Fantasy Hockey: Will hot finishes from 2022 carry over to 2023?
The NHL and fantasy hockey season are a long, gruelling 82-game season. Due to the sheer volume of games, hot stretches can often go unnoticed as we lose them in the grand picture of an entire season. Heading into the 2022-23 fantasy hockey season, we wanted to take a look at a few surprising players who quietly heated up in the second half of 2021-22 and see if it is a trend that will continue as we head into this upcoming fantasy season.
No player drafted outside the top 50 ADP in 2021-22 helped fantasy owners more in the second half than Minnesota’s Kevin Fiala. The Swiss left-winger contributed across the board as he was ninth in points , 16th in goals , and 11th in shots during the second half. His incredible 1.26 points per game during his final 42 games would have placed him 14th among all scorers across an 82-game season. Extrapolated over 82 games, that is 41 goals, 103-point production along with 262 shots.
It took nearly 100 games for the 2020 No.3 overall pick to find his bearings in the NHL, but if the second half of the 2021-22 season was any indication, Stützle is a fantasy star that is here to stay. Collecting 37 points in 41 games, Stützle was the 47th best point producer in the second half of the NHL season. Across a full 82-game season, those numbers would round out to 28 goals, 46 assists for 74 points.
From undrafted afterthought to fantasy playoff saviour, Thomas had an incredible second half of the 2021-22 fantasy season. Finishing the final 35 games with an impressive 1.29 points-per-game, Thomas ranked 23rd in league points across the last half of the season while playing five/six fewer games than most other names on the list. Across an entire 82-game season, his second-half production would have led to a 70 assist, 105 point year, placing him eighth among league scorers in 2021-22.
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