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This list is a set of overall rankings derived from RotoWire's projections and our Roto Rankings tool. All positions listed are those in our database - given how the shifting nature of hockey positions, please make check on your league's (and site provider's) positional settings - they may differ, raising or lowering the value of certain forwards. This list is based on 12-team roto leagues, using the following categories: goals, assists, power play points, plus/minus, penalty minutes (as a positive) and shots on goal for skaters; wins, shutouts, goals against average and save percentage for goalies - this is the most standard format used by our partners at Yahoo! Fantasy Sports. Obviously, you should use our Roto Rankings tool for different categories in your roto league, or our Projected Points tool for points-based leagues. Finally, these rankings presume the following positions used - 2 C's, 2 LW's, 2 RW's, 4 D's, 2 G's, and four reserves. Obviously, there's going to be a ton of good centers that go undrafted or get downgraded severely in this format.
RANK | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | POS | TEAM | NOTE |
1 | Alex | Ovechkin | LW | WAS | Ovie's "team-first" approach didn't win many fantasy championships last season, but at the end of the day he's still the safest bet for monster production. |
2 | Steven | Stamkos | C | TAM | Does Stamkos have another level to reach? |
3 | Corey | Perry | RW | ANA | Perry's penalty mintues put him ahead of pure scorers like Daniel Sedin. |
4 | Daniel |
This list is a set of overall rankings derived from RotoWire's projections and our Roto Rankings tool. All positions listed are those in our database - given how the shifting nature of hockey positions, please make check on your league's (and site provider's) positional settings - they may differ, raising or lowering the value of certain forwards. This list is based on 12-team roto leagues, using the following categories: goals, assists, power play points, plus/minus, penalty minutes (as a positive) and shots on goal for skaters; wins, shutouts, goals against average and save percentage for goalies - this is the most standard format used by our partners at Yahoo! Fantasy Sports. Obviously, you should use our Roto Rankings tool for different categories in your roto league, or our Projected Points tool for points-based leagues. Finally, these rankings presume the following positions used - 2 C's, 2 LW's, 2 RW's, 4 D's, 2 G's, and four reserves. Obviously, there's going to be a ton of good centers that go undrafted or get downgraded severely in this format.
RANK | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | POS | TEAM | NOTE |
1 | Alex | Ovechkin | LW | WAS | Ovie's "team-first" approach didn't win many fantasy championships last season, but at the end of the day he's still the safest bet for monster production. |
2 | Steven | Stamkos | C | TAM | Does Stamkos have another level to reach? |
3 | Corey | Perry | RW | ANA | Perry's penalty mintues put him ahead of pure scorers like Daniel Sedin. |
4 | Daniel | Sedin | LW | VAN | Can he keep up a 100-point pace, or slide back into the mid-80's? |
5 | Jonathan | Toews | C | CHI | Still just 23 years old - should break the 80-point barrier this year. |
6 | Henrik | Sedin | C | VAN | If he can crack 25+ goals again, he'll earn this draft spot. |
7 | Henrik | Lundqvist | G | NYR | This ranking implies that you start two goalies each week - move all goalies out of the first round if you start just one. |
8 | Milan | Lucic | LW | BOS | Move Lucic significantly down if you don't count PIM's as a positive. |
9 | Pekka | Rinne | G | NAS | Workhorse goalie in a contract year. |
10 | Tomas | Vokoun | G | WAS | You won't have to pay this price, but what a great set-up he's stepping into. |
11 | Nicklas | Backstrom | C | WAS | Nobody got hurt more than Backstrom's owners by the team's overall drop in scoring - look for some recovery here. |
12 | Bobby | Ryan | RW | ANA | The next frontier for Ryan is more production on the man advantage. |
13 | Ilya | Bryzgalov | G | PHI | The Flyers got their prime-time goalie that they desired, for a pretty hefty price. |
14 | Zach | Parise | LW | NJD | Parise has reported no setbacks in recovering from his knee injuries. |
15 | Eric | Staal | C | CAR | Staal played the final three weeks last year with a groin injury. |
