Ok, now that I have 4 fresh roster spots to save players with, I am reopening the debate on the off-site forum. The same candidates are there, minus the players who are already on the TL or who are now retired.
I didn't mention this on the off-site forum, but another option is to save 2 more players and save 2 more roster spots for the consolation tournament (I'm not saying that's my preference, just an option if there are no clear players to save).
Run of the Mill Canadian Manager