Fantasy Hockey Roundtable

11/21/2009 1:17 PM - 

Outside of Michael Del Zotto, which defensemen have surprised you the most this year?

Kyle Quincey, COL – Quincey’s surge in value (13 points in 23 games) has been tied to the success of his team. He had been largely ignored in fantasy drafts, even though he proved last season that he can be a valuable power-play asset (30 of his 38 points were on the power play). Beware of Quincey’s value if Colorado collapses, as he is a (-8) over his last five games, four of which were Avalanche losses.

Alex Goligoski, PIT – With 14 points and a (+11) in 20 games this season, Goligoski has picked up the slack left by an injured Sergei Gonchar. Goligoski showed flashes of brilliance last season (20 points in 45 games), and he is a natural fit for a power play that should be better than it is (13.3% – second-worst in NHL this season). It will be interesting to see if he can maintain his current pace once he returns from injury in two or three weeks.

Christian Ehrhoff, VAN – Ehrhoff, who was criticized at length in San Jose last season for his defensive shortcomings, has arguably been the Canucks’ best defender this season. On a team hammered by injuries at all positions, Ehrhoff has maintained a team-best (+11) ranking. Ehrhoff has also been a solid power-play asset for the Canucks, with 11 of his 15 points coming on the man advantage.

Ian Gooding, fantasyhockey.com 

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