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GMGates · #1 02-08-2011, 11:08 PM

GMG's Market Buzz V - Got RW?

Corey Perry - RW, ANA

When a poolie gets asked who the most dominant RW in rotisserie is, their answer will more than likely be Corey Perry. It's no lie, his stock has risen since the 07-08 campaign during which he recorded 29G, 25A, plus-12, 108 PIM, 17 PPP and 200 SOG, forever establishing himself as the Roto stud he is known to be today.

Perry easily gives his owners a reason to love him more and more with each passing year - this season is no different. As of Sunday February 6th, the team-leading Duck was on pace for a career high of 43G, 43A, 128 PIM, 30 PPP, 273 SOG and plus-3. So what do these stats mean to you? Simple! He is a must own in all standard rotisserie and H2H leagues.

PG Roto Score :
On Pace, 16
Potential, 18
Ranked 12th (GMG)

Buzz : Perry's awesome stud-like status should come of no surprise to anyone; it has to be a no-brainer by now.

Jeff Carter - C/RW, PHI

So let's switch the focus over to a player who (in my eyes) ranks just as high as Perry, but much like Patrick Sharp, does not get anywhere near the same level of respect in terms of true Roto value; Jeff Carter.

Here is a player who, as of Sunday February 6th, was on pace for 39G, 36A, 51 PIM, 20 PPP, 348 SOG while having a very respectable plus-21. While those numbers are impressive, Carter is still able to deliver more. Like seen in the 08-09 campaign, under the right circumstances, Jeff can realistically be a 45G, 40A, plus-20, 60 PIM, 20 PPP, 350 SOG player.

Fact is, when poolies think of rotisserie studs, PIM monsters are the first to come to mind. While it is undoubtedly beneficial to have the likes of Hartnell and Backes on your team, in Roto, having a top SOG player (like Carter) is just as effective as having a top PIM guy.

That said, if Carter consistently matched the numbers mentioned above, he would get an automatic pass into the Top 10 and essentially become more valuable than the likes of Henrik Sedin, Mike Green, and Dany Heatley.

Yes, continually hitting 45 goals per year may be a bit of a stretch, but Carter's done it before. Over the last two seasons, he's put in 46 and 33 goals respectively. Add that to his current goal pace (39), and you're looking at a total of 118 goals - just a touch off of 40G on average per season.

In addition, for those in salary cap leagues, Carter's recent eleven year contract extension with a 5.272 million dollar cap hit is surely something to drool over. Definitely makes the 26-year-old that much more attractive!

PG Roto Score :
On Pace, 16
Potential, 18
Ranked 13th (GMG)

Buzz : As long as Carter keeps his C/RW tag beyond this season, he could arguably be the best RW to own in standard Yahoo! based leagues.

Dany Heatley - LW/RW, SJS

During his first two outings with Ottawa, Heatley recorded back to back 100 point seasons and proved himself to be one of the league's top Roto studs. Ever since, poolies have been drafting him in the first round (or Top 12) in hopes of getting similar to these numbers:
05/06 - 50G, 53A, plus-29, 86 PIM, 43 PPP, 300 SOG
06/07 - 50G, 53A, plus-31, 74 PIM, 39 PPP, 310 SOG

Well, it's been four seasons and Heatley has yet to deliver. While the SJS forward may be putting up decent numbers, it would be great to see Dany notch another monster season under his belt. Even so, unless he picks up the pace in the second half, that monster performance will have to wait due to the fact that Heatley's currently projected to finish with 29G, 40A, minus-1, 67 PIM, 36 PPP and 227 SOG.

Fewer than 70 points... really? The 29G and 36 PPP is nice, but overall - and looking at past seasons - it's quite disappointing.

Truth is, Heatley could be (and is drafted to be) the best rotisserie RW in any format. However, if he finishes the season with the totals mentioned above, he might very well be revoked of that title and even worse, removed out of the Top 10.

PG Roto Score :
On Pace, 14
Potential, 19
Ranked 9th (GMG)

Buzz : Heatley has 8 points (4G, 4A) in his last nine games - that's promising. Hopefully he regains a bit of ground because like mentioned in this article, both Perry and Carter are very capable of snatching and running away with the top RW rotisserie honours.

That's it for now,

GMG Signing off!

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dyzfunctioned · #2 02-08-2011, 11:30 PM

Carter! woot.

GMGates · #3 02-08-2011, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dyzfunctioned

Carter! woot.

I knew you'd like that

Donny · #4 02-08-2011, 11:44 PM

Decent enough article but it didn't tell me anything I didn't already know. Perry, Carter and Heatley are studs, everyone knows that.

GMGates · #5 02-08-2011, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Donny

Decent enough article but it didn't tell me anything I didn't already know. Perry, Carter and Heatley are studs, everyone knows that.

I'd like to think of it as showcasing Carter's true Roto Value. I've seen Carter traded with some very poor returns. If this article can do anything it's to advise Carter owners that he's a gem. Especially in salary cap leagues.

Perry is more of the intro and Heatley the outro.

I use Perry in the introduction to have his name value rub off on Carter and I liked finishing it with the perception that Heatley might be overrated when it comes to top 10 picks as he hes been teasing us for four seasons now - Perry and Carter are just as good if not better than him.

All in all, use this article as the foundation.

Start with the best (players) so that every following article has more to look forward too!

GMG

praba · #6 02-08-2011, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Donny

Decent enough article but it didn't tell me anything I didn't already know. Perry, Carter and Heatley are studs, everyone knows that.

Everyone knows they are studs, but not everyone knows where to draft them in a roto league. For example, Corey Perry could very well be more valuable than Henrik Sedin.

GMGates · #7 02-09-2011, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by praba

Everyone knows they are studs, but not everyone knows where to draft them in a roto league. For example, Corey Perry could very well be more valuable than Henrik Sedin.

spot on praba

dyzfunctioned · #8 02-09-2011, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by praba

Everyone knows they are studs, but not everyone knows where to draft them in a roto league. For example, Corey Perry could very well be more valuable than Henrik Sedin.

But not as valuable as kipper

GMGates · #9 02-09-2011, 07:51 AM

haha, Kipper's days of being a Top 10 overall (and goalie) pick are long gone.

Bryzgalov + Markstrom is where it's at

dyzfunctioned · #10 02-09-2011, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by GMGates

haha, Kipper's days of being a Top 10 overall (and goalie) pick are long gone.

Bryzgalov + Markstrom is where it's at

Pssh kipper + clemmensen all the way

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