Standard Yahoo categories include goals, assists, plus/minus, PIMs, PPP and SOG for skaters. ... Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past production, defense pairs, power-play usage, team's offseason changes, injury history, age, sleeper, bounce-back or breakout potential, anticipated regression, contract status, Yahoo ADP and overall upside for the rest of the season. ... Any players with day-to-day injury concerns (DTD) are noted. NEW - INJ. indicates a player who has returned from injury and rejoined the rankings.
1. Brent Burns, SJS (SAME)
2. John Klingberg, DAL (SAME)
3. Victor Hedman, TBL (NEW - INJ.)
4. P.K. Subban, NSH (-1)
5. Drew Doughty, LAK (-1)
6. John Carlson, WSH (-1)
7. Alex Pietrangelo, STL (-1)
8. Seth Jones, CBJ (+1)
9. Shayne Gostisbehere, PHI (-1)
10. Roman Josi, NSH (SAME)
11. Erik Karlsson, OTT (-4)
12. Mark Giordano, CGY (-1)
13. Dustin Byfuglien, WPG (-1)
14. Torey Krug, BOS (+1)
15. Dougie Hamilton, CGY (-2)
16. Kris Letang, PIT (+2)
17. Ivan Provorov, PHI (-3)
18. Zach Werenski, CBJ (-2)
19. Rasmus Ristolainen, BUF (+3)
20. Erik Johnson, COL (-1)
21. Mikhail Sergachev, TBL (-4)
22. Jake Muzzin, LAK (-1)
23. Ryan Suter, MIN (-3)
24. Colton Parayko, STL (SAME)
25. Ryan Ellis, NSH (SAME)
26. Shea Theodore, VGK (+4)
27. Tyson Barrie, COL (NEW - INJ.)
28. Tyler Myers, WPG (-1)
29. Mike Green, DET (-6)
30. Aaron Ekblad, FLA (-4)
31. Keith Yandle, FLA (-3)
32. Darnell Nurse, EDM (-3)
33. Duncan Keith, CHI (-2)
34. Jake Gardiner, TOR (+4)
35. Nick Leddy, NYI (-3)
36. Jared Spurgeon, MIN (-3)
37. Cam Fowler, ANA (-3)
38. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, ARI (-1)
39. Ryan McDonagh, NYR (+1)
40. Alexander Edler, VAN (-5)
41. Will Butcher, NJD (-2)
42. Esa Lindell, DAL (+2)
43. Justin Faulk, CAR (-1)
44. Matt Dumba, MIN (-1)
45. Josh Manson, ANA (SAME)
46. Colin Miller, VGK (+1)
47. Samuel Girard, COL (-11)
48. Marc-Edouard Vlasic, SJS (+1)
49. Mattias Ekholm, NSH (NEW)
50. Noah Hanifin, CAR (NEW)
Just missed: Justin Schultz, PIT; Brad Hunt, VGK; Ryan Pulock, NYI; Alec Martinez, LA; Vince Dunn, STL; Brandon Montour, ANA; Hampus Lindholm, ANA
Dropped out:Jordan Oesterle, CHI; Sami Vatanen, NJD; Zdeno Chara, BOS; Jakob Chychrun, ARI
Key injuries: Shea Weber, MTL; Charlie McAvoy, BOS; Morgan Rielly, TOR; Kevin Shattenkirk, NYR
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