Fantasy hockey top 100 forward rankings
Most valuable options at position for standard leagues; new podcast episodes
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Standard fantasy categories: goals, assists, plus/minus, power-play points, shots on goal and hits for skaters. Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past production in the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs, line combinations, injury history or concern, age, contract status and overall upside for the rest of the 2023-24 season. Forward positions indicate eligibility in Yahoo Fantasy leagues (subject to change, but positions cannot be removed during season). This list is a collaborative effort by Pete Jensen and Anna Dua.
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1. Connor McDavid, C, EDM
2. Nathan MacKinnon, C, COL
3. Nikita Kucherov, RW, TBL
4. Auston Matthews, C, TOR
5. David Pastrnak, RW, BOS
6. Leon Draisaitl, C/LW, EDM
7. William Nylander, RW, TOR
8. Artemi Panarin, LW, NYR
9. Mikko Rantanen, RW, COL
10. Elias Pettersson, C/LW, VAN
11. J.T. Miller, C/RW, VAN
12. Brady Tkachuk, C/LW, OTT
13. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT
14. Sam Reinhart, C/RW, FLA
15. Matthew Tkachuk, LW/RW, FLA
16. Zach Hyman, LW/RW, EDM
17. Filip Forsberg, LW, NSH
18. Kirill Kaprizov, LW, MIN
19. Jason Robertson, LW, DAL
20. Kyle Connor, LW, WPG
21. Sebastian Aho, C, CAR
22. Chris Kreider, LW, NYR
23. Alex Ovechkin, LW, WSH
24. Jack Eichel, C, VGK
25. Brad Marchand, LW, BOS
26. Brayden Point, C, TBL
27. Vincent Trocheck, C, NYR
28. Joel Eriksson Ek, C, MIN
29. Jonathan Marchessault, RW, VGK
30. Mitchell Marner, RW, TOR
31. Adrian Kempe, C/RW, LAK
32. Brock Boeser, RW, VAN
33. Aleksander Barkov, C, FLA
34. Jake Guentzel, LW, CAR
35. Carter Verhaeghe, C/LW, FLA (NEW)
36. Mathew Barzal, C/RW, NYI
37. Travis Konecny, LW/RW, PHI
38. Jesper Bratt, LW/RW, NJD
39. Dylan Larkin, C, DET
40. John Tavares, C, TOR
41. Steven Stamkos, C/LW, TBL
42. Tim Stützle, C/LW, OTT (INJ.)
43. Evander Kane, LW, EDM (INJ.)
44. Mika Zibanejad, C, NYR
45. Connor Bedard, C, CHI (rookie)
46. Tomas Hertl, C, VGK
47. Owen Tippett, LW/RW, PHI
48. Kevin Fiala, LW, LAK
49. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, C/LW, EDM
50. Cole Caufield, LW/RW, MTL
51. Valeri Nichushkin, LW/RW, COL
52. Bo Horvat, C, NYI
53. Roope Hintz, C, DAL
54. Tage Thompson, C/RW, BUF
55. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW, WPG
56. Blake Coleman, C/RW, CGY (INJ.)
57. Joe Pavelski, C/RW, DAL
58. Mark Scheifele, C, WPG
59. Patrick Kane, RW, DET
60. Clayton Keller, LW/RW, ARI
61. Robert Thomas, C, STL
62. Brock Nelson, C, NYI
63. Tyler Toffoli, LW/RW, WPG
64. Anze Kopitar, C, LAK
65. Andrei Svechnikov, LW/RW, CAR
66. Trevor Moore, LW/RW, LAK
67. Alex DeBrincat, LW/RW, DET
68. Matt Boldy, LW/RW, MIN
69. Matt Duchene, C/RW, DAL
70. Vladimir Tarasenko, LW/RW, FLA
71. Nick Suzuki, C, MTL
72. Brandon Hagel, LW/RW, TBL
73. Wyatt Johnston, C/RW, DAL
74. Gustav Nyquist, LW, NSH
75. Seth Jarvis, C/RW, CAR
76. Timo Meier, LW/RW, NJD
77. Juraj Slafkovsky, LW, MTL
78. Evgeni Malkin, C, PIT
79. Mats Zuccarello, RW, MIN
80. Nico Hischier, C, NJD
81. Claude Giroux, C/RW, OTT
82. Alex Tuch, RW, BUF
83. Ryan O'Reilly, C, NSH
84. Dylan Strome, C, WSH
85. Frank Vatrano, C/LW, ANA
86. Nazem Kadri, C, CGY
87. Mason Marchment, LW, DAL
88. Charlie Coyle, C, BOS
89. Pavel Buchnevich, C/LW, STL
90. Alexis Lafrenière, LW/RW, NYR
91. Jamie Benn, LW, DAL
92. Dakota Joshua, C/LW, VAN
93. Artturi Lehkonen, LW, COL
94. Jordan Kyrou, C/RW, STL
95. Drake Batherson, LW/RW, OTT
96. Gabriel Vilardi, C/RW, WPG
97. Logan Stankoven, C, DAL (rookie)
98. Jonathan Drouin, LW, COL
99. Nick Schmaltz, C/RW, ARI
100. Lucas Raymond, LW/RW, DET
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Other forwards to consider in fantasy:
101. Anthony Duclair, LW, TBL
102. William Karlsson, C, VGK
103. Casey Mittelstadt, C, COL
104. Lawson Crouse, LW/RW, ARI
105. Quinton Byfield, C/LW, LAK
106. Chandler Stephenson, C, VGK
107. Viktor Arvidsson, LW/RW, LAK
108. Jared McCann, C/LW, SEA
109. Martin Necas, C/RW, CAR
110. Tom Wilson, RW, WSH
111. Jake DeBrusk, LW/RW, BOS
112. Eeli Tolvanen, LW/RW, SEA
113. Oliver Bjorkstrand, RW, SEA
114. Teuvo Teravainen, LW/RW, CAR
115. Sam Bennett, C, FLA
116. JJ Peterka, RW, BUF
117. Bryan Rust, RW, PIT
118. Sean Monahan, C, WPG
119. Elias Lindholm, C, VAN
120. Philipp Kurashev, C, CHI
121. Cole Perfetti, C/LW, WPG
122. Ivan Barbashev, C/LW, VGK
123. Boone Jenner, C/LW, CBJ
124. Jonathan Huberdeau, C/LW, CGY
125. Tyler Seguin, C/RW, DAL
126. Mikael Granlund, C/RW, SJS
127. Yegor Sharangovich, C/LW/RW, CGY
128. Tyler Bertuzzi, LW, TOR
129. Dylan Guenther, LW, ARI
130. Logan Cooley, C, ARI (rookie)
131. Josh Doan, LW/RW, ARI (rookie)
132. Pavel Zacha, C, BOS
133. Kirill Marchenko, RW, CBJ
134. Conor Garland, RW, VAN
135. Andrei Kuzmenko, LW/RW, CGY
136. Michael Bunting, LW, PIT
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Key injuries / absences:
Jack Hughes, C/LW, NJD
Mason McTavish, C/LW, ANA
Adam Fantilli, C, CBJ (rookie)
Mark Stone, RW, VGK
Taylor Hall, LW, CHI
Gabriel Landeskog, LW, COL
NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program:
Patrik Laine, C/LW/RW, CBJ
