![]() ![]() Remember Logan Thompson? He still has two years left on his contract, so at this point he’s more likely to be back in Vegas than Hill next season. Adin Hill… starting goalie next season? I’m going to say timeshare (1A or 1B) option, whether that be Vegas or elsewhere. Oh, and he also led the playoffs with a plus-17. He’s taken at least 3 SOG/GP during his six seasons in Vegas, and he also led the playoffs with 80 SOG. In the right spot, he is a player who provides decent offense along with high shot totals. Marchessault might have more name recognition as a result of his accomplishment, so the more casual hockey fans in your fantasy league might reach to draft him. It’s amazing how these storylines write themselves. Then on to Tampa Bay, then to Florida, and you probably know by now how he got to Vegas. In fact, his first NHL game was with Columbus in 2012-13, which was his only game with the Blue Jackets and very few likely remember. If it doesn’t seem like Marchessault is over 30, remember that he was undrafted and took the long path to the NHL. His 13 goals also tied Leon Draisaitl for the playoff goal lead (someone finally caught up to Draisaitl!) I’m not using playoff performance as a reason to provide a big boost to Marchessault’s fantasy value, since he’s now 32 years old and has consistently been between the 0.7 to 0.9 PTS/GP range over the past five seasons. Conn Smythe winner Jonathan Marchessault finished second in playoff scoring with 25 points in 22 games. Not taking anything away from this win, but getting to the Stanley Cup Final in their first season still seems to me like the greater accomplishment than winning it in their sixth season. But credit to the Golden Knights for grabbing talent from other teams that didn’t seem to be able to recognize it on their own rosters, which set a high standard for this team right off the hop. After all, the league granted them relatively generous expansion rules, and they rewarded loyalty to some of the original “misfits” by upgrading them for shinier toys. ![]() I get that the Golden Knights aren’t a well-liked team among some in the hockey community because of their relatively short wait for a Stanley Cup. Not exactly out of nowhere, although they weren’t nearly as trendy a pick as the Oilers in the Western Conference. I don’t know that many had the Golden Knights taking it all at the start of the playoffs (at least none of our writers did), but this was a team that had the best record in the Western Conference while finishing fourth overall. Congratulations to the Vegas Golden Knights for winning the Stanley Cup. ![]() There will also be a French version of our upcoming Fantasy Guide for our French-speaking readers!ġ. You can order all of the 2023-24 fantasy products in the shop here (or subscribe!). Updated just a few days ago with its annual Mock Draft. The Prospects Report was released June 1. Writers/Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Alexander MacLean and Dobber These thoughts are curated from the past week’s 'Daily Ramblings'.
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