Comments for Making the Jump, Part II at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 8 out of 8 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Sat, 25 May 2013 02:06:55 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/45-prospect-schopping/3099-making-the-jump-part-ii#comment-8259 Irvin, upon further reflection, I would put Upshall as a tweener. He could be a keeper, or he could be trade bait. He had a great start with Phoenix last year before he got hurt. He seems to be in a good place with Tippett. Your call. - Ryan Van Horne Sun, 12 Sep 2010 02:39:08 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/45-prospect-schopping/3099-making-the-jump-part-ii#comment-8257 Ryan: Thank-You so much for the information, I am looking to become a dynasty league champ some day, but to get there I need to be asking the questions and learning from every move and answer I get. You have been a great help!! Thanks again ;-) - Irvin Penner Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:20:15 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/45-prospect-schopping/3099-making-the-jump-part-ii#comment-8256 Irvin, I'm a huge Tyler Ennis fan. Resist all requests to trade him. He's a guy you should be building around. Also, I like Ryan O'Reilly and have since I interviewed him when he was 15. The kid is a rink rat and has spent a lot of time playing the game at a relaxed level that builds muscle memory. He's from a small town in Ontario and he had access to the rink at lunch time and after school. He used his ice time wisely. There's some offensive upside there and he can pull a move out thin air. Guys like Shawn Horcoff, Andy McDonald, Clarke MacArthur, Benoit Pouliot, Joffrey Lupul, Antero Niittymaki, Pascal Leclaire, should all be trade bait for you this year. None are long-term answers for an expansion team. If any of these guys get off to good starts, I'd trade them and get younger, or more reliable assets. Guys like Drew Stafford, Rene Bourque, Blake Wheeler, Scottie Upshall, Paul Martin, Cam Barker, Jason Demers, Jeff Schultz, Tom Gilbert, and Ondrej Pavelec are all keepers for you. They're all young enough that they will still be in their productive stage in three years. - Ryan Van Horne Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:12:44 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/45-prospect-schopping/3099-making-the-jump-part-ii#comment-8255 Karbinkopy, Phil McRae and Ian Cole stand a good chance of getting a cup of coffee in St. Louis, but the Blues depth at forward will prevent McRae from getting much more than that this year. As I wrote in the Prospects Guide, I think McRae will need two years in the AHL. I'm not a fan of Ian Cole as a fantasy asset. By all accounts, he's a great kid and will be a rock on the blueline, I just don't think he has much offensive upside. I'm not saying he will never succeed, he's just not a recommended buy. As for Goloubef, he just turned pro and will need some AHL seasoning. Hard to say if new coach Scott Arniel will give him a shot -- Ken Hitchcock surely wouldn't have -- but players such as Kris Russell, Anton Stralman and Fedor Tyutin will soak up most of the power-play time and offensive role for the Blue Jackets. I think Goloubef is more talented than his numbers at Wisconsin indicated. I'll watch his develop in the AHL this season with great interest. - Ryan Van Horne Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:05:19 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/45-prospect-schopping/3099-making-the-jump-part-ii#comment-8254 Shoeless, my league is a 22-team keeper league and each year we go into our seven-round draft with a roster of 17 plus 10 farmers. Every year, when the NHL holds its draft, about two-thirds of the players are already drafted in our league. One of the ways to working around that is keeping a close eye on the late bloomers. If you say these guys aren't relevant in leagues that you're in, I hear you. I'm trying to provide a nice complement to fine work Jeff Angus did when he ranked the top 10 fantasy prospects at each position. If there's something, or some prospect, or some group of prospects that aren't getting enough ink here at Dobber, then I want to hear about it. I'm sure Jeff and Dobber will agree that we try to cover a wide range of leagues here on the sites. Fantasy hockey is so diverse that you get everything from straight-points, one-year leagues, to deep keepers with salary caps that count faceoffs and blocked shots. Also, I'm trying to follow Dobber's lead and write about some of the more obscure guys. In the past, I've written about some of the high-profile guys and I'm trying to mix it up. Always open to suggestions though. - Ryan Van Horne Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:53:34 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/45-prospect-schopping/3099-making-the-jump-part-ii#comment-8253 I am in a 16 team dynasty league and I am an expansion team. My players are Tyler Ennis, Peter Regin, Rich Peverley, Shawn Horcoff, Ryan O'Reilly, Andy McDonald, Zach Boychuk, Clarke MacArthur, Benoit Pouliot, Joffrey Lupul, Drew Stafford, Rene Bourque, Blake Wheeler, Scottie Upshall, Paul Martin, Cam Barker, Lason Demers, Jeff Schultz, Tom Gilbert, Ondrej Pavelec, Antero Niittymaki, Pascal Leclaire, and Josh Harding. I would be willing to accept any advice on who you out there might believe is not worth keeping for the next three years. Thanks - Irvin Penner Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:35:00 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/45-prospect-schopping/3099-making-the-jump-part-ii#comment-8251 I'm in a 14 team stupid deep keeper league and many of the players Ryan has written about in his two articles are already owned, and have been for a bit. Of the others, I know I've had my eye on a couple since last year, and I'm sure I'm not the only GM in my league. Delving the obscure prospect pool helped me win my league within 2 1/2 seasons of joining my league. I love articles like this one. Keep up the good work Ryan. A couple of questions... Phil McRae and Ian Cole in St. Louis, do you think either of them will get a cup of coffee this season? What about Cody Goloubef in Columbus? - Karbinkopy Sat, 11 Sep 2010 10:45:30 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/45-prospect-schopping/3099-making-the-jump-part-ii#comment-8248 Ryan, I read your stuff because I enjoy how you write - thoughtful, readable stuff. But sadly, my leagues aren't deep enough to consider any of these guys. I'm curious as to how deep your leagues are that these guys could be a factor this season. - Shoeless Sat, 11 Sep 2010 08:06:37 +0100