We're less than a week into the NHL season, yet there's a lot for fantasy hockey owners to digest already. thegoldenmuzzy helps to navigate it all. 👇
We’re not even a week into a brand spanking new NHL season, and already, the moaning and groaning has commenced for disgruntled fantasy owners alike.
What’s the matter, you ask? Well, there’s the whole Jack Eichel saga, will it ever end? As per usual, the injury bug is causing chaos, especially in Vegas. And then there’s that whole world pandemic thing, it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. Just ask the Colorado Avalanche.Every Sunday during the regular season, I’ll share my 20 Fantasy Thoughts; weekly musings curated from the latest news and developments in the NHL world.
Enter Evgenii Dadonov, Vegas’ key offseason pickup from Ottawa. The 32-year-old, who’s coming off a dreadful season, undoubtedly stands to gain a significant promotion up the lineup with this news. Take a flier.Externally, there’s a bevy of dual-eligible wingers who could help fill the void in the meantime: PHI Joel Farabee, DET Tyler Bertuzzi and CAR Nino Niederreiter are a couple names.Mike Hoffman is another.
The Canadiens have scored three goals in three games. There’s no doubt Hoffman could help both them and your fantasy team.Too early for a prognosis on Nikita Kucherov but, if he’s forced to miss time, Anthony Cirelli could be in-line for an elevated role. For now, just monitor the situation closely.Elvis Merzlikins, Cal Petersen, Kaapo Kahkonen and Anton Khudobin are four very solid Petr Mrazek injury replacement options.
That being said, don’t sleep on Yanni Gourde. I could definitely see a scenario where he’s the highest-ranked Kraken by season’s end. The 29-year-old, who’s coming off offseason shoulder surgery, could make his debut for Seattle as soon as this week. He’s been centring a line with Schwartz and Eberle in practice. Value buy!Take a flier on Viktor Arvidsson. The dual-eligible winger has looked comfortable so far on Los Angeles’ top-line with Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown.
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