Jonas Siegenthaler

Siegenthaler was quietly a key piece of the New Jersey turnaround in 2022-23. He appeared in 80 of 82 games for the club, setting new career-best marks in goals (four), points (21), plus-minus (plus-27), hits (101), and blocked shots (151). He was unfairly scratched for Game 2 of their first-round playoff series with the Rangers, but head coach Lindy Ruff saw the error of his ways and got Siegenthaler right back in there for Game 3 of what was an eventual seven-game New Jersey victory. There's zero upside here from a fantasy standpoint, but the Swiss native is an underrated real-life player.

With No. 1 defender Dougie Hamilton injured for much of his debut season with the Devils in 2021-22, Siegenthaler stepped up in a major way. His offensive production -- one goal, 14 points in 70 games -- was minimal, but Siegethaler was one of the few Devils that exceeded expectations. The club was so impressed with his performance that it inked the 25-year-old to a new five-year, $17 million contract this summer. It's a deal which should ensure that Siegenthaler retains a top-four role with the team for years to come, although he can be ignored in most fantasy formats.

Siegenthaler enjoyed a more consistent role in 2019-20, which allowed him to accumulate nine points and a plus-11 rating in 64 contests. The Swiss defenseman added 105 blocked shots to his ledger -- he's a shutdown guy through and through. With the addition of Zdeno Chara to the left side of the Capitals' blue line, Siegenthaler will have a harder time getting on the ice in 2020-21. He could be a frequent healthy scratch this season when the defense corps is fully healthy, although there's a chance Siegenthalter could outplay Chara and split the role between the two players. Either way, Siegenthaler is unlikely to do enough offensively to warrant a fantasy roster spot.

After plying his trade in the minors for the last two seasons, Siegenthaler finally got a taste of the NHL ranks in 2018-19. Despite posting just four assists and a plus-6 rating in 26 games, the Swiss defender's game improved significantly as the season wore on, earning him four playoff appearances during Washington's short Stanley Cup defense. The 6-foot-3 defender appears poised to stick in the NHL ranks in 2019-20, but stiff competition for ice time and a lack of offensive upside make him irrelevant in the fantasy arena.