Value for CAP; Kapanen, Fabbri and Rakell
I'd like to seek the forums opinion on what might be expected from each of these guys next year. They all have CAP friendly contracts (all ending next year) but I'm concerned about the "value" to be gained from each as we move into next season. A large part of my concern is centered on were they will fit into their respective teams plans and most certainly if some of the more concerning scoring cat numbers associated with each is likely to improve, stay the same, or perhaps even get worse. My initial thoughts are as follows:
Kapanen 3.2 Mil - I like what he did in Pittsburg, specifically, his ppg going from a best of .5 up to .75. However there are some concerns. Specifically, is he likely to see an up tick in PP time next year. My other issue is that despite putting up 30 pts in 40 games, he only had 67 SOG. That seems odd. So, can Kapanen maintain or improve on .75 PPG, will he see more PP time and will he start to shoot the damn puck??
Fabbri 2.95 Mil - So staying healthy here is an issue for sure but lets put that aside. I'm extremely curious as to where Fabbri fits into an improving Red Wing squad? For all intents and purposes, he did seem to play a 1st line role and had ample PP time. Does that continue? Like Kapanen, his SOG remained under 2 per game. Is that likely to improve?
Rakell 3.789 Mil - To say last years campaign was a bit disappointing is an understatement. While they have a long way to go, I think the Ducks will be better next year but where does Rakell fit in? Again, he was a veteran presence last year on a young team and his ice time reflected that, but the numbers .. oh my, 28 pts, his lowest PPG in 5 years! His other numbers were alright, but the offensive numbers, pretty brutal In a perfect world, the Ducks role a first line of Zegras centering Rakell and one of Lunderstrom/Jones/Comtois. What are the chances of that happening, can Rakell get back to having a reasonable chance of hitting 55 pts?
Look forward to seeing what folks think about these guys.
14 Team Roto; Keep 25; 12 F, 6 D, 2 G; 10 Farm; 5 Bench; 5 IR;
Salary Cap - 102.5 Mil
Scoring Cats: G, A, Pts, PIM, Hits, BS, SOG, F Points, D Points; Win+Ties+SO, GAA, SV%
Keepers
F: Aho, Larkin, DeBrincat, Vrana, Bennett, Scheifele, Kakko,Tolvanen, McBain,
D: Heiskanen, Fox, Toews, Lundqvist
G: Swayman, Andersen, Copley
Drops
F: Gaudreau, Terravainen, Puljujarvi, Kravstov, Zary
D: Brannstrom, Cernak, Alexeyev
G: Korpisalo, Merzlikins
FARM: Rossi, Berggren, Holtz, Savoie, Clarke, Tarasov, Wolf