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List: 10 players who are absolutely killing fantasy teams

Henrik Zetterberg

Detroit Red Wings left wing Henrik Zetterberg, of Sweden, brings the puck up the ice in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. Detroit won 3-0. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)

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While the likes of Phil Kessel, Jason Spezza and Thomas Vanek have been lighting it up early in the 2011-12 NHL season, the following 10 players have been less productive than a dog with a chainsaw. (Super unproductive. Can’t even get the chainsaw started usually.)

Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit (2G, 1A, 9GP) – Scoring is rarely a problem for the Wings, but with just four goals in their last four games (all losses), they need a lot more from their star Swede with the $6.1-million cap hit.

Daniel Cleary, Detroit (0G, 2A, 9GP) – Cleary had 26 goals in 2010-11. He’ll need 26 more goals in 2011-12 to match last season’s total. “You’d like to get the first one out of the way, then you get more confidence, and it comes,” he said after the Wings’ 1-0 loss Saturday in Minnesota.

Ville Leino, Buffalo (1G, 1A, 10GP) – We wrote about Leino’s struggles earlier today. The Sabres will try to jump-start their big free-agent acquisition by putting him on a line with the red-hot Vanek (15 points) and Jason Pominville (14 points).

Derek Roy (1G, 3A, 10GP) – The little center’s lack of production has flown slightly under the radar with much of the focus on the newly-acquired Leino. Roy has gone pointless in his last five games while his time on the power play has been reduced to practically nothing.

Jarome Iginla, Calgary (2G, 2A, 9GP) – Not nearly enough from a guy who scored 43 times in 2010-11. Iginla isn’t just snake-bitten either. His shots per game are way down from last season.

Chris Stewart, St. Louis (2G, 1A, 11GP) – The 24-year-old power forward has the talent to be one of the top scorers in the NHL. Goalless in his last eight games, at least Stewart is putting the puck on the net. His 37 shots are a team best.

Michael Grabner, NY Islanders (3G, 0A, 9GP) – The Austrian speedster broke out with 34 goals in 2010-11, adding 18 assists for 52 points. While three goals is hardly a disastrous total, he’s only been on the ice for five Islander goals total. Not the greatest way to start a five-year, $15-million contract.

Saku Koivu, Anaheim (0G, 3A, 11GP) – Koivu is 36 years old so we won’t be too tough on him. Still, he had 45 points last year. He’s better than this.

Dustin Penner, Los Angeles (0G, 1A, 9GP) – The way things are looking, Penner might be better off pursuing that softball career with the El Cid Lounge.

David Booth, Vancouver (0G, 2A, 9GP) – On the bright side, he picked up his first point as a Canuck with an assist Saturday night. Booth has played three games on a line with Ryan Kesler with not much to show for it. Good hunter though.