![]() Dubas’s announcement couldn’t have been timelier, as the Penguins tweeted it half an hour before the Leafs’ press conference to announce Brad Treliving as their new general manager. They also need upgrades on both their defense and their depth forwards, so it may not be as simple as re-signing the starting goalie. Jarry projects at just over $5 million according to our Salary Projections, so it seems as though the Penguins can fit him in. The Pens have just over $20 million in cap space, so it will be interesting to see what kind of offer will the Penguins make to Jarry, if they decide to make one at all. One key decision that Dubas will have that will affect fantasy leagues centers around the goaltending, as Tristan Jarry is set to become a UFA. ![]() It will be up to the new Penguins management team to surround these three veterans with the right mix of support players to return to the playoffs… and hope for a run similar to this season’s Florida Panthers once there. In other words, a rebuild is off the table while Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang are all under contract. Even though they missed the playoffs, the Penguins will be locked in to compete next season. Rick Tocchet isn’t afraid of shaking things up if something isn’t working, so Kuzmenko will need to prove his worth by continued goal scoring as well as better defensive awareness. He will clearly need to shoot the puck more, and it will be critical for him to stay on the first-unit power play. To put it another way, he nearly reached 40 goals in spite of taking fewer than 150 shots (1.8 SOG/GP).Īs much as it has been a pleasure to watch Kuzmenko in his first NHL season, I’d have to bet on his goal total dropping from 38 in 2023-24. That in and of itself seems like cause for concern. Yet this is quite a lofty shooting percentage, as the next-highest shooter with at least 40 games played shot 21.7%. This was only his first NHL season, so it’s hard to compare it to anything. Kuzmenko also led all players (minimum 10 GP) with a 26.8 SH%. As well, only Elias Pettersson scored more goals (40) among Canucks. Note I didn’t say rookie, as Kuzmenko doesn’t count as one at age 27. A bright spot in another disappointing season for the Canucks, Andrei Kuzmenko led all first-year players with 38 goals and 73 points. Our writers have made their picks for the Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe winners! You can find them here.ģ. Quality start percentage (min 5 GP) – Igor Shesterkin (85.7%)Īmong all goalies with at least 5 GP, Vitek Vanecek had the worst GAA (4.64), SV% (.825), and QS% (0). ![]() Save percentage (min 5 GP) – Adin Hill (.937) – If Vegas wins the Stanley Cup, does he receive serious Conn Smythe consideration? The argument against it is that he made his playoff debut in Game 2 of the second round (vs. Goals-against average (min 5 GP) – Frederik Andersen (1.83) The two of them racked up 29 PIM combined in that infamous Game 3 against Vegas, which resulted in Benn being suspended for two games. Penalty minutes – Max Domi (52) – Teammate Jamie Benn is second with 51 PIM. Plus/minus – Best: Marchessault (+13), Worst: Dougie Hamilton (-11) Shots on goal – Jonathan Marchessault (62) Ice time (min 5 GP) – Drew Doughty (28:14) Yes, his value increases based on his playoff performance. As a huge beneficiary of the Tyson Barrie to Nashville trade, Bouchard is definitely a top 100 player in redraft roto leagues next season. Power-play points – Evan Bouchard (15) – This might be even more impressive than the Draisaitl goal total. Points per game (min 5 GP) – Connor McDavid (12 GP, 20 PTS, 1.67 PTS/GP) – He was always going to be a great pick for your playoff pool, regardless of how far you had the Oilers going Points – Hintz (24) – Matthew Tkachuk leads players remaining with 21 points Goals – Leon Draisaitl (13) – He still leads in spite of being eliminated after the second round! Among players remaining, William Karlsson leads with 10 goals. I took a look at stats before Saturday's Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, so here's a quick peek at the then-playoff leaders over at Frozen Tools: Writers/Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Alexander MacLean and DobberĪvailable NOW! All of next season's offerings are in the shop! The 17th annual Fantasy Prospects Report will be out on June 1 (order it here), or pre-order one of our packages (Keeper League Pack here, and Ultimate Fantasy Pack here). These thoughts are curated from the past week’s 'Daily Ramblings'. ![]() Playoff Draft List Downloadable interactive spreadsheetĮvery Sunday, we share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey.
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