They are called upon to both shut down opposing offenses and to generate scoring chances. This past season if he hadn't played every minute of the teams first 13 games including a couple back to backs in there his numbers would of been better. NHL.com ranks the top 50 fantasy hockey left wing for the 2021-22 season in standard leagues. Eichel scored an NHL career-high 36 goals in 68 games last season and had 78 points, four below his high set in 2018-19. Advanced stats and contract projections fromEvolving-Hockey. "Auston Matthews has proven to be one of the best 5-on-5 goal-scorers we have seen in years," Johnson said. An unrestricted free agent next season, his future in Calgary remains uncertain, but it's not affecting his performance. He scored 33 points (14 goals, 19 assists) in 23 games in the 2020 playoffs to help the Lightning win the Cup. He also led the Bruins in scoring during that period in every season except for 2019-20. With all that in mind, here are my top 10 picks for the best fantasy rookies in 2022-23. Couturier won the Selke Trophy as the best defensive forward last season, when he led the NHL in face-off winning percentage (59.6 percent). The New Jersey Devils dont have many positions of strength yet, but center does happen to be one of them. Linker; About. Before this season, the notion of Jost as an ideal checking line center would have been nigh-laughable but now he's fulfilling that role for the best team in the league, and nobody's laughing. 2021-22 Stats: 11 G, 11 A in 41 GP. Video: Scheifele places 12th on the top 20 centers list. Founded in 2009, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. WPG L1: Paul Stastny -- Mark Scheifele (DTD) -- Nikolaj Ehlers (NEW), 24. Enter Search Term. Hes well above replacement level offensively but also holds his own defensively at even strength. Elias Pettersson, C/LW, VAN14. Connor McDavid, C, EDM 2. Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers. All Rights Reserved. I think Oilers fans just love to hate. He scored 26 goals last season and has scored at least 24 every season since entering the NHL with the Islanders in 2009-10. Robert Thomas, C, STL32. When the other team has it, you make it harder for them, and that's what Patrice Bergeron does so well. 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 this season. Rantanen has emerged from MacKinnon's shadow as a star in his own right. Forward positions indicate eligibility in Yahoo Fantasy leagues for this season. Hockey-Reference.com Blog and Articles; We're Social.for Statheads. Matthews set NHL career highs in goals (47), points (80) and power-play points (25) in 70 games last season, increasing his goal and point totals for the second straight season. Best Attributes: 95 Stick Checking, 95 Defensive Awareness, 92 Offensive Awareness Stalwart Patrice Bergeron maintains his reign as faceoff king in NHL 22, reflecting his real-life statistics. Thanks to his fantastic year thus far, he was able to ink a massive eight-year, $68 million deal from the Islanders shortly after being acquired from the Canucks. Since returning from injury on Nov. 20, Coyle has appeared in 10 games and the Wild are 6-3-1 over that span. Whats scary to think is that he still has plenty of room to grow, and likely isnt even close to hitting his full potential at this point. Since his 34-goal breakout performance in 2016-17, he's fifth in total goals among NHL scorers with 183. Had this list been compiled last season, he would have been ranked higher, but a slow start this season limits him. These three players could work very well for the third-line center position, specifically. His stock is down from where it might have been a few years ago when he was one of the league's best third-line centers and comfortably capable of scoring 15 goals and 35-40 points. His production should increase as he gains chemistry with new linemates Magnus Paajarvi and Sammy Blais. Travis Zajac isno longer with the team, and that once figured to be Pavel Zachas spot to lose when Zajacs time in New Jersey came to an end. His production has been consistent, but hes been a much more valuable player than his point totals indicate. Really?! But it hasnt yet clicked for Boqvist in the NHL hes been a below-replacement-level player; granted, hes only played in 63 games. One of. Long-term, theres no doubt Mercer could be the Devils 3rd-line center. 