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AHL Rookie of the year

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Red Wings prospect Justin Abdelkader has been talked about all year as a top pick for the rookie of the year and with his blistering start to the season rightly so. But a certain Mr Pare

for me has been more impressive. Francis is just 3 points behind Justin with 46 but has done this having played 13 games less. Pare has been more consistent than Justin and his team leading +20 so far is good enough for 4th overall in all rookies, as well as a team leading mark

for the Griffs. With his points per game 3rd overall in the rookie charts and his pims least for the top 20 scoring rookies, could we have another gem in the system (if the Wings sign him)

that has been passed over by the other scouting teams.

In context, Justin has been playing in all situations more so than Francis, so maybe this has helped Pare stats more, but at the end of the day I feel that the Griffins have 2 stand out candidates this year and not just the one.

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...In context, Justin has been playing in all situations more so than Francis, so maybe this has helped Pare stats more...

Wouldn't this help Justin's stats more if anything? +/- isn't a factor on the power play or penalty kill (unless you or your opponent score short-handed), but the goals and assists count in the points standing. Therefore, to the extent that any of Justin's points were earned on the power play or to the extent that it gives him more TOI, it would inflate his stats compared to Pare.

Where Justin's +/- stats might be down compared to Pare, is the fact that Justin has played on one of the top two lines most the season (and matched against the opponents top two scoring lines), so he is on the ice against more frequent scorers. Up until the Pare-McGrath-Lemieux took off flying, Pare was usually on the 3rd or even 4th line (matched up against lines that don't score much - i.e., Francis was not as likely to get a -). As a 3rd line, the Pare-McGrath-Lemieux trio is probably the best 3rd line in the league.

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