Re: Jamie Benn and the Stars suck
Originally Posted by
VincentVega
I am getting frustrated with the hit on +/- I get because they are losing and pull the goalie and boom, Benn, Radulov and Klingberg are collectively -3, just like that. They should be winning more games and not have to pull the goalie every 2nd game, it seems. Overall, the team should be doing better.
They probably lack depth. In fact, I have a hard time thinking of the members their 2nd to 4th line. They are also one of the few teams that I can't really think of many of their prospects outside of Heiskanen, Gurianov, Oettinger, Nichushkin, Honka and Dickinson. I'm sure they have some other good prospects. But the closest to the NHL seem to be Dickinson and Honka and they aren't really getting much play. Actually I think Dickinson is back in the AHL. But what that tells me is they aren't adding to their squad through the system very much, building depth and future players. Plus outside of maybe Heiskanen, Oettinger and Gurianov and maybe Nichuschkin, I don't have a lot of confidence their prospects will eventually become full time NHL players. All though I thought Dickinson could if he ever got the chance. But he had a health issue I think so maybe that's holding him back. Honka hasn't looked that great so far. I keep waiting for them to bring Gurianov up. But don't know if it's going to happen this season.
But really, when Jason Spezza at his age and current ability, Brett Ritchie and Janmark are your 2nd line, that doesn't scream winner.
I think pretty much ALL the scoring responsibility rests with that top line, on 3 players. I am not sure how successful a team like that can be. Or at least how consistent they can be. But that is also a benefit for fantasy purposes in their 1st line players. All 3 of Benn ,Seguin and Radulov should be consistent fantasy producers because of their lack of offensive depth.
18 Team H2H Dynasty 9x4 cat. Roster 30 + 2 NA, 4 DL. 4C,4LW,4RW,6D,1G,11BN
Scoring cats are G, A, +\-, PIM, PPP, SHP, FW, HIT, BLK
W, GAA, SV%, SHO.
C: Crosby, Horvat, , E. Lindholm (RW), Aho, W. Johnston (RW), Bjugstad,
LW: Marchand, J. Benn, E. Kane, Fiala, Barbashev (C), Schwartz (C), Namestikov (C)
RW: M. Tkachuk (LW), JT Miller (C), Batherson, Hyman (LW), Frederic (C), Palmieri
D: J. Carlson, Josi, Doughty, Pietrangelo, Seider, Gudas, Ekman-Larsson,
G: Vasilievkiy, Shesterkin, Husso
NA: Mukhamadullin (D), I. Rosen (RW), D. .Levi (G)
LTIR: Landeskog (LW), Dach (C)