Ranking the top 250 fantasy hockey NHL players for 2021-22

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Sportsnet’s top-250 fantasy hockey player rankings are curated based on past production, projection, age, and potential.

The formula is weighted based on goals, assists, plus/minus, power play points, shots on goal and penalty minutes for skaters and wins, goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts for goaltenders. Additionally, line deployment and contractual status are two other major factors that are taken into consideration when compiling this list.

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These rankings are designed specifically for single season, non-keeper league formats.

(*indicates an injured player)

1. Connor McDavid, EDM, C: Reigning Hart, Lindsay & Art Ross winner | Indisputable No. 1 pick

2. Nathan MacKinnon, COL, C: Gamebreaker | Rantanen + Landeskog Exposure | Hart Contender

3. Leon Draisaitl, EDM, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Gamebreaker | Hart Contender

4. Auston Matthews, TOR, C: Reigning Rocket Richard winner | Gamebreaker | Hart Contender

5. Nikita Kucherov, TB, RW: Top Ranked RW | Reigning Conn Smythe winner | Gamebreaker | Hart Contender

6. Mikko Rantanen, COL, RW: Prolific MacKinnon Attachment | Stat Stuffer

7. Brad Marchand, BOS, LW: 1/3 of Perfection Line | Consistent Multi-Category Coverage

8. Artemi Panarin, NYR, LW: Third highest points per game last season (1.38) | Hart Contender

9. Andrei Vasilevskiy, TB, G: Top Fantasy Goalie | Back-to-back Stanley Cups | Hart + Vezina Contender

10. David Pastrnak, BOS, RW: 1/3 of Perfection Line | Elite Goal Scorer | Bounce-back Candidate

11. Mitch Marner, TOR, RW: Prolific Matthews Exposure | Elite Playmaker

12. Patrick Kane, CHI, RW: Gamebreaker | Solid Hawks Offseason | Hart Contender

13. Alex Ovechkin, WSH, LW: Elite Category Coverage | Still Dominant | Chasing 99

14. Aleksander Barkov, FLA, C: Dominant Centre | Contract Year

15. Sidney Crosby*, PIT, C: Off-season Wrist Surgery | Still Dominant | Gamebreaker

16. Jonathan Huberdeau, FLA, LW: Extensive Category Coverage | Top-5 LW

17. Sebastian Aho, CAR, C: Model of Consistency | Watch out for Teravainen, Aho, Svechnikov trio

18. Brayden Point, TB, C/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Disgustingly Consistent | So much fire power around him

19. Cale Makar, COL, D: Top Ranked D | Elite Point Producer | Norris Contender

20. Jake Guentzel, PIT, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Criminally Underrated | Crosby Attachment | Pure Sniper

21. Mika Zibanejad, NYR, C: Still notched 24 goals & 50 points despite early season Covid battle | Contract Year

22. Mark Stone, VGK, RW: Point Per Game Player | Durable & Reliable | VGK Strong Team

23. Elias Pettersson, VAN, C: New Contract| Bounce-back Candidate (Injury)

24. Andrei Svechnikov, CAR, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate | New Contract | Untapped Potential

25. Victor Hedman, TB, D: Absolute Stallion | Back-to-back Stanley Cups | Norris Contender

26. Robin Lehner, VGK, G: Definitive #1 | VGK Presidents Trophy + Stanley Cup Contender

27. Max Pacioretty, VGK, LW: Fantastic Finisher on a terrific team | Stone Attachment | Eligible for extension next summer

28. Mark Scheifele, WPG, C: Highly Motivated | WPG #1 C

29. Matthew Tkachuk, CGY, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Multi-Category Coverage | Bounce-back Candidate

30. Kirill Kaprizov, MIN, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | New Contract | Reigning Calder winner

31. John Tavares, TOR, C: Coming Off Gruesome Injury | Bounce-back Candidate

32. Darcy Kuemper, COL, G: New Avs #1 = DOMINATION | Contract Year

33. Brady Tkachuk, OTT, LW: Unsigned | Stat Stuffer | Top-20 Fantasy Potential

34. Alex DeBrincat, CHI, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligiblity | Coming Off Career Year | Kane Attachment

