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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.
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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 |
| Sakic, Joe C COL |
X |
15 |
2 |
10 |
12 |
-6 |
6 |
6 |
46 |
4.3 |
18.11 |
4.77 |
| I don't think he wants to end his career like this, but with the situation in Colorado not pretty, you never know since I don't see him signing elsewhere. |
| Salei, Ruslan D COL |
|
70 |
4 |
17 |
21 |
-4 |
72 |
7 |
93 |
4.3 |
21.11 |
2.55 |
| Typical Salei production. |
| Salo, Sami D VAN |
|
60 |
5 |
20 |
25 |
5 |
26 |
14 |
110 |
4.5 |
20.18 |
3.19 |
| Salo can play, but you can count on him missing 20 games every year. |
| Salvador, Bryce D NJ |
|
76 |
3 |
13 |
16 |
-1 |
78 |
0 |
68 |
4.4 |
19.48 |
0.07 |
| Career best production so you know you can't expect more. |
| Samsonov, Sergei LW CAR |
|
81 |
16 |
32 |
48 |
-8 |
28 |
19 |
155 |
10.3 |
17.33 |
3.31 |
| I don't trust Samsonov, he's more likely to give you 40 points than he his to give you 60. |
| Samuelsson, Mikael RW DET |
X |
81 |
19 |
21 |
40 |
0 |
50 |
20 |
257 |
7.4 |
15.37 |
2.74 |
| Put him down for 40 points year in and year out. |
| Sarich, Cory D CGY |
|
76 |
2 |
18 |
20 |
12 |
112 |
1 |
57 |
3.5 |
17.90 |
0.49 |
| Career high production, but only valued in very deep leagues because of PIMs. |
| Satan, Miroslav RW PIT |
X |
65 |
17 |
19 |
36 |
3 |
36 |
11 |
120 |
14.2 |
15.75 |
2.89 |
| A huge bust who might be headed for Europe. |
| Savard, Marc C BOS |
|
82 |
25 |
63 |
88 |
25 |
70 |
30 |
213 |
11.7 |
19.53 |
3.71 |
| Expect him to remain a top-10 scorer next season. |
| Schenn, Luke D TOR |
|
70 |
2 |
12 |
14 |
-12 |
71 |
1 |
102 |
2 |
21.53 |
0.27 |
| The points will always be a bonus with Schenn. |
| Schneider, Mathieu D MON |
X |
67 |
9 |
23 |
32 |
-12 |
64 |
18 |
128 |
7 |
21.00 |
3.66 |
| Played extremely well in Montreal, but he will turn 40 this summer. Still could he score 40 at 40? Don't count him out, he's in great shape. |
| Schremp, Rob C EDM |
|
4 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
13.66 |
2.83 |
| Had a difficult AHL season with only seven goals in 66 games. He's be better off heading for Europe. |
| Scuderi, Rob D PIT |
X |
81 |
1 |
15 |
16 |
23 |
18 |
0 |
51 |
2 |
19.16 |
0.06 |
| 20-point ceiling if he gets lucky. |
| Seabrook, Brent D CHI |
|
82 |
8 |
18 |
26 |
23 |
62 |
8 |
132 |
6.1 |
23.32 |
2.34 |
| Seabrook's offense has not evolved has expected, he should bounce back to 30+ points next year. He has the talent to score 40, but there's too much depth on defense in Chicago. |
| Sedin, Daniel LW VAN |
X |
82 |
31 |
51 |
82 |
24 |
36 |
24 |
285 |
10.9 |
18.79 |
3.97 |
| Sedins were the top duo this season sharing points on 58 goals. |
| Sedin, Henrik C VAN |
X |
82 |
22 |
60 |
82 |
22 |
48 |
26 |
143 |
15.4 |
19.52 |
4.01 |
| I can't imagine Vancouver not signing them to long term contracts. |
| Seidenberg, Dennis D CAR |
X |
70 |
5 |
25 |
30 |
-9 |
37 |
11 |
129 |
3.9 |
22.34 |
2.76 |
| Half his points came in October and November. Don't expect a repeat performance. |
| Sekera, Andrej D BUF |
|
69 |
3 |
16 |
19 |
-11 |
22 |
5 |
84 |
3.6 |
20.70 |
1.55 |
