Top 50 players in fantasy hockey
Just like my standings predictions, my top 50 players in fantasy hockey are completely meaningless and will likely result in certain fans wondering what psychiatric ward I escaped from, but where’s the fun in trying to make everyone agree?
A quick explanation about how I came up with these rankings: I used a combination of a weighted system that takes into account the last four seasons of a player and how I think a given team will do. I typically will rank a player who’s been productive for multiple seasons higher than a “one-year wonder”.
Still, there are some players who were so good last season that it’s hard to ignore, like Tyler Seguin for example. Injuries also played a role, especially in the case of players coming off surgeries that will cause them to miss part or all of training camp like Ben Bishop.
Without further delay, here is my personal draft board, in hopes that those of you who are in leagues against me think I’m completely wrong!
C. PENGUINS. Sidney Crosby. 1. player. 92. <a href=
player. 23. Don’t let last year’s injury scare you off. <a href=. C. LIGHTNING. Steven Stamkos. 2
CAPITALS. Alex Ovechkin. 3. player. 19. <a href=. RW/LW
68. While <a href=. C. FLYERS. Claude Giroux. 4. player
C. DUCKS. Ryan Getzlaf. 5. player. 105. <a href=
Evgeni Malkin. 6. player. 92. Granted he’s missed 46 games the last three years, but <a href=. C. PENGUINS
7. player. 106. Injury derailed what would have been a career-year for <a href=. C. ISLANDERS. John Tavares
If <a href=. RW. BLACKHAWKS. Patrick Kane. 8. player. 94
<a href=. D. SENATORS. Erik Karlsson. 10. player. 91
95. <a href=. G. RANGERS. Henrik Lundqvist. 11. player
player. 105. <a href=. RW. DUCKS. Corey Perry. 12
STARS. Tyler Seguin. 13. player. 119. <a href=. C
148. <a href=. LW. OILERS. Taylor Hall. 14. player
Nicklas Backstrom. 15. player. 19. <a href=. C. CAPITALS
player. 94. <a href=. C. BLACKHAWKS. Jonathan Toews. 16
67. Like Toews, <a href=. C. KINGS. Anze Kopitar. 17. player
LW. STARS. Jamie Benn. 18. player. 119. <a href=
103. The Avalanche Center was closing in on an 80-point season last year before getting hurt. Will <a href=. C. AVALANCHE. Matt Duchene. 19. player
Carey Price. 20. player. 152. <a href=. G. CANADIENS
player. 94. Having a second defense pairing shoulder the defensive load means more offensive opportunities and better match-ups for <a href=. D. BLACKHAWKS. Duncan Keith. 21
22. player. 70. He may not face as many shots as some of his peers, important if your league counts saves, but <a href=. G. BRUINS. Tuukka Rask
151. <a href=. D. PREDATORS. Shea Weber. 23. player
PK Subban. 24. player. 152. <a href=. D. CANADIENS
HURRICANES. Eric Staal. 26. player. 109. <a href=. C
RANGERS. Martin St. Louis. 28. player. 95. <a href=. RW
Zach Parise. 29. player. 98. <a href=. LW. WILD
player. 120. It’s been 14 straight seasons of 0.6 assists-per-game or more for <a href=. C. SHARKS. Joe Thornton. 30
Joe Pavelski. 31. player. 120. <a href=. C. SHARKS
104. When given the choice between <a href=. C. CANUCKS. Henrik Sedin. 32. player
OILERS. Jordan Eberle. 33. player. 148. <a href=. RW
LW. CANUCKS. Daniel Sedin. 34. player. 104. Like his brother, <a href=
<a href=. LW. SHARKS. Patrick Marleau. 35. player. 120
LW. PENGUINS. Chris Kunitz. 36. player. 92. Sure, <a href=
120. <a href=. C. SHARKS. Logan Couture. 37. player
38. player. 94. Not many athletes have career seasons at 32 years old like <a href=. LW. BLACKHAWKS. Patrick Sharp
Thomas Vanek. 39. player. 98. The season didn’t end quite the way <a href=. LW. WILD
103. There will be an adjustment period after losing Paul Stastny, but <a href=. C. AVALANCHE. Nathan MacKinnon. 40. player
Blake Wheeler. 42. player. 30. <a href=. RW. JETS
C. BRUINS. David Krejci. 43. player. 70. <a href=
44. player. 152. <a href=. LW. CANADIENS. Max Pacioretty
BLACKHAWKS. Marian Hossa. 45. player. 94. It’s likely that <a href=. RW
player. 70. <a href=. C. BRUINS. Patrice Bergeron. 46
67. Offensively, <a href=. D. KINGS. Drew Doughty. 47. player
RANGERS. Rick Nash. 48. player. 95. Last season was just the second time in his 11 seasons <a href=. RW
AVALANCHE. Gabriel Landeskog. 49. player. 103. . Much like MacKinnon, I think <a href=. LW
99. Speaking of <a href=. C. BLUES. Paul Stastny. 50. player
Just missed the cut: Ryan Johansen, C, Blue Jackets – Zdeno Chara, D, Bruins – Kyle Okposo, RW, Islanders – Victor Hedman, D, Lightning – Vladimir Tarasenko, RW, Blues – Marc-Andre Fleury, G, Penguins