Five Safe(ish) Rookies for Your NHL Hockey Pool in 07-08
Knowing that I’m a hockey fan, somebody asked me today which rookie he should pick in his pool. I haven’t been following the training camps and pre-season very closely (though I’ve been enjoying the FanHouse’s team-by-team previews), so I had to go do a bit of research. These five rookies seem to be likely to make their respective teams and shine in 2007-08:
- Jonathan Toews - Chicago
- Nicklas Backstrom - Washington
- Benoit Pouliot - Wild
- Peter Mueller - Coyotes
- Jack Johnson (D) - Blues
And these three seem less certain, but likely candidates as well:
- Bobby Ryan - Ducks
- Igor Grigorenko - Redwings
- Erik Johnson (D) - Kings
Like I say, I’m no expert–who are you picking?
September 19th, 2007 at 8:10 am
Like your picks, let me add a couple…
Not sure if these will count as rookies or not, but first year NHLers worth watching:
Jaroslav Hlinka (Avs) - led Czech elite league in scoring, already clicking in Avs camp.
Cory Murphy (Panthers) - Finnish league MVP expected to contribute to Panthers power play.
September 19th, 2007 at 9:33 am
Doing a pool?
September 19th, 2007 at 9:37 am
Nah, I’m afraid the drafting and such would be too hard to run from Malta. I might participate with a list if somebody else runs one, but 7:00pm PST is 4:00am locally, so that’s a bit tricky for me.
September 19th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
poop
September 23rd, 2007 at 6:06 am
One more you cannot forget…Igor Grigorenko.
September 23rd, 2007 at 6:25 am
Puckateer: I’m not following the Wings very closely, but the reports I’ve seen thus far have been very mixed on Grigorenko. Some suggest that he’ll start the year in the minors.
September 30th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Jack Johnson plays for the Kings and Eric Johnson plays for the Blues
October 1st, 2007 at 3:07 am
ur forgetting cogliano and brodziak on the oilers
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:06 pm
what about sam gagner!?
November 30th, 2007 at 7:23 am
Cary Price-Canadiens