2025 Fantasy Hockey Team Previews | Anaheim Ducks

2025 Fantasy Hockey Team Previews | Anaheim Ducks

[Music] Welcome to the DFO Fantasy Show team preview series. I’m managing editor of dailyfaceup.com, Brock Sean. And today we’ll be covering the Anaheim Ducks. Anaheim is not projected to be very good again this season as the rebuild continues. According to the sports book, they have the seventh lowest implied team total and the fourth worst team in the Western Conference as we enter the season. Now, let’s take a look at the daily faceoff projections for the 202526 fantasy hockey season. We’ll start with the skater group where no one really jumps off the page at you when you look at these projections. However, outside of Jackson Lome, no one on the roster is being picked before pick 150 in the very early Yahoo ADPs. So, there’s potential for some great draft day value with some of these skaters. Troy Terry, for example, is a player that has averaged 28 goals and 37 assists for 65 points per 82 games over the last four seasons. And he’s currently going undrafted. Now, four years ago, he scored 37 goals. and that season’s starting to look like the outlier at this point. But even if you get the 24 goal, 39 assists, 63 point pace that he’s been on the last 3 years, he’ll be a solid contributor that literally cost you nothing, if not very little, on draft day. Leo Carlson’s also an interesting target for fantasy owners, especially ones that want to wait on centers, and if he becomes your third center on the roster, it could be great value. He’ll only be 21 years old this season, is coming off an extremely strong finish at 2024 25 where he scored at a 77 point pace in his final 31 games. If he can build off that, he’ll become a great late round sleeper this year. Mason McTavish and Carter Goautier are two others that finished last season very, very strong and are at good ages for breakouts this season. McTavish scored at a 76-point pace in his final 27 games, while Goautier was at a 33 goal, 30 assist pace in his final 30 games. All four of Carlson, Terry, McTavish, and Goateier are represent players that are great late round values so far this year. Aside from Muel Granland, uh, aside from that, Muel Granland is coming off a strong year. He’ll probably end up just being a waiverwire target most of the year. Maybe a streaming candidate at best. Probably won’t have long-term value. And Chris Crider is an interesting name to keep an eye on. Although, at this point in time, he’s become mostly a one-trick pony with the hits drying up over the last couple of seasons. So, he’ll be a nice pickup when, you know, you need some goals on the wing. But outside of that, I don’t think he’s going to have long-term value either. On the blue line, the previously mentioned Jackson Lome had a run from the start of December to the end of March where he had 39 points in 51 games. It was a 19goal 63 point pace. I’m not sure he’ll reach that level this season over the full year, but even a slight improvement to the Ducks power play this year and Lome can definitely build on last year’s breakout numbers. He had just nine power play points and that’s a number that I expect to improve this year. Uh they were the worst power play in the league a season ago. his early ADP right now is a high-end number three fantasy defenseman. And I think if he’s your number three blue liner, you’re in a great spot at that position. Outside of Lome, there’s not much to love on the Ducks blue line outside of banger leagues where Radco Gutas is obviously a stalwart there. Jacob Trouba will also be a strong contributor in leagues that count peripheral stats. Blocks and hits are something both of those guys do extremely well. And now between the pipes, it’s Lucas Tostal’s crease now that John Gibson is in Detroit. Peter Morazzic shouldn’t pose much of a threat to his workload, but how many starts can Dostall handle would be the true question. You know, he he started to slow down a little bit at the second half of last season, but right now he’s currently only being drafted as a low-end number two fantasy option. And I think if you can land him as a number three goalie, he becomes a great play for your team because he has that upside built in that we saw last year before the Four Nations faceoff. He was 153 and four with a 911 save percentage. great numbers for a number three goalie, but he finished the season a little bit on a sour note. So, it’ll be interesting to see where he lands um between his first half and his second half, but there’s a lot to build off of, a lot of upside there if you can land him as a number three goalie. And if he’s your number three, you can be a lot choosier with your matchups and make him even more valuable. I’m now joined by Derek Lee, Anaheim Ducks writer at the Hockey News. How are you, Derek? Thanks for joining me. Good, Brock. How are you? Very good, thank you. Hockey season is coming up quick. Uh thank you for being the the very first of my fantasy team preview series. Uh we’re going to cover a couple topics today uh that are really pressing in the fantasy community for the Anaheim Ducks. But Derek, before we get into the nitty-gritty of it, I just want to know who is a