16 | Ryan | Miller | G | BUF | If you buy into Buffalo's offseason moves, you could put him higher without much argument. |
17 | Patrick | Kane | RW | CHI | Kane hopes to be back from his wrist injury in time for the preseason. |
18 | Jarome | Iginla | RW | CGY | The Flames might use youngster Mikael Backlund as his center. |
19 | Ryan | Kesler | C | VAN | Watch carefully as we approach opening night - you might have to discount Kesler due to his hip injury. |
20 | Martin | St. Louis | RW | TAM | Once again, league format matters - if PIM's aren't a category for you, St. Louis's value rises. |
21 | Tim | Thomas | G | BOS | Lower than the other elites only because he has a great backup. |
22 | Daniel | Briere | RW | PHI | Hopefully Briere's production doesn't get hurt by the shifting lines caused by the Carter and Richards trades. |
23 | Henrik | Zetterberg | C | DET | Made it back to a point-per-game level last season. Check your positions with Zetterberg, in some leagues he qualifies at LW. |
24 | Corey | Crawford | G | CHI | Look for the Blackhawks to bounce back big this year. |
25 | Roberto | Luongo | G | VAN | Like Thomas, Luongo has a pretty capable backup in Schneider, thus might play less than some of the other top goalies. |
26 | Sidney | Crosby | C | PIT | The ultimate high-risk, high-reward pick this year. Any sort of projection is a dart throw. |
27 | Alexander | Semin | LW | WAS | Semin was fool's gold last year, but it's conceivable he could bounce right back to his point-per-game level. |
28 | David | Backes | C | STL | Grades out much higher in a roto format where PIM's and Plus/Minus are categories. |
29 | Antti | Niemi | G | SAN | The Sharks made a few changes to give him more defensive help - he has a higher ceiling than this. |
30 | Patrick | Sharp | RW | CHI | Sharp's plus/minus should recover along with the team's fortunes this year. |
31 | Dany | Heatley | RW | MIN | What happens to Heatley's production in Minnesota? |
32 | Rick | Nash | LW | CLM | Is Nash ever going to have that breakthrough to be among the elite? |
33 | Marc-Andre | Fleury | G | PIT | Fleury did yeoman's work to carry the Penguins as far as they went last year. |
34 | Jeff | Carter | C | CLM | Columbus is counting on Carter to help lift Nash to greater heights. |
35 | Ryan | Getzlaf | C | ANA | We'd like to see Getzlaf shoot the puck more often. |
36 | John | Tavares | C | NYI | If you're in a league that doesn't count plus/minus, Tavares will rank much higher. |
37 | Mike | Green | D | WAS | Couldn't stay healthy last year and produced at a lower level when he was on the ice. |
38 | Joe | Thornton | C | SAN | Thornton might be asked to do more this year given the Sharks' offseason moves. |
39 | Zdeno | Chara | D | BOS | Chara gets a boost in leagues that count PIMs and plus/minus. |
40 | Matt | Duchene | C | COL | Coming off of a fantastic sophomore campaign. |
41 | Carey | Price | G | MON | Price had a nice redemption season after the Habs showed faith in him by trading away Halak. |
42 | Patrick | Marleau | C | SAN | Marleau rode the roller coaster in the playoffs last year. |
43 | Drew | Doughty | D | LAK | Watch out for Doughty's contract situation - a holdout is possible. |
44 | Alexandre | Burrows | RW | VAN | So much of his value is dependent on whether he plays the Sedins' line. |
45 | Evgeni | Malkin | C | PIT | Malkin will be coming back from a major knee injury, and might be doing it without Crosby. |
46 | Chris | Stewart | RW | STL | The Avs will regret giving up on Stewart so quickly after his hand injury. |
47 | Martin | Brodeur | G | NJD | Injuries, age, and most importantly, a lack of quality blueliners caught up to Brodeur last year. |
48 | Joe | Pavelski | LW | SAN | The trade of Heatley ensures that Pavelski will be a top-six forward for the Sharks. |
49 | Thomas | Vanek | LW | BUF | If the Sabres improve as many expect, Vanek's plus/minus might lurch forward. |
50 | Ilya | Kovalchuk | LW | NJD | Kovalchuk is captain of the Last Year's Bums team. |
51 | Dustin | Byfuglien | D | WPG | Our rankings presuppose that you only start four defensemen - if it's six or more, you'll have to start the blue line run earlier. |
52 | Shea | Weber | D | NAS | Weber also is entering a big contract year. |
53 | Jimmy | Howard | G | DET | Howard was much better in the playoffs, especially against San Jose, than in the regular season. |
54 | P.K. | Subban | D | MON | Gets headlines for his pest abilities, but he's becoming a force on the man advantage too. |
