After going scoreless for the 14th consecutive game in Wednesday's shutout loss to Boston, Plotnikov's stat line through 24 contests sits at no goals, two assists, a plus-1 rating and 27 shots.

EDGE Analysis

With the caveat (or is it an excuse?) that he's playing limited minutes, averaging just 9:50 a game, Plotnikov's first NHL season has been a largely unmitigated disaster so far. The 25-year-old Russian was expected to at least compete for a role in the Pens' top six, but hasn't played well enough to draw such an assignment very often. Plotnikov can thus be ignored in the vast majority of fantasy formats, particularly considering the tendency of struggling Russians to head back to the friendly confines of the KHL.