Player Profiles (B)
Dobber Sports
2009-05-03
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.
| 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. | ||||||||||||
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