Fantasy: Top 200 overall rankings for August

NOTE: VIEW NHL.COM'S UPDATED PRESEASON TOP 250 PLAYER RANKINGS
Even in the middle of summer, fantasy hockey developments keep on coming. And things will continue to change in August as we inch closer to NHL training camps and the World Cup of Hockey 2016 in September.
The New York Rangers made news in late July by acquiring center Mika Zibanejad in a trade that sent center Derick Brassard to the Ottawa Senators. Brassard, who was ranked 59th based on standard-league performance last season, had 40 power-play points in the past two seasons and looks to be Ottawa's No. 1 center, bumping Kyle Turris just outside the top 200. Viable wings Mike Hoffman, Mark Stone and/or Bobby Ryan could see production spikes at even strength and/or on the power play playing with Brassard.

Zibanejad finished 167th last season in Yahoo rankings but enters the top 130 based on potential after going to the Rangers, where he should play top-six minutes and challenge for a spot on their first power-play unit, which has a void with the departure of Brassard and defenseman Keith Yandle (to the Florida Panthers). Zibanejad is an underrated playmaker who has improved his points total in each of his NHL seasons and carries sleeper potential after a 51-point, 184 shot-on-goal season. The 23-year-old is a potential fresh linemate for Rick Nash, Chris Kreider and/or Mats Zuccarello, who each produced at a high level in the past.
Another recent fantasy development is the return of 39-year-old forward Shane Doan, who quietly finished 60th among all players last season for the Arizona Coyotes and is one of the most underrated multicategory cogs in the game. He signed a one-year contract and should remain relevant as the Coyotes shift to their young nucleus of forwards Max Domi, Anthony Duclair and prospect Dylan Strome, who's expected to push for a roster spot. Strome, along with Jesse Puljujarvi of the Edmonton Oilers, are among the rookie forwards who will be drafted much later than Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs) and Patrik Laine (Winnipeg Jets) on average but have high fantasy upside.

So, after an eventful July, here's an updated look at the top 200 fantasy player rankings for this season. Value has been quantified based on past production trends, potential line combinations, power-play usage, team goalie situations, injury history, bounce-back or breakout upside, projected regression, age, and contract status (remaining restricted free agents are noted below). This list will be updated again with fantasy-relevant news leading up to training camps.

