drafted
8 71 Josh Norris (IR) C Waiver
8 80 Brayden Point C Drafted
9 81 Roope Hintz C Drafted
10 91 MacKenzie Weegar D Trade
11 101 Thomas Chabot D Drafted
12 111 Jordan Kyrou LW, RW Trade
12 120 Jordan Binnington G Drafted
13 122 Torey Krug (IR) D Waiver
14 132 Cole Caufield LW, RW Waiver
14 140 Charlie McAvoy D Drafted
15 143 Michael Bunting LW Waiver
17 161 Tanner Jeannot RW Drafted
18 171 Mikhail Sergachev D Trade
21 201 Logan Thompson G Drafted
23 229 Nick Schmaltz C, RW Waiver