Player Profiles (L)
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 |
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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