Also, NHL.com will examine each team's fantasy outlook in its 30 Teams in 30 Days series during August.
NOTE: 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.
1. Patrick Kane, C/RW, CHI
2. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT
3. Alex Ovechkin, LW/RW, WSH
4. Jamie Benn, LW, DAL
5. Erik Karlsson, D, OTT
6. Brent Burns, D/RW, SJS
7. Joe Pavelski, C/LW/RW, SJS
8. Tyler Seguin, C/RW, DAL
9. Connor McDavid, C, EDM
10. P.K. Subban, D, NSH
11. Johnny Gaudreau, LW, CGY (RFA)
12. Vladimir Tarasenko, RW, STL
13. Kris Letang, D, PIT
14. Claude Giroux, C/RW, PHI
15. John Tavares, C, NYI
16. Braden Holtby, G, WSH
17. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TBL (RFA)
18. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C/LW, WSH
19. Steven Stamkos, C, TBL
20. Evgeni Malkin, C/RW, PIT
21. Joe Thornton, C, SJS
22. Anze Kopitar, C, LAK
23. Ben Bishop, G, TBL
24. Blake Wheeler, RW, WPG
25. Artemi Panarin, LW, CHI
26. Carey Price, G, MTL
27. Logan Couture, C/LW, SJS
28. Corey Perry, RW, ANA
29. Patrice Bergeron, C, BOS
30. Nicklas Backstrom, C, WSH
31. Phil Kessel, RW, PIT
32. Wayne Simmonds, LW/RW, PHI
33. Taylor Hall, C/LW, NJD
34. Dustin Byfuglien, D/RW, WPG
35. Filip Forsberg, C/LW/RW, NSH
36. Martin Jones, G, SJS
37. Cory Schneider, G, NJD
38. Roman Josi, D, NSH
39. Jonathan Quick, G, LAK
40. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D, ARI
41. Corey Crawford, G, CHI
42. James Neal, LW/RW, NSH
43. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, PHI
44. Ryan Getzlaf, C, ANA
45. Jack Eichel, C, BUF
46. Aleksander Barkov, C, FLA
47. John Carlson, D, WSH
48. Ryan Johansen, C/RW, NSH
49. John Gibson, G, ANA
50. Drew Doughty, D, LAK
51. Mark Scheifele, C, WPG
52. Sean Monahan, C, CGY (RFA)
53. Nathan MacKinnon, C/RW, COL
54. Pekka Rinne, G, NSH
55. Ryan O'Reilly, C/LW/RW, BUF
56. Zach Parise, LW, MIN
57. Mark Giordano, D, CGY
58. Jason Spezza, C, DAL
59. Daniel Sedin, LW, VAN
60. Max Pacioretty, LW, MTL
61. Jake Allen, G, STL
62. Jonathan Huberdeau, C/LW, FLA
63. Victor Hedman, D, TBL
64. Matt Murray, G, PIT
65. Brad Marchand, LW, BOS
66. Jonathan Toews, C, CHI
67. Alexander Steen, C/LW, STL
68. Henrik Lundqvist, G, NYR
69. John Klingberg, D, DAL
70. Tyler Toffoli, C/LW/RW, LAK
71. Tyler Johnson, C, TBL
72. Duncan Keith, D, CHI
73. Kyle Okposo, RW, BUF
74. Brian Elliott, G, CGY
75. Keith Yandle, D, FLA
76. Brayden Schenn, C/LW, PHI
77. Jeff Carter, C/RW, LAK
78. Vincent Trocheck, C/RW, FLA
79. Matt Duchene, C/LW, COL
80. Roberto Luongo, G, FLA
81. Auston Matthews, C, TOR
82. Jaromir Jagr, RW, FLA
83. Patric Hornqvist, RW, PIT
84. Patrick Sharp, C/LW/RW, DAL
85. Shea Weber, D, MTL
86. Jonathan Drouin, LW, TBL
87. Milan Lucic, LW, EDM
88. Ryan Kesler, C/RW, ANA
89. Tyson Barrie, D, COL
90. T.J. Oshie, C/RW, WSH
91. Devan Dubnyk, G, MIN
92. Rasmus Ristolainen, D, BUF (RFA)
93. Brandon Saad, LW/RW, CBJ
94. Jordan Eberle, RW, EDM
95. Frederik Andersen, G, TOR
96. Kevin Shattenkirk, D, STL
97. Aaron Ekblad, D, FLA
98. Andrew Ladd, LW, NYI
99. Rick Nash, LW/RW, NYR
100. Torey Krug, D, BOS

