Fantasy hockey preview – Fresh opportunities for these four players

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comFeb 5, 2024, 12:00 PM ET

CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard.

A tumultuous all-star break made up in action off the ice for what it lacked on the ice in the fantasy hockey realm.

Elias Lindholm is now a member of the Vancouver Canucks, the Winnipeg Jets added Sean Monahan, the Los Angeles Kings have a new head coach and the Pittsburgh Penguins are taking a chance (maybe his last) on Jesse Puljujarvi.

Week 17 of the fantasy hockey season continues — not begins — on Monday with a pair of games, then we have an eight-game Tuesday slate and a lighter three-game schedule on Wednesday. If you play in weekly-roster leagues, a few of your spots might be locked in from all the way back on Jan. 29, which is when this two-week “fantasy week” housing the All-Star Game began.

It’s a very light “week” for some squads, as you won’t see any of the Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues, Anaheim Ducks, Kings, San Jose Sharks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Arizona Coyotes, Seattle Kraken in the early part of the week, with some of the teams not playing again until Saturday (talk about an extended break).

The point being, be cautious and thoughtful with the schedule this week. If you have daily roster changes, the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars should be your focus to start the week, as each team gets in two games through Wednesday.

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Pierre-Luc Dubois, C, Los Angeles Kings (30.9% available): This has to be close to Dubois’ last chance to redeem his pedigree. He still carries the label as a “potential” top-line center than could take over for Anze Kopitar as the Kings top pivot, but the results have…

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Author : Sean Allen

Publish date : 2024-02-05 17:03:35

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