| Has not lived up to his potential. |
| Selanne, Teemu RW ANA |
|
65 |
27 |
27 |
54 |
-3 |
36 |
28 |
186 |
14.5 |
16.49 |
3.61 |
| Finally starting to show his age, I don't expect he'll bounce back. |
| Semin, Alexander LW WAS |
|
62 |
34 |
45 |
79 |
25 |
77 |
30 |
223 |
15.2 |
19.23 |
4.00 |
| Prorated over 82 games his production would give 104 points. I just don't see either, the 104 points or the 82 games. |
| Setoguchi, Devin RW SJ |
|
81 |
31 |
34 |
65 |
16 |
25 |
23 |
246 |
12.6 |
16.21 |
2.64 |
| He was a surprise, but he has the creds so he's for real. Just don't expect him to step to another level just yet. |
| Shanahan, Brendan LW NJ |
X |
34 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
-2 |
29 |
3 |
77 |
7.8 |
14.89 |
2.54 |
| Doesn't have much left so he will probably retire. |
| Shannon, Ryan C OTT |
|
35 |
8 |
12 |
20 |
-1 |
2 |
7 |
61 |
13.1 |
15.07 |
2.47 |
| Could finally score 50 points. |
| Sharp, Patrick C CHI |
|
61 |
26 |
18 |
44 |
6 |
41 |
18 |
184 |
14.1 |
17.97 |
3.91 |
| Was on his way to another 40-goal season before slowing down in early January, then he missed over a month to injury, but proved last year was no fluke. |
| Sheppard, James C MIN |
|
82 |
5 |
19 |
24 |
-14 |
41 |
3 |
88 |
5.7 |
15.18 |
1.05 |
| Didn't really progress in his second season, but doesn't receive much power play time. He needs to take a step forward next year and reach 40 points. |
| Sillinger, Mike C NYI |
X |
7 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-5 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
14.3 |
14.20 |
1.77 |
| Hip surgery ruined his season, but could score 40-50 points if he comes back healthy. |
| Sim, Jon LW NYI |
|
49 |
9 |
6 |
15 |
-12 |
42 |
3 |
90 |
10 |
12.18 |
1.51 |
| His days as an NHLer are almost over. |
| Simmonds, Wayne RW LA |
|
82 |
9 |
14 |
23 |
-8 |
73 |
5 |
127 |
7.1 |
13.84 |
0.25 |
| A solid debut after making the jump from junior hockey, should improve gradually over the next few years. |
| Sjostrom, Fredrik RW NYR |
|
79 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
-11 |
30 |
0 |
95 |
7.4 |
12.17 |
0.10 |
| There is absolutely no upside here. |
| Skoula, Martin D MIN |
X |
81 |
4 |
12 |
16 |
-12 |
10 |
0 |
55 |
7.3 |
19.97 |
0.21 |
| Once thought to have 40-point upside, you're now lucky he if reaches 20. |
| Skrastins, Karlis D FLA |
X |
80 |
4 |
14 |
18 |
9 |
30 |
0 |
55 |
7.3 |
20.56 |
0.08 |
| Most probably will never reach 20 points in a season. |
| Slater, Jim C ATL |
|
60 |
8 |
10 |
18 |
0 |
52 |
0 |
94 |
8.5 |
11.24 |
0.07 |
| The 2002 former first round pick will probably never amount to anything. |
| Smid, Ladislav D EDM |
|
60 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
-6 |
57 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
14.95 |
0.16 |
| Will always be known as the key player received in the Pronger deal, but will never have any fantasy value. |
| Smithson, Jerred C NSH |
|
82 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
-6 |
49 |
0 |
74 |
5.4 |
13.85 |
0.07 |
| Four straight year scoring between 12 and 16 points. |
| Smyth, Ryan LW COL |
|
77 |
26 |
33 |
59 |
-15 |
62 |
20 |
257 |
10.1 |
20.29 |
4.03 |
