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October 3, 2010 Industry Experts Draft Results (posted 10.04.10) by Gus Katsaros This is be a keeper league: four players held from last season, with a one goalie maximum. McKeen's kept Vincent Lecavalier, Zach Parise, Dan Boyle and Tim Thomas. The draft order was random and didn't follow the order of finish from last season. McKeen's ended up with the sixth overall pick. The positions were: C,C,C,C,LW,LW,LW,LW,RW,RW,RW,RW,D,D,D,D,D,D,G,G,BN,BN,BN,BN,BN,IR Categories are: Forwards/Defensemen: Goals (G), Assists (A), Plus/Minus (+/-), Penalty Minutes (PIM), Powerplay Points (PPP), Shots on Goal (SOG) Goaltenders Categories: Wins (W), Goals Against Average (GAA), Save Percentage (SV%), Shutouts (SHO) Round-by-round rosters for this league are as follows: Round 5
McKeen's Pick - Last season featured a tandem of Steve Mason and Tim Thomas in what turned out to be a disastrous duo that hurt the goaltending categories. Having already kept Thomas, it was logical to take Rask as they possibly split duties. Round Notes - I wasn't expecting Taylor Hall to go so early and was hoping to snag him in the second round .. seven (7) of 12 picks were goaltenders. Round 6
McKeen's Pick - Continuing the tradition of a solid defense built around PP quarterbacks, we chose Sergei Gonchar as he mans the Senators PP. Round Notes - More goalies, with 4-of-12 picks coming between the pipes .. thought the Markov pick is good, but could have gone another round, even with Chara going as the last pick of the round .. Phil Kessel lit up preseason, so fantasyMagReview may have gotten a great pick in that slot. Round 7
McKeen's Pick - Another building block, as one of McKeen's keepers was Vencent Lecavalier .. Gagne has really developed a distribution game and could vault Vinny right back to elite respectability, a combination too good to resist. Yes, Gagne is an injury risk, it's worth the gamble. Round Notes - Only one goaltender drafted in this round .. Steve Downie may struggle to hit that 20-goal plateau, but is a worth while selection with his PIMs contribution .. Backstrom was once considered elite fantasy value, which goes to show how things change fast. Round 8
McKeen's Pick - A small run on defensemen changed the focus to LW, and Hartnell still has a 25-goal, 100 PIM's potential, so I'll take the double dip in categories. Round Notes - Travis Zajac was a tad early considering there were other options .. Ryane Clowe was another good value pick there, with a 25 goal upside, similar to the value for Brenden Morrow to close off the round. Round 9
McKeen's Pick - Pavelski was actually the target this round, and despite some off season turmoil, Danny Briere was the first RW chosen, the only position that didn't have a player yet. Round Notes - Pavelski with the double position status is excellent value .. Loui Eriksson was another target and represented good value .. Kyle Okposo with the preseason injury hurts fantasyhockey.com EV .. I'm not a fan of Dustin Byfuglien and didn't even rank him so this selection is way too high for him, even with the double designation. Round 10
McKeen's Pick - While Lidstrom and Rafalski man the first unit PP, Kronwall is not too far behind and can fill in should there be injury or slumps .. injury held him back last season, if he stays healthy, it's a possible 50 point season. Round Notes - Elias was sitting up high in my queue and wasn't surprised to see him go .. Filatov represented good value here .. thought Seguin went a little too high, and could have been available later on .. downgrade on Burrows, plus the injury make him a 20-goal winger here on in. Round 11
McKeen's Pick - The final offensive weapon in SJ available on the board, and he's a good possibility to get back to the 30-goal level. Round Notes - Some good value represented in this round in the form of Brooks Laich and Mike Ribeiro .. thought Del Zotto may have slipped and Lucic was not ranked this high for McKeen's .. Y!'s Matt Romig unfortunately loses Campbell for a month with a knee injury. Round 12
McKeen's Pick - There is a risk to the selection of Mueller, however there are advantages as well .. he solidified the Avs power play from the point and has the double position status for more flexibility .. if he's out for a longer period of time, he could always go on the IR for relief. Round Notes - Not convinced Paajarvi is as dynamic a scorer he's shown in the preseason and think there were other choices available .. even Jordan Eberle could have gone another round or two .. James Neal is great value here as is Rene Bourque - someone has to score in Calgary. Round 13
McKeen's Pick - Former Maple Leafs first rounder put it all together down the stretch after relearning pivot duties in the first half of the season .. he rounded out the center position with the focus on goals - 25 goals expectation. Round Notes - Jay Bouwmeester struggled in all three zones last season and may not find the PP duty to hit double-digit goals .. feel Wisniewski is overrated offensively to justify taken that high with better selections available, like Bogosian and Enstrom and even Kurtis Foster in Edmonton. Round 14
McKeen's Pick - Continuing on the PP quarterback philosophy, with the firepower up front, someone will have to rush the puck up the ice in Philly .. that duty falls to the diminutive rusher .. doubling up on the PP categories is a bonus this late in the draft. Round Notes - Ray Whitney is excellent value this late, while Jordan Staal may be a bit premature .. four goaltenders went in this round with only one almost certain to have first string duties, Leighton .. Ryan Smyth was also good value. Round 15
