Trends, Etc.: There were seven goaltenders selected in the second round. The Detroit netminder will put up gaudy stats, but the veteran will play only 50 or so games for the Red Wings, and will turn 36 in November. A healthy Spezza should break the 100 point barrier. We pegged Phaneuf as the number one defenseman when you take age into consideration as he was very close to the Red Wings Nicklas Lidstrom and at age 23, 15 years younger than the veteran Lidstrom.īest Value: With all goaltenders going fast and furious, Jason Spezza was an excellent pick at 23rd overall. Our Pick: We had hoped to get Nabokov and Dion Phaneuf with our first two picks, once we found out that we were picking tenth overall. Lindsey Horan and Alex Morgan named captains of USWNT World Cup teamĢ.01 (13) - Yahoo! - Henrik Lundqvist, Rangers, (G)Ģ.02 (14) - McKeens - Marty Turco, Stars, (G)Ģ.03 (15) - RotoWorld - Dion Phaneuf, Flames, (D)Ģ.04 (16) - Fanball - Marc-Andre Fleury, Penguins, (G)Ģ.05 (17) - Dobber Hockey (Angus) - Marian Hossa, Red Wings, (RW)Ģ.06 (18) - Pavel Datsyuk, Red Wings, (C)Ģ.07 (19) - Rotowire (John) - Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Ducks, (G)Ģ.08 (20) - NHL.com - Ryan Getzlaf, Ducks, (C)Ģ.09 (21) - Dobber Hockey (Maltais) - Carey Price, Canadiens, (G)Ģ.10 (22) - TSN.ca - Miikka Kiprusoff, Flames, (G)Ģ.11 (23) - Rotowire (Jan) - Jason Spezza, Senators, (C)Ģ.12 (24) - Sports Forecaster - Chris Osgood, Red Wings, (G) Trends, Etc.: There were four left wingers and centers taken, as well as three goaltenders. Not a pick we'd make: It's hard to argue any selection in this round although being a keeper league, we were surprised that Martin Brodeur went so early. We had Nabokov rated number three overall and the top goaltender so Brian and I were thrilled when he was still available at ten.īest Value: It's hard to argue with any of the picks in this round although Joe Thornton being available at number nine seems to be a steal. Our Pick: We had the tenth overall pick and wanted a ooaltender. ![]() We picked 10th out of 12 teams.ġ.01 (1) - Sports Forecaster- Alex Ovechkin, Capitals, (LW)ġ.02 (2) - Rotowire (Jan)- Sidney Crosby, Penguins, (C)ġ.03 (3) - TSN.ca- Evgeni Malkin, Penguins, (C)ġ.04 (4) - Dobber Hockey (Maltais)- Dany Heatley, Senators, (LW)ġ.05 (5) - NHL.com- Jarome Iginla, Flames, (RW)ġ.06 (6) - Rotowire (John)- Henrik Zetterberg, Red Wings, (LW)ġ.07 (7) - Martin Brodeur, Devils, (G)ġ.08 (8) - Dobber Hockey (Angus) - Roberto Luongo, Canucks, (G)ġ.09 (9) - Fanball - Joe Thornton, Sharks, (C)ġ.10 (10) -RotoWorld - Evgeni Nabokov, Sharks, (G)ġ.11 (11) -McKeens - Vincent Lecavalier, Lightning, (C)ġ.12 (12) -Yahoo! - Ilya Kovalchuk, Thrashers, (LW) A team can keep four players each year, but no more than one goaltender. This season, for the first time, the Experts have decided to make it a keeper league. Wins, Goals Against Average and Save Percentage for goaltenders. Players are ranked in the following categories: Goals, Assists, Plus/Minus, Power Play Points, Shots on Goal and Penalty Minutes for forwards and defensemen. There was no requirement to balance after 20 players and the position eligibility was determined by the Yahoo site. There are also two IR spots available for injuries. Michael Finewax and Brian Rosenbaum - Rotoworldīrian and I were rushing to meet on Thursday as Brian had to attend a school event for his son Ricky and I had to leave early from my niece Jenna's seventh birthday party.Įach team was required to take four centers, four left wingers, four right wingers, six defensemen, two goaltenders and five bench players. Scott Cullen - TSN.ca (The Sports Network) The third annual Experts League draft took place on Septemwith the following participants:
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