Market Buzz - DobberHockey

GMG’s
Market Buzz
Presents…
Top 100 Roto Keeper Players
March 2012 Edition
Volume 2 - Edition 7
Table of Contents – March Edition
GMG’s Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 2
Jack of All Trades A-Z – Gates Imbeau ........................................................................................................ 3
GMG’s Top 100 Roto Keepers – Extended Categories ............................................................................... 7
Who are the Black Aces? ............................................................................................................................ 12
GMG’s Introduction – March Edition
Alongside the Top 100 this month is the completed edition of the Trade Fever: Jack of All Trades article
showcasing personalities in careers from A-Z.
Playoffs will have kicked off by next edition so best of luck to all poolies during the final stretch of the
season and those of you currently in playoffs (H2H leagues).
Spring is upon us! Enjoy this light edition.
Gates Imbeau, @GM_Gates
Email – [email protected]
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Jack of All Trades by Gates Imbeau
"Jack of all trades, master of none,
Certainly better than a master of one"
Workforce by day, fantasy sports by night. What if that threshold was crossed and both worlds became
one? In the newest Trade Fever entry, when fantasy meets reality, we can see that every member of this
community serves their purpose.
Where will you and follow GMs fit in?
Architect – The visionary, the man with the plan. Before the inaugural draft even starts, this poolie has a
clear-cut blueprint laid out. There is no fooling this guy, especially with his “my way or the highway”
attitude. Unfortunately, this results in minimal trade discussions, but hang in there! That foundation is
sure to crack sooner or later.
Butcher – Unlike architects, butchers can be seen slicing and dicing their teams. Just when you think
they have grown on a player or prospect, heck maybe even the team’s franchise player, butchers find a
way to send them packing. No ties to any of their players. Emotionless and ruthless. Makes for an ideal
trading partner!
Chef – A little bit of this, a dash of that, and voila! The chef loves to experiment with complimentary
food groups - bringing you a full course meal week after week. This one is always striving to cook up that
perfect rotisserie recipe. Interested to see what’s on the menu? Visit Metaldude’s Diner!
Door-to-Door Salesman – These persistent poolies constantly knock at your door with new proposals.
Slam the door in their face and they will make sure to be back again and again and again. Some are
persuasive and others are downright aggressive. Leave for a day and your mailbox will be full of
nonsense. Best way to rid of them? Counter with ridiculous offers – they will eventually get the point!
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Economist – Looking to save every penny, and for good reason! These guys are on top of every dollar
spent in their salary cap leagues, making them very picky traders. These money-crunching, bang-forbuck managers are often successful in achieving their goals. They rarely make hasty decisions and only
strike when the return fits the bill.
Fisherman – The one with the extravagant story about their biggest catch. Yet, when a bet is thrown on
the table, the room goes silent and the truth finally comes out. Questionable drafting and poor
maintenance caps off the final chapter for this dime-a-dozen poolie’s fairytale ending.
Gambler – The GM who isn’t afraid to go all in. Strives to complete blockbusters and lacks patience. You
can tell they are itching to press that big ol’ green “GO” button. Probably figures that this year is the
best shot at collecting 200 dollars winning a title. Come season’s end, will they so graciously be dining
with the riches or be seen taking early golfing lessons?
Historian – The historian may have won a championship or two back in the day. However, they have
long since tasted sweet sweet victory. Unfortunately, this sad soul is stuck in the past – constantly
bringing up old facts as if they were yesterday. Well bucko, times have changed and so has the game. Do
something about it or get left to rust!
Investigator – The sneaky GMs who search every nook and cranny of the rule book looking for missing
pieces. If there are any loopholes in the system, these poolies will surely exploit them. Digging deeper,
often enough they’ll get away with their questionable “cards” due to having no precedent set. Best to
keep your eyes open, and leave nothing behind.
Jack-of-all-trades – From joker to jewel thief, this poolie of many faces has a full toolbox of tricks.
