NHL Fantasy Hockey: Projections for Ilya Bryzgalov and More Goalies, Defensemen

July 29th, 2011 by Craig Rondinone Leave a reply »
The shopping spree for goalies and defensemen was fast and furious as soon as the free-agent stores were open for business. 

The NHL knows that during the playoffs when games get tighter that great goaltending and staunch defense wins Stanley Cups, not flashy forwards.  

So which free agent defensemen and goaltenders who signed with new clubs will see their fantasy hockey values improve in 2011-12?  And which players should have stayed with their old teams?  Here is a look.


Ilya Bryzgalov, Philadelphia Flyers

Bryzgalov has been one of the most valuable netminders the past four years, including finishing third in victories and sixth in save percentage last season, and that was when he was the backbone of a team that needed him to stand on his goalie mask every game to win. 

Now that he will be the goalie of one of the NHL’s perennial Stanley Cup contenders, his fantasy value might rise higher than Kim Kardashian’s rotund rump.

Philadelphia sorely needed a dependable goalie in the wake of using inconsistent, injury-prone puckstoppers like Brian Boucher, Ray Emery and Michael Leighton the ...

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