The Hockey News – September 17, 2019

| 70 | THE HOCKEY NEWS ULTIMATE FANTASY POOL GUIDE 2019-20

It took him a while to reach his top level, but that’s

where he is now.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

TOMAS HERTL INJ./ILL. 5 SCRATCH 0

GP G A

77 31 35

POINTS

66

POS: C AGE: 25

HT: 6-2 WT: 215

BORN: 11/12/93

SAN JOSE

2019-20 CAP HIT: $5,625,000

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

’16-17 San Jose NHL 49 10 12 22 17:13 14 .45 -8 20/2 6 0 2 2

’17-18 San Jose NHL 79 22 24 46 18:06 41 .58 -2 31/12 10 6 3 9

’18-19 San Jose NHL 77 35 39 74 19:01 18 .96 5 57/15 19 10 5 15

CAREER 6YRS 405 116 128 244 119 .60

Once he got the opportunity on a scoring line, he

didn’t disappoint. Good sleeper.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

ROOPE HINTZ INJ./ILL. 0 SCRATCH 2

GP G A

75 16 30

POINTS

46

POS: C AGE: 22

HT: 6-3 WT: 215

BORN: 11/17/96

DALLAS

2019-20 CAP HIT: $811,667

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

’16-17 HIFK Fin 44 19 11 30 17:14 18 .68 10 – 14 3 11 14

’17-18 Texas AHL 70 20 15 35 – 27 .50 2 25/10 22 4 8 12

’18-19 Dallas NHL 58 9 13 22 14:03 24 .38 -11 16/6 13 5 3 8

Texas AHL 21 9 13 22 – 10 1.05 0 14/8 – – – –

CAREER 1YR 58 9 13 22 24 .38

Now what? He’s a No. 1 overall pick who isn’t as good

as the latest No. 1 overall pick. Hurts his upside.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

NICO HISCHIER INJ./ILL. 13 SCRATCH 0

GP G A

77 21 33

POINTS

54

POS: C AGE: 20

HT: 6-1 WT: 175

BORN: 01/04/99

NEW JERSEY

2019-20 CAP HIT: $925,000

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

’16-17 Halifax QMJHL 57 38 48 86 – 24 1.51 20 50/29 6 3 4 7

’17-18 New Jersey NHL 82 20 32 52 16:19 26 .63 10 46/6 5 1 0 1

’18-19 New Jersey NHL 69 17 30 47 18:06 24 .68 0 36/11 – – – –

CAREER 2YRS 151 37 62 99 50 .66

He’s a great fit in Florida, where he has great

power-play linemates.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

MIKE HOFFMAN INJ./ILL. 0 SCRATCH 0

GP G A

82 33 34

POINTS

67

POS: LW AGE: 29

HT: 6-0 WT: 180

BORN: 11/24/89

FLORIDA

2019-20 CAP HIT: $5,187,500

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

’16-17 Ottawa NHL 74 26 35 61 17:35 51 .82 17 35/26 19 6 5 11

’17-18 Ottawa NHL 82 22 34 56 18:24 32 .68 -20 35/21 – – – –

’18-19 Florida NHL 82 36 34 70 17:50 30 .85 -24 35/35 – – – –

CAREER 8YRS 424 143 157 300 149 .71

Doesn’t take advantage of power-play and

top-line time, plus he’s injured too often. Nope.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

PATRIC HORNQVIST INJ./ILL. 13 SCRATCH 0

GP G A

70 20 20

POINTS

40

POS: RW AGE: 32

HT: 5-11 WT: 189

BORN: 01/01/87

PITTSBURGH

2019-20 CAP HIT: $5,300,000

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

’16-17 Pittsburgh NHL 70 21 23 44 15:57 28 .63 16 27/17 19 5 4 9

’17-18 Pittsburgh NHL 70 29 20 49 17:19 58 .70 2 27/22 10 5 6 11

’18-19 Pittsburgh NHL 69 18 19 37 15:29 26 .54 -3 25/12 4 0 0 0

CAREER 11YRS 718 221 227 448 359 .62

HERTL-HORNQVIST