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y Gainerama Up : David Clarkson Looks like Clarkson finally came out of the roto closet last season by posting impressive numbers like 228 SOG, 169 Hits, 138 PIM and 46 points to boot. He’s never going to be a high draft pick in any anybody’s fantasy draft, but he’s going to be underrated for what he brings if you can find him in the middle to later draft rounds. With the dearly departed Parise long gone, that top 6 opening is just screaming his name for another breakout. We could possibly be seeing the emergence of Hartnell-lite, the age is about right too. Adam Larsson This kid survived the trial by fire as a rookie last season and posted respectable numbers. There’s no denying that he’s got the elite talent and it’s only a matter of time before he takes the top spot away from Zidlicky either this year or next. Look for Larsson to improve on his points and maybe double it in a full regular season, and his respectable hits and blocked shots will also go up in correlation as he is used more in all situations this year. Anton Volchenkov This guy is always going to be gold in leagues that use hits and blocked shots for scoring as he will come close to leading both categories for his team in a full season. Because he’s a defensive defenseman, he will usually always be available in the later rounds of most fantasy drafts, and becomes incredibly valuable in leagues where you use his skills on defense and save your forward rosters for pure scoring cats. As NJ plays more defensively without Parise, look for even more Volchenkov than normal this season. Patrik Elias (down) It is very likely he will still play with Kovalchuk this season and will still put up very respectable numbers. However after an unexpected season like last, odds are he’s going to come back down a bit and won’t be able to maintain that type of offense going forward. Elias is a great player but the fact is that he is going to be almost 37 years old when hockey likely resumes and opposition defenses are going to give him more attention now that Parise is gone. Old age + less decoys = not good! 67
Down (cont.) : Adam Henrique I am a huge fan of Henrique and I’m a firm believer he will be a solid player in the league, however he’s going to have a harder time this year. Any time you end up losing an elite PPG line mate, it’s probably going to hurt a bit especially when there isn’t many scoring options to begin with. Look for Henrique to still be Mr. Clutch when all the chips are on the table but with Parise gone, he may be assigned to play more of a defensive role than offensive as the team will tighten up as a whole. Marek Zidlicky When I see Zidlicky, I see another Pavel Kubina. They both had their glory days but the sad reality is that Zidlicky is just a temporary band aid until Larsson takes over and Zids becomes another forgotten memory. He seemed to have lost a step or two in quickness that will affect his offense, and he’s not the type to make very many hits so he is kind of limiting and on the decline. His age and size also makes him an injury risk at this point in his career. Gainer’s Final Comments: I never doubt a Stanley Cup Final’s goalie, but Brodeur is now 40 and that cannot not be ignored. He’s done a great job of hiding his age but it’s only a matter of time now. Further concern is the fact that NJ has no long term contingency plan to replace him in their pipeline, so I guess they better hope for a miracle soon. The face of the roster may also change drastically as the following are on contract years and may not be with the team later: Elias, Zajac, Zubrus, Clarkson, Josefson, Henrique, Janssen, and Zidlicky. Every year I expect NJ to fail, and every year they surprise me. I wouldn’t be surprised if they did a minor rebuild after this season, and it’s about time too. 68
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