| Rebounded after a difficult 2007-08. Expect this kind of production for another couple of years. |
| Sopel, Brent D CHI |
|
23 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-4 |
8 |
0 |
15 |
6.7 |
13.81 |
0.10 |
| Injuries are rendering him useless, but even if healthy there's too much talent in front of him on the Chicago blue line for him to contribute much. |
| Souray, Sheldon D EDM |
|
81 |
23 |
30 |
53 |
1 |
98 |
23 |
268 |
8.6 |
24.83 |
4.91 |
| This is what the Oilers paid for and what he'll provide when healthy. |
| Spacek, Jaroslav D BUF |
X |
80 |
8 |
37 |
45 |
2 |
38 |
22 |
130 |
6.2 |
22.27 |
3.69 |
| The exact level of production expected. The Sabres really need to sign him. |
| Spezza, Jason C OTT |
|
82 |
32 |
41 |
73 |
-14 |
79 |
31 |
246 |
13 |
19.69 |
4.28 |
| Very disappointing season, would not be a surprise to see him change address during the off-season. |
| St. Louis, Martin RW TB |
|
82 |
30 |
50 |
80 |
4 |
14 |
25 |
262 |
11.5 |
21.27 |
4.61 |
| With Stamkos in town, he'll continue to produce even if the Lightning trade Lecavalier. |
| Staal, Eric C CAR |
|
82 |
40 |
35 |
75 |
15 |
50 |
24 |
372 |
10.8 |
21.05 |
4.26 |
| Salvaged his season after a very poor first half. His career is taking a good year/off year tendency so expect a good one next season, which means around 85 points. |
| Staal, Jordan C PIT |
|
82 |
22 |
27 |
49 |
5 |
37 |
6 |
166 |
13.3 |
19.85 |
2.32 |
| Nice comeback following a rough sophomore season. He'll continue to improve next season and I expect him to score 30 goals. |
| Staal, Marc D NYR |
|
82 |
3 |
12 |
15 |
-7 |
64 |
1 |
96 |
3.1 |
21.13 |
0.51 |
| Very solid defenseman...and the key word here is defense. |
| Stafford, Drew RW BUF |
|
79 |
20 |
25 |
45 |
3 |
29 |
17 |
183 |
10.9 |
15.63 |
2.62 |
| I expected a little more from Stafford, but he's improving and will continue to do so next season. |
| Staios, Steve D EDM |
|
80 |
2 |
12 |
14 |
-5 |
92 |
0 |
78 |
2.6 |
19.78 |
0.26 |
| Hey the Oilers can't carry only 40-point defensemen. |
| Stajan, Matt C TOR |
|
76 |
15 |
40 |
55 |
-4 |
54 |
11 |
114 |
13.2 |
16.93 |
2.36 |
| Take out the 20 points he scored over 15 game period from late October to late November and you see why you can't trust Stajan. |
| Stamkos, Steven C TB |
|
79 |
23 |
23 |
46 |
-13 |
39 |
17 |
181 |
12.7 |
14.94 |
2.84 |
| Mark my words, 35 goals and 80 points for Stamkos in 2009-10. |
| Stastny, Paul C COL |
|
45 |
11 |
25 |
36 |
-9 |
22 |
19 |
118 |
9.3 |
21.24 |
4.09 |
| Injuries ruined his season, but he'll be back. Will go lower than he should in most drafts next season. |
| Steckel, Dave LW WAS |
|
76 |
8 |
11 |
19 |
2 |
34 |
0 |
103 |
7.8 |
13.81 |
0.09 |
| Typical third/fourth liner who probably will never top 30 points. |
| Steen, Alexander C STL |
|
81 |
8 |
20 |
28 |
-10 |
30 |
10 |
148 |
5.4 |
16.34 |
1.58 |
| This was the year in needed to breakout, now I don't think it will ever happen. |
| Stempniak, Lee RW TOR |
|
75 |
14 |
30 |
44 |
-12 |
33 |
13 |
171 |
8.2 |
16.54 |
2.85 |
| Clearly will always fare in the 40 to 50 points range. |
| Sterling, Brett LW ATL |
|
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-3 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
9.1 |
13.89 |
1.86 |
