"If we were to tell you that you could grab a defenseman off of the waiver wire who has averaged .57 points per game over his seven year NHL career, has a 59-point season on his resume and was scoring .77 points per game through the first 35 games of last season before suffering an injury in December, would you leap at the opportunity?

No-brainer, right?

What if we were to tell you that the player has missed 113 games over the last four seasons? Does that temper your enthusiasm at all? If so, then you are well aware of what it feels like to own or to contemplate owning Ryan Whitney.

The talented Oilers' defenseman has long tantalized fantasy owners with his mixture of skating ability, vision and scoring prowess, but it all comes with a disclaimer that reads "proceed with caution."

For all of his promise, Whitney just hasn't managed to stay healthy for a full season since 2009-10 and that is again the case this season, where he has been in and out of the lineup, managing to play just 22 games. Sadly, when he has been able to lace them up he hasn't been comfortable enough to produce, notching just 8 points (1G-7A)."