55 | Brad | Richards | C | NYR | A recurring theme from this list - a center gets downgraded in an overall list where you have to specify positions among forwards. |
56 | Jonas | Hiller | G | ANA | Hiller has been symptom-free from the vertigo that ended his season for the last two months. |
57 | Jonathan | Quick | G | LAK | Quick will hold off Jonathan Bernier for one more season, though he might play less frequently this season. |
58 | Vincent | Lecavalier | C | TAM | Lecavalier will play this season wearing a protective shield from his helmet. |
59 | Scott | Hartnell | RW | PHI | Hartnell has had 140+ penalty minutes each of the last four seasons. |
60 | Dan | Boyle | D | SAN | Boyle might not be the only Shark defenseman getting PP points this year, following the acquisition of Burns. |
61 | Brenden | Morrow | LW | DAL | How much will his production scale back without Brad Richards around? |
62 | Keith | Yandle | D | PHO | With more talent around him, Yandle could be a top-3 blueliner. |
63 | Jeffrey | Skinner | C | CAR | What will Skinner do for an encore in his sophomore season? |
64 | Claude | Giroux | RW | PHI | Giroux had his breakthrough last season - he might slide back some with Carter and Richards gone. |
65 | Cam | Ward | G | CAR | Ward led all goalies in starts and minutes played last season. That might change with Brian Boucher as his backup. |
66 | Pavel | Datsyuk | C | DET | Datsyuk's lower-than-expected ranking is a reflection of our concern about his wrist injury. |
67 | Duncan | Keith | D | CHI | Keith shot just 4.0 percent last year - he'll do better than that this year and top the 50-point threshold. |
68 | Kris | Letang | D | PIT | Letang really faded down the stretch last season - not having Crosby and Malkin around will do that. |
69 | David | Krejci | C | BOS | Krejci has a much higher ceiling than this - it's only that poolies might overrate him because of his playoff production. |
70 | Marian | Gaborik | LW | NYR | Gaborik's inability to stay on the ice prevents him from getting ranked higher. |
71 | Ryane | Clowe | LW | SAN | The Sharks need Clowe to be more than a nice secondary winger this season. |
72 | Paul | Stastny | C | COL | Stastny got caught up in the malaise of the Avs' second-half collapse, dropping from 79 points to 57. |
73 | Christian | Ehrhoff | D | BUF | Ehrhoff probably joins a much worse power play with the Sabres, though he'll shoulder more responsibility there. |
74 | Dustin | Brown | RW | LAK | With the additions of Mike Richards and Simon Gagne, the Kings can run out two scoring lines now. |
75 | Mike | Richards | C | LAK | Reunited with Simon Gagne, and will get significant power play time. |
76 | Nicklas | Lidstrom | D | DET | Who expected Lidstrom to outlast Brian Rafalski? Lidstrom's plus/minus nosedived last season. |
77 | Lubomir | Visnovsky | D | ANA | Visnovsky led all defensemen in points last season and is a safe bet for 50 points with the Ducks. |
78 | Johan | Franzen | RW | DET | Franzen tapered off badly at the end of the regular season last year. |
79 | Anze | Kopitar | C | LAK | Kopitar still has swelling whenever he skates stemming from the broken fibula that ended last season. |
80 | Dwayne | Roloson | G | TAM | Roloson probably won't play as much as other goaltenders on contending teams. |
81 | Patric | Hornqvist | RW | NAS | Hornqvist backslid a little last season after his breakout in 2009-10. |
82 | Phil | Kessel | LW | TOR | Will the signing of Tim Connolly be the spark that pushes Kessel to greater heights? |
83 | James | Neal | LW | PIT | Neal stands to benefit as much as anyone if Sidney Crosby can return to full form. |
84 | Loui | Eriksson | LW | DAL | Give Eriksson a healthy bump in leagues where plus/minus and PIM's aren't used. |
85 | Marian | Hossa | RW | CHI | Hossa probably has a ceiling of 75 points after hitting the 90-point level earlier in his career. |
86 | Dion | Phaneuf | D | TOR | Never really became the monster fantasy player we once thought he could become. |
87 | John | Carlson | D | WAS | Carlson tallied 37 points in his rookie year, just two years after he was drafted. |
88 | Brent | Burns | D | SAN | Burns might rank higher if he weren't second fiddle to Dan Boyle on the power play. |
89 | Miikaa | Kiprusoff | G | CGY | Kiprusoff gets hurt by his middling supporting cast. |
