Fantasy top 250 rankings for PIMs leagues in 2018-19

NHL.com's top 250 player rankings are based on past production and expectations for next season in standard Yahoo leagues. Fantasy owners should use these updated rankings as a basis for team evaluation, keeper decisions and offseason draft research. These rankings will be updated throughout the offseason after other signings, trades, injury and prospect news, training camp, NHL Preseason games, fantasy mock drafts and any other developments. For more fantasy coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy.

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We're two months away from the start of the 2018-19 season, so here are some fantasy hockey takeaways from recent developments around the NHL:
1. Skinner joins top 100 after trade: Left wing Jeff Skinner is the biggest riser in this top 250 rankings update, skyrocketing from 165th to 92nd after being traded to the Buffalo Sabres. He goes from a diminished role for the Carolina Hurricanes to a likely top-line spot with elite center Jack Eichel, who enters the top 30 overall after the development.
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Fantasy impact of Skinner trade
2. Other Sabres get boost: The fallout from the Skinner trade extends to most of the Sabres roster, including defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, breakout candidate Sam Reinhart, goaltender Carter Hutton and even right wing Kyle Okposo, who joins the rankings after Buffalo drastically improved its top six. A lot boils down to whether Reinhart plays top-line right wing with Eichel and Skinner or is needed to play second-line center if rookie Casey Mittelstadt can't hold down that role (Ryan O'Reilly traded to St. Louis Blues on July 1). Hutton, projected to be a workhorse goalie for the Sabres and fantasy sleeper, has jumped big names like Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens and Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers after the latest roster improvement for Buffalo, whose most notable offseason move is drafting Rasmus Dahlin with the No. 1 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft.
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First line rankings for 2018-19
3. Deep sleepers rise in rankings: Young forwards Jack Roslovic of the Winnipeg Jets and Daniel Sprong of the Pittsburgh Penguins are garnering fantasy attention for their respective teams, which have top-six holes that each player can fill. Roslovic, after the departure of veteran center Paul Stastny (signed with Vegas Golden Knights on July 1), should compete with Bryan Little for the coveted spot between elite right wing Patrik Laine and left wing Nikolaj Ehlers. Sprong is a candidate to flank the explosive duo of Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel if he makes the Penguins out of training camp. The Penguins could also explore using productive center Derick Brassard on the wing in their top six, leading to him cracking the top 200 rankings. And, with the Anaheim Ducks potentially having to play this season without second-line center Ryan Kesler (hip), wing Ondrej Kase is another young player with value in deeper leagues if he moves to the second line with frequent linemate Adam Henrique or gets a trial with elite center Ryan Getzlaf.
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Deep sleeper candidates for 2018-19
4. Neal joins top 150:Calgary Flames left wing Johnny Gaudreau, among the top 30 overall fantasy rankings, has reportedly
expressed the desire
for him and center Sean Monahan to skate with James Neal (signed five-year contract July 1). That news has prompted a bump for Neal into the top 150 overall and strengthens his bounce-back candidacy.
5. Hurricanes turn to youth after Skinner trade:The fantasy ramifications of the Skinner trade are not limited to the Sabres; Carolina is expected to go with a younger top six this season. Wing Valentin Zykov moved up and into the top 200 with the likelihood of playing on the first line and/or power play. Forward prospects Andrei Svechnikov and Martin Necas remain among the top 250 rankings after Skinner's departure with sneaky upside as rookies.
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Bounce-back candidates for 2018-19
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Top 10 rookies
TOP 250 PLAYER RANKINGS FOR 2018-19
Standard Yahoo categories include goals, assists, plus/minus, penalty minutes, power-play points and shots on goal for skaters and wins, goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts for goalies. Forward positions indicate eligibility in Yahoo leagues during 2017-18 season (subject to change at Yahoo's discretion in offseason). ... Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past production, projected line combinations, power-play usage, injury history, sleeper upside, anticipated regression or bounce-back candidacy, age and contract status (pending unrestricted or restricted free agent). ... Any potential 2019 UFAs (\) and RFAs (\\) are also noted below. ... INJ. indicates players with injury concerns.
