{"playerId":2775,"percentChange":-2.4,"averageDraftPosition":78.2,"percentOwned":91,"playerRaterSEASON":9.9,"playerRater7DAY":5,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Barkov was announced as a finalist for the Lady Byng Trophy on Saturday.","spin":"It is certainly a well-deserved nomination for the budding star. Barkov finished the regular season with career highs in assists (51), points (78), games played (79) and average time on ice (22:04). The 22-year-old center continues to improve his game on both ends of the ice but fell just short of leading his team to the postseason. Expect more big things from him in the 2018-19 season.","date":"Sat Apr 21"},"fullName":"Aleksander Barkov","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Barkov has yet to play a full NHL season due to a variety of bad-luck injury issues, justifiably stunting his fantasy value. However, his per-game point production of 0.87 over the last two seasons (111 in 127 games) indicates that the young Finn is a budding superstar ready to take another leap forward in his development. Barkov was able to avoid surgery for a back issue and projects to be healthy for the start of 2017-18, so savvy fantasy owners would be wise to snatch him up in drafts sooner rather than later — perhaps even in conjunction with linemate Jonathan Huberdeau, who's primed for a breakout of his own after putting up 26 points in 31 games last year.","seasonId":2018,"date":"Wed Sep 13"},"playerRater30DAY":4.6,"playerRater15DAY":4,"positionRank":20}