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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?