1 centermen the Canucks have been looking for for a really long time, and he's going to be really good and on this list for a really long time. Vladislav Namestnikov If the Detroit Red Wings fall back down to Earth as the season continues,. Despite missing 37 games with an injury as a rookie in 2015-16, McDavid ranks first in the NHL in points over his five seasons in the League with 469 (162 goals, 307 assists), four more than Kane in 46 fewer games. The rankings are based on last season's production and factor in both traditional and advanced stats.Some sample sizes are . Now to the good news. This guy is going to be real good for a really long time. The Arizona Coyotes traded Chychrun, a top-four, cost-controlled defenseman, to the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday in exchange for three draft picks - a 2023 first-rounder, a 2024 second . Brayden Point, C, TBL17. MacKinnon, 26, is the superstar of this group. A talented playmaker, the 25-year-old right winger was the Avalanche's leading scorer last season with 66 points in 52 games. He also tied Bruins forward David Pastrnak for first in the NHL in game-winning goals (10), was second in even-strength points (66; Artemi Panarin, Rangers, 71) and power-play goals (16; Pastrnak, 20), and was first among NHL forwards in average ice time (22:37 per game). This is a team who struggles to play with any sort of consistency on a game-to-game basis, while also truly lacking depth scoring. If one just compares this season to 2021-22, Barbashev's stock in advance of his potential free agency is down. 1. ", Video: Ryan O'Reilly places 15th on the top 20 centers list. The 33-year-old winger leads all Golden Knights scorers with 90 goals and 176 points since joining the club in 2018-19. Derek Ryan was supposed to be their guy this season, but he only has a goal in 23 games. Individually, Faksa has a plus-seven turnover margin and is winning 53.4 percent of faceoffs. Ultimately, it came down to team success, as there was virtually no other way to separate what they have done to this point. Barkov scored 62 points (20 goals, 42 assists) in 66 games last season to help the Panthers earn a berth in the Stanley Cup Qualifiers after setting NHL career highs in goals (35), assists (61) and points (96) in 2018-19. Ryan Hartman, C, MIN50. The NHL uses cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies. STL L1: Brandon Saad -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron (+3), 19. It is usually built around the club's best scorer or playmaker. )Tyler Seguin, C/RW, DALNick Schmaltz, C/RW, ARIRyan Johansen, C, NSHAlex Newhook, C/LW, COLRoss Colton, C/LW, TBLDylan Strome, C/RW, WSHChandler Stephenson, C/RW, VGKYegor Sharangovich, C/LW, NJDLogan Couture, C, SJSHendrix Lapierre, C, WSH (rookie)Phillip Danault, C, LAKPavel Zacha, C/LW, BOSJack Roslovic, C, CBJMarco Rossi, C, MIN (rookie)Shane Wright, C, SEA (rookie)Connor McMichael, C/LW, WSHJesperi Kotkaniemi, C/LW, CAR, Nicklas Backstrom, C, WSHSean Couturier, C, PHI. Jack Hughes, C, NJD15. Butnew head coach Lindy Ruffgave him a shot at center over the final four to five weeks of the season, and he had some of his better games there. "There's two parts to being a great centerman," Johnson said. League Champion: Tampa Bay Lightning. He had 29 multipoint games, scored at least one point in 53 of 69 games, and was plus-13. Foote is worth a 4th or 5th at best, the 2nd next year and 3-5 this year are about the value of a late first this year considering they would all be late in the rounds, so in hindsight we gave up 2 1sts and a depth dman that couldnt figure it out on a team that has needed a RHD for the longest time. Auston Matthews, C, TOR 4. Tomas Hertl, C, SJS46. For the first time since 2014, NHL players will be returning to the Olympics. Roope Hintz, C, DAL33. St. Louis, Missouri product Adam Lowry is in his fourth NHL season and is playing a key role on the resurgent Jets. Aho scored an NHL career-high 38 goals last season and led the Hurricanes in points for the second straight season with 66. Oct. 19, 2020 at 3:19 p.m. #3. nickthehabsfan. And they could benefit from making a few additions ahead of the March 3 trade deadline. Now the model has zeroed in on the 2021 NHL season, ranked every player, and found the top sleepers, breakouts and busts. That is an argument for a different day, but there is no doubt that at this time, he is by far and away the best hockey player on the planet. He finished with a GAR of 5.7, and it wasnt a fluke, as he had an expected GAR of 7.9. Fabian Zetterlund, F, San