The Hockey News – September 17, 2019

| 52 | THE HOCKEY NEWS ULTIMATE FANTASY POOL GUIDE 2019-20

A reliable scorer in the 50-point range who doesn’t

miss many games. You know what you’re getting.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

MIKAEL BACKLUND INJ./ILL. 4 REST 1

GP G A

81 20 25

POINTS

45

POS: C AGE: 30

HT: 6-0 WT: 200

BORN: 03/17/89

CALGARY

2019-20 CAP HIT: $5,350,000

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

’16-17 Calgary NHL 81 22 31 53 17:36 36 .65 9 34/16 4 1 2 3

’17-18 Calgary NHL 82 14 31 45 19:01 78 .55 -21 31/11 – – – –

’18-19 Calgary NHL 77 21 26 47 17:54 52 .61 34 43/2 5 1 2 3

CAREER 11YRS 620 129 191 320 309 .52

He’s had at least 50 assists for six years in a row

while averaging over 20 goals. Not bad.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

NICKLAS BACKSTROM INJ./ILL. 1 REST 1

GP G A

81 23 51

POINTS

74

POS: C AGE: 31

HT: 6-1 WT: 210

BORN: 11/23/87

WASHINGTON

2019-20 CAP HIT: $6,700,000

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

’16-17 Washington NHL 82 23 63 86 18:15 38 1.05 17 51/35 13 6 7 13

’17-18 Washington NHL 81 21 50 71 19:40 46 .88 5 45/26 20 5 18 23

’18-19 Washington NHL 80 22 52 74 19:57 30 .93 2 49/25 7 5 3 8

CAREER 12YRS 895 231 642 873 448 .98

He’s evolved into a solid playmaker over the past

three years, jumping from 35-point man to 55-plus.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

JOSH BAILEY INJ./ILL. 0 SCRATCH 0

GP G A

80 17 42

POINTS

59

POS: LW AGE: 29

HT: 6-1 WT: 212

BORN: 10/02/89

NY ISLANDERS

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

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

’16-17 NY Islanders NHL 82 13 43 56 18:22 12 .68 5 44/12 – – – –

’17-18 NY Islanders NHL 76 18 53 71 17:53 17 .93 -20 40/31 – – – –

’18-19 NY Islanders NHL 82 16 40 56 16:50 21 .68 8 41/14 8 4 2 6

CAREER 11YRS 797 140 293 433 219 .54

It’s difficult to see how one of the game’s best

players can get much better, so not likely to go up.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

ALEKSANDER BARKOV INJ./ILL. 0 SCRATCH 0

GP G A

78 33 59

POINTS

92

POS: C AGE: 24

HT: 6-3 WT: 213

BORN: 09/02/95

FLORIDA

2019-20 CAP HIT: $5,900,000

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

’16-17 Florida NHL 61 21 31 52 19:24 10 .85 13 38/14 – – – –

’17-18 Florida NHL 79 27 51 78 22:04 14 .99 9 56/17 – – – –

’18-19 Florida NHL 82 35 61 96 22:21 8 1.17 -3 64/31 – – – –

CAREER 6YRS 413 135 210 345 66 .84

Unlikely to repeat as a 40-goal scorer. Panarin

assisted on 19 of those goals, and he’s gone.

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

CAM ATKINSON INJ./ILL. 2 SCRATCH 0

GP G A

81 33 25

POINTS

58

POS: RW AGE: 30

HT: 5-8 WT: 179

BORN: 06/05/89

COLUMBUS

2019-20 CAP HIT: $5,875,000

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

’16-17 Columbus NHL 82 35 27 62 18:05 22 .76 13 38/21 5 2 1 3

’17-18 Columbus NHL 65 24 22 46 18:54 14 .71 19 35/10 6 2 2 4

’18-19 Columbus NHL 80 41 28 69 19:23 20 .86 3 51/14 10 2 6 8

CAREER 8YRS 527 186 156 342 136 .65

ATKINSON-BARKOV