Roman Josi

A defenseman's primary responsibility is to make it hard for the forwards to shoot by blocking their shots, hitting them, or just covering them. This responsibility makes a lot of defensemen fantasy-relevant. However, some defensemen are also expected to drive play, especially when the team is on the power-play. Since this position usually leaves the shooting to the forwards, they don’t get as many points. Only three defensemen had over 70 points last season. The next closest was Kevin Shattenkirk, who had 56 points. An…

The Nashville Predators have been the hottest team in the playoffs. Nashville has lost only four times so far. They swept the Chicago Blackhawks and limited them to three goals, which is no easy feat. They were the first team to clinch a conference finals birth by defeating the St. Louis Blues in six games. They beat the Anaheim Ducks in six games to get to their first Stanley Cup Final performance. With all that, the Predators are the first 16 seed to make it to the Stanley Cup finals. Nashville is a true underdog team, and…