Coming into last season our right wing ranks looked completely different at the top -- we projected Patrick Kane, Marian Gaborik and Alexander Semin as our top three. This year you'll notice Anaheim's Corey Perry and Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis in the top two spots, with Kane coming in at No. 3.
Perry was named NHL.com's Fantasy Hockey MVP last year after putting together the most well-rounded stat line by any player. His ability to record points, a solid plus/minus and tons of PIMs make him the easy choice at No. 1. He did pretty well in real life as well, winning the Hart Trophy as the regular-season MVP.
Gaborik, Marian Hossa and Semin are all found within the top 10, but all three stars carry questions around their health year after year. While they all possess great skill, they need to stay on the ice to help your fantasy team. Gaborik could have his best season yet with playmaker Brad Richards setting him up -- he could move up in the ranks quickly when the season gets going.
One of the biggest question marks in all of fantasy hockey this season is Jaromir Jagr, who returns to the NHL after spending 3 years in the KHL. While we don't expect him to produce like he did in 2006-07 (96 points for the Rangers), the 39-year-old should be able to produce somewhere around 60 points this season, which puts him in the middle of the pack among our right wings.
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Top 175 | Top 50 Breakdown | Centers | Left Wings | Defensemen | Goalies
|
Rank
|
Team
|
Player |
| 1. |  |
Corey Perry |
| 2. |  |
Martin St. Louis |
| 3. |  |
Patrick Kane |
| 4. |  |
Jarome Iginla |
| 5. |  |
Rick Nash |
| 6. |  |
Marian Gaborik |
| 7. |  |
Chris Stewart |
| 8. | |
Marian Hossa |
| 9. |  |
Alexander Semin |
| 10. |  |
Martin Havlat |
| 11. |  |
Loui Eriksson |
| 12. |  |
Phil Kessel |
| 13. |  |
Alexandre Burrows |
| 14. | |
Teemu Selanne* |
| 15. | |
Joe Pavelski |
| 16. |  |
Nathan Horton |
| 17. |  |
Dustin Brown |
| 18. |  |
Jaromir Jagr |
| 19. |  |
Patrik Elias |
| 20. | |
Ryan Callahan |
| 21. |  |
Ales Hemsky |
| 22. |  |
Daniel Alfredsson |
| 23. |  |
Michael Grabner |
| 24. |  |
Shane Doan |
| 25. | |
Justin Williams |
| 26. |  |
Devin Setoguchi |
| 27. | |
Tyler Seguin |
| 28. |  |
Jason Pominville |
| 29. | |
Kyle Okposo |
| 30. | |
Drew Stafford |
Just Missed: Mikael Samuelsson, Erik Cole, Jakub Voracek, Milan Hejduk, Danny Cleary, Jordan Eberle, Brad Boyes, Brian Gionta, Tuomo Ruutu, Martin Erat
*currently unsigned
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