Eric Maltais, who pens Croaks, from the Fantasy Frog, gives you his take on most of the players from a fantasy standpoint. Some may differ from what you find in the DobberHockey Fantasy Guide, but it’s good to have several viewpoints.

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Player	UFA	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PP	SOG	Pct	TOI	PPTOI
Babchuk, Anton D CAR		72	16	19	35	13	16	15	127	12.6	18.07	2.37
Former 2002 first rounder is having a nice season following his year in Russia. Should reach 35 points next season.
Backes, David C STL		82	31	23	54	-3	165	11	208	14.9	17.69	2.54
Great goals, points and PIMS output, Backes came out of nowhere to become a fantasy star. However, don’t be surprised if he drops to the 20-25 range in goals scored next season.
Backstrom, Nicklas C WAS		82	22	66	88	16	46	42	174	12.6	19.94	3.87
Will make a run at 100 points next season.
Bailey, Josh C NYI		68	7	18	25	-14	16	11	74	9.5	15.48	3.18
You couldn’t have expected much more for Bailey who made the jump from junior. He could double his production next year.
Ballard, Keith D FLA		82	6	28	34	14	72	5	106	5.7	22.37	2.34
Had his best season in three years thanks to a very hot start. Will improve if the Panthers don’t bring in another offensive D to replace Bouwmeester.
Barker, Cam D CHI		68	6	34	40	-6	65	29	101	5.9	18.34	3.43
One of my favorite sleepers at the beginning of the year Barker has shown his true potential. His only real slump came at the end when he went pointless in the last 10 games.
Beauchemin, Francois D ANA	X	20	4	1	5	-3	12	1	45	8.9	24.90	2.24
Could put up 30 points if Niedermayer retires.
Begin, Steve C DAL	X	62	7	5	12	-6	42	0	90	7.8	10.72	0.14
Fourth liner with zero fantasy value.
Belanger, Eric C MIN		79	13	23	36	-5	26	13	147	8.8	17.84	2.10
Has scored between 33 and 37 points for six straight seasons.
Bell, Brendan D OTT		53	6	15	21	-5	24	15	76	7.9	17.73	3.06
He has the offensive skills to post 40 points, but his defensive shortcomings will probably prevent him from getting enough ice time to achieve it.
Bergenheim, Sean LW NYI		59	15	9	24	-2	64	0	152	9.9	14.26	0.38
The former first-rounder looks like he’ll never develop past being a third-liner.
Bergeron, Marc-Andre D MIN	X	72	14	18	32	5	30	18	140	10	16.90	3.37
He can play offense, no question about it.
Bergeron, Patrice C BOS		64	8	31	39	2	16	14	155	5.2	18.02	3.09
He isn’t the same player since the concussions, but a good bounce back candidate for next season.
Berglund, Patrik C STL		76	21	26	47	19	16	22	143	14.7	14.72	3.23
His production came in spurts. With a little more consistency he’ll become a star.
Bernier, Steve RW VAN		81	15	17	32	4	27	7	137	10.9	13.84	2.50
Third straight year scoring 31 or 32 points.
Bertuzzi, Todd RW CGY	X	66	15	29	44	-13	74	16	127	11.8	18.61	4.06
Did very well when healthy, don’t expect better next year.
Bieksa, Kevin D VAN		72	11	32	43	-4	97	25	153	7.2	23.49	3.89
He might have been forgotten in many drafts this last year after scoring only 12 points in 2007-08 while limited to 34 games due to injury, but he won’t be forgotten next season after duplicating his performance from 2006-07.
Blake, Jason LW TOR		78	25	38	63	-2	40	18	302	8.3	18.34	2.60
The two previous season were aberrations on the high end and on the low end, this one reflects Blake’s true value.
Blake, Rob D SJ	X	73	10	35	45	15	110	22	198	5.1	21.27	3.02
Totally surprised by his performance following two seasons in decline…well ok, he apparently wasn’t in decline, just having sub-par seasons. He’ll turn 40 next December so he’s bound to slow down next year.
Boedker, Mikkel LW PHO		78	11	17	28	-6	18	2	116	9.5	15.54	2.07
Decent enough rookie season to think he can score 20 goals and 50 points as a sophomore if he doesn’t follow in Mueller and Hanzal’s tracks.
Bogosian, Zach D ATL		47	9	10	19	11	47	5	90	10	18.11	1.12
Bogosian was brought along slowly, but was seeing over 20 minutes of ice time per game towards the end. Could become a star as soon as next season.
Boll, Jared RW CLB		75	4	10	14	-6	180	2	73	5.5	8.90	0.11
His penalty minutes are actually disappointing since he compiled the second most minutes in the league last season.