1. Connor McDavid, C, EDM
2. Alex Ovechkin, LW, WSH
3. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TBL
4. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT
5. Evgeni Malkin, C, PIT
6. Patrik Laine, RW, WPG\*
7. Auston Matthews, C, TOR\\
8. John Tavares, C, TOR
9. Brad Marchand, LW, BOS
10. David Pastrnak, RW, BOS
11. Steven Stamkos, C, TBL
12. Nathan MacKinnon, C, COL
13. Tyler Seguin, C/RW, DAL
14. Jamie Benn, C/LW, DAL
15. Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, TBL
16. Blake Wheeler, C/RW, WPG
17. Claude Giroux, C/LW, PHI
18. Connor Hellebuyck, G, WPG
19. Patrick Kane, RW, CHI
20. Taylor Hall, LW, NJD
21. Dustin Byfuglien, D, WPG
22. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C, WSH
23. Anze Kopitar, C, LAK
24. Mark Scheifele, C, WPG
25. Vladimir Tarasenko, RW, STL
26. Brent Burns, D, SJS
27. Patrice Bergeron, C, BOS
28. Johnny Gaudreau, LW, CGY
29. Mitch Marner, C/RW, TOR\\
30. Jack Eichel, C, BUF
31. Artemi Panarin, C/LW, CBJ*
32. Phil Kessel, RW, PIT
33. Victor Hedman, D, TBL
34. Erik Karlsson, D, SJS* (
Karlsson trade spin
)
35. Frederik Andersen, G, TOR
36. Drew Doughty, D, LAK
37. Braden Holtby, G, WSH
38. Sergei Bobrovsky, G, CBJ*
39. Aleksander Barkov, C, FLA
40. Filip Forsberg, LW, NSH
41. P.K. Subban, D, NSH
42. Jonathan Quick, G, LAK
43. Leon Draisaitl, C/RW, EDM
44. Joe Pavelski, C/RW, SJS*
45. Ryan Getzlaf, C, ANA
46. Jakub Voracek, RW, PHI
47. Tuukka Rask, G, BOS
48. Marc-Andre Fleury, G, VGK
49. Evander Kane, LW, SJS
50. John Klingberg, D, DAL
51. William Karlsson, C/LW, VGK\\
52. Ilya Kovalchuk, LW/RW, LAK
53. Roman Josi, D, NSH
54. Alexander Radulov, RW, DAL
55. Sean Monahan, C, CGY
56. Matt Murray, G, PIT
57. Pekka Rinne, G, NSH*
58. Seth Jones, D, CBJ
59. Mathew Barzal, C, NYI
60. Nicklas Backstrom, C, WSH
61. Martin Jones, G, SJS
62. John Gibson, G, ANA
63. John Carlson, D, WSH
64. Sebastian Aho, LW/RW, CAR\\
65. Brock Boeser, RW, VAN\\
66. Ben Bishop, G, DAL
67. Mikko Rantanen, LW/RW, COL\\
68. Patric Hornqvist, RW, PIT
69. Matthew Tkachuk, LW, CGY\\
70. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, PHI
71. Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF
72. Keith Yandle, D, FLA
73. Sean Couturier, C, PHI
74. Jonathan Marchessault, C/LW, VGK
75. Rickard Rakell, C/LW/RW, ANA
76. William Nylander, C/RW, TOR (RFA)
77. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW/RW, WPG
78. Dougie Hamilton, D, CAR
79. Torey Krug, D, BOS
80. Kris Letang, D, PIT
81. Viktor Arvidsson, LW/RW, NSH
