Between illness and other issues, we didn’t have our weekly update in the Scribes League. But today’s the day, and we’ll be looking at Tarik El-Bashir’s sturggling roster.
SCRIBES LEAGUE
SEE RELATED:
Dave Fay Division
Corey Masisak … 52 points
Mike Petre … 41.5
Stephen Whyno … 38
Ryan O’Halloran … 28
Bob Fachet Division
Lacy Lusk … 50 points
Tarik El-Bashir … 34
Katie Carerra … 29
Lindsay Applebaum … 15.5
Analysis: Clearly, the cream has risen to the top. Tarik is actually a little lucky for this entry … his team “spiked” at 34 points today. He was tied for seventh earlier this week.
Roster Breakdown
We’re going to take a look at Tarik El-Bashir’s roster today. He had the fifth pick in the odd rounds and the fourth pick in the even rounds.
1. Ryan Getzlaf, ANA
2. Marian Gaborik, NYR
3. Alexander Semin, WAS
4. Eric Staal, CAR
5. Dan Boyle, SJ
6. Chris Pronger, PHI
7. Semyon Varalmov, WAS
8. David Backes, STL
9. Henrik Sedin, VAN
10. Jay Bouwmeester, CGY
11. Mark Streit, NYI
12. Ryan Smyth, LA
13. Milan Michalek, OTT
14. Milan Lucic, BOS
15. Chris Mason, STL
16. Nikita Filatov, CLB
17. David Perron, STL
18. Cristobal Huet, CHI
19. Nik Antropov, ATL
20. Alexei Ponikarovsky, TOR
21. Dustin Byfuglien, CHI
22. Jonathan Cheechoo, OTT
Best pick (draft day): Milan Lucic
Worst pick (draft day): Semyon Varlamov
Best pick (present day): Marian Gaborik
Worst pick (present day): Semyon Varlamov (or Eric Staal)
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Analysis: El-Bashir’s goaltending looked like a problem on draft day, and it has been to this point. Varlamov went about 5-6 rounds too high. Spending a pick on a high-risk, high-reward guy is OK, but multiple picks (Semin, Gaborik) probably isn’t a good idea. Slow starts for Getzlaf and Staal aren’t helping, but this team is still middle of the pack offensively. Goaltending is the biggest problem.
Owner’s take: “Aw, dude, what place are we in? [NOTE: That’s a red flag] Well, we’ve gotten off to a slower than expected start, but we have a lot of character guys in our room and a lot of leadership and heart but not a lot of skill. Our goaltending hasn’t been great, but it is a long season and we’re hopeful we will have a good second half.”
