Someone once said that if you start from zero, you have nothing to lose. Whoever said that obviously didn’t play fantasy sports.

We are all used to players having slow starts, but there is nothing more frustrating than watching a player consistently put up zeroes every game, especially in a category where you were counting on that player to contribute.

Below are 10 categories where fantasy-relevant players have been zero help to your fantasy squad. For most of the categories, I also listed honorable mentions.

To give us a baseline, except for number nine, I looked at skaters that have played a minimum of five games and goalies who have played at least four games.

10. Zero plus/minus

You usually don’t draft Taylor Hall for plus/minus, as he has only finished as a positive player in two of his 11 campaigns so far. However, in 16 games with the Bruins last season, Hall was a plus-15. It may have gone unnoticed as he was a minus-21 with the Sabres. In seven games with Boston this year, he is stuck with a zero plus/minus. Much better than we’re used to, but not as good as expected. Honorable mention: Mitchell Marner, Sean Couturier

9. Zero games played

It was a bit of a shock when the season began and it was announced that Carey Price was voluntarily entering the NHL assistance program in relation to mental health. We all knew he wasn't going to start the season, but we didn't know what the issue was. And with an issue such as this, there's no timeline of how long he may be out for. Despite this, he was still taken high in many drafts, and was on average the 15^th goalie drafted in leagues on Yahoo. There's no timeline on when he may get back into NHL action.

8. Zero assists

We all know you aren’t drafting Mike Hoffman for assists, but you think he would be able to accidentally get one by now. (Looks at Habs roster). Or maybe not. Although he missed the first three games of the season, he’s now been in the lineup for seven contests and has yet to pick up a helper. He does have four goals, but his 1.7 shots per game is also disappointing. He had five straight seasons of 30 assists (and last year had an 82-game pace of 30 assists). Honorable mention: Jake Bean, Andrew Mangiapane

7. Zero PIM

A couple of years back, Timo Meier was pegged as the next great power forward of the fantasy world. He seemed like a good threat to score 30 goals, post 250 shots, lay 150 hits and rack up at least 50 minutes a year in penalty minutes. While the first three have been great this season (he’s on pace for 33 goals, 379 shots and 185 hits, but you can expect the latter two to regress as the season moves along), he currently sits with zero PIM. Some believe that PIM is a ridiculous stat to have in fantasy hockey, but plenty of leagues use it and Meier isn’t helping. Honorable mention: Patric Hornqvist, Mark Borowiecki, Alexander Radulov

6. Zero goals

Maybe this is why Minnesota wanted Kirill Kaprizov to sign a bridge deal instead of a five-year, $45-million contract. Last season, Kaprizov had 27 goals in 55 games, which equates to 40 goals over an 82-game season. Kaprizov is at least contributing this season, with six points, eight PIM, 26 shots and 11 hits in eight games. But a potential 40-goal scorer with zero goals is inexcusable. Honorable mention: Cole Caufield, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

5. Zero losses

If you had conducted a poll at the start of the season to see what netminder would be 6-0 at this point, it’s fair to see that Sergei Bobrovsky might not finish in the top 25. Many fantasy general managers were quick to snag Spencer Knight in drafts, thinking he would usurp Bobrovsky. In fact, Knight was selected on average 85^th overall, while Bobrovsky was selected a few rounds later at 117^th. It doesn’t look that Knight will be able to usurp Bobrovsky any time soon as the latter netminder is 6-0 with a 1.81 GAA and a .944 SV%. Honorable mention: Frederik Andersen

4. Zero power-play goals

Normally this entry would focus on one player, but for this entry, we’re going to look at a team. There’s only one team that has yet to score a power-play goal: the Vegas Golden Knights. Some of that can be chalked up to the loss of Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone, but the lack of power-play proficiency is hurting anyone who drafted Shea Theodore, William Karlsson, Alex Pietrangelo, Jonathan Marchessault and a few others. This isn’t a new thing, as Vegas had a bottom-10 power play last year and followed that with the worst power play in the postseason.

3. Zero power-play points

This is such an ugly category, one could easily create a top-10 list of most disappointing power-play producers at this point of the season. Instead, let’s focus on Mitchell Marner. The Leafs’ forward is off to a poor start, with three points in nine games to go with a plus/minus of an even zero. The only category he’s helping you with shots. Last year was the first season he didn’t reach 20 power-play points, but he was on pace for 21. Honorable mention: Auston Matthews

2. Zero wins

This is a pretty simple choice. There was some talk that with the offseason moves, Chicago could be a playoff squad. None of those moves have worked out, and Marc-Andre Fleury has been one of the worst. He has a 0-5 record to go along with a 4.63 GAA and .872 SV%. Like Fleury, teammate Kevin Lankinen is also winless, which goes to show how awful the Blackhawks have been this season. Honorable mention: Karel Vejmelka

1. Zero points

There are a few players that have been complete disappointments. Jakob Chychrun probably leads the last. Last season in 56 games, he had 18 goals and 41 points, tied for 10th highest among defensemen. That’s an 82-game pace of 26 goals and 60 points. Many were expecting big things from him, but this tough start was predictable as Arizona traded almost everyone who can put the puck in the net. That has helped Chychrun’s production take a nosedive. While he is helping in categories such as PIM, shots on goal, hits and blocked shots, his league-worst minus-15 is an anchor. Honorable mention: Kailer Yamamoto, Corey Perry