Mr.Beantown

I wouldn't slate Quick in the 2 slot, as a NHL goalie, heck yes, as a fantasy goalie, heck no. Defensive team that allows very little shots, and he is notorious for playing fewer games doe to surgery, which he is also coming off this year once again!

I think that is a great trade, Parise is a stud in the fantasy world, he does it all in all areas that will give you some major points. Sedin is on the downturn in his career now and the Canucks aren't the 2011 Canucks. Great deal for you IMO.

Keep in mind with Parise last year he was injured so Vanek played 11 more games than him last year and scored 2 LESS goals than Parise. He did have 11 more Assists but you think of them both on par of GP and Parise is jumping him in the scoring race. Also looking at the intangibles Hits 70-30 in favor of Parise, Blocks 45-17 for Parise, Power play Points 20-18 for Parise... AND this is all in 11 less games played.

Hate the Habs, but nice blog, very thorough and well written. Nice job

Nice blog Mr.Beantown.

 

Wow, Lundqvist didn't make your top 5.

What makes you think Lethonen will stike better stats than Lundqvist ? Mason?  Crawford?  or Quick?  

All 4 of those goalies can put up 35 wins next season.   I think Dallas got better offensively, but I'm not sure that losing Robidas made them better defensively, and that could factor in significantly for Lethonen's stats.

@hf101

Thanks for the comment!

My issue with the guys you've listed is; there are so much more to Goalie points than wins. Lundquist was very close to my number 5, but here's why he missed out:

Lundquist faces approx. 26 shots per game, he has a team that blocks everything thrown to the net and he has a capable backup that AV seems to trust in Cam Talbot. After a long cup run I think Av will go to Cam a bit more to make sure the King is rested as much as necessary. I see Lundquist at about 33-35 wins but just not there in the point grabbers like saves, shut-outs etc. He was neck and neck with Lethonen for 5th but Lethonen will get more starts and face a lot more rubber in my opinion.

My issue with Quick is close to the same... Quick faces approx. 24 shots per game, looking at about 22 saves per game which doesn't bereak the bank. You couple that with his health in recent seasons (49 & 37 GP in the last 2 seasons) and there are some question marks there in a fantasy standpoint.

Mason had a goo season last year, he was great, but I see the Flyer's D a little weaker this year and I haven't seen the track record to put him top 5, now, if he has another year this year like last, he is a serious candidate for 2015-16.

Crawford is in the Quick situation as well, he only faces about 23 per game as his team is so dominant, and he is always good for a stinker of a game. I do see 32-35 wins but not the saves totals, shutouts (only 2 last year) or other small factors to have him in the top 5!