82. Logan Couture, C/LW, SJS
83. Brayden Schenn, C/LW, STL
84. Clayton Keller, C/LW/RW, ARI
85. Brayden Point, C/RW, TBL\\
86. Jonathan Huberdeau, LW, FLA
87. Antti Raanta, G, ARI
88. Tyson Barrie, D, COL
89. Wayne Simmonds, RW, PHI*
90. Teuvo Teravainen, C/LW/RW, CAR\\
91. Mark Giordano, D, CGY
92. Jeff Skinner, LW, BUF*
93. Mikael Granlund, C/RW, MIN
94. Max Pacioretty, LW, VGK (
Pacioretty trade spin
)
95. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D, ARI
96. Devan Dubnyk, G, MIN
97. Ryan Johansen, C, NSH
98. Mike Hoffman, LW/RW, FLA
99. James van Riemsdyk, LW, PHI
100. Charlie McAvoy, D, BOS\\
101. Cam Atkinson, RW, CBJ
102. Vincent Trocheck, C, FLA
103. Jake Allen, G, STL
104. Jeff Carter, C, LAK
105. Alex Pietrangelo, D, STL
106. Zach Werenski, D, CBJ\\
107. Gabriel Landeskog, LW, COL
108. Morgan Rielly, D, TOR
109. Ivan Provorov, D, PHI\\
110. Kyle Connor, LW, WPG\\
111. Eric Staal, C, MIN*
112. Mike Smith, G, CGY*
113. Ryan Ellis, D, NSH
114. Corey Crawford, G, CHI
115. Dylan Larkin, C/RW, DET
116. Aaron Ekblad, D, FLA
117. T.J. Oshie, RW, WSH
118. Rasmus Ristolainen, D, BUF
119. Cam Talbot, G, EDM*
120. Jake Guentzel, C/LW, PIT\\
121. Reilly Smith, LW/RW, VGK
122. Jaden Schwartz, LW, STL
123. Nazem Kadri, C, TOR
124. Roberto Luongo, G, FLA
125. Jonathan Toews, C, CHI
126. Mikhail Sergachev, D, TBL
127. Jake Gardiner, D, TOR*
128. Sam Reinhart, C/LW/RW, BUF
129. Mark Stone, RW, OTT*
130. Semyon Varlamov, G, COL*
131. Philipp Grubauer, G, COL
132. Alex DeBrincat, LW/RW, CHI
133. Andrei Svechnikov, RW, CAR
134. Pierre-Luc Dubois, C/LW, CBJ
135. Anders Lee, LW, NYI*
136. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, C, EDM
137. Carter Hutton, G, BUF
138. Chris Kreider, LW, NYR
139. Mika Zibanejad, C, NYR
140. Henrik Lundqvist, G, NYR
141. Carey Price, G, MTL
142. Tom Wilson, LW/RW, WSH
143. Evgenii Dadonov, LW/RW, FLA
144. Jordan Eberle, C/RW, NYI*
145. J.T. Miller, C/LW/RW, TBL
146. Alex Galchenyuk, C/LW, ARI
147. Mathew Dumba, D, MIN
148. Pavel Buchnevich, LW/RW, NYR\\
149. Nico Hischier, C, NJD
150. James Neal, LW/RW, CGY
151. Matt Duchene, C/RW, OTT*
152. Cory Schneider, G, NJD
153. Corey Perry, RW, ANA
154. Dustin Brown, LW/RW, LAK
155. Nick Leddy, D, NYI
156. Tomas Hertl, C/LW/RW, SJS
157. Jason Zucker, LW/RW, MIN
158. Tyler Toffoli, C/RW, LAK
159. Zach Hyman, C/LW, TOR
160. Yanni Gourde, C/RW, TBL*
161. Ryan Suter, D, MIN
162. Nino Niederreiter, LW/RW, MIN
163. Filip Zadina, LW/RW, DET
164. Bo Horvat, C, VAN
165. Travis Konecny, C/LW/RW, PHI\\
