Fantasy Hockey Feature: Why Mikhail Sergachev could be the best value in fantasy this year

The Arizona Coyotes were relocated to Utah this offseason and it’s clear the new ownership wanted to make a splash. Utah overhauled its blue line, but the key piece was acquiring Mikhail Sergachev from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Sergachev suffered that gruesome broken leg injury last season, but if he’s healthy and his usual self, he could be in line for a huge fantasy season. Let’s look at what he did in Tampa Bay, where he fits in Utah, and what it means for fantasy owners. 

On the surface, it is Sergachev’s peripherals that immediately stick out. Across 191 games over the last three seasons, he managed 303 hits and 341 blocks. That works out to about 130 hits and 146 blocks every 82 games. On a per-game basis, when including shots, two names come up as comparable to Sergachev in that time: