{"id":14395,"date":"2009-10-13T17:35:44","date_gmt":"2009-10-13T22:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=14395"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:57:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:57:16","slug":"rookie-of-the-year-predictions-131009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nhl\/rookie-of-the-year-predictions-131009\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Prop Picks: 2009\/10 Rookie Of The Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

NHL Betting \u2013 Rookie of the Year Futures<\/h2>\n

If the NFL odds threw you for a loop last week, maybe it\u2019s time to take a step back and bet on something long-term. With the hockey season just a couple of weeks old, it\u2019s still a prime time to bet on NHL futures.<\/p>\n

The Rookie of the Year award isn\u2019t purely about talent; it\u2019s also about situation. When you make your wager, think about who has the clearest path to first-line and special teams minutes.<\/p>\n

Here are some prime candidates to win Rookie of the Year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE TOP CONTENDER<\/strong><\/h3>\n

John Tavares, Islanders<\/strong><\/p>\n

Easily the frontrunner for the award, Tavares has the tools to become a perennial top-five scorer in the NHL \u2013 soft hands, a good shot, great vision and puck-protection skills. All those abilities trump his subpar skating. Most importantly for sportsbook bettors, Tavares plays on the horrible New York Islanders. The Isles have no depth and little talent, so Tavares will get boatloads of ice time. He\u2019s already responded with five points in his first four games.<\/p>\n

OTHER MAJOR CONTENDERS <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Matt Duchene, Avalanche
\nEvander Kane, Thrashers
\nNikita Filatov, Blue Jackets<\/strong><\/p>\n

These guys are virtual sure things to become high-impact NHLers within a few years, but it remains to be seen if they\u2019ll have an impact immediately.\"\"<\/a> Duchene has the clearest path to ice time but is a two-way center whose offense will develop slowly. Kane may be the most NHL-ready but is the lowest on his team\u2019s depth chart. That leaves Filatov, who still has to grow into his body but has a sniper skill set and a chance to stick on a scoring line all season. He\u2019s the best bet of this group.<\/p>\n

SOLID PICKS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Michael Del Zotto, Rangers
\nJames Van Riemsdyk, Flyers
\nJamie Benn, Stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

These three guys are making an immediate impact with their respective clubs to start the season. I like Benn the least of this group simply because his supporting cast in Dallas is still developing. Playing on the powerhouse Flyers, who top many sports picks lists, Van Riemsdyk will have quality linemates wherever he plays, but he\u2019ll have to fight for special teams minutes. Del Zotto is off to a sizzling start with five points in six games and, while he\u2019ll surely come back to Earth, he could have a strong rookie season since the Rangers need a power-play quarterback.<\/p>\n

LONG SHOTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Victor Hedman, Lightning
\nViktor Stalberg, Maple Leafs<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re surprised to see Hedman, the most hyped defensive prospect of the decade, so low on this list, review your hockey history. Not only do defenseman take a long time to develop, big defenseman take an especially long time to develop \u2013 especially really big defensemen. Chris Pronger and Zdeno Chara spent a few years as awkward beanpoles before becoming superstars. Though he\u2019s starting well offensively, Hedman will take his lumps this season. Toronto\u2019s Stalberg deserves a look on the strength of his phenomenal preseason, but it\u2019s hard to imagine any Leaf player taking home hardware the way they\u2019re playing right now.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s probably good betting management<\/a> to steer clear of these two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some prime candidates to win the 2009-2010 NHL hockey Rookie of the Year, the award given annually to the NHL’s best newcomer, gamble on the NHL props today…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[18459,18460,18457,18458,18462,1957,18451,3979,3978,1966,18452,18453,18456,18454,18461,16454,18455],"class_list":["post-14395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nhl","tag-duchene","tag-evander-kane","tag-john-tavares","tag-matt","tag-michael-del-zotto","tag-nhl-betting","tag-nhl-future-gambling-ods","tag-nhl-future-lines","tag-nhl-future-odds","tag-nhl-futures","tag-nhl-prop","tag-nhl-proposition-odds","tag-nhl-props","tag-nhl-rookie-of-the-year-betting","tag-nikia-filatov","tag-rookie-of-the-year-lines","tag-rookie-of-the-year-nhl-props"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14395"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109073,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14395\/revisions\/109073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}