Fantasy Hockey: Top Position Players for Success

Fantasy Hockey: Top Position Players for Success – Ottawa Senators

Welcome to the next installment of Fantasy Hockey: Top Position Players for Success. Today’s article is a preview of the 2018-2019 Ottawa Senators. We at FantasyCPR are getting pumped for the NHL season less than a week away! It is time to prepare for your fantasy hockey leagues.

This exercise is intended to help you prepare for your Fantasy Hockey season by providing a team-by-team preview of potential leaders at each position. We will cover our favorite fantasy hockey centers, wingers, defenseman, and goalies with a few honorable mentions.

The Senators were near-bottom feeders last season finishing 7th in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. After a down season, Ottawa had the opportunity to make a splash in the draft and went with a familiar name Brady Tkachuk 4th overall. Son of Keith Tkachuk and brother of Matthew Tkachuk, Brady will look to make a name for himself. He is what hockey folks call a power forward.

You would think a top prospect would hog the headlines. However, the Senators moved on from their superstar defender Erik Karlsson, who has joined the San Jose Sharks. They also lost Mike Hoffman to the Florida Panthers. Karlsson and Hoffman were two of their top three-point scorers, which might make scoring difficult. Or maybe it opens the door for new talent to take over! Let’s dig in.

Honorable Mentions – W Bobby Ryan, W Ryan Dzingel, D Mark Borowiecki

C Matt Duchene

Matt Duchene is a slick handed center who joined the Sens last season. He can dangle for days, which helps teammates get open. Duchene has a knack for finding them for the assist. He has, in my opinion, been underrated for years. I think it is now his time to break out with a new team.

Duchene played 68 games with the Senators last season, putting up 49 points. With the team looking to re-tool after losing Karlsson and Hoffman, Duchene should take over more of a leadership role. We could see a boost in points with more opportunities. But it is always a risk spending on a player on a struggling team.

W Mark Stone

In just 58 games last year, Mark Stone had 20 goals and 42 assists. He managed to be a +9 on the ice even through the teams poor season. Now that Karlsson and Hoffman have moved on, Stone could be primed to outperform his numbers from 2017/18.

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W Brady Tkachuk

There may be some growing pains with Tkachuk. I don’t mean that in the literal sense. He’s 6’3” and nearly 200 LBS and only 19 years old. Wait until he gets into a professional workout program. In the World Junior Classic, Tkachuk finished with three goals and six assists while helping lead Team USA to a bronze medal.

He is not just an enforcer throwing his body around like Doug Glatt in Goon. Tkachuk is an extremely skilled player who should translate well to the NHL as he already has the size to compete. He may start off slow, but expect for him to have a solid season overall. He could be a superstar by year two.

D Thomas Chabot

Chabot is now the defender to watch on this team after losing Karlsson. The pressure is on for him to step up. He had a solid rookie year with nine goals and 16 assists. According to Joey Alfieri of NBC Sports mentioned Chabot’s CF% with and without Karlsson by his side, and it is worth a look at 52.93 and 44.82. Hopefully he can improve upon that number as his line-mate and mentor moved on.

G Craig Anderson

A 7th place finish doesn’t bode well for whomever was in net. Craig Anderson was responsible for a lowly .898 SV%. Hate to bring it up again, but they lose their franchise defender, and Anderson may be in for another down year. Karlsson however, is known more for his offensive skills. There is always the potential for a more defensive minded approach for the team to take, which could benefit Anderson.

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