From ESPN's Fantasy Projections. Relevant portions in bold:
7. Anze Kopitar, LA C | YEAR | G | A | +/- | PIM | PPG | ATOI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 Statistics | 27 | 39 | -17 | 32 | 7 | 20:26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 Projections | 32 | 32 | -8 | 24 | 10 | 21:16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 Outlook: Sure, the guy can score goals, but Kopitar plays defensive hockey about as well as a cat plays the violin. Since he is in a system that coach Terry Murray has based entirely around defensive hockey, Kopitar may in fact be as useful to fantasy teams as a cat (or a violin). The 60 points Kopitar likely will get just aren't worth the terrible plus/minus that accompany those points. He needs out of L.A. more than anyone, as he would surely thrive in an environment that encouraged his brash offense.
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