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CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS FANTASY ANALYSIS

May 11, 2010 by Kurt Turner

The 2009-10 season was among the best in recent, if not all-time, history for
the Chicago Blackhawks. Patrick Kane's 88 points were the most for a Hawks
player since Jeremy Roenick scored 107 in 1993-94, the year he became a video
game icon. Ironically, Kane was on a video game cover himself this year, and the
Hawks have been on many magazine covers as a team.

In total, six Blackhawks were selected to represent their home countries in the
2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver: Marian Hossa and Tomas Kopecky for Slovakia,
Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook for the host country Canada and
Kane for the United States. All performed well for their teams, and Toews was
named the Most Outstanding Forward of the tournament. Toews, Keith and Seabrook
won gold, while Kane earned a silver.



When it came to fantasy hockey this year, it was an intriguing season from the
Blackhawks. Not many fantasy owners (or Hawks fans) had much faith in Cristobal
Huet between the pipes, but nobody could have predicted the season from rookie
backup Antti Niemi. Niemi won the starting job late in the season and is now
leading the Blackhawks through the playoffs with a strong run in net.

There were productive skaters all over the roster for the Hawks. Troy Brouwer
surprised with over 100 hits and 20 goals, and Seabrook was sixth among all NHL
defensemen with 208 hits this season. Because of the firepower the Hawks
displayed on offense, coupled with one of the best defensive groups in the
league, the Hawks were also a strong source of plus-minus totals; five Hawks
ended the season above +20, and two more were above +16 on the campaign.



But among all the Blackhawks players, are there keeper candidates? Absolutely
there are!

Patrick Kane - 88 pts - 30 G - 58 A - +16 - 82 games

Kane ranked in the top ten in the league in total points and had a strong
plus-minus as well. While he isn't going to provide many hits, his scoring on
the power play(29 pts) and game-winning goals (six) are all top-tier numbers.
Kane is a keeper.

Duncan Keith - 69 pts - 14 G - 55 A - +21 - 82 games



Keith, a finalist for the Norris Trophy this year, finished second among
defensemen in points and in the top ten in plus-minus. He isn't a hitter, but
his scoring alone makes Keith a keeper for 2010-11.

Jonathan Toews - 68 pts - 25 G - 43 A - +22 - 76 games

Toews missed a number of games because of a concussion early in the season, but
he is another keeper on the Blackhawks roster. He led the Blackhawks in goals in
2008-09 and was again among the team leaders this season. As his game continues
to grow, and with the potential of a full season with Hossa, the youngest
captain in the NHL should stay on your roster for next year.

Marian Hossa - 51 pts - 24 G - 27 A - +24 - 57 games

Hossa isn't near the top of the stat sheet in the league because he didn't play
until Thanksgiving. However, as his stat line clearly indicates, he was a beast
when he was on the ice for the Hawks, averaging almost a point per game and
racking up a strong plus-minus as well. Considering that Hossa was coming back
from fairly substantial summer shoulder surgery and did not have the benefit of
a preseason, having an entire 82-game schedule with the talent on the Hawks
roster could push Hossa to the top of the Hawks', and the NHL's, scoring list.

Antti Niemi- 39 games -26-7-4 - 2.25 GAA - .912 sv pct - 7 shutouts

Niemi's a fringe keeper because it's hard to get full-season value from a
netminder that might only give you 50-60 starts. Niemi should be the Blackhawks
Number One goaltender, however, so he's an option in a deeper league. Consider
that Niemi was the only goaltender in this season's top 20 in wins to start
fewer than 45 games; only one other netminder, Philadelphia's Michael Leighton,
is the only other goalie in the top 30 with fewer than 40 games played. Despite
the limited starts, Niemi won 26 games, ranked fourth in the NHL in goals
against average and tied for third with seven shutouts.

For more great coverage of the Chicago Blackhawks, check out
CommittedIndians.com!

Category - Twisted Sports - Chicago Blackhawks Fantasy Analysis

ABOUT KURT TURNER

Kurt's fantasy advice is featured on USA Today Sports, Bleacher Reports,
SiriusXM and Fox Sports.

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