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