Bloom finds himself without an NHL contract, but is slated to play for the Providence Bruins of the AHL this season. Bloom has shuffled between the AHL and ECHL in the past three seasons, with more games played at the ECHL level. There, he has been a competent offensive force, with 78 points in 81 games, but at the AHL level, he thus far has put up only five in 38 contests.

It’s hard to see a league where Bloom is worth eating up a minors spot for a fantasy dynasty, and can be safely dropped if stashed.

Bloom spent most of the season with the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL, and finished with 20 goals and 19 assists in 43 games. He also managed an assist in two AHL games.

For Bloom to be fantasy relevant, he will need to get himself from the ECHL to the AHL on a regular basis, even though the 20 goal campaign in the ECHL is a nice performance, it will mean more against more difficult competition.

Bloom is likely to earn his money as a big bodied winger who resides in the bottom six, and will need to work on moulding himself as such to put himself on a path to NHL minutes.