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| FORWARDS | ||||||||||||
| 1. Connor McDavid – Has won the scoring title every season he’s played except his rookie year when he was injured. | ||||||||||||
| 2. Alexander Ovechkin – Captain of the reigning Champions and the best goalscorer of our generation, Ovi is the most consistent forward in the top 5. | ||||||||||||
| 3. Nikita Kucherov – the mathematician’s pick, Kucherov is a both flashy and consistent. He’s also in an ideal situation in Tampa Bay with plenty of good teammates. | ||||||||||||
| 4. Sidney Crosby – the casual fan’s pick, the face of the NHL really isn’t a bad pick anytime after McDavid. Possible jackpot pick if some fool overpays for Tavares | ||||||||||||
| 5. John Tavares – I’m gonna overpay for Tavares as a homer pick. He’s always had top 5 potential, and now he’s gotten a massive linemate and situational upgrade. | ||||||||||||
| I AM THAT FOOL | ||||||||||||
| 6. Brad “Ratface” Marchand – the sociopath’s pick, Marchand is relentlessly productive despite being a terrible person. May miss a few games due to being suspended. | ||||||||||||
| 7. Nathan MacKinnon – second only to McDavid in PPG last year, McKinnon is young and up and coming with a very high ceiling. Ranked 6th by ESPN and 9th by Yahoo | ||||||||||||
| 8. Blake Wheeler – Wheeler is both the driving force behind Winnipeg’s resurgence and the beneficiary of more skilled linemates. He does everything. | ||||||||||||
| 9. Patrick Kane – Chicago’s winning ways have seen a downturn, but Kane isn’t that far removed from his 2016 scoring title. | ||||||||||||
| 10. Claude Giroux – After a few miserable years Giroux found himself hitting the 100 point marker for the first time in his career last year. | ||||||||||||
| 11. Tyler Seguin – Just signed a big fat contract, and is a legit threat for the scoring title. His team needs to get it’s act together, but that’s mainly in net. | ||||||||||||
| 12.Evgeni Malkin – Malkin tends to have one good year one bad year. I’m not sure what last year was, as he just missed 100 points but his team faltered in the playoffs. | ||||||||||||
| 13. Taylor Hall – last year’s MVP has an up and coming your cast of linemates. He’s got even greater pure scoring potential, but New Jersey has always been D first. | ||||||||||||
| 14. Jamie Benn – Another recent scoring Champ, Benn & Seguin have great chemistry and a fantastic first pass defender feeding them in John Klingberg. | ||||||||||||
| 15. Steven Stamkos – Nikita Kucherov is now the fantasy prized pig in Tampa. He’s complementary to Stamkos, with TB boasting great depth and a terrifying PP. | ||||||||||||
| 16. David Pastrnak – 16 seems super low for Pastrnak, but here we are. I think he’ll finish higher than 16th overall but isn’t a pure threat for #1. | ||||||||||||
| 17. AustOn Matthews – You may not want to be the guy that overpays for Matthews, but I do. The Leaf phenom will see lots of PP time and second defence pairings. | ||||||||||||
| 18.Filip Forsberg – Forsberg is flashy and talented, but playing in defence first Nashville may have hindered his production. | ||||||||||||
| 19. Patrick Laine – Young, big and already an elite goalscorer Laine boasts a killer shot, excellent supporting players, and a terribly ugly wispy little beard. | ||||||||||||
| 20. Artemi Panarin – Panarin was allegedly riding Patrick Kane’s coattails until he was traded to Columbus and didn’t miss a beat. Rumoured to be asking for a trade . | ||||||||||||
| Defencemen | ||||||||||||
| 1. Erik Karlsson – after spending years using this slot to mock Karlsson and the Sens, this year I couldn’t have changed my tone more. Buy in early! $$$$$ | ||||||||||||
| 2. Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay’s offence isn’t regressing and Hedman put up a juicy 63 points last year. Also more sold defensively than other D in this tax bracket. | ||||||||||||
| 3. Brent Burns – Scores like a forward, having been known to be one off and on throughout his career. Will Karlsson cut into his share of the powerplay points pie? | ||||||||||||
| 4.Dustin Byfuglien – Big Buff has had more than 45 points in all his last 7 full seasons and has eclipsed 50 points 5 times in that span. Never played 82 games though. | ||||||||||||
| 5. Drew Doughty – Possibly the best defender on the list, but he also hit 60 points last year. I was pleasantly surprised. | ||||||||||||
