Ilya Lyubushkin

Ilya Lyubushkin

30-Year-Old DefensemanD
Dallas Stars
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Lyubushkin had eight assists, 57 PIM, 168 blocked shots and 176 hits in 74 regular-season games between Anaheim and Toronto last season. As those numbers suggest, he's a physical defenseman who doesn't do much offensively. Dallas signed him to a three-year, $9.75 million contract over the summer and will likely use him almost exclusively on the third pairing. That should lead to him once again being a solid source of PIM, blocks and hits in 2024-25, and he'll likely be a positive in plus-minus as well given the Stars' strength. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a three-year, $9.75 million contract with the Stars in July of 2024.
Inks three-year agreement
DDallas Stars
July 1, 2024
Lyubushkin signed a three-year, $9.75 million contract with the Stars on Monday.
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Lyubushkin had eight points (all assists), 57 PIM, 176 hits and 168 blocked shots in 74 regular-season contests between Anaheim and Toronto in 2023-24. The 30-year-old is likely to serve primarily on the third pairing with the Stars. Between Lyubushkin and Matt Dumba, who also signed a two-year deal with the Stars, Dallas is adding a lot of grit to its defense.
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2023–24 Time On Ice Stats
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    17:09
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:02
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    2:57
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    17:03
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Lyubushkin's first campaign in Buffalo in 2022-23 was a mixed bag. He did record two goals and 14 points in 68 contests, which makes it the best season of his career from a points-per-game perspective, but the 29-year-old never has never significantly helped fantasy managers from an offensive perspective. Instead, the defenseman's value has traditionally been in terms of hits, but after setting a career high with 187 hits in 77 outings between Arizona and Toronto in 2021-22, Lyubushkin dropped to a personal-low 99 hits in the subsequent campaign. Traded to the Ducks in August, Lyubushkin projects to serve as a bottom-four defender for a poor Anaheim team in 2023-24, further diminishing his already minimal fantasy value.
Lyubushkin split last season between Arizona and Toronto, setting new career-best marks in games played (77), goals (2), assists (13), points (15), shots on goal (54), average time on ice (17:27), hits (187) and blocks (92). He entered unrestricted free agency this summer, ultimately signing a two-year, $5.5 million deal with the Sabres. There's little to be excited about here from a fantasy perspective, but Lyubushkin should again prove to be a cheap source of hits and blocks for those who miss out on them in the early and middle rounds of their drafts.
Lyubushkin drew into 51 NHL games last season, producing four assists. That matches his output from 2018-19, albeit in 10 more games. Lyubushkin has yet to show a scoring touch, but he's racked up 301 hits in 92 career games with the Coyotes. The Russian blueliner will likely compete with Jordan Oesterle and top prospect Victor Soderstrom for a spot in the lineup during training camp. Lyubushkin is a candidate to serve as a healthy scratch frequently, and he's unlikely to produce much offense when he does get into the lineup. Don't expect the 26-year-old to crack 10 points in 2020-21.
Lyubushkin appeared in 41 games for the Coyotes in 2018-19, registering four assists, 150 hits and a minus-9 rating. The Russian defenseman, known for being more of a stay-at-home player, was rewarded with another one-year contract. He'll be in the mix for bottom-pairing minutes again this season, but don't expect the 25-year-old to crack double-digits in points.
Lyubushkin is a 6-foot-2, 201-pound defenseman. He unloads a right-shot cannon from the point, but the Russian needs to prove that he can adjust to the smaller rinks, and in general, a faster game than he's accustomed to at home in the KHL. Last season, with Yaroslavl Lokomotiv, he generated just three goals and nine assists over 50 games, though he did maintain a plus-14 rating over that span. Even if he cracks the Opening Night roster with the Coyotes, fantasy owners aren't likely to pay much regard to a stay-at-home type.
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Logs helper in loss
DToronto Maple Leafs
April 27, 2024
Lyubushkin notched an assist and nine hits in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Bruins in Game 4.
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Back at practice Saturday
DToronto Maple Leafs
April 27, 2024
Lyubushkin (personal) is back at practice Saturday and will be in the lineup for Game 4 versus Boston, according to Mark Masters of TSN.
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Misses practice Friday
DToronto Maple Leafs
Personal
April 26, 2024
Lyubushkin (personal) missed practice Friday, but he'll still be an option to play Saturday in Game 4 versus Boston, per Terry Koshan of The Toronto Sun.
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Records apple
DToronto Maple Leafs
April 23, 2024
Lyubushkin recorded an assist in Monday's 3-2 win over Boston.
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Good to go Sunday
DToronto Maple Leafs
March 24, 2024
Lyubushkin (illness) will be in Sunday's lineup against Carolina, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.
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No news on new deal
DToronto Maple Leafs
June 3, 2024
Lyubushkin has not started negotiations on a new contract with Toronto, per David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period.
ANALYSIS
Lyubushkin is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent in July. It's unclear at this time if Toronto will circle back to him or allow him to test the open market. He contributed eight assists, 47 shots on goal, 168 blocked shots and 176 hits in 74 regular-season games between Toronto and Anaheim during the 2023-24 campaign.
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