90 | Mikhail | Grabovski | C | TOR | Grabovski is currently the Leafs' second line center, but given Connolly's fragility, that could change quickly. |
91 | Steve | Downie | LW | TAM | One of these years Downie could string together a 50-point, 200-PIM season. |
92 | Justin | Williams | RW | LAK | Williams can join teammate Anze Kopitar on the rehab path. |
93 | Martin | Havlat | RW | SAN | Havlat won't be asked to do as much offensively, but his plus/minus should improve with the Sharks. |
94 | Brandon | Dubinsky | LW | NYR | Part of an emerging young core with the Rangers, now buoyed by the signing of Brad Richards. |
95 | Ryan | Whitney | D | EDM | Watch Whitney's ankle injury - his production last year was curtailed by a similar injury. |
96 | Chris | Pronger | D | PHI | Pronger had back surgery in the offseason - he won't be ready for the start of camp but still hopes to be ready by opening night. |
97 | Niklas | Kronwall | D | DET | Kronwall's responsibilities had already increased last season, but with Rafalski retired, the Wings will need even more from him. |
98 | Tyler | Ennis | C | BUF | Ennis will turn just 22 at the start of the season - expect some improvement, but not a giant leap like last year. |
99 | Jaroslav | Halak | G | STL | Halak found the going much tougher as the regular starter than as the favored backup. |
100 | James | Reimer | G | TOR | Reimer outpaced his junior-level rate stats last year - some decline could be reasonably expected this year. |
101 | Nathan | Horton | RW | BOS | Horton is symptom-free from the concussion that knocked him out of the Stanley Cup Final. |
102 | Shane | Doan | RW | PHO | Doan doesn't have much upside at this point, but he's still a solid producer. |
103 | James | van Riemsdyk | LW | PHI | The Flyers are counting on van Riemsdyk to take the leap this year - he'll skate with Claude Giroux this year. |
104 | Ryan | Callahan | RW | NYR | Callahan first broke out then broke his ankle - he appears to be good to go to start the season. |
105 | Erik | Cole | RW | MON | Now with the Habs, Cole should find himself on the first line with Plekanec and Cammalleri. |
106 | Niklas | Backstrom | G | MIN | Backstrom had a disturbing number of blow-up games last season. |
107 | Alex | Pietrangelo | D | STL | The Blues nurtured Pietrangelo along correctly. Now he won't be a surprise to anyone. |
108 | Alex | Goligoski | D | PIT | Goligoski racked up 15 points in 23 games after getting traded to the Stars. |
109 | Jamie | Benn | LW | DAL | Benn has a high ceiling - he may not get there this year, but 75+ points is in his DNA. |
110 | Craig | Anderson | G | OTT | Anderson really shined once he escaped Colorado. Which version is the real Anderson? |
111 | Tomas | Plekanec | C | MON | The addition of Erik Cole gives Plekanec a better winger to work with. |
112 | Logan | Couture | C | SAN | Couture had a pretty good argument for the Calder, though he was edged out by Jeff Skinner. |
113 | Brad | Boyes | RW | BUF | Boyes' disappearing act in the playoffs drew the ire of Sabres fans last season. |
114 | R.J. | Umberger | LW | CLM | Watch this preseason to see who Umberger skates with - if he drops to the third line, you'll have to discount him below this spot. |
115 | Jaromir | Jagr | RW | PHI | Jagr should get a vast majority of his production from the power play. |
116 | Jason | Pominville | LW | BUF | Pominville is trying to make it all the way back from a scary leg injury. |
117 | Mark | Streit | D | NYI | Trying to come back after missing the entire season last year with a shoulder injury. |
118 | Mark | Giordano | D | CGY | Giordano had 25 power play points last year. |
119 | Tyler | Myers | D | BUF | Myers recovered from a horrible start to finish with passable numbers. He should break 40 points if healthy. |
120 | Kari | Lehtonen | G | DAL | Lehtonen might be the last of the full-time goalies here, depending on your view of some of the timeshares remaining. |
121 | Drew | Stafford | RW | BUF | The Sabres gave Stafford a four-year commitment this offseason, counting on at least a repeat of last season. |
122 | Ondrej | Pavelec | G | WPG | Pavelec could be a good upside pick, though he'll have a tough time overcoming his team's weaknesses. |
123 | Andrew | Ladd | LW | WPG | Ladd probably is the Jets' best forward, but his plus/minus will cost you. |
124 | Joe | Corvo | D | BOS | Corvo replaces Tomas Kaberle on the Bruins' power play. |
125 | Brent | Seabrook | D | CHI | Seabrook racked up a career-high 48 points last year - will he retreat a little this year? |