35. Steven Stamkos, TB, C/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Point Per Game Player | Part of TBL machine

36. John Carlson, WSH, D: Elite Point Producer | Bounce-back Candidate | Norris Contender

37. Connor Hellebuyck, WPG, G: Elite | Plays a ton | Vezina Contender

38. Gabriel Landeskog, COL, C/LW: New Contract | Mackinnon + Rantanen Attachment | Extensive Category Coverage

39. Patrice Bergeron, BOS, C: 1/3 of Perfection Line | Steady | Contract Year

40. Igor Shesterkin, NYR, G: Top-20 Fantasy Potential | Rangers trending upwards | Vezina Contender

41. Nikolaj Ehlers, WPG, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Speed | High Ceiling

42. Anze Kopitar, LAK, C: Underrated | Strong Kings Offseason | Darkhorse Hart Contender?

43. Marc-Andre Fleury, CHI, G: Reigning Vezina winner | New Team | Contract Year

44. Tom Wilson, WSH, RW: Insane Category Coverage | Ovechkin + Kuznetsov Attachment

45. Adam Fox, NYR, D: Reigning Calder winner | Elite Point Producer

46. Blake Wheeler, WPG, C/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate | Scheifele + Connor Attachment

47. Semyon Varlamov, NYI, G: Strong Defensive Team | Tandem w/ Sorokin

48. Johnny Gaudreau, CGY, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligiblity | Bounce-back Candidate | Contract Year

49. Kyle Connor, WPG, LW: Pure Sniper | Scheifele + Wheeler Attachment

50. David Perron, STL, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Hidden Fantasy Gem | Underrated | Contract Year

