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. Victor Hedman, TBL (+2)
2. P.K. Subban, NSH (SAME)
3. Brent Burns, SJS (-2)
4. Dustin Byfuglien, WPG (SAME)
5. Drew Doughty, LAK (SAME)
6. Roman Josi, NSH (DTD)
7. Torey Krug, BOS (+3)
8. Shayne Gostisbehere, PHI (-2)
9. John Carlson, WSH (SAME)
10. John Klingberg, DAL (-2)
11. Kris Letang, PIT (SAME)
12. Dougie Hamilton, CGY (SAME)
13. Erik Karlsson, OTT (+1)
14. Tyson Barrie, COL (+3)
15. Seth Jones, CBJ (-2)
16. Mark Giordano, CGY (-1)
17. Keith Yandle, FLA (+1)
18. Ryan Ellis, NSH (+2)
19. Alex Pietrangelo, STL (+2)
20. Aaron Ekblad, FLA (+3)
21. Jake Gardiner, TOR (-5)
22. Ryan Suter, MIN (+2)
23. Matt Dumba, MIN (+2)
24. Rasmus Ristolainen, BUF (+3)
25. Jake Muzzin, LAK (-3)
26. Zach Werenski, CBJ (+2)
27. Morgan Rielly, TOR (+2)
28. Ivan Provorov, PHI (+2)
29. Colin Miller, VGK (+2)
30. Colton Parayko, STL (+2)
31. Tyler Myers, WPG (-5)
32. Justin Schultz, PIT (+6)
33. Justin Faulk, CAR (+4)
34. Jared Spurgeon, MIN (+2)
35. Jeff Petry, MTL (SAME)
36. Ryan McDonagh, TBL (DTD)
37. Sami Vatanen, NJD (+2)
38. Mattias Ekholm, NSH (+5)
39. Mikhail Sergachev, TBL (-5)
40. Cam Fowler, ANA (NEW)
41. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, ARI (+1)
42. Brandon Montour, ANA (NEW)
43. Josh Manson, ANA (-2)
44. Dion Phaneuf, LAK (+6)
45. Zdeno Chara, BOS (+3)
46. Matt Niskanen, WSH (+1)
47. Mike Matheson, FLA (+2)
48. Marc-Edouard Vlasic, SJS (-8)
49. Mike Green, DET (-4)
50. Nikita Zadorov, COL (NEW)
Just missed: Nick Holden, BOS; Olli Maatta, PIT; Samuel Girard, COL; Alexander Edler, VAN; Jaccob Slavin, CAR
Dropped out: Alex Goligoski, ARI
Key injuries: Charlie McAvoy, BOS (dropped out); Shea Weber, MTL; Kevin Shattenkirk, NYR; Jacob Trouba, WPG; Erik Johnson, COL; Nate Schmidt, VGK (dropped out)
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