126 | Erik | Karlsson | D | OTT | Karlsson was a whopping -30 last year - too bad, because his offensive game (45 points) is strong. |
127 | Ryan | Suter | D | NAS | The Preds' contractual logjam could come to a head with Suter - as a result, watch him closely around the trade deadline. |
128 | Kimmo | Timonen | D | PHI | Timonen is not a 50-point player any longer, but he's still reliable for 35+ points. |
129 | Jordan | Staal | C | PIT | If Crosby has to sit out significant time, the Pens will look at Staal to be far more than a third-line center. |
130 | Taylor | Hall | LW | EDM | The 2010 first overall draft pick had a credible rookie season - he could threaten to get 30 goals this year. |
131 | Nikolai | Kulemin | RW | TOR | Kulemin got to 30 goals last season - is there another step up for him? |
132 | Devan | Dubnyk | G | EDM | Dubnyk first has to win a job battle with Khabibulin before you take him in this spot, but he's the one with upside. |
133 | Mike | Ribeiro | C | DAL | Taking back over the top center duties with Richards gone. |
134 | Erik | Johnson | D | COL | The Avs invested a lot to get Johnson and hope he becomes their Chris Pronger. |
135 | Alexander | Edler | D | VAN | Needs to avoid the back injuries that sidelined him for two months. Edler also is recovering from two broken fingers. |
136 | Jack | Johnson | D | LAK | Johnson is an offense-minded defenseman on a team that's gearing up to be a higher scoring team. |
137 | Joni | Pitkanen | D | CAR | Pitkanen would rate higher if he stayed on the ice more - he has missed at least 10 games each of the last four seasons. |
138 | Zenon | Konopka | C | OTT | Get your goon points here! |
139 | Jose | Theodore | G | FLA | Theodore will keep the seat warm for Jacob Markstrom for at least the first half of the season. |
140 | Steve | Mason | G | CLM | This is a huge year for Mason, after two bad seasons in a row. |
141 | Alex | Tanguay | LW | CGY | Tanguay ought to offer to carry Jarome Iginla's bags on each road trip - playing with Iginla has made Tanguay much wealther. |
142 | Curtis | Glencross | LW | CGY | If the Flames ever open up their style of play, Glencross could benefit the most. |
143 | Brad | Marchand | RW | BOS | Marchand's playoff performance has us thirsting for more than his 41 regular season points last year. |
144 | Andrei | Markov | D | MON | Markov has played just 52 games the last two years due to multiple knee injuries. |
145 | Tobias | Enstrom | D | WPG | Enstrom outperformed this level last year, tallying 51 points. |
146 | Travis | Hamonic | D | NYI | Hamonic is a trendy sleeper in many circles - he's also a bet against Mark Streit's continued health. |
147 | Mikko | Koivu | C | MIN | Hooking up with Dany Heatley might give him a big boost. |
148 | Michael | Cammalleri | C | MON | Cammalleri has had two injury-shortened campaigns in a row. |
149 | Stephen | Weiss | C | FLA | Our first Panthers skater, Weiss has an upside of about 65 points. |
150 | Jason | Spezza | C | OTT | How the mighty have fallen. |
151 | Rene | Bourque | LW | CGY | Bourque can either carry you for weeks or disappear for weeks - you just don't know when. |
152 | Mike | Knuble | RW | WAS | Boring but steady. |
153 | Dustin | Penner | LW | LAK | Penner was a total bust after arriving from Edmonton at the trade deadline last year. |
154 | Semyon | Varlamov | G | COL | Can Varlamov stay healthy, and can the Avs lessen the number of shots they allow (31.8 per game last year)? |
155 | Rick | DiPietro | G | NYI | Under contract until the rapture, so you know he'll get his chances. |
156 | Kris | Versteeg | RW | FLA | Might be able to click with Weiss. |
157 | Martin | Erat | RW | NAS | Seemingly always available late in your draft. |
158 | Steve | Montador | D | CHI | Montador essentially replaces Brian Campbell on the Blackhawks' blue line. |
159 | Kevin | Shattenkirk | D | STL | 43-point rookie season - now the Blues will look for him to be more proficient in his own end. |
160 | Mike | Smith | G | PHO | Competing with Jason LaBarbera to be the Coyotes' starting goalie. |
161 | Jonathan | Bernier | G | LAK | Bernier would immediately become a middle-of-the-pack goalie if either he or Quick were traded. |
162 | Evander | Kane | C | WPG | Will Kane take a big leap or just show incremental progress? |
163 | Derek | Roy | C | BUF | Missed all but one playoff game with a quad injury. |
