Its looking like a rough year in South Florida, which limits the appeal of any players on the Florida Panthers. At the same time, those low expectations can present opportunities to find draft day value. Top Picks: Under the principle of All Things Are Relative, LW Tomas Fleischmann qualifies as a top pick for the Panthers, even though hes probably a low-end No. 2 left winger for fantasy owners. Thats not all on Fleischmann, though, as he doesnt necessarily have the supporting cast to produce his best numbers. Nevertheless, he has 96 points over the last two seasons, which is good enough to tie for 45th in the league. Value Plays: One of the better offensive defencemen in the league, D Brian Campbell plays more than 26 minutes per game for the Panthers and, since 2005-2006, ranks third among defencemen with 351 points. Peripheral numbers (hits, blocked shots) and plus-minus bring Campbells value down, but hes a top four defenceman for fantasy owners. Sleepers/Breakthrough: Last years Calder Trophy winner, LW Jonathan Huberdeau, certainly comes into this season with high expectations. Hes likely to play more minutes and should be more productive. The concern, from a fantasy angle, is that Huberdeau was minus-15 in 48 games last season. With the Panthers expected to struggle again, how bad could his plus-minus be this year? That isnt reason to abandon Huberdeau altogether; he makes sense as a low-end No. 2 or high-end No. 3 left winger, but there is risk involved. If G Tim Thomas is indeed ready to resume his NHL career, he has potential value. From 2007-2008 through 2011-2012, his .926 save percentage was the best in the league (minimum 150 games). If not Thomas, then G Jacob Markstrom who has a .906 save percentage in 31 NHL games. Markstrom, 23, is 6-foot-6 and does have a .923 save percentage in 65 AHL games over the last two seasons, so the time is right to give him a legitimate shot at the starting job, but if hes not ready for it, hes not ready. If he is, then hell also have fantasy value because hes likely to see a lot of action. In 2011-2012, RW Kris Versteeg was riding high on the Panthers top line with Fleischmann and Stephen Weiss, but last year was shortened by a knee injury and hes now attempting to come back in time for the start of the regular season. Hes a four-time 20-goal scorer whose track record ensures that, if healthy, he would be a signficant part of the Panthers offence. Injuries have already been a problem for D Dmitry Kulikov, who has missed 62 games in four NHL seasons, but he does have puck skills and is playing more than 20 minutes per game when hes in the lineup. In deep leagues, as a late-round pick, the 22-year-old could be ready to start realizing his potential. Rookies: A surprise selection as the second overall pick in the summer, Aleksander Barkov not only has a good chance to make the Panthers, but he could, in short order, be the teams No. 1 centre. He scored 48 points in 53 Finnish League games last season and, by all accounts, is ready to play in the NHL, but its all a question of value. Is Barkov ready to play and put up 30 points, which isnt bad for an 18-year-old, or is he ready to play and produce in a scoring role, tallying 50-plus points? Right now, put the expectation somewhere in between and if that means hes a bench selection or late-round pick in a deep league, that might be the best way to approach that unknown. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Nike Air Max 98 Sverige . 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The ongoing funk on penalty kill and an unusually quiet night on home ice for the power play divided the Leafs from the Bruins at the ACC in a rare Sunday night affair.KUUSAMO, Finland - Finlands latest cross country star Iivo Niskanen won the first mens distance race of the World Cup cross country season on Sunday.Niskanen finished the 15-kilometre classic race on the Ruka track in 35 minutes, 9.4 seconds.Defending World Cup champion, Martin Johnsrud Sundby of Norway, took second in 35:19.7.Finnish veteran Sami Jauhojaervi was third in 35:21.9, one tenth of a second ahead of Norways Niklas Dyrhaug.The 23-year-old Niskanen won the team sprint gold at the Sochi Olympics, pairing with the 33-year-old Jauhojaervi.The victory was not a big surprise for Niskanen, a brash youngster hailed as a budding superstar.I have competed here many times and knew the track, and I had decided to take a little off my maximum in certain parts. It worked well, with Sami Jauhojaervi and me on the podium. I like the look of this yellow jersey, but I cant wear it for long, Im not going to the next races in Lillehammer, Niskanen said.He received the traditional yellow jersey as a World Cup leader, tied with Fridays sprint winner, Norwegian Eirik Brandsdal.Niskanen will not add any points to his tally nextt weekend because he will be attending a presidential gala held once a year on Finlands independence day, Dec.dddddddddddd 6. Olympic winners are usually invited to attend.Two Canadians finished in the top 20. Alex Harvey of Quebec City finished seventh while Devon Kershaw of Sudbury, Ont., was 14th.It was a bit of a surprise for me. The hills are so steep here and I have never had good races in Kuusamo, said Harvey. It is always super tight here. I was just hoping to get into the points today. The skis were good, but Im just a bit surprised.The womens 10-kilometre classic race was won by Norways Therese Johaug in 25 minutes, 47.2 seconds.At the first intermediate station, 1.4 kilometres in, Johaug had already built a 9.2-second gap.Im really happy, for this was my first (World Cup) victory in classic and I was never on the podium in this race before, Johaug said. My technique, my pace and the skis, everything was so good.Johaugs compatriot Marit Bjoergen trailed by 42.2 seconds, and third-place Charlotte Kalla of Sweden was 44.1 seconds slower.Emily Nishikawa of Whitehorse finished in 38th place. ' ' '