End-of-Season Awards: Fantasy Draft Bust of the Year

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With the end of the NHL season drawing to a close, it's time to hand out some end of season awards. theScore's fantasy department wants YOU, the readers and fantasy players, to vote and decide the winner of each award. When voting, value players relative to standard league scoring:

Skaters Goalies
Goals Wins
Assists SV%
+/- GAA
PPP Shutouts
PIMs
SOG

Criteria: The Fantasy Draft Bust of the Year award should be handed out to the player who drastically failed to meet expectations, after being selected with an early-round pick.

Nominee: C Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings

G A +/- PPP PIM SOG
12 40 -10 19 28 150

The case: Given the depth of the center position, Kopitar had become drop-worthy by fantasy playoff time. His shot total plummeted and his goal scoring suffered as a result. As last year's Selke Trophy winner, you figured you could at least bank on a solid plus/minus, but it wasn't the case. If you drafted him in the second round, you probably didn't go too far in your league.

Nominee: C Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers

G A +/- PPP PIM SOG
14 44 -15 31 38 199

The case: Giroux, not unlike Kopitar, is an underachieving center who was likely taken in the second round. He too, took fewer shots this season and it resulted in a lackluster goal total. This marks the fourth straight season in which Giroux's point total has regressed. Playing on a poor Flyers team with awful goaltending has resulted in a horrendous plus/minus.

Nominee: RW Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks

G A +/- PPP PIM SOG
19 34 2 20 76 215

The case: Perry had scored 30 goals in five consecutive non-lockout-shortened seasons heading into 2016-17. This consistency made him worthy of a third-round pick this season. Fantasy owners patiently waited for him to come around all year, but it just didn't happen.

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