Steven Stamkos

Last year, Daniel Sedin won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer for the 2010-2011 season.

In the 2009-2010 season, his elder (by six minutes) twin brother Henrik won the Art Ross.

The back-to-back Art Ross trophies by teammates marked the first time this has happened in almost 20 years.

Author's Note: This is part of a five-part series detailing players who dazzled with their play and presence while lacing up the skates for the Tampa Bay Lightning.  Some are currently on the roster, while others are either no longer with the club or have retired.  The other players covered in the series are Dave Andreychuk, Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier and Nikolai Khabibulin.

First, Sidney Crosby was dubbed the “Next One.” Then, Alex Ovechkin was dubbed “The Great Eight.”

It seems like we are all just waiting for the next greatest hockey player and the fact of the matter is, we are never going to see it.

We’ll see some exceptional hockey players throughout the years, but no one quite like Wayne Gretzky and therefore fitting of sharing his nickname.

Here are five player profiles taken from the 2011-12 FHC Fantasy Hockey Pool Guide from the Southeast Division.

To see more fantasy information like this you can purchase the 2011-12 FHC Fantasy Hockey Pool Guide at www.fantasyhockeycoach.com.

This NHL offseason has been marked with high-profile shake-up trades, big name RFA signings and a fairly weak unrestricted free agent pool that saw most of the big names gone within the first week. Some teams desperately scrambled to add, subtract, tinker and toy with different lineups while others remained quiet, hoping to build from within so to speak. This article serves as a no holds barred ranking of the top four moves based off of their possible positive impacts, both immediate and far reaching. Let’s begin the slideshow.

Last season only one player in the entire NHL hit the 50-goal plateau: Corey Perry, with 50 goals in the regular season.

For the majority of the season, it seemed as though no one would reach it.

Sidney Crosby was on pace for one of his best seasons ever, and one surely assumed it included at least 50 goals. However, reoccurring concussion symptoms kept him out of the second half of the season.

It is no longer news that George McPhee, general manager of the Washington Capitals, did incredible work this summer during the first half of the NHL's free agency period. 

In fact, I'm surprised that we haven't seen more articles here on Bleacher Report or in other hockey blogs with titles such as "George McPhee Commits Grand Larceny" or "Capitals' McPhee is Most Brilliant General Manager in All of Hockey."

After the 2011 NHL Entry Draft came to an end, a majority of NHL die-hard fans started to focus on the beginning of free agency.

Free agency is paramount to most NHL teams. It could very well decide the fate of some and whether they have a chance at the post-season or not. Not too mention for us fans, it's very interesting to see who will end up where.

It's sometimes jaw-dropping when you see your favorite player (Michael Ryder) on your favorite team (Boston Bruins) sign with another (Dallas Stars) a day into free agency, when you knew for sure they wouldn't leave. 

In the 2011 free agency period, two of the premier free agents on the markets are Steven Stamkos and Drew Doughty.

As restricted free agents, Stamkos and Doughty are free to talk to any team they want and sign an offer sheet with any team they want. However, other than unsuccessfully negotiating with their own teams, nobody has officially reached out to either of the superstars about a contract.

Steven Stamkos is one of the best young players in the NHL.

It is not every year that a player of his caliber is actually available. It is also no secret that the Columbus Blue Jackets have had problems drafting players in the NHL draft. Losing four first round picks to sign a guy of his caliber really would not hurt the Jackets too much, because we are one of the worst drafting teams in the NHL. This is not a shot at Scott Howson—I am actually a Blue Jackets fan.