| The former college star has declined each of the last two seasons in the AHL after scoring 55 goals three years ago. |
| Stewart, Anthony C FLA |
|
59 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
-6 |
34 |
0 |
56 |
3.6 |
7.65 |
0.03 |
| The 2003 first rounder is looking more and more like he'll be a total bust. |
| Stewart, Chris RW COL |
|
53 |
11 |
8 |
19 |
-18 |
54 |
4 |
98 |
11.2 |
12.32 |
1.14 |
| Not showing much, but has the talent to score 20 goals in 2009-10. |
| Stillman, Cory C FLA |
|
63 |
17 |
32 |
49 |
1 |
37 |
21 |
115 |
14.8 |
16.59 |
3.63 |
| Can still score 60 points over a full season. |
| Stoll, Jarret C LA |
|
74 |
18 |
23 |
41 |
-7 |
68 |
22 |
155 |
11.6 |
17.09 |
3.20 |
| Stoll's 68-point season is 2005-06 was obviously an anomaly but he his capable of 50 points. |
| Stortini, Zack RW EDM |
|
52 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
-3 |
181 |
0 |
23 |
26.1 |
7.31 |
0.06 |
| Delivers the PIMs as expected. |
| Stralman, Anton D TOR |
|
38 |
1 |
12 |
13 |
-2 |
20 |
5 |
43 |
2.3 |
15.57 |
2.65 |
| If the Leafs trade Kaberle, Stralman will become a key member of the power play and could produce more than 40 points. |
| Streit, Mark D NYI |
|
74 |
16 |
40 |
56 |
6 |
62 |
29 |
150 |
10.7 |
25.21 |
5.16 |
| He's achieved that level pretty much by himself no reason he can't top 60 points as the team improves. |
| Stuart, Brad D DET |
|
67 |
2 |
13 |
15 |
-3 |
26 |
1 |
105 |
1.9 |
20.22 |
0.33 |
| Just like in LA last year, there's just too much depth in Detroit to allow him to be a factor. |
| Stuart, Mark D BOS |
|
82 |
5 |
12 |
17 |
20 |
76 |
1 |
61 |
8.2 |
15.41 |
0.05 |
| A very good blueliner with a 25-point ceiling. |
| Sturm, Marco LW BOS |
|
19 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
45 |
15.6 |
16.03 |
3.23 |
| Should be back for the start of next season, but was never great so it will be tough for him to get back to the 50-point mark. |
| Sullivan, Steve RW NSH |
X |
41 |
11 |
21 |
32 |
2 |
30 |
10 |
83 |
13.3 |
18.49 |
3.57 |
| Looks like his back is holding, but remains a huge gamble. Very late round gamble in fantasy drafts. |
| Sundin, Mats C VAN |
X |
41 |
9 |
19 |
28 |
-5 |
28 |
14 |
84 |
10.7 |
16.85 |
3.35 |
| Sundin can still play, but he's lost a step so I'm not sure he'll find the desire to come back for one more. |
| Suter, Ryan D NSH |
|
82 |
7 |
38 |
45 |
-16 |
73 |
18 |
143 |
4.9 |
24.26 |
3.87 |
| Improved each year over his four seasons, will score between 40 and 50 points on a regular basis. |
| Sutherby, Brian C DAL |
|
59 |
8 |
7 |
15 |
1 |
71 |
0 |
67 |
11.9 |
10.91 |
0.12 |
| He never did achieve his first-round pick potential and never will. |
| Svatos, Marek RW COL |
|
69 |
14 |
20 |
34 |
-6 |
34 |
13 |
140 |
10 |
13.11 |
2.27 |
| Inconsistent and a true band-aid boy, he's not worth the risk. |
| Sydor, Darryl D DAL |
X |
73 |
3 |
12 |
15 |
3 |
18 |
3 |
73 |
4.1 |
18.22 |
1.53 |
| Winding down a nice career during which he had four seasons of at least 46 points. |
| Sykora, Petr RW PIT |
X |
76 |
25 |
21 |
46 |
3 |
36 |
19 |
180 |
13.9 |
16.29 |
3.75 |
| You'd have thought he'd do much better playing with Malkin. |
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