Ducks player that you think is due for a breakout in the 2526 season? Oh, maybe this is a bit of a copout, but I think Leo Carlson’s really poised to have a great season. And I mean, he had a really good second half last year. He’s got great chemistry with Kat Goce. I wouldn’t expect those guys to get split up for the upcoming season, even though there’s a new coach coming in and Joel Quendville. Um, you just look at the potential that he has. Second overall pick and um, the way that he’s been utilized already by the team in just two years, I think he’s really primed to have a bigger opportunity, of course, and just being pegged as the future number one center of the Ducks. I think there’s just so much room for him to grow already in his third season. Yeah, it’s interesting to see how Quenville will dole out the ice time this season. What is your expectation on how Joel Quinnville will handle that ice time? We saw Greg Cronin last year lean very heavily on the Vrono Stro Terry line, but should we expect to see guys like you said Carlson, even Mason McA see heavier usage this year? We saw it kind of start down the stretch last year. Should we expect them to take a much larger role and maybe the Stro line to take a smaller uh role this year? Yeah, I think that should be the expectation. At some point they want to get in the playoffs. I think that’s the goal this year. They’ve said that this is the goal is making the playoffs and at some point you’ve got to make sure that those young guys, those young pieces, the part of the core, you want those guys to be the ones leading the charge. So, I think this is kind of the transition period where guys like McTavish, guys like Carlson are the ones who are taking that next step and are helping lead them to the playoffs. And you got guys like Troy Terry who are still really great player. He played a lot with Strowman Vrono last year. I think u you look at they added Muel Granland. So, that’s a it’s a really uh key addition that you kind of want to be in the mix. And so if you have Carlson, Gochce, and then you add in someone like Alex Korn and then you have maybe say Chris Krider, MTA Shintter as your second line, that’s a really formidable top six. And then guys like Vrono and Stro by being pushed down the lineup, they have better opportunities to play um against like weaker competition, so to speak, so that they can help produce as well. Absolutely. I I found Leo Carlson to be the hardest one of the hardest players in the NHL to project this season because the offensive numbers haven’t quite been there in the first couple years, but the second half of last year, as you mentioned, were just insane. So, it’s going to be really interesting to see how he takes off under Quenville this year. Uh between the pipes, Lucas Dostall, uh his workload in 2526, what are you expecting there? It’s the first year without John Gibson in Anaheim, obviously, and he he had a great first half last year. Second half maybe not quite as good. What kind of workload split do you expect to see between Dstall and Morazzic this year? Right after the Gibson trade, we spoke to Dex general manager Pat Verbique and he said that he kind of sees Morazzic playing maybe 25 to 30 games. So that’d be kind of around the same amount that well not the same amount that Gibson played but the same amount that Dostall played which was like 50 55. And we kind of saw during that second half a little bit that Dost Stall did tail off because of uh maybe it struggling to adjust to the workload or whatever it may have been just inconsistencies of a young player. But now that he has the starting role because Gibson’s gone, he has the new contract. Um he’s he’s basically the guy now. And so um I think he changed up a little bit of his training do. He mentioned that after uh the media availability for his extension. So just being able to handle a a bigger workload and he’s proven that he can do that. He just needs to be more consistent now in how he handles it as the season goes on. Yeah, it’s going to be interesting to see. You know, he was a fantasy darling in the first half of last season and if he can carry that throughout the entirety of the season, as you mentioned, if this becomes a playoff team, Dostall could be a great fantasy asset this year. And what do you expect? Speaking of great fantasy asset, Jackson Mcome last year seemed like he got better every game from December onward. He was on pace for 17 goals, 38 assists, 55 point defenseman from December through the end of the season. What do you expect from Jackson Lome this season? Is this a player that can take an even further step forward? Is he going to settle in as that kind of like 55 point player? What do you think uh to expect from Jackson Lome this year? Yeah, I certainly hope so. I mean, he had a great world championships as well for Team USA. um before Zach Worinsky came in, Lome had the highest ice time among all USA players. So um and even when Rinsky came into the fold, um he was playing with Rinsky on that top pair. So it wasn’t like he took a backseat at all. So um I think that’s really great for a young players conference. He even just got uh invited to the US Olympic uh kind of like orientation