166. Ryan O'Reilly, C, STL
167. Brendan Gallagher, RW, MTL
168. Anthony Mantha, LW/RW, DET
169. Kevin Shattenkirk, D, NYR
170. Nolan Patrick, C, PHI
171. Will Butcher, D, NJD\\
172. Patrick Marleau, C/LW, TOR
173. Colton Parayko, D, STL
174. Jake Muzzin, D, LAK
175. Petr Mrazek, G, CAR*
176. Ryan Pulock, D, NYI
177. Derek Stepan, C, ARI
178. Shea Theodore, D, VGK
179. Alex Tuch, RW, VGK\\
180. Anthony Beauvillier, C/LW, NYI\\
181. Erik Johnson, D, COL
182. Mattias Ekholm, D, NSH
183. Brandon Montour, D, ANA
184. Robin Lehner, G, NYI*
185. Kyle Palmieri, RW, NJD
186. Duncan Keith, D, CHI
187. Valeri Nichushkin, RW, DAL
188. Cam Fowler, D, ANA
189. Mike Green, D, DET
190. Elias Pettersson, C, VAN
191. Nick Bjugstad, C/RW, FLA
192. Nick Schmaltz, C/LW, CHI\\
193. Justin Faulk, D, CAR
194. Kevin Fiala, LW/RW, NSH\\
195. Mike Matheson, D, FLA
196. Jakub Vrana, LW/RW, WSH\\
197. Valentin Zykov, LW/RW, CAR
198. Jack Roslovic, C, WPG
199. Joe Thornton, C, SJS*
200. Derick Brassard, C, PIT*
201. Timo Meier, LW/RW, SJS\\
202. Ondrej Kase, LW/RW, ANA
203. Craig Smith, RW, NSH
204. David Perron, LW/RW, STL
205. Elias Lindholm, C/RW, CGY
206. Justin Schultz, D, PIT
207. Tyler Myers, D, WPG*
208. Tyler Johnson, C/RW, TBL
209. Mats Zuccarello, RW, NYR*
210. Juuse Saros, G, NSH
211. James Reimer, G, FLA
212. Ryan McDonagh, D, TBL
213. David Krejci, C, BOS
214. Kyle Turris, C, NSH
215. Mikko Koivu, C, MIN
216. Jake DeBrusk, LW, BOS
217. Ondrej Palat, LW, TBL
218. Sami Vatanen, D, NJD
219. Colin Miller, D, VGK
220. Josh Manson, D, ANA
221. Eli Tolvanen, RW, NSH
222. Kailer Yamamoto, RW, EDM
223. Daniel Sprong, RW, PIT
224. Josh Bailey, LW/RW, NYI
225. Erik Haula, C/LW, VGK
226. Casey Mittelstadt, C, BUF
227. Aaron Dell, G, SJS
228. Brandon Saad, LW, CHI
229. Noah Hanifin, D, CGY
230. Jared Spurgeon, D, MIN
231. Oliver Bjorkstrand, RW, CBJ
232. Sven Baertschi, LW, VAN
233. Nikita Zadorov, D, COL\\
234. Esa Lindell, D, DAL\\
235. Alexander Steen, C/LW/RW, STL
236. Oscar Klefbom, D, EDM
237. Alexander Wennberg, C, CBJ
238. Darnell Nurse, D, EDM
239. Danton Heinen, C/LW/RW, BOS\\
240. Kyle Okposo, RW, BUF
241. Vince Dunn, D, STL
242. Alex Kerfoot, C/RW, COL\\
243. Jakob Silfverberg, LW/RW, ANA*
244. Max Domi, C/LW, MTL
245. Mikael Backlund, C, CGY
246. Zdeno Chara, D, BOS*
247. Nick Foligno, C/LW/RW, CBJ
248. Thomas Chabot, D, OTT
249. Michael Rasmussen, C, DET
250. Martin Necas, C, CAR
Dropped out: Paul Stastny, C, VGK; Henrik Borgstrom, C, FLA
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