The Hockey News – September 17, 2019

| 62 | THE HOCKEY NEWS ULTIMATE FANTASY POOL GUIDE 2019-20

There are only so many goals to go around on any

team, but if things go well he can hit 30.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

NIKOLAJ EHLERS INJ./ILL. 20 SCRATCH 0

GP G A

80 30 25

POINTS

55

POS: LW AGE: 23

HT: 6-0 WT: 172

BORN: 02/14/96

WINNIPEG

2019-20 CAP HIT: $6,000,000

YEAR TEAM LEA GP G A P MIN. PIM PPG +/- ES/PP GP G A P PROJECTION

’16-17 Winnipeg NHL 82 25 39 64 17:29 38 .78 1 52/12 – – – –

’17-18 Winnipeg NHL 82 29 31 60 16:05 26 .73 14 47/13 15 0 7 7

’18-19 Winnipeg NHL 62 21 16 37 15:46 15 .60 2 30/7 6 0 0 0

CAREER 4YRS 298 90 109 199 100 .67

Shoots the puck tons and passes a lot. That’s why he

gets a lot of points. Goal totals can be better.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

JACK EICHEL INJ./ILL. 3 SUSPENSION 2

GP G A

75 35 50

POINTS

85

POS: C AGE: 22

HT: 6-2 WT: 200

BORN: 10/28/96

BUFFALO

2019-20 CAP HIT: $10,000,000

YEAR TEAM LEA GP G A P MIN. PIM PPG +/- ES/PP GP G A P PROJECTION

’16-17 Buffalo NHL 61 24 33 57 19:55 22 .93 -13 33/24 – – – –

’17-18 Buffalo NHL 67 25 39 64 20:09 32 .96 -25 42/20 – – – –

’18-19 Buffalo NHL 77 28 54 82 20:26 26 1.06 -11 56/26 – – – –

CAREER 4YRS 286 101 158 259 102 .91

Breakout alert! He’s got good hands, good vision,

good hockey sense and will be a good scorer.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

JOEL ERIKSSON EK INJ./ILL. 13 SCRATCH 3

GP G A

78 20 25

POINTS

45

POS: C AGE: 22

HT: 6-1 WT: 208

BORN: 01/29/97

MINNESOTA

2019-20 CAP HIT: RFA

YEAR TEAM LEA GP G A P MIN. PIM PPG +/- ES/PP GP G A P PROJECTION

’17-18 Minnesota NHL 75 6 10 16 12:47 22 .21 2 16/0 5 0 1 1

Iowa AHL 8 3 5 8 – 8 1.00 -1 7/1 – – – –

’18-19 Minnesota NHL 58 7 7 14 13:30 20 .24 -7 14/0 – – – –

Iowa AHL 9 4 5 9 – 8 1.00 -3 5/4 – – – –

CAREER 3YRS 148 16 21 37 46 .25

Not big on assists, but he’s one of seven D-men to

reach double-digit goals in each of past five seasons.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

AARON EKBLAD INJ./ILL. 0 SCRATCH 0

GP G A

82 15 23

POINTS

38

POS: D AGE: 23

HT: 6-4 WT: 220

BORN: 02/07/96

FLORIDA

2019-20 CAP HIT: $7,500,000

YEAR TEAM LEA GP G A P MIN. PIM PPG +/- ES/PP GP G A P PROJECTION

’16-17 Florida NHL 68 10 11 21 21:27 58 .31 -23 12/8 – – – –

’17-18 Florida NHL 82 16 22 38 23:23 71 .46 9 27/11 – – – –

’18-19 Florida NHL 82 13 24 37 23:39 47 .45 1 27/10 – – – –

CAREER 5YRS 391 66 105 171 249 .44

Nashville defensemen don’t depend on the power

play for points, which enhances their value.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

MATTIAS EKHOLM INJ./ILL. 2 SCRATCH 0

GP G A

81 10 28

POINTS

38

POS: D AGE: 29

HT: 6-4 WT: 215

BORN: 05/24/90

NASHVILLE

2019-20 CAP HIT: $3,750,000

YEAR TEAM LEA GP G A P MIN. PIM PPG +/- ES/PP GP G A P PROJECTION

’16-17 Nashville NHL 82 3 20 23 23:27 34 .28 4 19/3 22 1 10 11

’17-18 Nashville NHL 81 10 24 34 23:35 46 .42 25 20/13 13 1 7 8

’18-19 Nashville NHL 80 8 36 44 23:22 47 .55 27 35/7 6 0 2 2

CAREER 8YRS 470 37 126 163 233 .35

EHLERS-EKHOLM