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Decliner :
Martin St.Louis
Let me start by saying that I really didn’t want to put Martin
under this heading but I think age may finally start to hamper
his play. I know he is only 37 and several other successful
players have had careers well into their 40’s but how many
of them are only 5’8”?
Speaking of height, or should I say lack thereof, until last
season Martin had 8 consecutive 80pt seasons. Impressive to
say the least and even last year’s 77 games is nothing to
sneeze at but I think you will see that total get lower as each
season wears on.
If you’ve been reading this so far and are thinking … “Wow, this guy must be on another planet. Don’t
worry when my passport expires I’ll return” but my point is this. I have never owned him and I never
will, not in a keeper league anyway.
With that being said do I think he will drastically reduce next year, probably not but once you have him
on your roster it will be extremely tough getting good value for him in a trade.
Like Purcell, you won’t get many PIM or a decent Plus/Minus rating out of St.Louis
My recommendation - Points only, one-year league ONLY. ~ Expect 19G 47A 6PPG 1GWG
With new additions to mentor the extremely talented young core of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and a
beast of a goalie in Anders Lindback (I think he’s the starter before too long), the Bolts will be back in the
playoffs. They may even secure another Stanley Cup before Stamkos can grow a proper playoff beard.
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