Who is the best multi-cat stud over the past decade?

[forumname]

I think a more interesting way to look at this would be to consider not just who is/was the best in multi-cat leagues, but who has the highest gap between points-only value and multi-cat value.

Obviously Ovechkin has been amazing in multi-cat leagues over the last decade, but even without the hits/shots/etc he would have still been a first-round fantasy stud.

With somebody like Backes, his value is almost completely tied to his multi-cat production. In points only leagues he was never anything special (only topping 60 points once (and barely)), but he was always drafted in the early rounds of multi-cat leagues. His production in those categories elevated him from being borderline waiver-wire material to an early pick and one of the most sought after fantasy pieces.

[newfcollins]

Ovy is legendary when it comes to multi cat. Look at his 2008 season:

110 pts, 528 SOG, 72 PIM, 243 Hits, 46 PPP

....and all from the LW

Has there ever been a better fantasy year than that since Mario or Gretzky ??

For forwards, probably not. If you include goalies, then yes.

[MasterByte]

Ovi, unquestioned. But moving on from that Simmonds is often criminally underated. Another one is Pacioretty, in the earlier Price days everyone on the Habs would finish with amazing +/- ratings. Patches was a category winner between his goals, massive shot rate, and amazing +/-. Pavelski is another one people forget about, just amazing across the board.

For defense: Big Buff, Burns, Weber (must have at least one of these in multi cat leagues).

[rataylor22]

Ovy is legendary when it comes to multi cat. Look at his 2008 season:

110 pts, 528 SOG, 72 PIM, 243 Hits, 46 PPP

....and all from the LW

Has there ever been a better fantasy year than that since Mario or Gretzky ??

Depending on how you rate points vs. peripherals, there's probably about 20 seasons between 1990 and 2006 that are better than that. Especially if you include +/-, which is almost always a multi-cat stat.

[RizzeeDizzee]

Depending on how you rate points vs. peripherals, there's probably about 20 seasons between 1990 and 2006 that are better than that. Especially if you include +/-, which is almost always a multi-cat stat.

They didn't even track hits and blocks until just over 10 years ago

[rataylor22]

Sure, but I'm pretty comfortable saying Selanne having a stat line of

132 PTS. 45 PIMs, 49 PPP, 389 SOG si probably an equivalent season to the Ovechkin one listed, even without hits.

[hockeyrobot]

If there's been someone more valuable than Ovechkin, then there's something weird with the categories that are used...

Ya I can't see how it's not Ovie....but maybe he was looking for a mid round guy not the #1 overall

[RizzeeDizzee]

Sure, but I'm pretty comfortable saying Selanne having a stat line of

132 PTS. 45 PIMs, 49 PPP, 389 SOG si probably an equivalent season to the Ovechkin one listed, even without hits.

That's nothing compared to some from the 90s. Kevin Stevens in 1991-92 might be the best of all time: 123 points, 254 PIM, 42 PPP and 325 SOG, and I'm sure his Hits would've been through the roof too.

[Leafs2010]

07-08 Daniel Carcillo. Never forget.

[rataylor22]

That's nothing compared to some from the 90s. Kevin Stevens in 1991-92 might be the best of all time: 123 points, 254 PIM, 42 PPP and 325 SOG, and I'm sure his Hits would've been through the roof too.

Sure, that's really just making my point lol.

Was just contending that while that Ovechkin season was ridiculous, there probably have been a decent amount of equal or better ones that weren't Gretzky/Mario.

[FinnishFlash]

That's nothing compared to some from the 90s. Kevin Stevens in 1991-92 might be the best of all time: 123 points, 254 PIM, 42 PPP and 325 SOG, and I'm sure his Hits would've been through the roof too.

I stand corrected. I can't recall that season, I had just turned 1 year old in 91 lol