1. Marian Gaborik- Is the most talented on this list. But also the most risky. When he plays he puts up outstanding numbers. Now on the Rangers he can finally be free and play offense and become the force he was to be. But held back by the defensive coach Jacques Lemaire.
2.Alexander Semin- He can score goals with the best of them. But then he can go on a complete 2 week cold streak or an injury. He is very talented and is very quick. He had more goals than Ovechkin his teammate after the fist 20 games last year.
3.Martin Havlat- Had his first healthy year with the chicago last season. Now he is playing on the Wild. No Gaborik... At least there is new coaches that don't only care about defenese and traps. Still has some good years left if he can remain healthy. Havlat is still capable of putting up around 35 Goals.
4.Sheldon Souray- He has had 26 and 23 goals in his last 2 healthy seasons. But in the past injuries seemed to plague him. And his physical play does nothing to help. He is an all star d man that can hit, fight and score 20+. Not many can do that. He is well worth the risk.
5.Daniele Briere- Now into his 30's Daniel Briere is reverting back to his early phoenix days when he was always hurt. He had some healthy seasons on the Sabres. But has been nothing but hurt since going to the Flyers. When healthy he is a very good forward capable of getting 70+ points.
6.Cristobal Huet- He seems to lose his job wherever he goes. Uhh Hum he seems like a Martin Gerber with only way better stats and more injury prone. When he is hot he will help win you weeks. He seems to be more streaky then anything.
7.Pascal Leclaire- He had 9 shutouts in 07-08, which was one behind Lundqvist for the league lead. Doing this on a non-playoff Blue Jackets team. He only played in 12 games last year and was on IR for the whole season. He then was traded to the Senators at the trade deadline. He has a chance to rebound, and so does the Senators.
8.Tim Connolly- This faceoff winning playmaker seems to never stay off the injury report. It is ashame, we will never really know the skills and numbers he might of put up. He is only 27 so take a chance on him if nobody has him.
9.Kari Lehtonen- Still young, but the Thrashers have all offensife D-men. His stats were never good and I do not see them getting better on that team. A change of scenery like when Luongo went from the Panthers to the Canucks, can benefit Lehtonen and his numbers. Beware he just had back surgery.
10.Joni Pitkanen- had 40+ points back to back seasons. But injuries slowed his development down a little. He just turned 26 years old. Although I do not think he is capable of scoring at the pace he did when he had 13 goals in 58 games in 2005-2006. He is well worth having on a fantasy team and has good years left in that young body.
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