Bolland, Dave RW CHI		81	19	28	47	19	52	3	111	17.1	16.45	1.08
An integral part of the team, Bolland should improve each year for the next couple of seasons.
Bonk, Radek C NSH	X	66	9	16	25	-12	34	9	102	8.8	15.45	2.30
Hasn’t reached 30 points the last four seasons.
Booth, David LW FLA		72	31	29	60	10	38	16	246	12.6	17.07	2.76
Really nice value in leagues taking SOG into account. I don’t see him topping 35 goals, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he scored 40.
Bouchard, Pierre-Marc C MIN		71	16	30	46	-5	20	16	142	11.3	16.98	3.25
He’ll be back to 60 points if he recovers from his concussion.
Boulton, Eric LW ATL		76	3	10	13	-3	176	0	71	4.2	7.55	0.05
Dependable if you need penalty minutes.
Bourque, Rene RW CGY		58	21	19	40	18	70	1	149	14.1	16.08	1.03
It’s really too bad he got injured in late February during his breakout season. He should put up similar production next year.
Bouwmeester, Jay D FLA	X	82	15	27	42	-2	68	20	182	8.2	27.00	4.28
Typical stats in the end, but I would have expected more since he had an unusually decent first half, but didn’t have his usual scorching second half.
Boyd, Dustin C CGY		71	11	11	22	-11	10	3	74	14.9	12.87	1.00
I think he’ll approach the 20-goal mark next year.
Boyes, Brad C STL		82	33	39	72	-20	26	35	220	15	19.14	4.34
Last year’s 43 goals were just too much, but St-Louis’ attack is a lot more balanced so he’ll continue producing points at this pace.
Boyle, Brian C LA		28	4	1	5	-9	42	0	36	11.1	10.14	0.49
Regressed big time following a strong AHL season and impressive 8-game NHL debut last year.
Boyle, Dan D SJ		77	16	41	57	6	52	32	213	7.5	24.77	4.66
Despite last year’s freak injury, last year and his past four seasons have been very similar.
Boynton, Nick D FLA	X	68	5	16	21	7	91	3	104	4.8	16.58	1.58
Best season offensively in four years, but with his PIMs down his fantasy value didn’t improve.
Brassard, Derick C CLB		31	10	15	25	12	17	7	59	16.9	14.42	3.38
This guy will be a star if he can ever stay healthy long enough.
Briere, Daniel C PHI		29	11	14	25	-1	26	10	54	20.4	15.65	3.37
Plagued by injuries, Briere ended the season on a strong note with 14 points in 12 games. Expect a huge rebound whether it’s in Philly or elsewhere.
Brind’Amour, Rod C CAR		80	16	35	51	-23	36	24	135	11.9	18.97	3.00
At 38, he was bound to slow down sometime.
Brisebois, Patrice D MON	X	62	5	13	18	-3	19	7	68	7.4	15.90	2.75
Retirement is looming.
Brodziak, Kyle C EDM		79	11	16	27	4	21	2	99	11.1	12.74	0.11
Might never reach 40 points.
Brouwer, Troy RW CHI		69	10	16	26	7	50	8	126	7.9	15.10	2.48
Developing into a solid role player.
Brown, Dustin RW LA		80	24	29	53	-15	64	18	292	8.2	19.40	3.68
Not playing up to his talent like most of the team. Will be better next year.
Brule, Gilbert C EDM		11	2	1	3	-3	12	0	13	15.4	9.87	0.45
The change of scenery hasn’t changed anything for Brule who’s running out of chances.
Brunette, Andrew LW MIN		80	22	28	50	-5	18	18	118	18.6	16.94	3.39
The Wild plays much more conservatively than Colorado and he’ll turn 36 before next season. Expect a continued decline.
Brunnstrom, Fabian LW DAL		55	17	12	29	-8	8	6	81	21	11.62	1.88
I don’t see him making a huge improvement next season.
Burns, Brent D MIN		59	8	19	27	-7	45	14	147	5.4	22.42	3.23
Had a difficult first half, but was playing well with 16 points in 28 games until he suffered a concussion in early March. Now, who knows how he’ll be affected.
Burrows, Alexandre C VAN		82	28	23	51	23	150	0	175	16	16.85	0.45
Huge breakout season for Burrows, but don’t expect him to repeat the 28-goal effort. No player with more than 15 goals saw less average power play time than Burrows.
Byfuglien, Dustin D CHI		82	28	23	51	23	150	0	175	16	16.85	0.45
We certainly expected more since he played most of the season at forward. Might not have a spot in Chicago next season.