However, as they say, one who is a jack-of-all-trades is a master of none. The assortment of puzzle
pieces grows ineffective without proper direction. Keep it simple. Getting involved in an abundance of
tasks will leave part of your game vulnerable and give you troubles along the way.
The Kite Flyer – This GM comes in telling the league he’ll be active and committed, but goes on to draftand-dash. Fittingly, right before the getting boot, Mr. M.I.A pops up. He attempts to make a couple of
trades, but obviously leaves everyone else hanging when he goes kite flying again.
Marketing – The league is a market and the players are assets. That’s it, that’s all. Rain or shine, this GM
only cares about winning the face value of a trade, not necessarily looking out for the best interest of his
team. This GM thrives on a continuous cycle of sell high, buy low – always up to barter. Good thing
chemistry between teammates isn’t part of fantasy hockey!
Librarian – Not the most pleasing job, but every league needs one. This GM is the one who is happy to
keep all of the league’s documents in order, usually cleaning up after the investigator makes his rounds.
This V.I.P pushes to get the rulebooks updated and takes care of the voting process. Once in a blue
moon, volunteers come in to help, but it is never permanent.
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Night Watchman – The watchman lurks while everyone is asleep. He will scavenge the league and spot
out any new or relevant signings and/or waiver buzzers. It’s all in a night’s work for this sly fellow. When
dawn comes, the early worm is no longer available for the other poolies.
Ostler – The poolie who is stuck on rebuild. Continually boasts an impressive stable of prospects – but
the train stops there. Out of frustration, and unable to put the right tools together, this manager sends
their Stallion(s) away, thus starting the grooming process once more. And no, CHL/World Juniors points
do not count toward league points!
Paramedic – No matter what he does or how he drafts, the IR ambulance is forever kept on standby.
As legend tells it, this GM is often described as the hands down favourite every year, carrying the best
“on paper” team - but sadly, that is only half the battle. As you know, the endgame is always dictated by
Lady Luck, and she shares absolutely no interest in this GMs success.
Different season, same result. Even the sturdiest of ironmen turn to glass when drafted by this GM. Oh
well, better him than you!
Quarterback – The blockbuster searching, Hail Mary throwing type of GM. Racking in trades like there is
no tomorrow, often seen trading just for the sake of trading. Much like a girlfriend’s affection meter, this
poolie needs to fill his trade quota just to sleep well at night.
Word of advice? Trading comes at a price, deal responsibly or you might get beat at your own game.
Rock star – The ego and all about me show act doesn’t last long. Often falling victim to the night life and
party scene, this poolie drinks through multiple weeks of roster changes and important deadlines.
Symptoms include active scoring droughts and multipoint benched hot streaks.
If one league wasn’t enough, unfortunately mister high and mighty participated in a handful of drafts –
only to have the same fate. Rude awakening.
Statistician – That guy in your league that uses tools above and beyond any go-to draft guide or local
forum. Provides a well balanced attack based on advanced metrics – think Corsi. Others may call his
antics crazy, but in the end, this GM is paving the way to new strategy depths.
Traveling Circus (a.k.a league trampoline) – Joins then immediately blows up the team with poorly
executed trades. League members obviously blast him, but instead of manning up, he runs to another
league. This usually results in a few members benefitting from the lopsided wins, however overall the
league takes a big hit. Unless you have a really good screening / interview process, it is always a gamble
bringing in replacement GMs. Especially in deep leagues where balance is crucial.
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Used Car Salesman – Like the door-to-door salesman but much worse. Not only does he pester you with
players you simply don’t want (over and over and over again), he tries to give you reasoning as to why it
will work for your team and the “kicker” it can be going forward. Overvalues even the cheapest parts.
No matter the excuse, this isn’t the fix you’re looking for – at times, silence speaks louder than words.
Ventriloquist – Whether it is by the hands of a girlfriend or a colleague, fact is this guy cannot make a
decision for himself. Before any move this guy HAS to consult with a “source”. No guts, no instinct. A
puppet to the game – why even play it?