101. Patrik Laine, LW/RW, WPG
     102. Gabriel Landeskog, LW, COL
     103. Marc-Andre Fleury, G, PIT
     104. Ryan Suter, D, MIN
     105. Jakub Voracek, LW/RW, PHI
     106. Brent Seabrook, D, CHI
     107. Kyle Palmieri, LW/RW, NJD
     108. Derick Brassard, C, OTT
     109. Jake Muzzin, D, LAK
     110. Loui Eriksson, LW/RW, VAN
     111. Tuukka Rask, G, BOS
     112. Justin Faulk, D, CAR
     113. Jussi Jokinen, C/LW/RW, FLA
     114. Mike Hoffman, C/LW, OTT
     115. Robby Fabbri, C, STL
     116. Henrik Sedin, C, VAN
     117. Max Domi, C/LW, ARI
     118. Teuvo Teravainen, LW, CAR
     119. Dylan Larkin, C/LW, DET
     120. Tomas Hertl, C/LW, SJS
     121. David Krejci, C, BOS
     122. Henrik Zetterberg, C/LW, DET
     123. Alex Pietrangelo, D, STL
     124. Petr Mrazek, G, DET
     125. Seth Jones, D, CBJ
     126. Adam Henrique, C/LW, NJD
     127. Marian Hossa, RW, CHI
     128. Marc-Edouard Vlasic, D, SJS
     129. Jaden Schwartz, LW, STL
     130. Mika Zibanejad, C/RW, NYR
     131. Alex Galchenyuk, C/LW, MTL
     132. Thomas Greiss, G, NYI
     133. Justin Williams, RW, WSH
     134. Sami Vatanen, D, ANA
     135. James van Riemsdyk, LW, TOR
     136. Alexander Radulov, RW, MTL
     137. Dougie Hamilton, D, CGY
     138. Mark Stone, RW, OTT
     139. Colton Parayko, D, STL
     140. Michael Cammalleri, C/LW, NJD
     141. Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, TBL
     142. Ryan McDonagh, D, NYR
     143. Jeff Skinner, LW/RW, CAR
     144. Boone Jenner, C/RW, CBJ
     145. Mats Zuccarello, LW/RW, NYR
     146. Bobby Ryan, LW/RW, OTT
     147. Anton Stralman, D, TBL
     148. Robin Lehner, G, BUF
     149. David Backes, C/RW, BOS
     150. Brendan Gallagher, RW, MTL
     151. Bryan Little, C/RW, WPG
     152. Michal Neuvirth, G, PHI
     153. Morgan Rielly, D, TOR
     154. Anthony Duclair, LW/RW, ARI
     155. Ondrej Palat, LW, TBL
     156. Joonas Donskoi, RW, SJS
     157. Eric Staal, C/LW, MIN
     158. Nick Leddy, D, NYI
     159. James Reimer, G, FLA
     160. Reilly Smith, LW/RW, FLA
     161. Paul Stastny, C, STL
     162. Mikko Koivu, C, MIN
     163. Mikkel Boedker, LW/RW, SJS
     164. Rickard Rakell, C, ANA (RFA)
     165. Jaroslav Halak, G, NYI
     166. Zdeno Chara, D, BOS
     167. Shane Doan, LW/RW, ARI
     168. Sergei Bobrovsky, G, CBJ
     169. TJ Brodie, D, CGY
     170. Derek Stepan, C, NYR
     171. Hampus Lindholm, D, ANA (RFA)
     172. Frans Nielsen, C, DET
     173. Evander Kane, LW, BUF
     174. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW/RW, WPG
     175. Leon Draisaitl, C/RW, EDM
     176. Semyon Varlamov, G, COL
     177. William Nylander, C/RW, TOR
     178. Sam Reinhart, C, BUF
     179. Michael Stone, D, ARI
     180. PA Parenteau, RW, NYI
     181. Alec Martinez, D, LAK
     182. Mattias Ekholm, D, NSH
     183. Brandon Dubinsky, C/LW, CBJ
     184. Steve Mason, G, PHI
     185. Trevor Daley, D, PIT
     186. Mike Green, D, DET
     187. Andre Burakovsky, LW, WSH
     188. Victor Rask, C, CAR
     189. Dion Phaneuf, D, OTT
     190. Scott Hartnell, LW, CBJ
     191. Sean Couturier, C, PHI
     192. Matt Niskanen, D, WSH
     193. Alex Killorn, C/LW, TBL
     194. Andrei Markov, D, MTL
     195. Troy Brouwer, RW, CGY
     196. Brian Campbell, D, CHI
     197. Cam Talbot, G, EDM
     198. Johnny Boychuk, D, NYI
     199. Matt Dumba, D, MIN
     200. David Pastrnak, LW/RW, BOS
          Just missed: Dylan Strome (C, ARI), Chris Kreider (LW, NYR), Nick Bonino (C, PIT), Jimmy Howard (G, DET), Jesse Puljujarvi (RW, EDM), Cam Atkinson (RW, CBJ), Nick Holden (D, NYR), Noah Hanifin (D, CAR), Connor Hellebuyck (G, WPG), Ryan Pulock (D, NYI)