So, in an attempt to stay in the holiday spirit, instead of our usual Saturday Fantasy Roundup, we're going to give you a Halloween edition of fantasy content. Basically, we're going to take a look at every NHL team and provide you with a glance at a player that's been a pleasant surprise this season, and one that's disappointed so far (excludes players that have been injured this year) -- a trick and a treat.
With that, let's give this a shot. Oh, and one more thing, happy Halloween hockey fans...
Anaheim Ducks
Trick: Jason Blake -- The veteran winger was expected to be a top-six forward with all those superstars up front in Anaheim, but after being a healthy scratch on Tuesday, Blake's 3 points in 10 games don't say much.
Treat: Teemu Selanne -- Forty years old or not, Selanne has proved he still has what it takes to compete. With 5 goals and 5 assists in 11 contests, Selanne still has some gas in the tank.
Atlanta Thrashers
Trick: Nik Antropov -- After recording 20-plus goals in three straight years, Antropov has 1 goal and 1 assist in nine games and is averaging just 14:17 of ice time per game.
Treat: Andrew Ladd -- Ladd has never scored more than 49 points in any season, but so far he's averaging a point per game in Atlanta's first 10 games this year.
Boston Bruins
Trick: Tyler Seguin -- With just 4 points on the season, it would appear we might have to wait another year or two for the talented youngster to break out.
Treat: Tim Thomas -- Five starts, five wins, two shutouts with a 0.60 goals-against average heading into Saturday night's action. Enough said.
Buffalo Sabres
Trick: Ryan Miller -- After an MVP-like season last year, Miller has just three wins in 10 starts this with a subpar 2.71 GAA.
Treat: Derek Roy -- Despite Buffalo's 3-6-2 start to the season, Roy has still been superb: 6 goals, 7 assists, plus-3 rating, 8 PIMs, 5 PPP and 26 SOG.
Calgary Flames
Trick: Olli Jokinen -- What happened to the usual 30-plus goal seasons we saw out of Olli when he was with Florida? Regardless, the Finish-forward has just 1 goal in 10 games with the Flames.
Treat: Rene Bourque -- Despite an early-season concussion injury, Bourque has erupted for 6 goals and 3 assists in eight games this year.
Carolina Hurricanes
Trick: Patrick O'Sullivan -- After a successful preseason, many thought O'Sullivan might rediscover his talent in Carolina, but the forward has dressed in just six games and has recorded just a single goal.
Treat: Jeff Skinner -- The League's youngest player had a big game on Friday against the Rangers, giving him 3 goals and 4 helpers in nine games on the year.
Chicago Blackhawks
Trick: Dave Bolland -- It seems like every year people think Bolland will have a big season. So far in 2010, the Hawks forward has just 1 goal and 2 assists in 12 games.
Treat: Tomas Kopecky -- Kopecky has never averaged more than 10:25 of ice time per game; this year he's receiving 18:27 per game while skating on Chicago's top line -- he has 8 points in 11 games.
Colorado Avalanche
Trick: Craig Anderson -- Yes, the reasoning excludes his recent injury. Prior to going down with a knee injury, Anderson had just 3 wins in seven starts, while posting a disappointing 3.15 GAA.
Treat: John-Michael Liles -- Liles has 11 assists in 10 games this season, as well as an outstanding plus-7 rating, 9 PIMs and 4 PPP.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Trick: Rick Nash -- The Columbus superstar has just 3 goals and 1 assist to go along with a minus-5 rating in nine games -- eventually he's got to snap out of this funk. Right?
Treat: RJ Umberger -- Playing in nearly 19 minutes per game, Umberger leads the team with 4 goals, which doesn't bode well for Columbus, yet they still have a solid 6-3-0 record.
Dallas Stars
Trick: Steve Ott -- Many of us were hoping Ott would build off his 22-goal season from last year --to no avail though. Ott has just 1 goal and 1 assist in nine games, and that's not the biggest disappointment -- Ott has just 6 shots on goal!
Treat: James Neal -- Neal has produced in just about every fantasy category so far this year: 4 goals, 5 assists, plus-6, 8 PIMs, 1 PPP and 23 SOG.
Detroit Red Wings
Trick: Jiri Hudler -- No goals in eight games is just not what we expected in his first season back from the KHL.
Treat: Nicklas Lidstrom -- Not exactly a surprise, but Lidstrom's 9 points in eight games is just tremendous.
Edmonton Oilers
Treat: Jordan Eberle -- The human highlight reel has been everything his fantasy owners were hoping for through nine games. With 4 goals and 4 helpers, hopefully Eberle will continue to build as a player.
Florida Panthers
Trick: Michael Frolik -- Not a great start for the big Florida forward: no goals and just 2 assists in seven games.
Treat: David Booth -- As long as he avoids the concussions, Booth is a beast: 3 goals, 4 assists and 24 SOG in eight games.
Los Angeles Kings
Trick: Jonathan Bernier -- It's not that Bernier has been bad, but it's more that Jonathan Quick has been so good that Bernier isn't seeing as much action in goal as we all hoped.
Treat: Justin Williams -- Williams sees top-six forward minutes and has produced 4 goals and 5 assists, as well as a plus-3 rating, 7 PIMs, 3 PPP and 28 SOG in 10 games.
Minnesota Wild
Trick: Martin Havlat -- Sure, Havlat has 6 assists in nine games, but the fact he hasn't scored a goal has everyone worried.
