I've been playing fantasy hockey most of my life but this is the first time I've played in a league that awarded points for hits, shots or blocks. It has me thinking about some NHL players in a new light.
For example, I was stoked to add legit NHL stars like Quinn Hughes and Kuznetsov recently. Both are piling on assists at an impressive clip but are below average in fantasy production. Would it kill them to throw a hit once in a while?
Yeah
@lanky I wouldn't go too far in
that direction, I mean Quinn Hughes is still Quinn Hughes whether or not he throws hits or blocks shots.
BUT it is worth considering that different players bring different skills to a team. So a guy like, say, Derek Stepan who the boards hate... well, he's actually pretty good defensively if you watch the games. Which is kind of why he used to wear an A. In other words, I'm sure the dressing room appreciates his defensive awareness even if most of the boards thinks he drinks way too much Bud Light.
But yeah lanky -- Fantasy hockey is it's own weird thing. It's important to understand the scoring doesn't
necessarily relate to how good a player is in real life although of course there is
some correlation
EDIT: I am working too hard rn, I can't defend myself for those of you who would like to go after Derek Stepan (there may be many, and to be clear you are not wrong). I was just using him as an example that fantasy hockey skills may or may not equal actual hockey skills -- I think I think we would all agree with that idea. Could I have picked a better example? Sure, probably. But we are all Coyotes fans and we all know Derek Stepan
you are seriously one of my favorite fantasy opponents.
