Lester’s Blue Line Specials: Volume 11

Need some help with your fantasy hockey team?  You’ve come to the right place. 

Try these hot players on for size:

Center

Bryan Little, Atlanta

Little has seven goals in his last four games (1.75 points per game) as well as at least a point in six of his last seven games.  He had 24 points (12 goals, 12 assists) in his first 33 games (0.73). 

He’s owned in 44 percent of Yahoo leagues and 60.5 percent of ESPN leagues.  He’s most valuable in the Sporting News salary cap game, though, as his cap number is just $0.66M.

Winger

Rene Bourque, Calgary

Rene has six points (four goals, two assists) and a plus-five rating in his last four games (1.5), including a December 27 hat trick.  He had 17 points (10 goals, seven assists) and a plus-six rating in his first 32 games (0.53). 

He has a $0.56M cap number and is owned in just 28 percent of Yahoo and 18.6 percent of ESPN leagues.

Defenseman

Steve Eminger, Tampa Bay

Eminger has three points (one goal, two assists) and a plus-six rating in his last three games.  He had 12 points (one goal, 11 assists) and a minus-two rating in his first 33 games (0.36). 

He has a $0.50M salary cap number, and is owned in just three percent of Yahoo and two percent of ESPN leagues.

Goalie

Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles

Quick is off to an excellent start to his 2008 season.  In the six games since his December 19, debut he is 2-3 with a 1.74 Goals-Against Average and a 93.7 save percentage, including a pair of shutouts. 

He’s one of fantasy hockey’s best kept secrets as he’s owned in just eight percent of Yahoo and 2.4 percent of ESPN leagues.  His salary cap number is $1.18M.