ESPN’s Sean Allen discusses the resurgence of potential “rebound” candidates from a fantasy hockey perspective, and he includes Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat in his list:
Alex DeBrincat, W, Detroit Red Wings (2021-23 FPPG: 2.15, last season FPPG: 1.85): As mentioned above already, DeBrincat has already had a bounce-back campaign on his resume, when he had a down season in 2019-20. He’s actually scored 27 goals for two consecutive seasons, but we know he can do closer to 40 if the circumstances are correct. Assuming the Red Wings sort things out with Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider as RFAs, this team will have more than one line of offense for opponents to think about and, hopefully, a more potent power play.
Verdict: I think DeBrincat gets a pass for a situational downturn in his first season with a not-so-hot Red Wings offense. Above 2.0 FPPG should be the expectation again.
Continued; Allen also believes that Vladimir Tarasenko may be a good pick for “Fantasy Points Per Game”:
Vladimir Tarasenko, W, Detroit Red Wings (2021-23 FPPG: 2.08, last season FPPG: 1.66): He didn’t earn fantasy roster spots last season, but should be heavily involved in the Red Wings top six for this coming campaign.
