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
Ladd, Andrew LW CHI		82	15	34	49	26	28	1	195	7.7	14.40	0.40
Ladd has scored, 11, 21, 30, 49 points during his first four seasons. The trend will continue and he’ll hit 50 next year and would do even better with a little more power play time.
Laich, Brooks C WAS		82	23	30	53	-1	31	24	185	12.4	17.28	2.63
Laich had a very consistent season as he was solid every single month other than January. Unless he somehow ends up centering Semin, his upside remains in the 50-60 points range.
Lang, Robert C MON	X	50	18	21	39	6	36	17	101	17.8	16.86	3.30
Was Montreal’s most reliable forward before an injury cut short his season. At 38, he won’t be this good again.
Langenbrunner, Jamie RW NJ		81	29	40	69	25	56	17	229	12.7	18.10	3.33
Career best season, expect a small drop in production next season.
Langkow, Daymond C CGY		73	21	28	49	1	20	16	161	13	17.19	3.86
Other than a 77-point one time anomaly, Langkow is usually around the 60-point mark, which is near to where he would have ended up if he hadn’t missed 9 games.
Laperriere, Ian RW COL	X	74	7	12	19	0	163	0	61	11.5	13.84	0.25
Hasn’t had any fantasy value for three years.
Lapierre, Maxim C MON		79	15	13	28	9	76	1	165	9.1	14.80	0.44
Fourth liner extraordinaire gave the Habs more than they expected.
LaRose, Chad RW CAR	X	81	19	12	31	6	35	1	171	11.1	15.13	0.47
Larose has steadily improved over his four seasons and there’s still a bit of room left.
Latendresse, Guillaume RW MON		56	14	12	26	4	45	4	117	12	13.61	1.52
He’ll score 20 goals and 40 points next season.
Lebda, Brett D DET		65	6	10	16	9	48	0	69	8.7	13.65	0.16
He could hit 20 points one of these years.
Lecavalier, Vincent C TB		77	29	38	67	-9	54	24	291	10	20.24	4.24
I think the odds are 50-50 he’s traded during the offseason. I also think the odds are 80-20 in favor of him bouncing back in a big way after a very disappointing season.
Lee, Brian D OTT		53	2	11	13	-2	33	3	51	3.9	18.91	1.30
Slowly brought along to become the power play quarterback, it’s not for next year yet, but he’ll be a regular and has the talent to put up 30 points.
Legwand, David C NSH		73	20	22	42	-3	32	7	175	11.4	19.44	2.73
The 45-point range is the norm for Legwand.
Lehtinen, Jere RW DAL	X	48	8	16	24	1	8	7	119	6.7	19.00	3.36
Second consecutive injury filled season for Lehtinen who’s becoming a fantasy afterthought.
Leino, Ville LW DET		13	5	4	9	5	6	0	17	29.4	12.71	1.38
Leino showed real potential and he could replace Samuelsson next season and post similar numbers.
Leopold, Jordan D CGY	X	83	7	17	24	-15	24	4	107	6.5	18.81	2.27
He was having a decent enough season in Colorado, but didn’t produce in Calgary. Don’t expect more than 30 points aver again.
Lepisto, Sami D WAS		7	0	4	4	-3	6	3	7	0	19.50	3.70
He’ll turn 25 in October so he needs to get an opportunity next season, but that might not happen in Washinton. He could be 40-point defenseman in the right situation.
Letang, Kris D PIT		74	10	23	33	-7	24	11	138	7.2	21.15	3.59
With Gonchar and Whitney out, several people expected big numbers from Letang, but it might have been too much pressure for the kid. He did much better once Gonchar returned and could surpass 45 points next season.
Lidstrom, Nicklas D DET		78	16	43	59	31	30	33	180	8.9	24.82	3.93
Will soon turn 39 so a drop in production isn’t a surprise and the trend should continue next year.
Liles, John-Michael D COL		75	12	27	39	-19	31	21	146	8.2	21.54	4.05
Forget about last year’s bump in the road, he’s a legitimate 40-point blueliner.
Lilja, Andreas D DET		60	2	11	13	13	66	0	60	3.3	17.00	0.04
His career high is 15 points.
Lindstrom, Joakim LW PHO		44	9	11	20	-6	28	9	77	11.7	14.86	2.40
Could produce 45 points, but could just as well give you 25.
Lisin, Enver RW PHO		48	13	8	21	-13	24	2	105	12.4	14.83	2.21
He certainly has talent, but he’s a huge defensive liability as his -36 over 78 NHL games attest so it’ll hard for him to become a regular.
Little, Bryan C ATL		79	31	20	51	-5	24	20	172	18	16.92	4.01
The sophomore had several ups and downs, but his career is kickstarted and it should be a nice one.
Lombardi, Matthew C PHO		69	14	32	46	13	44	8	177	7.9	17.68	2.25
Lombardi never fulfilled expectations in Calgary, but with 16 points in 19 games in Phoenix, he’s started to live up to his potential and I think he’ll reach 60 points next year.
Lucic, Milan LW BOS		72	17	25	42	17	136	8	97	17.5	14.94	1.66
More valuable in real life than in fantasy, but has 20 goal potential next season to go along with over 100 penalty minutes.
Lundmark, Jamie RW CGY	X	27	8	8	16	2	17	3	50	16	14.03	2.15
A first round pick in 1999, Lundmark has never been able to establish himself, but he’s played very well after getting the call in late February. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him score 40 points next season, but then again I wouldn’t bet on it.
Lupul, Joffrey RW PHI		79	25	25	50	1	58	15	194	12.9	15.68	2.28
He’s too inconsistent to expect more.
Lydman, Toni D BUF		80	3	20	23	0	70	5	99	3	21.78	1.19
You can bet he’ll finish within the 20-25 point range every year.

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