Ramblings: Top Plus Minuses – Slavin, Nichushkin, Chara (June 1)

In case you missed it, be sure to check out the fantasy impact of the NHL's return to play plan. I'm not just promoting it because I wrote it, but also because we at Dobber Hockey would like you to look at it if you have to make a decision about your fantasy season.

If this feels like a strange situation, it's because it is. We have playoff matchups, and when we have playoff matchups, we have playoff predictions. The problem is that those predictions are hard to get into if the series won't start for about another two months. These series will be broken down inside out and upside down with so many "what if's."

Until then, the NHL has a ton of logistical hurdles to work through. Not the least of which are finding hub cities and transporting players in a way that is both timely and can satisfy family concerns, the latter of which I don't think will be ideal. Then there's the decision of whether to let players who signed after the pause play in the playoffs. There are many more issues, but those are a few off the top of my head.

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Just another friendly reminder that that the Fantasy Prospects Report will be released June 12.

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Here are the top 10 plus-minuses from the past season:

Name	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-
GRAVES,RYAN	69	9	17	26	40
PANARIN,ARTEMI	69	32	63	95	36
HAMILTON,DOUGIE	47	14	26	40	30
SLAVIN,JACCOB	68	6	30	36	30
POINT,BRAYDEN	66	25	39	64	28
CIRELLI,ANTHONY	68	16	28	44	28
HEDMAN,VICTOR	66	11	44	55	27
KUCHEROV,NIKITA	68	33	52	85	26
NICHUSHKIN,VALERI	65	13	14	27	26
CHARA,ZDENO	68	5	9	14	26

 

Ryan Graves was the surprising leader in this category with a plus-40. I won't be covering him today, as I had discussed him in an earlier