NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 03: Chris Kreider #20 of the New York Rangers reacts before Game Two of the Eastern Conference Final of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madis
on Square Garden on June 03, 2022 in New York City. It's still early and most fantasy hockey drafts probably haven't occurred, but we can still learn a great deal from average draft positions. There are plenty of players who are being overrated by fantasy managers according to their average draft position. Avoiding taking players too early and tempering expectations will save you some headaches once the season starts. It will also allow for much better roster construction.
Hughes is great at earning assists and soaking up minutes, but if fantasy managers are taking him on average with the 50.6 pick, then a little more bang for the buck should be expected. Only seven blueliners are currently going ahead of Hughes and others going behind him have just as much or more offensive upside with the added benefit of help in other areas.Giroux's fantasy stock had been trending downward during his final seasons with Philadelphia.
. The 21-year-old was a big disappointment in the first half of the 2021-22 campaign, but he was much better down the stretch, and he possesses plenty of upside. Still, Knight shouldn't be going ahead of established starters, especially those with proven track records. He has future value, but the Bobrovsky roadblock is still in place at the moment.Bennett entered the 2021-22 campaign with plenty of sleeper appeal, and he responded with a career year.
on the roster. Power could make for an interesting gamble in the later rounds, but this feels like a reach for managers in redraft leagues.