51. Elias Linhdolm, CGY, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Monahan + Gaudreau Attachment

52. Dougie Hamilton, NJ, D: New Team, New Contract | Elite Fantasy Defenceman

53. Roman Josi, NSH, D: Mr. Consistency | Steady PP QB

54. Ilya Sorokin, NYI, G: Future Star | Tandem w/ Varlamov

55. Mathew Barzal, NYI, C: NYI #1 C | Anders Lee is back | Top-20 Fantasy Potential

56. Kris Letang, PIT, D: Dominant Last Season | Injury History | Contract Year

57. Ryan O’Reilly, STL, C: Blues #1 C | Steady, realiable & durable

58. Evgeni Malkin*, PIT, C: Offseason Knee Surgery; IR to start season | Contract Year

59. J.T. Miller, VAN, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligiblity | Pettersson + Boeser Attachment

60. Frederik Andersen, CAR, G: New Team | Canes Strong Defensive Squad | Coming Off Injury

61. Brock Boeser, VAN, RW: Steady RW Option | Pettersson + Miller Attachment

62. Filip Forsberg, NSH, LW: Bounce-back Candidate | Underrated | Contract Year

63. Torey Krug, STL, D: Bounce-back Candidate | Elite PP QB

64. Kevin Fiala, MIN, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Will he play in top-six?

65. Shea Theodore, VGK, D: Bounce-back Candidate | Elite PP QB

66. Tyson Barrie, EDM, D: New Contract | McDavid, Draisailt Attachment | Can he replicate last season?

67. Jack Campbell, TOR, G: Contract Year | Tandem w/ Mrazek

68. William Nylander, TOR, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Matthews, Marner, Tavares Attachment

69. Evgeny Kuznetsov, WSH, C: Bounce-back Candidate | Ovechkin + Wilson Attachment

70. Morgan Rielly, TOR, D: Can Leafs fix PP issues? | Contract Year

71. Claude Giroux, PHI, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate | Contract Year

72. Ilya Samsonov, WSH, G: 2021 mulligan (Covid twice) | Incredible Fantasy Potential; Sleeper

73. Jonathan Marchessault, VGK, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Underrated Fantasy File

74. Sean Couturier, PHI, C: New Contract | Bounce-back Candidate

75. Alexander Radulov, DAL, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate | Contract Year

76. Nicklas Backstrom, WSH, C: Top-flight Playmaker | WSH Second Line C

77. Carter Hart, PHI, G: Bounce-back Candidate | Extremely Talented | Sleeper

78. Sam Reinhart, FLA, C/RW: New Team, New Contract | Value hinghes on line deployment + position

79. Quinn Hughes, VAN, D: New Contract | Bounce-back Candidate

80. Vincent Trocheck, CAR, C: Coming Off MCL Injury | Sneaky Value | Contract Year

81. Ryan Strome, NYR, C/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Panarin Attachment | Contract Year

82. Philipp Grubauer, SEA, G: New Team, New Contract | Vezina Nominee | Let’s Get Kraken

83. Tomas Hertl, SJ, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Contract Year | Trade Bait?

84. Taylor Hall, BOS, LW: New Contract | Perfection Line Attachment | Can Coyle replace Krejci at 2C?

85. Nick Suzuki, MTL, C/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Coming Off Breakout Post-season | Contract Year

86. Thatcher Demko, VAN, G: Top-40 Fantasy Potential | Blossoming Star

87. Teuvo Teravainen, CAR, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate | Aho, Svechnikov Attachment

88. Vladimir Tarasenko, STL, RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | High Risk, High Reward

89. Jack Eichel*, BUF, C: Injured Neck | Top-20 Fantasy Potential when healthy | Trade Bait

90. Brayden Schenn, STL, C/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Multi-Category Coverage

91. Cole Caufield, MTL, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Elite Finisher | Calder Contender

92. Tyler Seguin, DAL, C/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate (Injury) | Can he return to form?

93. Spencer Knight, FLA, G: Bright Future | Strong Team (FLA) | Calder Contender

94. Linus Ullmark, BOS, G: New Team, Team Contract | Untapped Potential

95. Bo Horvat, VAN, C: Consistent Fantasy Producer

96. Seth Jones, CHI, D: New Team, New Contract | Kane, Dach, Toews Attachment | Stealth Norris Contender?

97. Jacob Markstorm, CGY, G: Bounce-back Candidate | Sutter Hockey = Defensive Cocoon

98. Petr Mrazek, TOR, G: New Contract, New Team | Tandem w/ Campbell

99. Carter Verhaeghe, FLA, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Regression Candidate?

100. Aaron Ekblad, FLA, D: Returning from serious leg injury | Sleeper | Stealth Norris Contender?

101. Nazem Kadri, COL, C: Bounce-back Candidate | Contract Year

102. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, EDM, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Draisaitl Attachment

103. Jake Allen, MTL, G: Could have gotten around 40 per cent of the starts with Price, but without him Allen steps into the No. 1 job to start the year.

104. Joe Pavelski, DAL, C/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Coming Off Monster Season | Contract Year

105. Ondrej Palat, TB, LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Point, Kucherov Attachment | Contract Year

106. Bryan Rust, PIT, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Regression Candidate?

107. Jordan Binnington, STL, G: Bounce-back Candidate

108. Darnell Nurse, EDM, D: New Contract | McDavid, Draisaitl Exposure | Temper Expectation

109. Alex Pietrangelo, VGK, D: Bounce-back Candidate | Hampered by Theodore

110. Patric Hornqvist, FLA, RW: Banger | Top-six exposure to big guns | Sleeper

111. Pavel Buchnevich, STL, RW: New Contract, New Team | How will he fit in w/ STL?

112. Juuse Saros, NSH, G: New Contract | Rising Star

113. Charlie McAvoy, BOS, D: Offensive Breakout Candidate

114. Zach Hyman, EDM, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | New Team, New Contract | Significant McDavid Exposure

