The Phenom Presents Fantasy Year 2011!

NHL 2011 (1/9/11)

The Usual Suspects
1. Sidney Crosby/ PIT- As the winner of the highly-coveted Phenom Fantasy Stud of the Year Award (FSYA) for 2010, Crosby is showing no signs of slowing down.
2. Alex Ovechkin/ WAS- Ovechkin should be a top 3 pick in all formats; he's as sure a bet as you can make in fantasy hockey.
3. Steven Stamkos/ TB- Stamkos has solidified himself as a top 3 player in fantasy hockey and continues to have a tremendously-productive 2010-2011 season.
4. Henrik Sedin/ VAN- H. Sedin is currently the top assist guy in the NHL, not a big goal-scorer, but has great fantasy value.
5. Daniel Sedin/ VAN- D. Sedin is currently the 3rd-best goal-scorer in the league and one of the top assist producers as well.

Honorable Mention: Nicklas Backstrom/ WAS, Ilya Kovalchuk/ NJ, Zach Parise/ NJ, Henrik Zetterberg/ DET, Patrick Marleau/ SJ


Sleepers
1. Ryan Kesler/ VAN- Kesler has produced 23 goals and 17 assists thus far in the 2010-2011 season and was a middle round selection in the 2010 draft.
2. Ryan Smyth/ LA- Smyth has produced 17 goals and 11 assists in 2010-2011 and was mostly undrafted or a late-round selection.
3. Shane Doan/ PHO- Mostly a very late-round pick and undrafted free agent, Doan has put together a pretty solid season with 10 goals and 18 assists.
4. Dustin Byfuglien/ ATL- Drafted in the middle-to-late rounds, Byfuglien has been huge this season, producing 16 goals and 25 assists.
5. Patrick Sharp/ CHI- 24 goals and 18 assists is pretty stellar for a middle round selection in most fantasy drafts. Sharp is a phenomenal fantasy value player.


Long Shots
1. John-Michael Liles/ COL- Liles is mostly a late-round draft selection, but has very quietly put together a nice season with a 25-assist and 5-goal effort.
2. Claude Giroux/ PHI- Giroux has put up 16 goals and 20 assists in 2010-2011 as a middle-round draft selection.
3. Joe Pavelski/ SJ- Pavelski was taken in the late rounds, but has produced 9 goals and 18 assists thus far in 2010-2011.
4. James Neal/ DAL- Neal was another late-round draft selection that has provided great fantasy value.
5. Brent Seabrook/ CHI- As a defenseman, Seabrook doesn't get many shots on goal, but he has produced 19 assists as a mostly undrafted free agent player in the fantasy ranks.

Honorable Mention: Patrick Eaves/ DET

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