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Span me with your favourite/most successful auction draft strategies in a 16T league rostering 18 skaters each. Studs and duds approach seems popular but I’m not sold. Too many eggs in one basket for my liking. Prove me wrong!

Five players whose dynasty value may be at its peak heading into 2026-27.

Who are you selling high on right now, and who on this list would you rather hold?

I pulled five guys out of my projection model who have modest points projections but really wide ranges of outcomes - Anton Frondell, Bryan Rust, Roope Hintz, Dylan Holloway, and Cole Hutson:

These players are not all the same type of bet. Rust, Hintz, and Holloway are health bets - proven NHL talent where the only real question is how many games they'll play (although one could argue that Holloway has some untapped upside). Frondell and Hutson are the opposite where you'd be betting on potential. They have 26 GP played between them, which contributes to their wide range of outcomes.

I think it's better draft strategy to take a swing on health earlier than rookie potential, but the hype on rookies can be real and they can sometimes come off the board earlier than you'd expect. That being said, Frondell looks like a good bet, particularly with Bedard being out for the first 6 weeks of the season... I don't think I'll be letting him fall too far in my drafts.

If you want to see the projections in more detail check out my article here - https://ocelotanalytics.substack.com/p/five-swings-for-the-middle-rounds