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