Roto Exclusive : Guest Contributions and Featured Articles
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y Gainerama<br />
Up :<br />
David Clarkson<br />
Looks like Clarkson finally came out of the roto closet last season by<br />
posting impressive numbers like 228 SOG, 169 Hits, 138 PIM <strong>and</strong> 46<br />
points to boot. He’s never going to be a high draft pick in any<br />
anybody’s fantasy draft, but he’s going to be underrated for what he<br />
brings if you can find him in the middle to later draft rounds. With the<br />
dearly departed Parise long gone, that top 6 opening is just screaming<br />
his name for another breakout. We could possibly be seeing the<br />
emergence of Hartnell-lite, the age is about right too.<br />
Adam Larsson<br />
This kid survived the trial by fire as a rookie last season <strong>and</strong> posted respectable numbers. There’s no<br />
denying that he’s got the elite talent <strong>and</strong> it’s only a matter of time before he takes the top spot away<br />
from Zidlicky either this year or next. Look for Larsson to improve on his points <strong>and</strong> maybe double it in a<br />
full regular season, <strong>and</strong> his respectable hits <strong>and</strong> blocked shots will also go up in correlation as he is used<br />
more in all situations this year.<br />
Anton Volchenkov<br />
This guy is always going to be gold in leagues that use hits <strong>and</strong> blocked shots for scoring as he will come<br />
close to leading both categories for his team in a full season. Because he’s a defensive defenseman, he<br />
will usually always be available in the later rounds of most fantasy drafts, <strong>and</strong> becomes incredibly<br />
valuable in leagues where you use his skills on defense <strong>and</strong> save your forward rosters for pure scoring<br />
cats. As NJ plays more defensively without Parise, look for even more Volchenkov than normal this<br />
season.<br />
Patrik Elias (down)<br />
It is very likely he will still play with Kovalchuk this season <strong>and</strong> will still put<br />
up very respectable numbers. However after an unexpected season like<br />
last, odds are he’s going to come back down a bit <strong>and</strong> won’t be able to<br />
maintain that type of offense going forward. Elias is a great player but the<br />
fact is that he is going to be almost 37 years old when hockey likely<br />
resumes <strong>and</strong> opposition defenses are going to give him more attention<br />
now that Parise is gone. Old age + less decoys = not good!<br />
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