OUTMatt Nieto LW FA Tue 10/13/20 12:42 PM
OUTMatt Nieto
LW FA
Nieto has signed a one-year, $700,000 contract with the Sharks.
EDGE Analysis
Nieto appeared in 70 games with the Avalanche last campaign, totaling eight goals and 21 points over that span. The 27-year-old winger's ceiling is right around the 25-point mark, so he won't be a useful fantasy option in 2020-21.
OUTMatt Nieto LW FA Tue 9/1/20 1:28 AM
OUTMatt Nieto
LW FA
Nieto posted an assist in Monday's 6-3 win over the Stars in Game 5.
EDGE Analysis
Nieto combined with Logan O'Connor and goal-scorer Pierre-Edouard Bellemare for the Avalanche's opening tally Monday. The assist gave Nieto three points to go with 17 shots on net and 13 hits through 12 playoff contests. The 27-year-old typically skates on the fourth line and isn't worthy of much fantasy attention.
OUTMatt Nieto LW FA Tue 4/7/20 2:22 AM
OUTMatt Nieto
LW FA
Nieto had eight goals and 21 points with a plus-7 rating and 85 shots on net in 70 games prior to the NHL pausing the season in March.
EDGE Analysis
It's been a solid season for Nieto, but a great deal of his production came before the middle of February. In the first 52 games of the season, Nieto had eight goals and 20 points with a plus-12 rating and 71 shots. In the final 18 games before the season's suspension, he had no goals, one point, a minus-5 rating and 14 shots in 18 games. It will be interesting to see if Nieto returns to his early season form or continues his slump when (assuming it does) it resumes.
OUTMatt Nieto LW FA Sat 3/7/20 2:37 AM
OUTMatt Nieto
LW FA
Nieto registered an assist and two PIM in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Canucks.
EDGE Analysis
The helper snapped a 14-game point drought for the 27-year-old winger. Nieto has struggled with consistency lately, and he has just 21 points and 83 shots through 67 contests overall. His fantasy value is limited to deeper formats.
OUTMatt Nieto LW FA Wed 2/26/20 11:36 PM
OUTMatt Nieto
LW FA
Nieto (upper body) was minus-1 in 11:33 of playing time Wednesday in a 3-2 win over Buffalo.
EDGE Analysis
Nieto's status was up in the air coming into the day after he wore a non-contact jersey during Tuesday's practice, but the 27-year-old was back on Colorado's fourth line in Wednesday's win. Nieto has gone 10 straight games without a point, a skid that began on Feb. 8.
OUTMatt Nieto LW FA Wed 2/26/20 5:29 PM
OUTMatt Nieto
LW FA
Nieto (upper body) will play against the Sabres on Wednesday, Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Nieto wore a no-contact jersey during Tuesday's practice, but he'll avoid missing his first game of the season. The 27-year-old winger is on a nine-game pointless streak, and he's slated for a bottom-six role in this cross-conference clash.
OUTMatt Nieto LW FA Tue 2/25/20 1:59 PM
OUTMatt Nieto
LW FA
Nieto (undisclosed) wore a non-contact jersey during Tuesday's practice, Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Colorado has yet to release any details regarding the specific nature of Nieto's injury, but he should be considered questionable at best for Wednesday's game against the Sabres at this juncture. Another update on the 27-year-old winger's status should surface following the Avalanche's game-day skate.
OUTMatt Nieto LW FA Wed 2/12/20 3:24 AM
OUTMatt Nieto
LW FA
Nieto recorded one block in a 3-0 victory over the Senators on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
It was another rather uneventful performance for Nieto, who's had too many of those lately. He has just two goals and no points in the last 16 games. Nieto started so well, though, that he was bound to regress at least a little in the second half. He has eight goals and 20 points with a plus-12 rating in 55 games this season.
OUTMatt Nieto LW FA Mon 1/20/20 8:54 PM
OUTMatt Nieto
LW FA
Nieto scored the game-winning goal in Monday's 6-3 win over the Red Wings.
EDGE Analysis
Nieto entered Monday on a nine-game point drought that's seen him slip to the fourth line. The 27-year-old is up to 19 points, 65 shots on goal and a plus-10 rating in 49 games. He's still on pace to top his career high of 27 points from 2014-15 with the Sharks, but he'll need to find some consistency in a limited role to achieve that target.
OUTMatt Nieto LW FA Fri 1/17/20 3:00 AM
OUTMatt Nieto
LW FA
Nieto posted zero points with one shot and a plus-1 rating in a 4-0 victory over the Sharks on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Owners are quickly forgetting about Nieto's strong first half, as the veteran wing has zero points and a minus-2 rating in the last eight games. During that stretch, he also has just seven shots on goal. Nieto still has six goals and 18 points this season, but unless he ends this dry spell soon, setting new career bests in goals and points will not remain realistic.