Unless you’re completely new to fantasy sports, you need to rely more on more on your own
judgement. If a player fails to meet expectations, don’t shift the blame. Take responsibility.
Waste management – Loves digging through other poolies’ trash (drops) and dishing out equal trash.
Sadly, he feels that his junk is worth your gold. Upon rejection, he throws the same leftovers away – like
you never noticed him pick up that garbage in the first place.
Laugh now, but combined with the used car salesman or door-to-door guy and sometimes this guy gets
away with it.
Xerox Machine Operator – Pumps out cookie cutter teams in every league. Lives and dies by those
picks. None of that “Suck in one league, rock in the other” attitude.
In essence, this machine is best suited to one year leagues since the specific model (poolie) selects its
go-to favourites and copies (drafts) as necessary. Past warranty (keeper leagues), it is rare for poolies
who are in multiple league to not have a couple of repeats. There is always a soft spot for specific
players.
Yoga “student” – Taken straight from the great TV show “The League”, this poolie attends regular yoga
classes to find line up nirvana. No matter the day or week, always manages to set the highest proficiency
team available. Rarely misses an opportunity to maximize on the rest of us “normal” folk.
Zookeeper – Finally you have the commissioner who takes care of all the A-Y personalities. The commish
surely makes or breaks the league, and unless your league is run by committee or relies heavily on the
librarian to keep things in order, the commissioner needs to be strong. After all, everyone counts on
them to make those heavy decisions!
And remember “a league is only as good as the GMs who are in it.”
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GMGates’ Top 100 Roto Keepers
Roto Legend
Disclaimer
Categories – G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SOG, Hits & Blkd Shots
This is not a player to player draft guide simply because
the flow of draft, positions required and many other
needs come into play. Positions and salary do not affect
rankings.
Current Roto Score (CRS) – on pace score combined cats.
Potential Roto Score (PRS) – Peak performance score.
Dynasty Draft – Where ranked players may get drafted.
Monster – Known to put up massive numbers in this stat.
R3 – Consistently puts up good numbers in this stat.
R2 – Consistently puts up decent numbers in this stat.
LM – Last month’s rank // MOV - Movement
It is a value based list based on my opinion. If you are
looking for a numbers game or league-based calculations,
Frozen Pool and HockeyPoolGeek of the Dobber Sports
Network are two very valuable sources.
Roto
Rank
Skaters
Name / Position / Team
CRS
PRS
Roto Focus
Monster / R3 / R2
1.
Alex Ovechkin, LW – WSH
18
24
G
SOG
Hits
2.
Sidney Crosby, C – PIT
N/A
23
G
PPP
FW*
3.
Evgeny Malkin, C – PIT
20
22
A
SOG
G
4.
Steven Stamkos, C – TBL
19
22
G
SOG
A
5.
Daniel Sedin, LW – VAN
17
22
G
+/-
PPP
6.
C. Giroux, C/RW – PHI
18
21
A
G
PPP
7.
Henrik Sedin, C – VAN
16.5
20
A
+/-
PPP
8.
N. Backstrom, C – WSH IR
N/A
20
A
PPP
+/-
9.
Corey Perry, RW – ANA
18
22
G
PIM
SOG
10.
Pavel Datsyuk, C/LW – DET
16.5
19
G
A
PPP
11.
Scott Hartnell, LW – PHI
19
19
PIM
Hits
G
12.
David Backes, C/RW - STL
18.5
19
G
PIM
Hits
13.
Zdeno Chara, D – BOS
18.5
19
+/-
SOG
A
14.
Shea Weber, D – NSH
18
19
Hits
G
SOG
15.
Zach Parise, LW – NJD
16
20
G
SOG
+/-
7
LM
MOV
16.
Patrick Sharp, C/LW – CHI
16
19
G
SOG
PPP
17.
Ryan Callahan, C/LW – NYR
17
19
Hits
SOG
G
18.
Dion Phaneuf, D – TOR
17
18
Hits
PIM
SOG
19.
Milan Lucic, LW – BOS
17
18
G
PIM
Hits
20.