Treat: Matt Cullen -- Cullen has 10 points in nine games -- nine of them coming with the man advantage!
Trick: Scott Gomez -- 12 shots in 10 games is simply not good. Neither is his 3 points.
Treat: Andrei Kostitsyn -- It was a tough decision between Kostitsyn and Carey Price, but Andrei has just been so good so far: 6 goals, 4 assists, plus-6, 6 PIMs and 32 SOG in 10 games.
Nashville Predators
Trick: Martin Erat -- The veteran forward has battled an injury this season, but still, no goals in six contests doesn't look too hot.
Treat: Cody Franson -- The talented defenseman has 2 goals, 2 assists, a plus-4 rating, 4 PIMs, 1 PPP and 18 SOG in nine games this season.
New Jersey Devils
Trick: Martin Brodeur -- A 3-6-1 record with a 2.75 GAA isn't very Marty-like. Then again, the entire Devils squad has underachieved this year.
Treat: Matt Taormina -- The 24-year-old defenseman has 4 points in 11 games with just a minus-1 rating -- he's also got 24 shots while averaging over 20 minutes of ice time per game.
New York Islanders
Trick: Rick DiPietro -- DiPietro has two wins and a brutal 3.32 GAA in five starts this season. On the plus side, the Isles goalie has stayed healthy so far.
Treat: James Wisniewski -- With 11 points in eight games this year, Wisniewski has arguably been the most pleasant surprise from any defenseman this year.
New York Rangers
Trick: Alexander Frolov -- In his first season on Broadway, Frolov has been mostly invisible on the ice despite his 5 points in nine games.
Treat: Ryan Callahan -- Callahan (3 goals and 7 helpers in nine games) only slightly edges his linemate Brandon Dubinsky because of the amount of shots on goal he gets -- 35 on the season.
Ottawa Senators
Trick: Sergei Gonchar -- Gonchar has yet to score a goal in his first season with the Sens -- he's also a minus-5 and only has 13 shots in 10 games.
Treat: Mike Fisher -- Fisher has been productive in every category this season with 3 goals, 3 assists, an even rating, 11 PIMs, 3 PPP and 30 SOG.
Philadelphia Flyers
Trick: Kimmo Timonen -- His popular name has always drawn fantasy interest, but with just 1 point in 10 games, Timonen is clearly a disappointment this year.
Treat: Claude Giroux -- Everyone knows how talented he is, but most people probably don't realize he's leading his team with 6 goals and 9 points.
Phoenix Coyotes
Trick: Wojtek Wolski -- After erupting late in the season last year, Wolski has gotten off to a terrible start in 2010: just 4 assists, a minus-2 rating and only 11 SOG in eight games.
Treat: Kyle Turris -- While Turris only has 3 goals and 1 assist in 7 games, it's still nice to see his talent finally showing up on the score sheet.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Trick: Marc-Andre Fleury -- Fleury has made just one more start in goal than teammate Brent Johnson. He also sports a brutal 3.35 GAA and has just one win.
Treat: Kris Letang -- While many of us expected Alex Goligoski to fill the empty void left by Sergei Gonchar, Letang has been an absolute fantasy beast: 3 goals, 8 assists, plus-8, 17 PIMs, 2 PPP and 27 SOG.
San Jose Sharks
Trick: Antti Niemi -- Niemi has clearly lost the No. 1 job in San Jose. The former Blackhawks has one win and a 4.50 GAA in four starts.
Treat: Antero Niittymaki -- Niitty has been the complete opposite of Niemi: three wins and a 1.85 GAA in four starts.
St. Louis Blues
Trick: Erik Johnson -- People drafted Johnson as a No. 1 defenseman for their fantasy squad, but so far the talented youngster has just 1 goal and 2 assists in eight games.
Treat: Jaroslav Halak -- Sure he's expected to be a solid netminder, but he has just been too good to be true: five wins, two shutouts, a .939 save percentage and a 1.55 GAA in seven starts.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Trick: Simon Gagne -- Like Craig Anderson, the recent injury is excluded. Prior to getting hurt, Gagne was held pointless in six games with a minus-8 rating.
Treat: Steven Stamkos -- He is clearly a top-10 player, but what he's done in his first nine games is ridiculous: 8 goals, 10 assists, plus-8, 10 PIMs, 7 PPP and 35 SOG.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Trick: Kris Versteeg -- The move from Chicago to Toronto hasn't worked out through the first eight games for Versteeg. The Leafs winger has just 1 goal and 1 assist with a minus-4 rating.
Treat: Jean-Sebastien Giguere -- In six starts this season, Giguere has 4 wins, a .908 save percentage and a 2.30 GAA.
Vancouver Canucks
Trick: Roberto Luongo -- Considered by many to be fantasy's No. 1 goalie this year, Luongo has just two wins and a ghastly 2.93 GAA in seven starts.
Treat: Mason Raymond -- Not too many surprises in Vancouver so far, but Raymond has 3 goals and 2 assists, as well as 32 SOG in nine games this year.
Washington Capitals
Trick: Mike Green -- The League's clear-cut No. 1 d-man heading into this season, Green has yet to score a goal and has only 2 assists in his first seven games.
Treat: Michal Neuvirth -- Sorry Varly, Neuvirth is the go-to-guy in Washington. In nine starts, Neuvirth has six wins, a 2.17 GAA and a .926 save percentage.