Sam Lafferty

Sam Lafferty

29-Year-Old Right WingRW
Vancouver Canucks
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Lafferty's calling cards are speed and grit. While he didn't really live up to expectations after arriving in Toronto via trade last year, he could play an important bottom-six role for the Leafs in 2023-24. That is, if he can make the team, especially with the new arrivals in that group. Lafferty could end up being the antidote for Ryan Reaves' slow feet, and the two of them on a line could be the ultimate 60-grit sandpaper line the team needs. These skills may help the Leafs on the ice, but they won't help you in most fantasy formats. Thirty-point, 140-hit players simply don't tick enough boxes, and that's probably a best-case scenario for Lafferty. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a two-year, $2.3 million contract with the Blackhawks in April of 2022. Traded to the Maple Leafs in February of 2023. Traded to the Canucks in October of 2023.
Nets goal in Saturday's win
RWVancouver Canucks
April 13, 2024
Lafferty scored a goal, doled out four hits and blocked two shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Oilers.
ANALYSIS
Lafferty opened the scoring late in the first period. The tally snapped his seven-game point drought. The 29-year-old has mainly seen fourth-line usage lately, limiting his ability to get involved on offense. He's at a career-high 13 goals with 11 assists, 76 shots on net, 191 hits and a plus-5 rating through 77 contests overall.
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2023–24 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    11:53
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:24
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:21
 
Ice Time
Power Play
Short-Handed
2021–22
14:38
0:03
2:08
2021–22
8:43
0:01
0:58
2022–23
15:07
0:35
1:58
2022–23
13:15
0:50
0:55
2023–24
11:53
0:24
0:21
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Unlikely to play Saturday
RWChicago Blackhawks
February 25, 2023
Lafferty is unlikely to play Saturday in San Jose due to trade-related reasons, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
ANALYSIS
Lafferty's name has been bandied about in trade rumors and there is no reason for the Blackhawks to keep him in the lineup and risk an injury. Lafferty has 10 goals and 21 points with 94 hits in 51 games this season.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2020
2019
Coming off a solid rookie campaign in which he recorded six goals, seven assists and 95 hits in 50 contests, it seemed as though Lafferty could make a push for a more consistent bottom-six role this year. However, the offseason additions of Mark Jankowski, Evan Rodrigues and Colton Sceviour will make achieving that goal significantly more complicated for Lafferty. Without a clear path to regular minutes in the lineup, the Pennsylvania native figures to remain a low-end fantasy option heading into 2020-21.
Lafferty saw action in 70 games with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton last year, notching 13 goals and 36 helpers over that span. Even if the Brown University product puts together a solid showing at training camp, the Penguins will almost certainly send him back to their minor-league affiliate in order to ensure that he gets ice time, rather than watching from the press box inside PPG Paints Arena. If he can continue to improve his game, Lafferty could carve out a role as a penalty-killing specialist with the big club in the future.
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Tallies in loss
RWVancouver Canucks
March 25, 2024
Lafferty scored a goal on two shots and doled out eight hits in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Kings.
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Chips in with helper
RWVancouver Canucks
March 21, 2024
Lafferty logged an assist, three hits, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Canadiens.
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Tallies in loss
RWVancouver Canucks
February 22, 2024
Lafferty scored a goal in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Kraken.
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Scores game-winner for goal No. 10
RWVancouver Canucks
January 14, 2024
Lafferty scored the only goal in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Sabres.
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Records helper Tuesday
RWVancouver Canucks
January 2, 2024
Lafferty posted an assist, four hits, three blocked shots and two PIM in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Senators.
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