Blurb: Dylan Larkin, fantasy hockey ‘steal’

Very briefly: NHL.com’s Jonathan Baron penned a list of 2018-2019 “fantasy hockey steals” who may continue to provide value for the 2019-2020 season, and he lists Dylan Larkin as an ascendant player:

Dylan Larkin, C, DET
2018-19 ADP: 148.7; final rank: 53
NHL.com rank for 2019-20: 89

After a disappointing second season in 2016-17 (32 points in 80 games), Larkin rejoined the fantasy landscape in 2017-18 (63 points) and then was nearly a point-per-game player last season (73 in 76 games). Larkin is expected to play with wings Anthony Mantha and Tyler Bertuzzi on the Detroit Red Wings’ first line, a trio that combined for 39 points over the final eight games last season. With line stability over a full season, that line has enormous upside, giving Larkin a strong chance of exceeding 80 points.

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George Malik

My name is George Malik, and I'm the Malik Report's editor/blogger/poster. I have been blogging about the Red Wings since 2006, when MLive hired me to work their SlapShots blog, and I joined Kukla's Korner in 2011 as The Malik Report. I'm starting The Malik Report as a stand-alone site, hoping that having my readers fund the website is indeed the way to go to build a better community and create better content.