DFS: Mystery Men - Saturday's Top Sleeper Picks

If you're looking to strike gold on a sleeper pick, here are three men with a high upside relative to their DFS price:

W Magnus Paajarvi, Blues (at Predators)

In 2010/2011, Paajarvi had a successful 34-point rookie season with the rebuilding Oilers. His plus-minus wasn't great at -13, but Edmonton in general was mired in a long period of transition. All things pointed to Paarjarvi, a former 10th overall pick, becoming a staple in the lineup for years to come as he matured.

Paajarvi never played more than 42 games in a season again with the Oilers and was traded to St. Louis just two years after scoring 15 goals as a 19-year-old rookie. His playing time didn't stabilize after the trade and last season he appeared in just 10 games, logging one assist and no goals.

It's not too late to turn around his career. The opportunity has arisen for the Swede to emerge as a third-line winger alongside the stable veteran presence of Scott Gomez and Troy Brouwer. With Paajarvi knowing this could be his chance to stick with the top team, he'll be doing anything he can to show that he belongs. At a near-minimum DFS salary, players can bet on his determination, knowing that the ability to score goals is still in that stick.

D Jared Spurgeon, Wild (vs Lightning)

Spurgeon excels by doing a little bit of everything, creating a great baseline of fantasy points regardless of whether he scores a point or not. He's just outside of the NHL leaders in blocked shots and averages 3.58 shots and blocked shots combined per game. He's never going to give you a true goose egg performance.

Ryan Suter is the man on the Wild's blue-line who got the massive contract but his track record of success is also a lot longer. Still early in his career, Spurgeon has an opportunity to become one of the premier, well-rounded, fantasy defensemen in the league.

Tampa Bay's Ben Bishop is a sturdy netminder and his team allows a respectful 2.40 goals per game. To Minnesota's advantage, the Wild are fifth in the league with 3.08 goals per game. Something has to give, and with the home ice advantage, Spurgeon could be in line for some fantasy production.

C Mathieu Perreault, Jets (vs Flyers)

Perreault has seen his DFS price wane slightly in the last couple of weeks, despite putting up 10 points in 14 games with one of the league's top-scoring offenses. The issue with Perreault isn't opportunity - he plays on the second line with first-unit PP duties - and it's not merely production; the problem is how Perreault has tallied points this season.

While 10 points through 14 games is great production for a second-line player, that figure obscures the reality that he has only one goal to go with his nine helpers. It's a lot easier to tally an assist than a goal but that one-to-nine ratio makes his scoring look like that of a defensemen, not a winger who scored 18 goals in each of the last two seasons.

The biggest concern here is that Perreault is being passive to a fault; while he's averaged close to two shots per game the last two seasons, he has only taken 13 shots in 14 games this year. Expect the Jets' winger to correct those trends as the season rolls on. A weak Philadelphia defense could be what Perreault needs to get more involved with scoring.