Cullen to the Wild
Jeff Angus
2010-07-02
Fantasy Impact – Minnesota has signed free agent center Matt Cullen to a three-year contract worth $3.5 million annually.
The Wild get: A speedy two-way pivot capable of logging minutes in all situations. He is a threat on the penalty kill and is also adept at playing the point with the man advantage. Minnesota had a huge hole to fill at center behind Mikko Koivu, and Cullen is the guy they chose to fill it with. He has a cup ring and a wealth of playoff experience, but he may be a bit out of place on the second line – ideally he is a guy you want on your third line.
It will be interesting to see if he can rise to the occasion playing for his home team. His career high at the NHL level is 49 points, and he has averaged 46 over the past five seasons – I'd expect him to finish somewhere around those two numbers.
Fantasy Players impacted:
This move helps Minnesota's depth scoring wingers, as after Koivu the roster was a huge question mark before this signing. Cullen and Martin Havlat are both speedsters and would form a solid pairing on the second line behind Koivu, Andrew Brunette, and Antti Miettinen. PM Bouchard is a wildcard up front as he has yet to recover from a concussion he sustained well over a year ago. Latendresse could slot in on the left side with Cullen and Havlat. Cullen will see time on the first power play unit as well, alongside one of Brent Burns and Marek Zidlicky (my money is on Zidlicky).
Fantasy Players this helps, in order:
1. Cullen
2. Havlat
3. Latendresse
4. Kobasew
Fantasy Players this hurts, in order:
1. James Sheppard
2. Brent Burns
Related Posts
UPCOMING GAMES
| Apr 18 - 19:04 |
 MIN
| vs |
 SEA | |
| Apr 18 - 20:04 |
 WPG
| vs |
 VAN | |
| Apr 18 - 21:04 |
 CGY
| vs |
 S.J | |
| Apr 18 - 21:04 |
 COL
| vs |
 EDM | |
| Apr 18 - 22:04 |
 VGK
| vs |
 ANA | |
| Apr 18 - 22:04 |
 L.A
| vs |
 CHI
| |
Starting Goalies
Top Skater Views
MTL
TOR
PITTop Goalie Profile Views
NYI
WSH
CBJ
LINE COMBOS
| Frequency |
EDM Players
| |
|---|---|---|
| 34.7 | DEREK RYAN RYAN MCLEOD WARREN FOEGELE | |
| 34.3 | COREY PERRY DYLAN HOLLOWAY ADAM HENRIQUE | |
| 28.7 | MATTIAS JANMARK SAM CARRICK CONNOR BROWN | |
DobberHockey Podcasts
Fantasy Hockey Life: Tim-Eh’s Time in the TIDY Top Tier
When one of the managers in the TIDY league top tier left midseason, Patron Tim volunteered to give up his excellent team to take over a mid-season orphan fighting to escape relegation. And Tim did not go quietly. Ryan, Jesse and Victor welcome Tim to talk through his experience and the trades he made in […]
Keeping Karlsson: Better Off Nedeljkovic
On this week’s Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian gather and analyze the latest fantasy hockey news, notes and data from the past season to work on projecting the 2023-24 NHL and fantasy hockey season. — Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! Patrons get guaranteed KKUPL invitations, plus monthly bonus AMA episodes, and full access to […]
Fantasy Hockey Life: FHL Player Cards with Brandon
Our guy Brandon has been doing great work behind the scenes to great Fantasy Hockey Life prospect player cards, visualizations with the metrics we care about most – including BASH. These are a great tool to catch at a glance the stats for upcoming players. Jesse interviews Brandon and Victor on the decisions behind what […]
Keeping Karlsson: Short Shifts – One Final Lap
Lewis goes for a solo skate to bring Short Shifts season five to a close. He starts by covering some of the headlines including broken records for Quinn Hughes and Nikita Kucherov, taps the stick for Jeremy’s brilliant call on Matchup Maximizer to stream Trevor Moore for his hat trick, and celebration for Wyatt Johnston […]
Keeping Karlsson: A Fortnight of Flowers
On this week’s Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian gather and analyze the latest fantasy hockey news, notes and data from the past season to work on projecting the 2023-24 NHL and fantasy hockey season, including: Is having a top-tier goalie really ever worth it come playoff time? Which players have been the most clutch for […]