115. T.J. Oshie, WSH, C/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Consistent

116. Jeff Petry, MTL, D: Underrated PP QB | Sleeper

117. Jamie Benn, DAL, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Seguin’s return should help

118. Cam Talbot, MIN, G: Regression Candidate | Watch out for Kahkonen

119. Jack Hughes, NJ, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Breakout Candidate

120. Chris Kreider, NYR, LW: Goal Scorer | Streaky

121. Patrik Laine, CBJ, RW: High-end Sniper | Consistency Issues | Bounce-back Candidate

122. Andre Burakovsky, COL, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Contract Year

123. Logan Couture, SJ, C: Bounce-back Candidate | Sleeper

124. Pierre-Luc Dubois, WPG, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Massive Sleeper Potential | Bounce-back Candidate

125. Mackenzie Blackwood, NJ, G: Breakout Potential

126. William Karlsson, VGK, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate

127. Mike Hoffman*, MTL, LW/RW: Lower Body Injury | Dual-Position Eligibility | New Team, New Contract | Sniper

128. Jake Oettinger, DAL, G: Bright Future | Could start season in AHL

129. Sean Monahan, CGY, C: Bounce-back Candidate | Sleeper

130. Anthony Mantha, WSH, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate

131. Roope Hintz, DAL, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Stealth Value | Coming Off Groin Surgery

132. Jakob Chychrun, ARI, D: Grossly Underrated | Coyotes Rebuild

133. Tristan Jarry, PIT, G: Bounce-back Candidate | Trade Bait?

134. Anders Lee, NYI, LW: Returning from knee injury | Bounce-back Candidate | Barzal Attachment

135. Dominik Kubalik, CHI, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Breakout Candidate | Toews Attachment | Contract Year

136. Alex Killorn, TBL, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Sneaky Category Coverage | Coming off broken leg in SCP

137. Jakub Voracek, CBJ, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | New Team | Bounce-back Candidate

138. Dylan Larkin, DET, C/LW: Bounce-back Candidate | Breakout Potential

139. Martin Necas, CAR, C/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Severely Underrated | Trocheck Attachment | Contract Year

140. Anton Khudobin, DAL, G: Bounce-back Candidate | Busy crease in Dallas | Trade Bait?

141. John Klingberg, DAL, D: Bounce-back Candidate | Contract Year

142. Zach Werenski, CBJ, D: New Contract + Rebuilding Team = Pressure

143. Sam Bennett, FLA, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | New Contract | Breakout Candidate

144. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, VAN, D: New Team | Bounce-back Candidate

145. Nino Niederreiter, CAR, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Top-Six Exposure | Stealth Fantasy Value

146. Viktor Arvidsson, LAK, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | New Team | Bounce-back Candidate | Sleeper

147. Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA, G: Buyer Beware | Will Push Knight for PT

148. Rasmus Dahlin, BUF, D: New Contract | Breakout Candidate

149. Tyler Toffoli, MTL, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Regression Candidate?

150. Drew Doughty, LAK, D: Olympic Year | Kings Much Improved

151. Kirby Dach, CHI, C/LW: Breakout Candidate | Kane, DeBrincat Attachment | Contract Year

152. Mike Smith, EDM, G: Fine Wine | McDavid Factor

153. Thomas Chabot , OTT, D: Steady Secondary or Tertiary PP QB Option | Sens improving

154. Conor Garland, VAN, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | New Team, New Contract | Significant Top-Six Exposure

155. Jason Robertson, DAL, LW: ’21 Calder Nominee | Regression Candidate; Radulov & Seguin back | Contract Year

156. Mikhail Sergachev, TB, D: Consistent; Hampered by Hedman

157. MacKenzie Weegar, FLA, D: Regression Candidate | Will Ekblad’s return impact Weegar’s fantasy value?

158. Cam Atkinson, PHI, RW: New Team | Motivated | Top-Six Exposure | Sleeper

159. Alexis Lafreniere, NYR, LW: Breakout Potential

160. Alex Nedeljkovic, DET, G: New Team, New Contract | Red Wings Rebuild

161. Trevor Zegras, ANA, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Breakout Candidate | Calder Contender

162. Evgenii Dadonov, VGK, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | New Team | Depth Scoring | Bounce-back Candidate | Sleeper

