{"playerId":453,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":61.3,"percentOwned":24,"playerRaterSEASON":-3.2,"fullName":"Cam Ward","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"One of the NHL's true iron men in the crease, Ward's only extended time off (aside from the lockout) in recent memory came due to a freak injury; in 2009-10, a skate blade caught his leg and he started only 45 games that season. Otherwise, he's been a dependable source of production, especially in leagues that use the 'counting stats' like saves and minutes played. In ESPN standard leagues (with Wins, GAA and SV%), Ward has also excelled, as his high number of starts typically put him amongst the league leaders in Ws, and he's maintained reasonably strong ratios as well. While the 'Canes went through a bit of a rebuilding season in 2011-12, the front office went for the jugular this offseason, trading for Jordan Staal and signing Alexander Semin. More importantly, Carolina's defense will be bolstered by a healthy Joni Pitkanen, who missed the bulk of this past season but returns healthy this fall. Ward should rank amongst the No. 1's in fantasy throughout 2012-13. ","seasonId":2013,"date":"Thu Jan 10"},"positionRank":51}