James Neal, LW – PIT
16.5
18
G
SOG
Hits
21.
Ryan Kesler, C – VAN
16
19
G
PPP
SOG
22.
Ryan Getzlaf, C – ANA
16
19
A
PPP
Hits
23.
Erik Karlsson, D – OTT
16.5
18
A
G
PPP
45
+22
24.
Jamie Benn, LW – DAL
16
18
A
SOG
Hits
23
-1
25.
Dustin Brown, RW – LAK
15.5
18
Hits
G
SOG
26.
Jonathan Toews, C – CHI
15
18
G
+/-
A
28
-2
27.
H. Zetterberg, C/LW – DET
14.5
19
SOG
G
A
26
-1
28.
Kris Letang, D – PIT
14.5
18
A
+/-
Hits
29
+1
29.
Dustin Byfuglien, D – WPG
14.5
18
SOG
Hits
G
63
+34
30.
Marian Hossa, RW – CHI
14
18
G
A
SOG
24
-6
31.
Patrick Kane, C/RW - CHI
14
18
G
PPP
A
32.
I. Kovalchuk, LW/RW – NJD
15
18
G
SOG
A
41
+11
33.
A. Burrows, LW/RW – VAN
13
18
G
PIM
+/-
32
-1
34.
Eric Staal, C – CAR
13
19
SOG
G
PPP
35.
Jeff Carter, C/RW – LAK
12
20
SOG
G
+/-
36.
PK Subban, D – MTL
16
17
PIM
SOG
BS
46
+10
37.
Mike Richards, C – LAK
13
19
G
SOG
Hits
30
-7
38.
Anze Kopitar, C – LAK
13
18
G
PPP
A
27
-11
39.
Johan Franzen, RW – DET
14.5
17
G
SOG
PPP
33
-6
40.
M. Gaborik, RW – NYR
14.5
17
G
PPP
SOG
36
-4
8
41.
Alexander Edler, D – VAN
16.5
17
A
Hits
BS
37
-4
42.
Evander Kane, LW – WPG
13.5
18
G
Hits
SOG
39
-3
43.
Bobby Ryan, LW – ANA
13
19
G
SOG
Hits
44.
Steve Ott, RW – DAL
17
17
PIM
Hits
G
45.
Patrick Marleau, LW – SJS
13
18
G
SOG
A
40
-5
46.
John Tavares, C – NYI
15.5
19
G
PPP
SOG
51
+6
47.
Joe Pavelski, C – SJS
15
18
G
PPP
SOG
45
-2
48.
Jarome Iginla, RW – CGY
13
18
G
PPP
SOG
42
-6
49.
(R) G. Landeskog, LW – COL
15
18
SOG
Hits
G
68
+19
50.
Phil Kessel, RW – TOR
13
18
G
SOG
PPP
46
-4
51.
Jason Spezza, C – OTT
17
18
G
A
PPP
74
+23
52.
J. Lupul, LW/RW - TOR
17
17
G
A
SOG
64
+12
53.
Dan Boyle, D – SJS
16.5
17
PPP
A
BS
50
-3
54.
P. Bergeron, C – BOS
16
17
G
A
SOG
73
+19
55.
Keith Yandle, D – PHX
13
18
A
PPP
BS
52
-3
56.
Drew Doughty, D – LAK
13
18
A
Hits
+/-
53
-3
57.
Ryane Clowe, LW – SJS
13
18
PIM
Hits
A
44
-13
58.
Mike Green, D – WSH IR
N/A
18
A
PPP
+/-
55
-3
59.
B. Dubinsky, C – NYR
13
18
G
PIM
Hits
56
-3
60.
Thomas Vanek, LW – BUF
13.5
17
G
SOG
PPP
54
-6
61.
(R) Tyler Seguin, C – BOS
13
18
A
+/-
G
59
-2
62.
Ryan Suter, D – NSH
14
17
A
+/-
PPP
60
-2
63.
(R) Logan Couture, C – SJS
13.5
17
G
+/-
SOG
58
-5
64.
