Why are you talking about a 9 game tryout? He doesn't play in the CHL.
The post here isn't about one random guy who gets a goal in camp, so he should be on our radar. It's about a highly talented prospect who has a major opportunity to secure a top spot on an NHL team, which would give him a lot of fantasy value, and whoever acts quick and snags him int heir leagues could possibly benefit.
Tatar was a completely different situation. There was no room for him on DET and he wasn't ready. For Stepan, there's room and he looks to be ready for the big leagues.
9 game tryout.....5 game tryout....chl...minor pro...whatever....all that matters is what this kid does in reg season action at start of the year against nhlers....IF he makes it that far
i laugh in the face of sept 20 fantasy hype
last years hype was embarassing
day 2 of camp means ZERO
Anyway.. Thanks for the post Sentium. It is good news and good for people that either own him or where he is still available in their fantasy leagues to hear that he is getting a good look and may very well be contributing as early as this year.
H2H 12 Team/12 Keeper League. Cats: G, A, P, +/-, PIM, PPP, HITS, BS, SOG, W, GAA, SV%, SO, Saves
C - Crosby, Malkin, Backstrom
LW - Gaudreau, Parise, E. Kane, Jenner (C), Panik (RW)
RW - MacKinnon (C), Ehlers (LW), Komorov (C), Shaw (C), Vrbata
D - Karlsson, Ekman-Larsson, Subban, Gostisbehere, Gudas, Klefbom
G- Holtby, Bishop, Hellebuyck, Vasilevskiy
Farm - Aho, Eriksson-Ek, Schmaltz, Kaprisov, Theodore, Zaietsev, Sorokin, Stolarz
H2H 12 Team/12 Keeper League. Cats: G, A, P, +/-, PIM, PPP, HITS, BS, SOG, W, GAA, SV%, SO, Saves
C - Crosby, Malkin, Backstrom
LW - Gaudreau, Parise, E. Kane, Jenner (C), Panik (RW)
RW - MacKinnon (C), Ehlers (LW), Komorov (C), Shaw (C), Vrbata
D - Karlsson, Ekman-Larsson, Subban, Gostisbehere, Gudas, Klefbom
G- Holtby, Bishop, Hellebuyck, Vasilevskiy
Farm - Aho, Eriksson-Ek, Schmaltz, Kaprisov, Theodore, Zaietsev, Sorokin, Stolarz
As Steps is already 20, he would be in the AHL if he doesn't crack the main team.
I think Sentium's point is very valid. A month ago his chance of making this team was extremely low (even Dobbs guide stated as much). Given how he has played as of late, his chances continue to rise. No one is saying he is a lock for superstardom this year. But if he does start putting up points during preseason or in "Real NHL games" ... doesn't that mean its already too late? Sentium was just trying to give people a heads up on a guy before it was obvious.
15 Team Keeper - 30 Player Roster, Full Keeper (Pts=1,W=2,SO=2,OTL=1)
Weekly LineUps (2C,2R,2L,4D,1G)
C-Backstrom,Borgstrom,Schmaltz,Domi,J. Boqvist,Steel,Stepan,Vilardi
RW-Atkinson,Fiala,Caufield,Terry,Radulov,Kailyev
LW-Zucker,Ehlers,Formenton,Jost,Lindblom,Buchnevich
D-Doughty,Hedman,Faulk,Barrie,Josi,K.Miller
G-Fleury,Price,Hart,
My dear tequilamonster: My point is that you shouldn't go throwing terms and stuff around you that you don't have a clue about. Tatar's performance and situation last year and that 9 game tryout are two examples.
Now I'm gonna go back to drinking the fool-aid, bro.
GO WINGS!
I think if anything Steps is probably underhyped, underrated and more under the radar than other similar players.
He had a dominate u20 tourney. Played lights out for his team in college. And has basically done nothing to drop his fantasy stock over the past year. And yet he still seems not to be in that "higher tier of prospects".
15 Team Keeper - 30 Player Roster, Full Keeper (Pts=1,W=2,SO=2,OTL=1)
Weekly LineUps (2C,2R,2L,4D,1G)
C-Backstrom,Borgstrom,Schmaltz,Domi,J. Boqvist,Steel,Stepan,Vilardi
RW-Atkinson,Fiala,Caufield,Terry,Radulov,Kailyev
LW-Zucker,Ehlers,Formenton,Jost,Lindblom,Buchnevich
D-Doughty,Hedman,Faulk,Barrie,Josi,K.Miller
G-Fleury,Price,Hart,