Comments for 15 Players out West That Will Make or Break Your Fantasy Season at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 8 out of 8 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:46:21 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3156-15-players-out-west-that-will-make-or-break-your-fantasy-season#comment-8756 RE: Stastny vs Sedin Comparison I know it's very hard to convince people without the complete facts spelled out in front of you. Which is why, I might look like a complete idiot for even bringing this up. The thing with fantasy hockey is that a lot of it comes down to hunches. Stastny following along the Sedin footsteps is exactly that a hunch on my part. Earlier this summer I discussed it in a long-winded thread, if you want to go re-read it click the link below: [url]http://www.dobberhockey.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=93&jfile=showthread.php&t=73896&highlight=Stastny[/url] If you don't have time to re-visit it, basically what I was trying to say was that prior to [b]Sedin's[/b] break out season last year, he had pretty much [b]identical[/b] stats ([b]0.96 points, +0.18, 0.69 PIMs, 0.37 PPP, and 1.62 SOG[/b] per game, since the lockout) to the position that [b]Stastny[/b] is in [b]RIGHT NOW[/b] ([b]0.96 points, +0.07, 0.50 PIMs, 0.35 PPP, and 2.34 SOG per game[/b])! Only thing that you can argue where they are not similar in is probably, health. Yes Stastny has missed some significant time with injuries. But if you delve a little bit deeper, the 15 games that he missed in the 2007-08 season because he had his appendix removed (I mean not really a "hockey injury" is it?) In the 2008-09 season, he missed 24 games with a fractured forearm, when he was hit by an Olli Jokinen slap shot (once again not exactly a "hockey injury" more like a "freak" injury) Then he missed another 10 games because he broke his foot blocking a shot (once again more of a "freak" injury than band-aid boy injury) Is Stastny a safer bet than Sedin, [b]HELLLS NO[/b]!!! What I'm trying to do, is to help highlight a few of the guys who might "surprise" this season to pull off exactly what Sedin did last season. On a whole, exactly 12 months ago, Sedin was largely considered just a point-per-game player, with maybe a little more upside. I don't think there would have been anyone in the right mind that would have thought that he would have been a Art Ross winning player? Isn't that exactly the same position that Stastny is in now? Pretty much just a point-per-game player with maybe a slight upside for 85 points? What if he happens to pull a Sedin and fires off a 110 season? Would that change people's mind set? I'm not going to etch it in stone or bet my house on it to say that, it is going to happen, but you kinda gotta look at the numbers and realize hey, something is awfully similar between the two, and maybe just maybe there is a 5% chance that it might happen... - Ryan Ma Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:55:54 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3156-15-players-out-west-that-will-make-or-break-your-fantasy-season#comment-8755 [url]http://www.dobberhockey.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=93&jfile=showthread.php&t=40256&highlight=Bobby+Ryan [/url] Link - Ryan Ma Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:20:07 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3156-15-players-out-west-that-will-make-or-break-your-fantasy-season#comment-8754 RE: Make or Break players... I know for a fact that plenty of Dobberities bought hard on Bobby Ryan last season. Did it cost them their season? I don't know, but I know that he was valued very highly last summer, and I wouldn't be surprised to many owners disappointed with him at the end of the season. Here's the link from last season... http://www.dobberhockey.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=93&jfile=showthread.php&t=40256&highlight=Bobby+Ryan Interesting to look back at some of the heated discussion that took place last summer... "Anyone saying Ryan will get 60 and not 72+ next year are off their rocker, and I would love to join your league. I have had 3-4 inbox messages agreeing with me, not to mention the posts here. I think I've killed the subject and a majority do agree that 60 is way too low." [b]BlueJays, if you still access this website, I think you owe Mr. Dobber a huge appology!!![/b] Tom Gilbert I know for a fact, completely sunk my season. H2H playoffs, I lost 8-6 in the final week of the season, (I ended up losing A and Points by 1 each, which caused the 2 category swing in the final 2 days of competition)... It was his 20 points in the final 21 games (and more specifically 12 points in the final playoff week)that completely secured it for the eventual winner. Is that a season saviour? [b]HELL YA[/b] it is! - Ryan Ma Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:19:30 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3156-15-players-out-west-that-will-make-or-break-your-fantasy-season#comment-8753 RE: Sedin The problem is we've only seen 1 real season where he's put up that pace, so we don't know if that was an aberration or was it legitimate? The main thing is, would you be happy with selecting him at where you did, if he reverted back to his point-per-game pace? On average he's being selected as the 6.1th pick, ahead of guys like Malkin, Parise, Kovalchuk... I know I'd be mighty choked if I spent that pick on Sedin and he ended up with say 85 points, while Malkin lit me up for 115... - Ryan Ma Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:01:22 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3156-15-players-out-west-that-will-make-or-break-your-fantasy-season#comment-8752 RE: Backes I wouldn't worry too much about the youth movement... Even if he takes the hits in points, he'll still be a great source for PIMs/SOG. So he'll still be a fantasy asset. Injury might be the only thing that might derail his season, but you can't really plan ahead of something like that... - Ryan Ma Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:53:18 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3156-15-players-out-west-that-will-make-or-break-your-fantasy-season#comment-8750 Whose season did Bobby Ryan ruin? The guy had 35 goals last year in what was his first full NHL season. Whose season did Tom Gilbert save? He had about 10 points in 60 games before the Olympic break. Still don't see the H Sedin/Stastny comparison. Henrik has missed 8 regular season games in his entire 9 year career and exactly 0 games since the lockout. Stastny has missed significant time in 2 out of his first 4 seasons. A great player, but nowhere near as safe a bet as Henrik at this point. - ? and Questirians Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:08:01 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3156-15-players-out-west-that-will-make-or-break-your-fantasy-season#comment-8749 I think you are safe with Henrik, i believe he will push a 100 points for the next few seasons. - mick Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:03:17 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/amato/3156-15-players-out-west-that-will-make-or-break-your-fantasy-season#comment-8744 What scares me is that I have both Duchene and H. Sedin, who are listed in the "honourable mention" list lol. I am also wondering about David Backes, as I am worried he could be overshadowed by the youth movement that is sweeping the blues - Kyle Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:06:04 +0100