Is Turco still a top Fantasy Goalie?

Alot of people are down on Turco after a bad year. He finally proved he was not a choke artist in the playoffs 2 and 3 years ago. But now people are questioning whether where to pick Turco in Fantasy Leagues (Single Season and Keeper). If this is a keeper league I would pick him around 18-28th goalie picked. If this is a one year league I would take him around 12-18th out of all goalies available. The reason being he will be 34 the middle of this August. But if he is available he is a steal. He is not real old yet for a goalie. He probably has a few good years left in him. The whole Dallas Stars team in general had a bad year.

This was the first bad season of Turco's career. And 33 wins on a non playoff team isn't that horrible. It was only the 2nd time in his career that he had a GAA over 2.50. It was actually 2.81 this past season. And it was also the 2nd time his Save Percentage was below 90.9%. It was at 89.8% this past year. So all and all to me it seems that Turco was just a resemblance of his team. His other semi good season was in 2005-06 when the Stars also did not have a great record.

I do not expect the Stars to be great like they were at one time. But I do expect them to have a better year as the younger guys mature and the older guys like Modano and Lehtinen get weened out. I think Turco's number will be a little bit better next year. I predict a 36 Wins, 2.53 GAA and 91.2% with 3 Shutouts as my prediction.

If your in a Keeper League and you want Turco get him now while you can. His trade value is at an all time low. A good goalie is hard to acquire so get him now while he is Low. If the season starts and he plays good, his value is going to go up or the GM who has him might not want to part with him anymore. You have to take Risks to win leagues. This seems like a nice gamble if the price is reasonable to obtain a Goalie that will start in 66-70 Games. Remember alot of players have off years even the greats. Hopefully with Turco it will not become a habit. So to answer the question in the title. While he is not a Top Fantasy Goalie anymore. He is a very solid one and very reliable when the Stars are playing good hockey in front of him.