camp for uh kind of like to be evaluated. And I think that is also just speaks to how much they value him over the last year or so. Uh so I don’t I wouldn’t expect anything to change in terms of his role as kind of the the f number one for the Ducks right now because he’s got you got Pavle Menchikov, you got Owen Zelw, but those guys need to kind of find their footing a little bit more. And so it’s up to be um kind of at that steady presence at the top of the left-handed depth chart. So um I don’t know who he’s going to play with this upcoming season. He played a lot with Rad Kudas over the last two seasons. Um, just based off of the matchups, maybe that’s who he plays with again, but I think anyone you put him with, it’s it’s hard to imagine that he’ll um have a difficult time meshing with them and um kind of holding that same role that he did last season. Yeah. And I think the one thing that could help Lome this season is if the power play improves. And they brought in Chris Krider, who has been a notorious uh notoriously very good on the power play throughout his years with the Rangers. The Ducks, one of the worst uh the worst power play in the NHL last season. Do you think bringing Krider in is a guy that can really help boost that top power play unit and maybe unlock some of this offensive upside for guys like Lome and Leo Carlson this year? Oh, definitely. I mean, you look at the things that Crider brings to the table, that’s something that the Ducks were really missing. He’s a great net presence on the power play. He he knows how to get to the dirty areas. Uh he can play on the penalty kills well. He had he’s gotten insane amount of short-handed goals over the last few seasons and um I think you look at his goal totals from the last year. You look at the offense, uh there’s just a lot of dysfunction around that Rangers organization. So, I think you can expect him to have a little bit of a bounce back. maybe not quite to the numbers that he’s had in seasons past where he’s putting up maybe like high30s uh low 40s, but um the addition of Krider, I think that’s just and for how little of cost it came, I think that’s a terrific addition to the Ducks and he just fits in so many roles that they need. I just have one final question before we move on. Um, cutter go, you mentioned him a little bit earlier with Leo Carlson, like he’s a player that if he takes a huge step forward, is just a massive difference maker for the Ducks. Do you just have any quick thoughts on Carter Goce’s upcoming season? Yeah, I think he had a little bit of struggles at the beginning. I think some of that was just being a rookie. Um, just adjusting to a new league as well, too, because he only played one game last year, the year prior, and most of that was in college. So, um I think he just had a lot of adjusting to do and then he kind of figured it out. Um I think I want to say like December he kind of knew what he was getting into. Um and then once he got put with Leo Carlson at the end of the or after the Four Nations break, I think that was when it really clicked for him. He was able to use his speed. he was able to use his shot especially um even without getting much power play which I thought was kind of surprising is he he has one of the better shots on the team and then he’s not even on the power play. So um I think if he’s able to get more special teams time he played a little bit on the penalty kill too as well. So if you can kind of become that uh jack of all trades guy so to speak alongside Carlson I think you have a really special pairing there. Absolutely. And as you mentioned after the Four Nations break he had 11 goals, 11 assists, 22 points in 28 games. That is a 32 goal, 32 assists per 82 game pace. Derek, thank you so much for joining me, uh, best of luck on covering the Ducks this season and we’ll talk soon. Thanks, Brock. Thanks for having me. Hey hockey fans, if you enjoyed that video, then make sure you hit the subscribe button right here on the Daily Face Off YouTube. We have you covered for everything you need. Exclusive interviews on the sheet with Jeff Merrick, all the latest hockey news on Daily Face Off Live. And you can always get your morning started with Johnny Lazarus and Colobby Conn on Morning Cup of Hockey. Don’t miss a minute. Hit that subscribe button.

#fantasyhockey #nhlfantasy #fantasydraft #FantasyHockeyTips

Brock Seguin takes a deep dive into the Anaheim Ducks, breaking down the 2025 Daily Faceoff Fantasy Projections and analyzing which Ducks you should target and who to avoid in Fantasy this season. He’s joined by Derek Lee (The Hockey News) to talk about who could break out, Lukas Dostal’s potential workload, & MORE!

👉 Follow Daily Faceoff for the latest NHL insights:

Twitter: https://x.com/DailyFaceoff
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailyfaceoff
Website: https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/
🛒 Shop Daily Faceoff Merch:
Daily Faceoff

👍 Powered by bet365:
Take your sports experience to the next level with bet365! Download the app today and use promo code NATION to get started.
https://www.bet365.ca/

Stay tuned for daily expert breakdowns and updates on all your favorite NHL teams and players!