Jose Sharks: The third-round pick (No. TBL L1: Ondrej Palat -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov (-5), 10. Customize the height attribute in the iFrame code below to fit your website appropriately. Together since 2017-18, the trio of center Patrice Bergeron flanked by left winger Brad Marchand and right wing David Pastrnak has carried the bulk of their club's scoring. Clauses: none. With a small sample size to work with this season, Ill use his stats from last season, when he played all 82 games for St. Louis. Blueger made the jump to the NHL at the end of the 2018-19 season. Nathan MacKinnon, C, COL 5. Ryan O'Reilly, C, STL37. His defensive-zone face-off winning percentage of 59.5 percent was second behind teammate Claude Giroux (65.8 percent) among those to take at least 750 draws. His strong all-around play makes him an invaluable part of this line. Despite being sidelined last week by a shoulder injury, he sits third among Oilers scorers with 11 goals. A multiple award winner, the 24-year-old is the face of his franchise and the NHL's best player. While starting in the defensive zone over 59 percent of the time, he has managed to win 53.8 percent of his faceoffs. The fact the Devils have him locked up for seven more seasons at a cap hit of just $8 million after 2022-23 is truly remarkable. Hockey-Reference utilizes Official NHL data for current NHL seasons. A big reason for this has been starting in the defensive zone nearly 72 percent of the time of the time, leading to control of just 41 percent of scoring chances at 5-on-5. Barzal has led the Islanders in scoring in each of his three full NHL seasons, with a total of 207 points (59 goals, 148 assists) in 234 games. He is great at creating space for himself, has good hands in tight spaces, isnt afraid to go to the net, and can win faceoffs. Kuznetsov struggled through a COVID-shortened campaign last season and was at times taken off the top line. The quadrennial format, in which players compete for their countries, makes the Stanley Cup seem slightly less significant. A four-time Frank J. Selke Trophyfinalist, Stone is among the league's elite two-way forwards. Zibanejad led Rangers forwards in average ice time (21:38 per game) and average shorthanded ice time (2:37 per game), and he was tied for third in the NHL with five shorthanded points. The Zamboni word mark and configuration of the Zamboni ice resurfacing machine are registered trademarks of Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc. Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc. 2023. A spot occupied by Alex Kerfoot for the first six games of the . J.T. Until this season, Boqvist had primarily played on the wing. Identify these players on the team and get them ready to duke it. Third-line centers are asked to play some of the most difficult minutes on a roster, often receiving the worst zone starts while matching up against prolific scoring lines. After putting on one of the more impressive performances we have seen from a player in some time during last years playoffs, Draisaitl has looked much less engaged at times in 2022-23. Which is a shame. In a list based on overall talent, he is a top three centerman in the league, but that hasnt been the case to this point in 2022-23. STL L2: Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Vladimir Tarasenko (+2), 21. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT8. He's scored the most goals in Lightning history and is third in assists (410) and points (832). After signing with Nashville this offseason, he has appeared in 18 games and has struggled with just six goals and one assist. Founded in 2009, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. )Andrew Copp, C/RW, DET (INJ. NHL Power Rankings: Looking at top 2021 unrestricted free agents: We take a look at the top unrestricted free agents for the 2020-21 offseason. And we often place more focus on the negatives then the positives. Eliminate the season opening stretch and they were almost exactly the same as the year before. In four NHL seasons, Point has scored 262 points (116 goals, 146 assists) in 295 games and 21.6 percent of his goals (25) have been game-winners, including four in 2019-20. Tim Sttzle, C/LW, OTT28. In some cases, a team might be blessed with three scoring stars on the same line. The Vegas Golden Knights are only in their fifth NHL season, but they have one of this year's top lines. 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