Off-Years

These are the guys who just do not seem to have the jump they did last year, or it may be luck or it may be chemistry, either way by factoring games played (in most cases) these are some disappointments of the year, guys who have fucked you in the ass fantasy wise and probably caused their coaches to tear them new assholes.


Honourable Mentions:
Andrej Mezaros, Tomas Plekanec, Brian Rolston, Brent Burns, Derek Roy, JP Dumont, Scott Gomez


#5 - Rod Brind’Amour
2007-2008 - 51 Points +0
2008-2009 - 46 Points -22
Is the age getting to this old vet? He is 39 playing in a young league with a new style, that -22 is a dark shade of awful. Like many of you I have a soft spot for Rod “the bod” and he had a strong game against the Sens the other night, lets hope he is getting that big Shnozz revved up for the playoffs.

#4 - Marian Gaborik
2007-2008 - 83 Points 77 Games
2008-2009 - 10 Points 9 games
This Slovak needs a change of scenery bad. I know he has only played 9 games, but he opted out to have surgery after sitting out 20 games this year. It was reported that the surgery wasn’t even needed until the off-season and it was something you could play through. This guys heart is as full Mikey Vicks new Kennel, get him somewhere else and he may be able to play a full season, which means 100 Points.

#3 - Tomas Kaberle
2007-2008 – 53 Points
2008-2009 – 31 Points
The talk in leaf-land before the year started was that their defense was the strong part of their team, the big part being Tomas Kaberle. He is dealing with injuries, but if this guy is on your fantasy team than you have to feel like he just folded the tent on the year…Kind of like Hagman and Toskala, 3 prime of their career vets hurt? What a coincidence? When he was playing, Ian White was playing more than Tomas, Ian White was a healthy scratch and only got a shot because he was playing forward, how embarrassing Tomas. Shout out to the ‘tasche on White though

#2 - Mike Fisher
2007-2008 – 47 Points 82 PIM
2008-2009 – 29 Points 58 PIM
With a contract like his (not his fault) and the strength, speed and shot that he has “fish” has to be better. Where is his mind this year?
http://hornofgabriel.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/carrie-underwood-good.jpg
Alright, so give him credit, the boy reeled a good one in, but as a fan; have fun the rest of the year with your prize, lets actually win next year you under-achieving bitch.

#1 - Radim Vrbata
2007-2008 – 56 Points 27 Goals
2008-2009 - 6 Points Tampa Bay Lightning
2008-2009 - 8 Points Mlada Boleslav BK*
2008-2009 - 9 Points Liberec Bili Tygri HC
One of Wayne Gretzky’s go to guys last year has absolutely fell off the map. Almost of 30 goal scorer on a team without a set-up guy such as Phoenix one year, to the next where he plays for three teams…bring out the suitcase for this kid. What really makes no sense is that he is 28, the absolute prime of his career, he had an awesome year and got the contract he wanted and then falls out of the league back home to the Czech Republic and then gets traded there.


Lets hope you were not stuck drafting these guys in your little fantasy leagues, I drafted Gaborik and yes I hold a grudge. Let me know who you have been disappointed with.

Keep Muckin it up.