Atlanta's Christensen On The Fantasy Radar

Erik Christensen may make a lot of noise this year for the Thrashers and fantasy owners. He has great hands and an unbelievable wrist shot that rivals that of Alexei Kovalev. Christensen was sent to Atlanta late last season during the Hossa trade and this year will be skating alongside Ilya Kovalchuk who is immensely talented on the offensive of side of the puck. Christensen was low on the totem pole of talent in Pittsburgh, but may really shine in Atlanta where the talent pool is much lower. The downside to Christensen for fantasy owners is that he's soft. Playing in the South, he may be able to mask that a little bit better than he could skating on the third line for Pittsburgh. The other downside may his plus/minus. Kovalchuk, and most Thrashers, are on the ice for lots of goals!