Dobber’s 35 Free Agents To Watch

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2015-07-01

MikeGreen

 

Here are the 35 free agents with the (possible) biggest impact on fantasy hockey…

 

To get you warmed up for the July 1 NHL Free Agent Frenzy, here is a checklist of the unrestricted free agents who could have the most impact on fantasy hockey. In most cases, it will depend on the team they end up with…

 

1 Mike Green Could thrive as the top dog in the right city
2 Karri Ramo This year’s Jaroslav Halak? Re-signed (Calgary)
3 Mike Ribeiro Will likely be a Pred. Legal issues will hurt options Re-signed (NSH)
4 Cody Franson As long as it’s not Nashville, he’ll surprise this year
5 Martin St. Louis Needs a stud centerman
6 Alexander Semin He’s awesome. He’s awesome not. He’s awesome. He’s awesome not. He’s…
7 Michael Frolik With the $ he’s looking for, he’ll be a scoring-line player
8 Matt Beleskey Don’t overrate – only good for 65 games. Keep that in mind
9 Justin Williams He is what he is: 45-point player, and playoff stud
10 Chris Stewart Boom or bust – we’ve seen him thrive on some teams, bomb on others
11 Antoine Vermette Best-case scenario is a 50-point second-line center on a weak team
12 Cody Hodgson Desperately needs star linemates to prop him up/revive career
13 Stephen Weiss An injury derailed a hot streak last season that saw 10 points in 9 games
14 Michal Neuvirth Probably won’t get a starting job anywhere, but perhaps as a 1B?
15 Eric Fehr Now we’re down to the possible 40-point forwards on the list
16 Jiri Tlusty Barring a Crosby linemate, shouldn’t garner fantasy interest
17 Jhonas Enroth See Neuvirth, Michal
18 Andrej Sekera Defensive specialist can produce if put in that role. Watch where he goes
19 Brad Richards Can he eke out one last 40-point season?
20 Shawn Matthias 18 goals last year, entering prime. Could get 25-20-45 on right team
21 Curtis Glencross He is what he is – on any team
22 Mike Santorelli We’ve seen him be a good fantasy player on some teams. Bust on others
23 PA Parenteau Proven that he can be a stud with Tavares or Duchene on his line. That’s it.
24 Lee Stempniak As with most on this list, is dependent on linemates for fantasy value
25 Rich Peverley Pursuing a return. Not yet cleared to play. But shone on Seguin-Benn line
26 Michael Ryder I don’t hold much faith that there’s another 20-goal season in him
27 Steve Downie Flashes of fantasy value last season in certain situations
28 Blake Comeau Thrived with Malkin before injury. Let’s hope he re-signs
29 Tomas Fleischmann Career as a scorer probably over, but you never know
30 Matt Donovan Never given the opportunity with the Isles. Long shot
31 Martin Erat See Fleischmann, Tomas
32 Mark Barberio As with Donovan, was never given huge offensive role with former team
33 Patrick Eaves Thrived with Seguin, but is King Band-Aid. Re-signed (DAL)
34 Viktor Fasth Injuries coupled with inconsistency drilled his value down to nothingness
35 Mark Arcobello Teams don’t seem to want to give him a chance, despite production

 

 

 

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