Sport: NHL

After six weeks of NHL action, some of the league’s best are still struggling to perform, leading fantasy hockey managers to grow frustrated with players they believed would deliver after the draft. Although some top stars are showing signs of improvement, listed below are three players that owners would benefit from dropping on waivers.

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Week 6 Fantasy Hockey Cold List
Carter Verhaeghe – Florida Panthers

After 16 games, Carter Verhaeghe has not been remotely close to the elite scorer he was for the Panthers last year. Florida is having more difficulty finding success than many fans expected, especially due to their various injuries. With Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk both out of the lineup, managers believed Verhaeghe would step up, but he’s been of no value in fantasy hockey through six weeks. Along with scoring just 2 goals, Verhaeghe is a -6 on the season and has struggled to contribute on the power-play. Almost halfway through November, the Stanley Cup Champion is far from being a 50-point player like usual and should not be considered worthy of a roster spot at the moment.

Drew Doughty – Los Angeles Kings

Drew Doughty spent most of last year on the sidelines due to a ankle injury, and in his first full season back with the Kings, he’s yet to impress from a fantasy hockey perspective. Doughty has only collected 6 points in 16 games thus far, but most importantly, he’s longer featured on the first power-play unit for Los Angeles, making him a less valuable defence option. Outside of accumulating blocks, Doughty has marginally impacted other fantasy categories this season, despite playing over 20 minutes a night. So far, Doughty isn’t performing well enough to trade him for a better piece, and is only continuing to hurt managers who are not in need of blocks.

Frederik Anderson – Carolina Hurricanes

In the 8 games that Frederick Anderson has played this year, he’s managed to pickup 5 wins despite posting a 0.892 save percentage and a 2.97 goals against average. This would usually make Anderson a serviceable third goalie option in most leagues, but how the Hurricanes have handled their goaltending makes him an unreliable choice. Anderson is currently sharing the crease with both Pyotr Kochetkov and rookie Brandon Bussi, with each netminder rarely playing back-to-back games. If Anderson’s numbers were outstanding this year, he would possibly be worth holding onto when managers are in need of a win. Otherwise, he’s not earning enough starts in net to help fantasy owners contend in goaltending categories on a weekly basis.

Although managers may feel tempted to keep the talent listed above due to their name value, it’s best to look for other options on the waiver wire who target multiple categories, or in Anderson’s case, plays more games. Make sure to return next Wednesday for week 7 of the Cold List.

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