Bargain Plays - Saturday's Top Sleeper Picks

Bargain Plays - Saturday's Top Sleeper Picks

10 years ago
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W Sven Baertschi, Canucks (vs. Lightning)

After an absence with an upper-body injury, Baertschi returned to the lineup Wednesday, registering a goal and an assist. Handed a second line role in the wake of numerous injuries to the team's forward corps, the former first round pick of the Flames received 14:16 of ice time, his second-highest total this season, and saw power play action as well.

The Swiss winger has shown flashes of talent in his first full year in Vancouver, namely with a three-game goal streak in late December before suffering the aforementioned injury. At a price barely above the minimum in most daily fantasy games, it won't take much to return significant value.

D Colin Miller, Bruins (at Senators)

The rookie defenseman has 14 points in 30 games this season, and is coming off a goal and an assist Friday against the Devils. In that game, Miller received only slightly less power play time than mainstay Torey Krug, though neither of his points came via the man advantage.

A seemingly perfect storm awaits Saturday, with the Bruins, who are tied for the most power play goals scored, facing the Senators, who concede the second-most power play goals and the fifth-most goals overall.

G Louis Domingue, Coyotes (vs. Predators)

Domingue has been in excellent form since being recalled from the AHL, with his play a big reason why Arizona has ascended to second place in the admittedly weak Pacific division. In nine games, he boasts a 5-2-2 record with a 2.31 GAA and a .930 save percentage, the latter of which would rank sixth in the NHL had he played enough games to qualify.

The Coyotes are allowing the seventh-most shots per game (31), so even if Domingue can't pick up his fourth win in five starts, he'll likely record valuable save points. Nashville's lost four of its last five, however, so a victory for the 6-foot-3 Quebec native seems a reasonable possibility as well.

C Vincent Lecavalier, Kings (vs. Blues)

This is admittedly more of a narrative play than anything else, but in the 17-year veteran's first game with the Kings on Thursday, he did register an assist and a shot on goal. Granted, Lecavalier played just over nine minutes, and it's unclear how big a role he'll have in Los Angeles, but it's hard to imagine him being acquired if Kings management didn't feel he had something left.

The Blues have lost five straight, giving up at least three goals in every game, so it seems certain the Kings will get on the score sheet Saturday. Lecavalier is at the absolute rock bottom price in some DFS games, so it won't take much more than another assist or a few shots to return value.

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