Fantasy Hockey: players to avoid

Anze Kopitar

Anze Kopitar had a subpar year on his standard last season putting up only 22 G and 60 pts along with 19 PPP but he was also a -20
Kopitar is ranked 122nd overall, ahead of players like Evander Kane, Kyle Palmieri, William Karlsson, Dylan Strome, Max Domi, TJ Oshie, Anthony Mantha
The Kings aren't expected to be very good this season, so i would avoid any LA Kings players including Kopitar

Jaden Schwartz

Jaden Schwartz is a player who plays better in the playoffs than in the regular season
Schwartz had an up and down year last season as he put up just 11G 36 pts along with 5 PPP
Jaden Schwartz is ranked 166th overall, ahead of players like Ryan Getzlaf, Nino Neiderreiter, Zach Parise, Nikolaj Ehlers, Alex Galchenyuk
Schwartz is player who will get around 50 points a season, but you can get a player like that much later in the draft

Sam Reinhart

Sam Reinhart would have solid fantasy value if he were playing with Jack Eichel however there is a chance that he plays on a different line
If Reinhart does indeed play on a different line, then his fantasy value will greatly diminish
Reinhart is ranked 189th overall right now, ahead of players such as Andreas Athanasiou, Jake DeBrusk, Yanni Gourde and Kevin Lebanc
Avoid drafting Sam Reinhart if he isn't playing on the Sabres top line because he will have a bad +/- and he won't be putting up eye popping stats

Erik Gustafsson

Erik Gustafsson had a phenominal year last season putting up 17 G and 60 points along with 18 PPP, hence why he is ranked so high in fantasy this year
Gustafsson is ranked 84th overall in fantasy hockey this season, ahead of players like Rasmus Dahlin, Keith Yandle, Alex Pietrangelo, Thomas Chabot, Oliver Ekman Larsson
Gustafsson may still have a great year, put its too much a risk to pick him over Dahlin, Chabot, Pietrangelo or OEL

Dougie Hamilton

Dougie Hamilton should not be drafted as high as he is ranked because ther are players ranked after him that are better
Hamilton is ranked 107th overall in Fantasy Hockey, ahead of Defenseman like Jacob Trouba, Zach Werenski, Cale Makar, Quinton Hughes
Even though Hamilton should still put up the same numbers as he did last year, Hamilton can be quite streaky, which is not good for head to head leagues

John Gibson

John Gibson has already established himself as one of the premier goalies in the NHL however it may be a risk to draft him in Fantasy Hockey
The Anaheim Ducks are in a bit of a transition phase and are not likely going to be a playoff team this year
Gibson is ranked 51st overall in Fantasy hockey, which is ahead of Goalies like Braden Holtby, Jordan Binnington, Matt Murray and Martin Jones.
While Gibson will have a good individual season, he isn't going to get enough Wins to justify drafting him that high.

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