McKeen's Pick - Picking the final pivot, the breakout candidate Peter Regin .. he's got a 25-goal season in there, and that's good enough to warrant a spot on the roster, especially this late .. might also make Antropov expendable for a trade at a later date .. stay tuned. Round Notes - Love John Carlson's chances of challenging for the Calder, but though he could go a little later .. McCabe is decent value here, as is Yandle and Bergeron .. Jason Demers may be a little early with others still on the board. Round 16
McKeen's Pick - Lost in the shuffle is the puck moving ability of Nashville blueliner, Ryan Suter .. gets PP and even strength minutes to compensate for a decent 35-40 point season, with a decent plus/minus component Round Notes - Kris Versteeg could end up as a steal this late, while the hands down best pick was TSN's Martin Havlat .. Penner, and Jack Johnson represent excellent value, while Weiss could rebound somewhat .. Hedman also marks value in a round loaded with depth. Round 17
McKeen's Pick - Ah, the enigmatic Russian .. played with wrist issues all last season that was prematurely ended with a knee injury, but I like the risk at this junction with a 25-goal upside, and better PP numbers via a connection with Gonchar, another Team McKeen's combination. Round Notes - Benn was the target all along, but snagged early with probably the best pick of the round .. Aside from maybe Sheldon Souray, most players selected in this round were good value, falling here within range. Round 18
McKeen's Pick - I get a lot of rolling eyes when Vrbata's name is uttered, but he remains a proven 20-plus goal scorer, and with the addition of Ray Whitney should once again hit the 25-goal mark. Round Notes - I realize the selection of Savard, with all inherrant risk, however, it could have happened later in the draft .. Fleischmann and Langenbrunner represent excellent value this late .. Gilroy is a bit of a stretch, with the same regarding Comrie. Round 19
McKeen's Pick - Taking the PP QB's allows my strategy to take advantage of goal scorers, and Jussi Jokinen is no different .. another 30-goal season may be a stretch, but there's 20-25 in that stick, and for this late, I'll take it. Round Notes - Was hoping Clarkson may go another round, but with Hartnell already in the fold, I wasn't as worried about snagging him .. Arnott and Michalek are great value here, while Leclaire and Evander Kane are worthwhile gambles .. interesting to note, the Monster was taken before J.S. Giguere here. Round 20
McKeen's Pick - Former Predators blueliner has looked impressive in the preseason and has more options to get the puck out of the zone on the West coast there than he did in Nashville .. this translates into increased scoring chances and an offshoot of plus/minus stability with a lot of even strength scoring. Round Notes - Streit was a gamble, but not bad for this late .. aside from plus/minus, there isn't a whole lot that Jeff Schultz delivers to fantasy hockey .. Filppula has underacheived, can this be the season he turns it around? Round 21
McKeen's Pick - My sleeper extraordinaire, I've been touting Comeau since the trade deadline before he went on an offensive tear to end the season .. he gets it, works harder, uses his feet and drives his body on contact .. another 25-goal potential breakout. Round Notes - Scottie Upshall is great value here, as is Hejduk, Ruutu and perhaps Gagner most of all .. Ponikarovsky and Leino are two good little gems for this late as well .. if Olesz can regain that form that takes him to the front of the net, he could be Flower's greatest selection in the draft. Round 22
McKeen's Pick - Was surprised to see Lonbardi still on the board, being the default #1 center - however miscast and better suited as a #2 pivot .. as a depth addition, this wasn't a big risk. Round Notes - Stepan was a great gamble as was Skinner .. excellent value in Mike Fisher and Andrew Brunette, both 20-goal scorers consistently and both available this late .. James van Riemsdyk if he remains on a top line could be a steal here. Round 23
McKeen's Pick - Rounding off the goaltending was perpetual bvack up, Ty Conklin .. he was on Team McKeen's last season and didn't disapoint, earning himself a spot in 2010-11 Round Notes - Y! Matt Romig got a good one in Colin Wilson, while Galiadri and Vermetter are great value in the thirs last round .. Lupul is not 100% yet, but could become the best pick of this round with a 25-goal season. Round 24
McKeen's Pick - There's more opportunity here for the two-way Ladd, including more PP time and even strength responsibility .. bodes well for a decent season, including a potential 20-goals. Round Notes - Kyle Beach was sent to the minors and likely to remain there as the season opens .. Logan Couture had a good preseason, but I'll chalk that one up to the West Coast living Matt Romig .. interesting to see Roloson selected then immediately after DiPietro was taken. Round 25
McKeen's Pick - Couldn't believe Bolland was still available here and took a chance at a nice bounceback campaign after back surgery limited his 2009-10 effectiveness. David Jones was also the other possiblity, but figure he could go unnoticed on the waiver wire until he starts lighting it up. Round Notes - There's tonnes of value throughout this round, from Christense to Kulemin to Russell and Ekman-Larsson .. Not convinced of Tangradi being NHL ready, and Kassian falls into a similar status, but other than that, it's a good final round for everyone. Twitter: @mckeenshockey Twitter: @KatsHockey |
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