Real Life v. Fantasy

[captaincrunch32]

The Coyotes finished strong last year and are playing solidly this year and it can be traced back to the return to the line-up of Nik Hjalmarsson. It's no secret the Chicago blue line took a hit when he left and when he returned from injury to the Coyote blue line it helped solidify their back corps. Poor Nik is a perfect example of a guy who is such an integral part of a real life NHL squad but, unfortunately, it does not translate into fantasy relevance.

[als_revenge]

Could the fate of Arizona be traced back to the health of Anti Raanta?

[captaincrunch32]

Could the fate of Arizona be traced back to the health of Anti Raanta?

There's that too.

[j0hn_d0e]

The Coyotes finished strong last year and are playing solidly this year and it can be traced back to the return to the line-up of Nik Hjalmarsson. It's no secret the Chicago blue line took a hit when he left and when he returned from injury to the Coyote blue line it helped solidify their back corps. Poor Nik is a perfect example of a guy who is such an integral part of a real life NHL squad but, unfortunately, it does not translate into fantasy relevance.

The same can be said for Marc-Édouard Vlasic. Definitely a waaay better player in real life than fantasy hockey

[captaincrunch32]

The same can be said for Marc-Édouard Vlasic. Definitely a waaay better player in real life than fantasy hockey

yes...but he does find his way onto your roster at some point every season!

[j0hn_d0e]

yes...but he does find his way onto your roster at some point every season!

Not mine, but it's true

[saucelife90]

Toews is another example of that - staying with the CHI connection.

[lunatyck]

Does Dahlin fall into this category? I have him and have been less than impressed. Granted he is 18 and first year in the league but I was hoping to see more from that PPP time especially since the first line in BUF has been pretty good this year. I also saw Risto taking reps on top PPP last game which makes me wonder if Dahlin will stay there or get bumped down/out of PPP duties.

[PittsburghHustlers]

Does Dahlin fall into this category? I have him and have been less than impressed. Granted he is 18 and first year in the league but I was hoping to see more from that PPP time especially since the first line in BUF has been pretty good this year. I also saw Risto taking reps on top PPP last game which makes me wonder if Dahlin will stay there or get bumped down/out of PPP duties.

Patiance is your friend here. Dahlin should be an awesome fantasy player, the question is when he gets there.

[2014olympicgold]

He will be more of a Doughty than a Karlsson.

Real life will hype up his fantasy value. He will be a solid, SOLID fantasy player. But will he be a guy that you keep in a 6 keeper league (think like one in my sig)...I don't think so. He'll have those yrs sprinkled in where he's a top 3 fantasy producing player (edit, I meant D-man, not player lol), but I do not think he's a Karlsson, Hedman, or Burns kind of player.

I think he's a 50-60pt guy who touches 70pts here and there, maybe he's more of a Hedman in that aspect....

Hedman in his last 302 games averages 61pts/82games
Doughty in his last 341games averages 51pts/82games

Hmmm...So he's gonna end up between a Doughty and a Hedman now that I kinda type this out.