Dany Heatley, RW – MIN
13
18
G
PPP
SOG
57
-7
65.
Rick Nash, RW – CBJ
13
18
G
SOG
A
9
66.
Brad Marchard, C/LW – BOS
13
17
+/-
G
PIM
38
-28
67.
Alex Semin, LW – WSH
13.5
18
G
+/-
A
72
+5
68.
Duncan Keith, D – CHI
13
18
A
SOG
BS
66
-2
69.
Mikko Koivu, C – MIN
13
17
A
PPP
SOG
70.
(R) Taylor Hall, LW – EDM
13
18
G
A
SOG
71.
(R) Ryan N-H., C – EDM
N/A
18
A
G
PPP
82
+11
72.
Alex Pietrangelo, D – STL
15
17
A
PPP
SOG
73.
David Clarkson, RW – NJD
15
17
PIM
Hits
SOG
74.
(R) Kevin Shattenkirk, D – STL
14
17
A
+/-
SOG
N
75.
TJ Oshie, C/RW – STL
14
17
A
Hits
SOG
N
76.
Michael Del Zotto, D – NYR
15
16
Hits
+/-
A
77.
Tomas Plekanec, C – MTL
12
17
G
A
SOG
78.
V. Lecavalier, C – TBL
12
17
SOG
PPP
G
67
-11
79.
Dan Girardi, D – NYR
13
17
Hits
BS
+/-
61
-18
80.
Joe Thornton, C – SJS
12
17
A
PPP
G
78
-2
81.
Brad Richards, C – NYR
12
17
A
G
PPP
79
-2
82.
Kimmo Timonen, D – PHI
14
16
A
BS
+/-
81
-1
83.
Blake Wheeler, RW – WPG
14
16
A
SOG
Hits
84.
Steve Downie, RW – TBL
13
17
PIM
Hits
G
85.
Daniel Briere, C/RW – PHI
12.5
17
G
SOG
PIM
62
-23
86.
(W) M St. Louis, RW – TBL
12
17
G
A
PPP
80
-6
87.
(R) Jeff Skinner, C/RW – CAR
N/A
18
G
A
SOG
85
-2
88.
Kris Versteeg, W – FLA
13
17
A
G
SOG
89.
(R) M. Duchene, C – COL
N/A
18
G
A
SOG
90.
(R) Jordan Eberle, W – EDM
13
18
G
A
SOG
10
N
75
-2
N
91.
Max Pacioretty, LW – MTL
14
16
G
SOG
A
N
92.
PA Parenteau, RW – NYI
14
16
A
SOG
PPP
93.
Mike Ribeiro, C – DAL
13
16
A
PPP
G
94.
(W) T. Selanne, RW – ANA
12.5
16
G
PPP
A
93
-1
95.
Wayne Simmonds, RW – PHI
14
17
PIM
SOG
Hits
94
-1
96.
Jordan Staal, C – PIT
N/A
16
G
Hits
+/-
95
-1
97.
Erik Cole, LW – MTL
14
16
G
SOG
Hits
96
-1
98.
Olli Jokinen, C - CGY
14
17
A
SOG
G
97
-1
99.
Stephen Weiss, C – FLA
14
16
A
PPP
+/-
98
-1
100.
(W) S. Doan, RW – PHX
12
17
G
Hits
PPP
99
-1
N
Need PIM + Hits? Try…
Chris Neil, RW – OTT
Cal Clutterbuck, W – MIN
Travis Hamonic, D – NYI
Derek Dorsett, RW – CBJ
On the 15th of every month, Gates Imbeau releases the Top 100 Roto Players Exclusive. In addition to
this, he runs the Black Aces, otherwise known as the DobberHockey farm team. Gates also pens a weekly
Studs and Duds recap at Fantrax.com.
Born and raised in Sudbury, ON, now resides in Hamilton, ON. Gates holds a B.A in Communications
specialized in Advertising and can be found on twitter (@GM_Gates) or in his “Office” via the
DobberHockey forums.
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