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Eric Maltais, who pens Croaks, from the Fantasy Frog, gives you his take on most of the players from a fantasy standpoint. Some may differ from what you find in the DobberHockey Fantasy Guide, but it's good to have several viewpoints.
A B C D E F G H I/J K L M
N O P Q/R S T U/V W X/Y/Z
| Player |
UFA |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
+/- |
PIM |
PP |
SOG |
Pct |
TOI |
PPTOI |
| Kaberle, Tomas D TOR |
|
57 |
4 |
27 |
31 |
-8 |
8 |
19 |
93 |
4.3 |
23.46 |
4.71 |
| Was on pace for another excellent season, but his points-per-game averaged has declined slightly in each of the past three seasons. |
| Kalinin, Dmitri D PHO |
X |
73 |
2 |
15 |
17 |
-9 |
32 |
3 |
67 |
3 |
17.67 |
1.14 |
| Could do better, but he's not used in an offensive role so his production will remain limited. |
| Kane, Patrick RW CHI |
|
80 |
25 |
45 |
70 |
-2 |
42 |
35 |
254 |
9.8 |
18.66 |
4.21 |
| Will hit 80 points next season. |
| Kariya, Paul LW STL |
|
11 |
2 |
13 |
15 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
31 |
6.5 |
18.10 |
4.24 |
| Too bad he got injured, he could have had a 70-point season. Bet on 60 in 2009-10. |
| Keith, Duncan D CHI |
|
77 |
8 |
36 |
44 |
33 |
60 |
11 |
173 |
4.6 |
25.57 |
2.47 |
| Keith has improved each of his four NHL seasons, but he's limited by the presence of Campbell and Barker who take the top power play minutes. |
| Kelly, Chris C OTT |
|
82 |
12 |
11 |
23 |
-10 |
38 |
0 |
118 |
10.2 |
15.61 |
0.11 |
| He's not paid for his offense, but the team still expects him to score at least 30 points. |
| Kennedy, Tyler C PIT |
|
67 |
15 |
20 |
35 |
15 |
30 |
2 |
171 |
8.8 |
13.77 |
1.33 |
| Developing into a nice third/fourth liner who can put up 40 points. |
| Kesler, Ryan C VAN |
|
82 |
26 |
33 |
59 |
8 |
61 |
18 |
179 |
14.5 |
19.46 |
2.36 |
| Kesler has improved each year during his five year career, he's now reached his peak. |
| Kessel, Phil C BOS |
|
70 |
36 |
24 |
60 |
23 |
16 |
15 |
232 |
15.5 |
16.55 |
2.38 |
| He struggled big time when he came back from mono, but his goal scoring ability is for real and health permitting he could score 40 next season. |
| Klein, Kevin D NSH |
|
63 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
-2 |
19 |
1 |
41 |
9.8 |
12.66 |
0.43 |
| Has some offensive talent, but will need to play elsewhere to be able to showcase it. |
| Knuble, Mike RW PHI |
X |
82 |
27 |
20 |
47 |
5 |
62 |
20 |
173 |
15.6 |
18.16 |
2.94 |
| His production dipped slightly as expected and it should continue to drop as he turns 37 this summer. |
| Kobasew, Chuck RW BOS |
|
68 |
21 |
21 |
42 |
5 |
56 |
9 |
129 |
16.3 |
14.71 |
1.55 |
| He will score 25 goals one of these years and I'd bet on 2009-10. |
| Koci, David D/LW TB |
X |
37 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
141 |
0 |
13 |
7.7 |
5.95 |
0.04 |
| If he plays on a semi regular basis he'll have some value since no defenceman can rack up the PIMs liek he can. |
| Koistinen, Ville D NSH |
X |
38 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
0 |
14 |
5 |
42 |
7.1 |
14.71 |
2.80 |
| There was no room for Koistinen in Nashville with Weber and Suter running things, but he could man a top PP unit on the right team. |
| Koivu, Mikko C MIN |
|
79 |
20 |
47 |
67 |
2 |
66 |
26 |
236 |
8.5 |
21.49 |
3.64 |
| Doesn't receive enough support around him to take it to another level, but expect 70 points next year. |
| Koivu, Saku C MON |
X |
65 |
16 |
34 |
50 |
4 |
44 |
17 |
123 |
13 |
17.05 |
3.60 |
| With the injury risk and the decline in level of play, don't count on him for more than 50 points. |
| Kopecky, Tomas C DET |
