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An Unsung Rising Star
by PuckStopsHere on 03/19/10 at 09:36 AM ET
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Veteran poolies know that now is a great time to find sleeper picks for next year’s hockey pool. A young player can have a poor start to the season and catch fire during the last couple months. Usually this is a sign that the player has found his NHL game and should perform at a high level next season. Anyone following that line of logic would likely have selected Steve Stamkos to their fantasy hockey team this year and as a result has a good chance at winning their league.
This year, the young player who best appears to have found his game in the second half of the season is Chris Stewart of the Colorado Avalanche. Stewart is a second year NHL player who has 58 points in 65 games so far this year. He has been the highest scorer in the league since the beginning of March (16 points in 9 games). In the 2009 portion of this season, Stewart has 25 points in 37 games. In 2010, he has had 33 points in 28 games. Stewart has been above point per game pace for the last two and a half months. That is evidence that he can maintain such a pace next season.
Chris Stewart was Colorado’s first round pick in 2006. He was selected 16th overall. He slowly progressed through the OHL and AHL since then before making his NHL debut last year. His rookie year was unspectacular with 19 points in 53 games.
Stewart is quickly establishing himself as one of the key players on the Colorado Avalanche. He is in a good position to gain league-wide recognition if he keeps up this play next season.
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It’s going to be very interesting to see how Chris Stewart grows up with the abundance of promising young talent around him. With Craig Anderson proving he is a very solid goaltender, the Avs may be a cup contender in the near future. This year? Probably not.
Posted by Andrew Green from New York on 03/19/10 at 12:19 PM ET
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Stewart is a fun player to watch. He played for the local AHL affiliate for a couple years and became my wife’s favorite player. His coach in Cleveland really seemed to like him. It shows as the same coach is giving him lots of ice time.
Posted by redxblack from Akron Ohio on 03/19/10 at 10:11 AM ET