By Ryan Lester, LestersLegends.com
Need some help with your fantasy hockey team? You’ve come to the right place. Try these hot players on for size.
R.J. Umberger, C, Columbus Blue Jackets
R.J. has seven points (3 goals, 4 assists) last week with a +5 plus/minus rating. He netted a hat trick on November 30th. Umberger had one power play point, 15 shots on goal, and won 19 face-offs. On the year he has 21 points (9 goals, 21 assists) in 27 games. He’s owned in 20 percent of Yahoo! and 8.7 percent of ESPN leagues.
Wayne Simmonds, RW, Los Angeles Kings
Wayne had five points (3 goals, 2 assists) with a +5 rating and 13 shots on goal. On the year he has 16 points (eight goals, eight assists) in 28 games. Simmonds is owned in 21 percent of Yahoo! and 4.9 percent of ESPN leagues.
Eric Fehr, RW, Washington Capitals
Fehr was tied for second with four goals last week. He added an assist, a +3 rating, one power play point and nine shots on goal. He has 11 points (seven goals, 4 assists) in 17 games. Fehr is owned in 4 percent of Yahoo! and 1.4 percent of ESPN leagues.
Nigel Dawes, LW, Calgary Flames
Nigel also tied for second with four goals last week. He had a +4 rating, one power play point, and eight shots on goal. On the year he has 16 points (eight goals, eight assist) in 26 games. Dawes is owned in 5 percent of Yahoo! and 0.9 percent of ESPN leagues.
Niklas Hagman, LW, Toronto Maple Leafs
Hagman also had four goals last week with a +2 rating and 13 shots on goal. He has 17 points (13 goals, 4 assists) in 25 games. Hagman is owned in 31 percent of Yahoo! and 23.2 percent of ESPN leagues.
Tyler Myers, D, Buffalo Sabres
Myers was tied for the league lead with four assists last week. He added two power play points and had three shots on goal. On the year he has 13 points (three goals, ten assists) in 24 games. Tyler is owned in 13 percent of Yahoo! and 16.8 percent of ESPN leagues.
Paul Kariya, LW, St. Louis Blues
Kariya led the league with 23 shots on goal last week, resulting in three points (two goals, one assist). He had a +4 rating and won a face-off. On the year he has 11 points (six goals, 5 assists) in 25 games. Kariya is owned in 30 percent of Yahoo! and 24.9 percent of ESPN leagues.
Antoine Vermette, C, Columbus Blue Jackets
Vermette was third in the league last week with 47 face-offs won. He had four points (two goals, two assists), a +5 rating, and seven shots on goal. On the year he has 23 points (8 goals, 15 assists) in 27 games. Antoine is owned in 18 percent of Yahoo! and 86.4 percent of ESPN leagues.
Jean-Sebastien Giguere, G, Anaheim Ducks
Giguere picked up a pair of Wins last week while sporting a 1.65 goals against average and a.940 save percentage. He turned away 79 of the 84 shots he faced. On the year he’s 3-3-3 with a 2.67 goals against average and a .915 save percentage. Giguere is owned in 38 percent of Yahoo! and 16.4 percent of ESPN leagues.
Johan Hedberg, G, Atlanta Thrashers
Hedberg picked up 2 Wins last week with a 1.50 goals against average and a .952 save percentage. He also had a shutout. Hedberg turned away 59 of the 62 shots he faced. On the year he’s 6-2 with a 2.41 goals against average and a .928 save percentage. Johan is owned in 9 percent of Yahoo! and 3 percent of ESPN leagues.