X |
79 |
6 |
13 |
19 |
-7 |
46 |
3 |
110 |
5.5 |
10.41 |
0.30 |
| Don't expect more than 20 points. |
| Kopitar, Anze C LA |
|
82 |
27 |
39 |
66 |
-17 |
32 |
23 |
234 |
11.5 |
20.45 |
3.85 |
| I expected 90 points from Kopitar, not only did it not happen, but he regressed. I'm still confident he'll top 80 next season. |
| Korpikoski, Lauri C NYR |
|
68 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
-10 |
14 |
0 |
63 |
9.5 |
10.91 |
0.24 |
| Expect a small improvement next season and it'll be bonus if he exceeds 30 points. |
| Kostitsyn, Andrei RW MON |
|
74 |
23 |
18 |
41 |
-7 |
50 |
15 |
169 |
13.6 |
15.59 |
3.07 |
| Despite being the Habs second best goal scorer, he has struggled more often than not. His desire is often questioned, but he has the talent to score 65-70 points next season. |
| Kostitsyn, Sergei LW MON |
|
56 |
8 |
15 |
23 |
-3 |
64 |
10 |
74 |
10.8 |
14.15 |
2.37 |
| Did not make any progress at all this season. Watch him closely next year to see if he can take his play to another level. |
| Kostopoulos, Tom RW MON |
X |
78 |
8 |
14 |
22 |
-1 |
106 |
0 |
121 |
6.6 |
14.14 |
0.35 |
| Has scored exactly 22 points in four of his last five seasons. |
| Kotalik, Ales LW EDM |
X |
75 |
20 |
23 |
43 |
-5 |
34 |
21 |
208 |
9.6 |
15.45 |
2.85 |
| It took him two weeks to get going with his new team, but he was blazing hot after that with seven goals and 11 points in the last 13 games. I expect him to top his career high of 25 goals next season if he re-signs in Edmonton. |
| Kovalchuk, Ilya LW ATL |
|
79 |
43 |
48 |
91 |
-12 |
50 |
36 |
275 |
15.6 |
21.80 |
5.80 |
| Rebounded nicely after a tough first half with 25 goals in a 29 game span. |
| Kovalev, Alexei RW MON |
X |
78 |
26 |
39 |
65 |
-4 |
74 |
32 |
209 |
12.4 |
19.43 |
4.23 |
| Saved an awful season with tremendous play in the last few weeks, but is too nonchalant to count on. Probably won't be back in Montreal. |
| Kozlov, Slava LW ATL |
|
82 |
26 |
50 |
76 |
-14 |
44 |
43 |
165 |
15.8 |
17.24 |
4.28 |
| Finished second to Ovechkin in PP points, won't repeat that feat so his numbers are bound to drop. |
| Kozlov, Viktor C WAS |
X |
67 |
13 |
28 |
41 |
-9 |
16 |
15 |
153 |
8.5 |
15.65 |
2.38 |
| Were it not for injury, Kozlov would have registered a third straight season in the 50 to 55 point range. |
| Krajicek, Lukas D TB |
|
71 |
2 |
17 |
19 |
-8 |
48 |
2 |
66 |
3 |
19.62 |
0.77 |
| Doesn't look like we'll ever see the offensive ability he showed in junior. |
| Krejci, David C BOS |
|
82 |
22 |
51 |
73 |
37 |
26 |
19 |
146 |
15.1 |
16.84 |
2.39 |
| Biggest surprises amongst the top 40 scorers, expect the same from Krejci next season. |
| Kreps, Kamil C FLA |
|
66 |
4 |
15 |
19 |
3 |
18 |
0 |
77 |
5.2 |
13.97 |
0.42 |
| Will be a career fourth liner. |
| Kronwall, Niklas D DET |
|
80 |
6 |
45 |
51 |
2 |
50 |
22 |
121 |
5 |
22.89 |
2.92 |
| Imagine if he was a top-2 defenseman on this team. |
| Kuba, Filip D OTT |
|
71 |
3 |
37 |
40 |
4 |
28 |
26 |
111 |
2.7 |
23.28 |
4.51 |
| As the team's power play quarterback he'll have another 40-point season. |
| Kubina, Pavel D TOR |
|
82 |
14 |
26 |
40 |
-15 |
94 |
22 |
184 |
7.6 |
22.05 |
3.53 |
| You can rely on a half point per game production. |
| Kulemin, Nikolai LW TOR |
|
73 |
15 |
16 |
31 |
-8 |
18 |
9 |
129 |
11.6 |
13.80 |
1.63 |
| Loved what I saw from the rookie. I think we're looking at a 50-point season next year. |
| Kunitz, Chris LW PIT |
|
82 |
23 |
30 |
53 |
12 |
71 |
12 |
178 |
12.9 |
16.43 |
2.26 |
| Playing with Crosby, he should have no problem surpassing his career high of 25 goals and 60 points. |
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