| 6. John Carlson – The reigning points and Stanley cup champ resigned in Washington for a long time, but may be have lingering injuries from his Stanley Cup run. | ||||||||||||
| 7. Roman Josi – Has quietly become one of the best defencemen in the NHL. Is also the Captain now, but I miss the sweet mohawk he had back in the day. | ||||||||||||
| 8. PK Subban – despite being completely opposite dudes, Subban and Josi have nearly identical numbers for a points only pool. | ||||||||||||
| 9. Seth Jones – Always had the talent to be on this list, but only now is coming into his own vis-à-vis production. Columbus has developed him very well. | ||||||||||||
| 10.John Klingberg – Criminally underrated, his point totals were good for second place with Brent Burns last year. An improved Stars squad may bump him into first. | ||||||||||||
| 11. Shayne Gostisbehere – Ghost Bear was 4th in defenceman scoring last year, and a big reason why Philly quietly went from also-ran to legit contender. | ||||||||||||
| 11. Keith Yandle – I never get tired of this stat – Yandle has averaged over 82 games played over the last 9 years. If you’re sick of injuries hurting you, he’s your man. | ||||||||||||
| 12. Morgan Rielly – the Leafs powerplay captain is an emerging #1 defender, certainly from a fantasy standpoint. | ||||||||||||
| 13. Torey Krug – I hear lots of criticisms of Krug, but none of them involve his offensive skills. | ||||||||||||
| 14. Tyson Barrie – If you can ignore his hideous +/-, Barrie’s bulk numbers are great and his PPG is even better – 2nd only to Erik Karlsson last year | ||||||||||||
| 15. Kris Letang – Always an injury risk, but Letang eats huge minutes and puts up huge numbers with Pittsburgh’s lethal offence. Played 79 games last year! | ||||||||||||
| Rising Stars | Blue Chippers | Buyer Beware | Notorious Jerks | Badly Injured | ||||||||
| Mitch Marner | Phil Kessel | Matt Duchene | Evander Kane | Corey Perry | ||||||||
| William Nylander | Niklas Backstrom | Kyle Turris | Mike Hoffman | Shea Weber | ||||||||
| Brock Boeser | Vladimir Tarasenko | Anders Lee | Matt Tkachuk | |||||||||
| Jack Eichel | Johnny Hockey! (Gaudreau) | William Karlsson | Ilya Kovalchuk | |||||||||
| Dylan Larkin | Mark Scheifele | Matt Barzal | ||||||||||
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | Joe Pavelski | Matt Dumba | ||||||||||
| Mikko Rantanen | Jakub Voracek | Clayton Keller | ||||||||||
| Sebastian Aho | Max Pacioretty | Patrice Bergeron | ||||||||||
| Kyle Connor | James Neal | |||||||||||
| Rickard Rakell | ||||||||||||
| Goalies | ||||||||||||
| 1. Andriy Vasilevsky – Apparently the best goalie in the world…or at least the easiest job as Tampa’s Excellent defence and puck possesion numbers guarantee wins. | ||||||||||||
| 2. Pekka Rinne – When we last saw Pekka Rinne he was hanging his head in shame as he botched an elimination game. Was fantasy gold last year, but is very up and down. | ||||||||||||
| 3. Connor Hellebuyck – Hellebuyck was a statistical angel for fantasy players last year and stabilizing the crease made Winnipeg a contender. Is he for real? | ||||||||||||
| 4.Sergei Bobrovsky – a Force in net, Bobrovsky has been succesful everywhere he’s played. Columbus has internal problems and lots of young talent, could go either way | ||||||||||||
| 5. Braden Holtby – Finally, a guy I can get behind. Holtbeast backstopped Washington to a Stanley Cup, but had his worst fantasy numbers along the way. Zero shutouts! | ||||||||||||
| 6.Marc-Andre Fleury – I’ve always bashed him, but the Las Vegas Golden Boy was better than advertised as a franchise goalie while his replacement crumbled. | ||||||||||||
| 7. Martin Jones – Not eye popping numbers, but is quietly in an ideal situation on a talented West Coast team. | ||||||||||||
| 8. John Gibson – See Martin Jones. They’re in nearly identical situations. Gibson might be a bit better, but Jones ranks higher because of Erik Karlsson’s arrival. | ||||||||||||
| 9. Frederick Andersen – I don’t know if I’m over or underrating him as a Leaf fan. Andersen tends to get out to a rough start and heats up as the season progresses. | ||||||||||||
| 10. Tuukka Rask – A great goalie on a solid team, Rask had some injury asbsence last year . Also prone to amusing meltdowns, but they don’t seem to hinder his stats. | ||||||||||||
