Sleepers for 2011-2012

[STONE.]

It's always interesting to note how many of the sleepers a poster mentions are on their team. I'll post a couple that I DON'T own.

Bryan Little seemed to pick it up down the stretch. I could see him hitting 60+
I think Zidlicky is a buy-low. His injury might make him a bit forgotten.

[mnimigon]

I think Marian Hossa gets back to 70+ points next season. It looks like he's finally 100% healthy from the shoulder surgery, and he closed out the season strong. Not sure how much of a sleeper Hossa can be but I know a lot of people are getting sour on his point scoring.

I'm really not sure what to do with this guy (debating to keep him in a limited keeper). He puts up the points (especially PP points) when he's playing with Toews and Kane and then is average when put with others. And it seems like when Sharp is healthy, Sharp gets the nod. If it looks like he's not going to get 1st PP time then I don't think I'll hold on to him.

[Ari Gold]

Michael Grabner hits 40-20 next season. I have a feeling we'll be hearing "Tavares to Grabner, shoots, scores!" quite a bit.

[islefan31]

I like it, but the only problem is Grabner plays on Neilson's line with Okposo mostly. He does get a ton of penalty kill min though.

[Kessel50]

Simon Gagne is a good sleeper. If he can stay healthy, and signs with the right team, he can be good for 70 points.

You think so? Or is he a bust.

Guy in my dynasty Lg offered me him foe my Hossa. I dunno

[Riverboat Danglers]

my picks-

Derek Stepan 70+

Magnus Paajarvi 60+

Alexander Edler 50+

i really like your stepan and edler predictions. i feel both are going step it up huge next year. edler could even break 60pts if he plays a full year. stepan will be getting first line minutes as long as richards doesnt go there. as for magnus i feel that he is still a year away from 60+. i feel he will be close to that but probably around 50-55.

one guy who i think will have a huge year is marchand. i feel that this kid has everything it takes to be good in the nhl and he should be around 55-60 pts. he reminds me of a young kesler and i feel that he could make the top 10 lwer's in about 2 years time.

ennis is another guy im expecting big things out of and i think next year he could get around 65pts.

[STONE.]

You think so? Or is he a bust.

Guy in my dynasty Lg offered me him foe my Hossa. I dunno

I like Gagne, but I wouldn't deal Hossa for him.

[gfhyde]

If Richards moves does Ribeiro count as a sleeper centering Benn and Eriksson possibly? Unless of course Benn goes to the 2nd line..

[Atomic Wedgy]

Tim Connolly, generally a point-per-game player who had an off-year this year.

Connolly is generally a player who is injured almost 50% of the time, but had an off year in that regard.

[2sticks1puck]

I think I read that Tim Connolly would take 6 weeks or was it months, to recover from that hit in the playoffs? I would steer clear of him even before that hit. Unless you could get him for free, and there was no one else left.

[MT319]

I'd take Jennifer Connolly on my team before Tim Connelly as both over the course of an 82 game schedule will probably generate an even amount of offensive production and suit up for the same number of NHL games.

[Atomic Wedgy]

Jennifer Connolly prolly has more appeal as she is good eye candy.

[Bomm Bastic]

Heh....no way...I didn't just read that? I could have sworn someone just posted Tim Connolly as being a PPG player who just happened to have an off year.

I....there must be an open container of glue nearby. I better go check that out. Huh...damndest thing [scratches head].

[newfcollins]

I stick by the Tim Connolly assessment. Maybe I shoould have said just under a point per game though.

2005-06 season: 55 points in 63 games. (0.87 points per game)
06-07 season: Missed all but two games due to injury.
07-08 season: 40 points in 48 games (0.83 points per game)
08-09 season: 47 points in 48 games (0.98 points per game)
09-10 season: 65 points in 73 games. (0.89 points per game)

This season, he had 42 points in 68 games, which was only good for 0.62 points per game.

My point remains the same. For four of five seasons, he averaged at least 0.83 points per game, and had a setback this season. He's 29 years old, an unrestricted free agent, and if he signs with the right team, he might get back to 0.83 points per game (his lowest amount in those five years). If he plays 75 games, that's 62 points.

I don't know how many points you want out of a sleeper, but that's pretty good. And most people here are saying they wouldn't touch him. That's a true sleeper, I think.

[Bomm Bastic]

I think maybe our definition of sleeper differs. Connolly has under achieved due to injury, primarily. That doesn't mean he defaults to sleeper, in my eyes.