163. Oliver Bjorkstrand, CBJ, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Solid Depth Scoring Add

164. Brendan Gallagher, MTL, RW: Bounce-back Candidate | Extensive Category Coverage

165. Calvin Petersen, LAK, G: New Contract | Breakout Candidate

166. Travis Konecny, PHI, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate

167. Miro Heiskainen, DAL, D: New Contract; Pressure? | Klingberg Contract Year

168. Chandler Stephenson, VGK, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Pacioretty, Stone Attachment

169. Jeremy Swayman, BOS, G: Rookie | Can he push Ullmark for playing time?

170. Neal Pionk, WPG, D: New Contract | Underrated PP QB

171. Tony DeAngelo, CAR, D: New Team | Utter Wildcard | Elite PP QB | Sleeper

172. Josh Anderson, MTL, RW: Untapped Fantasy Potential | Don’t Reach

173. Kaapo Kähkönen, MIN, G: Breakout Candidate | Will he challenge Talbot for playing time again?

174. Josh Norris, OTT, C: Breakout Candidate | Contract Year

175. Keith Yandle, PHI, D: New Team | Solid PP QB | Sleeper | 1-year Prove It Deal

176. John Gibson, ANA, G: Fantastic Goalie, Rebuilding Team | Bounce-back Candidate | Sleeper

177. Timo Meier, SJ, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate

178. Christian Dvorak, MTL, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | New Team | Sleeper

179. Victor Olofsson, BUF, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate

180. Tyler Bertuzzi, DET, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Coming Off Back Surgery

181. Jaden Schwartz, SEA, LW: New Team, New Contract | Bounce-back Candidate

182. James van Riemsdyk, PHI, LW: Regression Candidate | Sneaky Depth Scoring Option

183. Tim Stuetzle, OTT, LW: Breakout Candidate | Sleeper

184. Elvis Merzlikins, CLB, G: New Contract | Good Goalie, Rebuilding Team

185. Kevin Lankinen, CHI, G: Regression Candidate | Fleury Backup

186. Brent Burns, SJ, D: Buyer Beware | Bounce-back Candidate

187. Phil Kessel*, ARI, RW: Foot Injury | Career Sniper | Trade Bait? | Contract Year

188. Jonathan Toews, CHI, C: Returning from year off (undisclosed illness) | Top-Six Exposure | Hawks much improved

189. Erik Karlsson, SJ, D: Buyer Beware | Bounce-back Candidate

190. Drake Batherson, OTT, RW: New Contract | Stealth Sniper

191. Chris Driedger, SEA, G: New Team, New Contract | Regression Candidate | Grubauer Backup

192. Yegor Sharangovich, NJ, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Breakout Candidate

193. Vitek Vanecek, WSH, G: Regression Candidate, Samsonov ready to take flight?

194. Jordan Eberle, SEA, RW: New Team | Not sure what to expect

195. Nico Hischier, NJ, C: Breakout Candidate | Bounce-back Candidate

196. Denis Gurianov, DAL, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Contract Year

197. Ivan Provorov, PHI, D: Bounce-back Candidate | How much better are the Flyers?

198. Joel Eriksson Ek, MIN, C: New Contract | Regression Candidate

199. Eeli Tolvanen, NSH, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | New Contract | Breakout Candidate

200. Samuel Girard, COL, D: Solid D | Makar Factor

201. Craig Smith, BOS, RW: Value Buy | Hall Attachment

202. Oliver Wahlstrom, NYI, RW: Breakout Candidate | Elite Finisher | Where will he play?

203. Jaroslav Halak, VAN, G: New Team, New Contract | Sneaky Value

204. Jamie Drysdale, ANA, D: Elite PP QB Potential | Calder Contender | Sleeper

205. Kailer Yamamoto, EDM, RW: New Contract | Draisaitl, RNH Exposure

206. Andrew Copp, WPG, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Contract Year

207. Devon Toews*, COL, D: IR to start season | Solid Streamer Option | Makar Factor