164 | Kevin | Bieksa | D | VAN | With Ehrhoff leaving, Bieksa might be counted upon for more power play production this year. |
165 | Victor | Hedman | D | TAM | At some point in his career, Hedman will hit the 40-point plateau. |
166 | John-Michael | Liles | D | TOR | Liles will pile up the points, all while tearing apart your plus/minus. |
167 | Dennis | Wideman | D | WAS | The only question is how much power play time will Wideman get with Green and Carlson already in Washington. |
168 | Jordan | Eberle | RW | EDM | Eberle has 60-point potential, though that would require a big leap from his 43-point rookie season. |
169 | Chris | Kunitz | LW | PIT | The only thing keeping Kunitz from rating higher is his playing style, which often leads to injury. |
170 | Cory | Schneider | G | VAN | It's hard to dislodge Luongo, but Schneider has a huge ceiling if he ever got extended action between the pipes. |
171 | Matt | Moulson | LW | NYI | A lot of observers suggest the Islanders are a team on the rise - if true, Moulson will be worth more than this with a better plus/minus. |
172 | Brian | Gionta | RW | MON | A boring pick, but sometimes boring can pay the bills. |
173 | Jussi | Jokinen | LW | CAR | A major component of the Hurricanes' power play unit. |
174 | Al | Montoya | G | NYI | If the Islanders go strictly on performance, not tenure, Montoya could end up playing a lot. |
175 | Tuuka | Rask | G | BOS | It's hard to believe that two years ago Rask was the better goaltender between he and Thomas. |
176 | Cal | Clutterbuck | RW | MIN | Clutterbuck brings a little of everything, but doesn't excel in one particular area. |
177 | Cam | Fowler | D | ANA | Huge scoring upside - deserves to be a top-25 defenseman in non plus/minus leagues. |
178 | Dennis | Seidenberg | D | BOS | Seidenberg is another Bruin that shined in the playoffs. |
179 | James | Wisniewski | D | CLM | Cashed in on his career season - don't expect 51 points again. |
180 | Tomas | Kaberle | D | CAR | Kaberle was a bust in the playoffs - can he regain his mojo? |
181 | Marc | Staal | D | NYR | Staal has started to add more offensive components to his game. |
182 | Ian | White | D | DET | As the only right-handed shot among the primary Red Wings blueliners, White has some power play potential. |
183 | Matt | Cooke | RW | PIT | Not a beloved player, but he'll get you some points to go with the PIMs. |
184 | Michael | Grabner | RW | NYI | Somehow the Islanders were able to turn Grabner from a waiver claim into a 34-goal scorer. |
185 | Jakub | Voracek | RW | PHI | Could skate with Hartnell and Briere. |
186 | Andrei | Kostitsyn | LW | MON | Has been the poster child for unfulfilled potential - already talk about "coach problems." |
187 | Clarke | MacArthur | LW | TOR | Exploded in the early portion of the season - also provides a number of hits for leagues that use that stat. |
188 | Ty | Conklin | G | DET | Jimmy Howard went through tough stretches during the regular season - thus, Conklin has some upward mobility. |
189 | Anders | Lindback | G | NAS | If Rinne's contract becomes an issue, all of a sudden Lindback will step into a good situation. |
190 | Alexander | Steen | C | STL | Steen is the "Max Fisher" of hockey and the Blues are his Rushmore - he'll fill in any role in a pinch. |
191 | Patrice | Bergeron | C | BOS | Bergeron has really improved the defensive side of his game. |
192 | Mikael | Samuelsson | RW | VAN | Hoping to log plenty of ice time with the Sedins, at the least on the power play. |
193 | Ryan | Smyth | LW | EDM | Member emeritus on the "all-boring" team. |
194 | Jamie | McBain | D | CAR | Kaberle's arrival hurts him in the short-term, but eventually a primary power play spot will be his. |
195 | Teemu | Selanne | RW | ANA | At press time, Selanne hadn't yet decided whether he would return for one more year. |
196 | Derick | Brassard | C | CLM | Bumped off the Nash line because of the Jeff Carter trade. |
197 | Mathieu | Garon | G | TAM | Garon is a good hedge against Roloson's ability to stay healthy. |
198 | Jacob | Markstrom | G | FLA | Perhaps the best goalie prospect out there, though last season wasn't his best. |
199 | Michal | Neuvirth | G | WAS | We expect good things from Vokoun, but in case he flops, Neuvirth isn't a bad alternative. |
200 | Patrik | Berglund | C | STL | Berglund has been a trendy sleeper in some spaces - he rates lower here because there are just so many useful centers. |