Ruff may very well light a fire under his butt. Gonchar can only help, as will a line of Nichus-Seguin-Benn.
I'd expect anywhere from 38-44 points. He hasn't overwhelmed anyone in the past few years with his point totals.
Does anyone have a good idea what points you think Goligoski may put up next year with his old pal Gonchar there???
Ruff may very well light a fire under his butt. Gonchar can only help, as will a line of Nichus-Seguin-Benn.
I'd expect anywhere from 38-44 points. He hasn't overwhelmed anyone in the past few years with his point totals.
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12 team, H2H, salary cap
1 pt/G or A, 2 pts/W, 1 pt/OTL, 1 pt/SO
Forward: B. Point, M. Necas, A. Debrincat, T. Zegras, J. Bratt, L. Raymond
Defense: J. Morrissey, A. DeAngelo, S. Gostisbehere, D. Doughty
Goalie: T. Demko, E. Merzlikins
Bench: M. Rossi, C. Glass, M. Maccelli, M. Dumba, K. Shattenkirk, F. Andersen
Prospects of Note: L. Stankoven, J. Lekkerimaki, D. Yurov, B. Clarke
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9 Team Full Keeper - Pts Only (G,A,W,SO)
Crosby, Wheeler, Bergeron, Forsberg, Connor, Kopitar, E.Lindholm, Pastrnak, DeBrincat, Fiala
Jones, Klingberg, Hamilton, Theodore, Letang
Saros, Shesterkin
Garland, Vrana, Bjorkstrand, Verhaege, Backstrom, Karlsson, Perunovich, Spurgeon, Pulock, Hellebuyck
I was going to say somewhere between 40 and 50. Probably closer to 40.
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C - Stamkos, Toews, Berglund, Bailey, Colborne
LW - Neal, Burrows, J. Jokinen, MacArthur, Fleischmann
RW - Gaborik, Kessel, Stafford, Hornqvist, Wheeler, Doan, Tedenby
D - Doughty, Visnovsky, Whitney, Weber, Goligoski, Letang, Larsson
G - Thomas, Rinne, S. Mason, Bernier, Rask
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RW - Kane, Hemsky, Hossa, Perry, Doan
D - Weber, Boyle, Gonchar, Markov, Rundblad, Elliot
G - Luongo, Bryzgalov, Elliot, Salak, Bernier
I dunno, he certainly hasn't paid anywhere near the dividends that Dobber led us to believe but he looks like he might develop into a viable starter on most rosters...he was on a 47 pt pace last season even though he did jack shit for the first dozen games so there is some cause for hope, 35-45 pts is where I have him pegged, I don't think he ever reaches that lofty upside that many predicted...he simply hasn't shown enough improvement despite numerous opportunities
Somewhere between 38-43pts.
Points only keeper league
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28 keepers
Weekly line up: 12 F / 6 D / 2 G
Goalie stats: W=2 / SO=2
I'm calling at least a 45 point pace for this coming year.
I think the presence of Gonchar will help him a lot.
Thanks Guys for your thoughts. I have a choice between some 60 point forwards and him. I am rebuilding my team. you all have the same thoughts as me...
Goligoski: 38-40pts.
He & Gonchar did play the PP together in PIT.
I don't think it will be an electric duo though because both are LH.
That may not seem like much, but I know (from playing AND watching) that an ideal D-tandem on a PPs are off-handed: LH/RH.
This allows the passes to be in the wheelhouse coming across from one or the other.
When one player is "shooting outside", they are less likely to take the shot.
Defenses know this and will often overplay the other defender.
It makes for a slight "kink" in the PP
I think you're kind of right about this Mcgoo... For many reasons, he won't reach the crazy 30G 50+A range of the Mike Green of old that was projected of him, but he will produce offensive defenceman statistics...(7-12G and 35+A) year in and year out IMO. His hand injuries could not have helped his point shot either and recovering from those takes years (finniky little bones in there.. trust me I know I broke both hands...some strength never returns..). He is not your fantasy D leader, but is definitely serviceable.
Blades of Steel
9 Team Full Keeper - Pts Only (G,A,W,SO)
Crosby, Wheeler, Bergeron, Forsberg, Connor, Kopitar, E.Lindholm, Pastrnak, DeBrincat, Fiala
Jones, Klingberg, Hamilton, Theodore, Letang
Saros, Shesterkin
Garland, Vrana, Bjorkstrand, Verhaege, Backstrom, Karlsson, Perunovich, Spurgeon, Pulock, Hellebuyck