208. Jared Spurgeon, MIN, D: Depth D | Offensive Breakout Candidate?

209. Vasily Podkolzin, VAN, RW: Sensational Skill | Calder Contender

210. Carey Price*, MTL, G: Coming Off Injuries | Tremendous in MTL’s Playoff Run | Olympic Year | Voluntarily entered the NHL’s player assistance program and will miss at least the first month of the season, maybe more.

211. Alexandar Georgiev, NYR, G: Good Team, Good Backup for Shesterkin

212. Anthony Duclair, FLA, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | New Contract | Goal Scoring Depth

213. Joel Farabee, PHI, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Deep Sleeper

214. Kyle Palmieri, NYI, RW: New Contract | Depth Winger | Bounce-back Candidate

215. Tomas Tatar, NJ, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate

216. Rickard Rakell, ANA, LW/RW: Bounce-back Candidate | Trade Bait? | Contract Year

217. Bowen Byram, COL, D: Breakout Potential

218. Kevin Hayes*, PHI, C: IR – Abdominal Surgery | Depth C Option

219. Andrew Mangiapane, CGY, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Breakout Candidate

220. Reilly Smith , VGK, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate | Contract Year

221. Matt Dumba, MIN, D: Solid Streamer Option

222. Pavel Francouz, COL, G: Missed entire ’21 season with Lower body Injury | Sleeper | Contract Year

223. Jason Zucker, PIT, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate

224. Paul Stastny, WPG, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | New Contract | Solid Streamer Option

225. Ryan Ellis, PHI, D: New Team | Deep Sleeper

226. Yanni Gourde*, SEA, C/RW: New Team | IR to start season | Breakout Candidate | Sleeper

227. Brandon Saad, STL, LW/RW: New Team, New Contract | Dual-Position Eligibility | Don’t Reach

228. Jordan Staal, CAR, C: Depth C | Regression Candidate

229. Max Comtois, ANA, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Breakout Candidate

230. Blake Coleman, CGY, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | New Team, New Contract | Regression Candidate

231. Kasperi Kapanen, PIT, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Malkin Exposure

232. Adam Henrique, ANA, C/LW: Bounce-back Candidate

233. Frank Vatrano, FLA, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Sneaky Value

234. Clayton Keller, ARI, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate

235. Dustin Brown, LAK, RW: Kopitar Attachment | Contract Year

236. Jeff Carter, PIT, C/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Regression Candidate

237. Anthony Cirelli, TB, C/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Streamer Look

238. Brock Nelson, NYI, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate

239. Max Domi, CBJ, C/LW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate | Contract Year

240. Michael Bunting, TOR, LW: New Team | Deep Sleeper

241. Jesperi Kotkaniemi, CAR, C/LW: New Team, New Contract | Breakout Candidate

242. Ty Smith, NJ, D: Bright Future | Sleeper

243. Matt Murray, OTT, G: Sens Improving | Bounce-back Candidate

244. Alec Martinez, VGK, D: New Contract | Regression Candidate

245. Mark Giordano, SEA, D: New Team | PP QB | Contract Year | Trade Bait?

246. Rasmus Ristolainen, PHI, D: New Team | Highly Motivated | Contract Year | Sleeper

247. Kevin Labanc, SJ, LW/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Bounce-back Candidate

248. Ben Bishop*, DAL, G: IR to start season | Risky; elite when healthy

249. Casey Mittelstadt, BUF, C/RW: Dual-Position Eligibility | Breakout Candidate | Sleeper

250. Vladimir Tkachev, LAK, LW: Second line LW | Deep Sleeper