DFS: Faces in Other Places - Top 5 Impact Players on New Teams

It was a busy offseason in the NHL with many notable players heading to new cities. However, there are five players in particular that stand to see an increased amount of success with a fresh start.

RW Alexander Semin, Montreal Canadiens

Semin is one of the NHL's most talented - and frustrating - players. The 31-year-old may not be on many people's fantasy radar after last year's dreadful campaign in Carolina where he only collected six goals in 57 games, but he has a great opportunity to bounce back in 2015-16.

The Canadiens signed Semin to a one-year contract worth $1.1 million on July 24. One-year contracts have proven to be a form of motivation for Semin in the past; the Russian sniper had success playing on a string of one-year contracts in Washington, including a career-high 40 goals and 84 points in 2009-10 while playing alongside fellow countryman Alexander Ovechkin.

After seven successful seasons in Washington, Semin signed a one-year deal with the Carolina Hurricanes for $7 million. In a 2012-13 lockout shortened season he produced at a point-per-game pace - tallying 44 points in 44 games - before signing a five-year contract extension worth $35 million with Carolina in March. That proved to be one of the worst contracts in recent memory.

Semin notched 61 points in 122 games over the next two seasons before being bought out by the Canes this past summer. Now on a one-year deal again, Semin will have the chance to earn a multi-year deal if he can have success in Montreal - something that's a real possibility.

Semin should be extremely low-priced in most DFS formats, at least in the early going. Pick him up when the Canadiens face undisciplined opponents where he can go to work on the power play.

RW T.J. Oshie, Washington Capitals

In an effort to clear cap space for Vladimir Tarasenko's contract extension, St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong dealt one of the most reliable two-way forwards in the NHL. "T.J. Sochi", as he was nicknamed after his standout performance in the 2014 Sochi Olympics, will likely earn the trust of defensive-minded guru and Capitals head coach Barry Trotz early on in the season - which could lead to big minutes.

This coach-friendly play could very well land Oshie on the first line with Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. Many players - including Semin, Chris Clark, Troy Brouwer and Eric Fehr - have skated alongside two of the most skilled players in the league, and many enjoyed career years.

Oshie's strong two-way play should also mean time on the power play and penalty kill; short-handed points are worth extra on certain DFS sites. With any and all of these points a realistic possibility, Oshie should eclipse his career-high 21-39-60 line from 2013-14 with ease.

Stacking the trio of Ovechkin, Backstrom and Oshie together could lead to big rewards for DFS hockey players in both cash game and tournament formats.

D Mike Green, Detroit Red Wings

Green has almost been forgotten about as the defenseman who was over a point-per-game player and finished as the Norris Trophy runner-up in back-to-back seasons.

In the 2008-09 campaign, Green scored 31 goals - 18 on the power play - and tallied 73 points in just 68 games. The following year, at just 24, he put up 76 points in 75 games as some wondered if he was the next Paul Coffey.

Less than five years later, injuries and other factors relegated Green to an afterthought on Washington's blue line. The free agent signings of Matt Niskanen and Brooks Orpik, along with the emergence of John Carlson and Karl Alzner, left Green averaging only 19:06 minutes per game - the fewest since his first full season in the league.

Green signed a three-year, $18-million contract with the Red Wings on July 1 and should fit nicely in Detroit. New head coach Jeff Blashill says Green will be paired with fellow puck-mover Danny DeKeyser and should see plenty of power-play time.

Niklas Kronwall led the Wings in average time-on-ice per-game a year ago, but will be turning 35 next season. The rest of the D core is rounded out by Jonathan Ericsson, Kyle Quincey and Brendan Smith, so it's fair to expect Green to log well north of 20 minutes per game.

Green likely won't approach 70 points again, but should build upon last year's 45-point showing. Draft Green when Detroit faces some of the most undisciplined teams in the league such as Pittsburgh, Columbus, Buffalo and Ottawa, and watch him can go to work with the man advantage.

LW Patrick Sharp, Dallas Stars

Sharp has played with potential future Hall of Famers Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa during his tenure in Chicago, but may toil on his most talented line yet in the Lone Star State.

The 34-year-old will get a chance to play on Dallas' top line with Tyler Seguin and defending Art Ross Trophy winner Jamie Benn. Seguin and Benn are arguably the top duo in the league, with the ability to make the sweet tape-to-tape passes and bury the puck with authority. What makes Benn especially unique is his ability to use his 6-foot-2, 210 pound frame and do dirty work in the corners and create chances down low for his linemates.

Seguin and Benn are good bets to crack the 80-point plateau if they remain healthy. If Sharp stays on the top line for the majority of the season, he's in great shape to crack 70 points himself; he tallied a career-high 78 in 2013-14.

Even if Sharp doesn't find chemistry with Seguin and Benn, he'll be playing on the second line with one of the league's most gifted playmakers in Jason Spezza. Another possibility for Sharp is playing the point on the power play with one of the most dangerous units in the league: Seguin, Benn, Spezza and either youngster John Klingberg or veteran Alex Goligoski alongside him on the back end (Sharp often played the point on Chicago's power play.)

The Stars were an offensive juggernaut last season, ranking second in the league at 3.13 goals per game. They also allowed 3.13 goals per game, fourth-most in the league; the firewagon style Dallas employed was a DFS player's dream, leading to plenty of high-scoring affairs.

After stumbling to 43 points in 68 games in 2014-15, Sharp's price on various DFS sites could be fairly cheap to begin the season. Take advantage of that by picking him in all formats while he feeds off Seguin and Benn. The stack of Sharp, Seguin and Benn could be lethal.

RW Phil Kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins

Throughout his career, Kessel has been known as the best scorer to never tally 40 goals in a season.

It is tough to truly estimate how many goals Kessel will score next year, but one thing we know for sure is that there is an extremely good chance "Phil the Thril" will surpass his career high of 37.

During his six years in Toronto, Kessel was almost exclusively lined up with talent deficient Tyler Bozak; despite this, Kessel still managed 181 goals in 446 games as a Leaf.

Kessel should also thrive outside the intense Toronto media spotlight; In Pittsburgh, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang will share the limelight while Kessel should be able to focus exclusively on playing hockey. And playing alongside one of the most dynamic players in the game shouldn't hurt Kessel's chances at a successful season, either.

Throughout his remarkable career, Crosby has turned players like Pascal Dupuis and Chris Kunitz into 20- and 30-goal scorers, respectively, so why couldn't he propel Kessel into a 40, or maybe even a 50 goal-scorer?

Kessel will see more wide-open space on the ice than he ever could have dreamed of in Toronto. Crosby will be able to find him with ease, making for an expensive, yet must-have combo play in all formats.