Once again the Hockey season is upon us, and with Yahoo Fantasy Hockey starting up again for the season it can only mean one thing…Draft time!
It’s time for every Fantasy Hockey fan to rejoice, and more importantly, to prepare for their up coming drafts. Some people draft one team for the season while others prefer to have multiple teams; but either way, come draft time all must be prepared.
Will Crosby dominate the league again as many predict? Will Luongo flourish in Vancouver? Will Malkin be able to live up to his hype? Will the huge amount of players finding new homes in the offseason effect their game for the better or worse?
The sheets that we have compiled below should answer those questions and hopefully any others that you might have.
Players are ranked by position in the order that the submitting rankers would draft them if they were drafting today. Each players score is an average. The technical aspects are listed below the sheets for those that are interested.
Please note that this is a tool for draft preparation; it will not be updated throughout the season. Enjoy, and good luck in your drafts!
Centers
Avg Rank
B O S
M A S
R D R
H A M
E N S
L E G
P W F
A U S
Sidney Crosby
1.5
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
Joe Thornton
1.6
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Jason Spezza
3.0
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Eric Staal
4.0
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
Olli Jokinen
5.6
5
5
6
7
5
5
8
4
Patrick Elias
7.8
6
7
5
9
10
11
9
6
Pavel Datsyuk
8.8
9
11
11
10
6
9
7
8
Brad Richards
9.1
8
6
7
8
8
8
18
10
Patrick Marleau
10.3
10
13
9
11
7
7
15
11
Daniel Briere
10.5
7
17
8
5
9
12
19
7
Peter Forsberg
11.6
16
8
18
6
11
14
5
15
Pavol Demitra
13.0
12
12
12
15
13
17
14
9
Vincent Lacavlier
13.2
17
15
13
12
14
6
13
16
Patrice Bergeron
14.7
11
18
10
19
12
13
22
13
Mats Sundin
15.2
18
10
21
13
15
16
11
18
Joe Sakic
15.6
21
9
20
16
21
15
6
17
Scott Gomez
15.7
15
22
14
17
18
18
10
12
Marc Savard
17.3
20
16
17
18
16
21
17
14
Evgeni Malkin
17.3
13
14
15
14
19
10
33
21
Andy McDonald
19.6
14
20
16
22
22
22
21
20
Brian Rolston
20.3
24
19
23
20
17
19
16
25
Shawn Horcoff
23.5
22
24
25
24
23
24
23
23
Jason Arnott
23.6
29
23
27
27
24
20
20
19
Mike Modano
24.8
25
25
24
31
27
27
12
28
Henrik Sedin
25.0
19
34
19
23
20
23
40
22
Brad Boyes
28.7
23
21
22
28
26
26
60
24
Michael Nylander
29.2
30
26
31
26
35
29
31
26
Rod Brind’Amour
31.7
27
45
38
25
28
38
26
27
Vaclav Prospal
33.1
31
28
28
21
45
30
30
52
Jeff Carter
33.2
33
35
30
29
25
37
48
29
Chris Drury
33.3
36
31
36
36
29
32
27
40
Jarret Stoll
33.6
32
30
35
49
37
25
24
37
Brendan Morrison
34.5
26
32
29
42
44
33
38
32
Daymond Langkow
36.0
28
47
26
30
36
35
39
47
Mike Comrie
36.7
38
38
34
60
30
36
29
29
Saku Koivu
39.2
35
39
45
33
43
60
28
31
Mike Cammalleri
39.3
38
27
32
60
47
39
37
35
Robert Lang
39.8
45
29
47
41
39
43
45
30
Nathan Horton
40.0
47
41
41
35
32
34
44
46
Alexei Yashin
40.5
37
60
39
44
40
28
35
41
Ryan Getzlaf
40.6
46
36
40
46
33
31
60
33
Craig Conroy
42.8
42
60
37
32
46
60
32
34
Tuomo Ruutu
43.8
34
60
33
40
60
42
43
39
Gilbert Brule
46.3
41
37
42
60
49
44
60
38
Christopher Higgins
48.5
60
43
60
41
34
41
49
60
Sergei Fedorov
49.5
60
50
60
44
60
45
34
43
Alexander Steen
50.2
60
60
60
40
50
40
50
42
Mike Riberio
51.3
60
33
60
48
60
48
42
48
Tim Connolly
52.0
50
60
46
48
42
60
60
50
Kyle Wellwood
52.6
60
40
60
50
60
47
60
44
Left Wings
Avg Rank
B O S
M A S
R D R
H A M
E N S
L E G
P W F
A U S
Alexander Ovechkin
1.2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Dany Heatley
2.2
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
Ilya Kovalchuk
2.5
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Henrik Zetterberg
5.0
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
4
Rick Nash
6.0
4
9
6
4
5
4
8
8
Alex Tanguay
6.7
5
4
4
6
10
10
10
5
Markus Naslund
7.7
9
6
10
7
7
7
4
12
Simon Gagne
8.0
12
13
8
8
6
6
5
6
Ladislav Nagy
8.1
7
7
7
9
8
9
11
7
Paul Kariya
10.3
8
8
9
10
14
13
12
9
Martin Havlat
12.7
13
10
11
11
11
14
16
16
Eric Cole
12.8
11
17
12
13
9
11
20
10
Brendan Shannahan
13.3
16
12
14
16
13
16
9
11
Brendan Morrow
13.3
14
19
15
15
12
12
7
13
Mark Bell
15.7
17
21
18
12
18
8
15
17
Daniel Sedin
16.6
10
18
13
14
15
18
26
19
Ryan Smyth
16.7
19
15
17
19
16
15
13
20
Keith Tkachuk
17.8
15
11
21
20
40
17
14
15
Marco Sturm
18.8
18
14
16
17
17
28
23
18
Alexander Frolov
20.3
21
16
19
22
19
23
18
25
Slava Kozlov
22.6
23
29
23
18
25
24
17
22
Sergei Samsonov
25.8
29
27
24
21
29
26
28
23
Thomas Vanek
26.3
28
22
26
24
23
30
29
29
Jussi Jokinen
27.8
20
23
20
31
33
32
34
30
Scott Hartnell
28.1
25
20
35
37
27
20
22
39
Darcy Tucker
28.3
33
31
31
28
26
19
21
38
Fredrik Modin
29.3
22
39
22
29
22
38
36
27
Andrew Brunette
29.6
26
28
29
35
31
27
30
31
Kyle Calder
29.7
32
33
30
36
20
21
32
34
Nils Ekman
32.6
41
30
28
23
36
44
31
28
Ray Whitney
34.7
34
38
40
27
42
31
33
33
Martin Erat
35.0
30
36
32
32
44
35
39
32
Martin Straka
35.1
39
60
60
28
27
22
24
21
Tomas Holmstrom
35.3
38
37
38
44
21
34
25
46
Alexander Semin
36.3
31
26
33
26
35
36
60
44
Wojtek Wolski
36.7
24
60
25
60
34
29
27
35
Jason Blake
37.8
37
40
37
38
30
42
43
36
Chris Kunitz
39.1
27
50
27
49
32
43
48
37
Cory Stillman*
39.1
36
45
36
33
60
60
19
24
Peter Schaefer
39.5
35
25
34
43
24
49
46
60
Richard Zednick
41.0
40
42
39
39
43
25
40
60
Raffi Torres
43.7
47
41
45
25
60
37
45
50
Geoff Sanderon
43.8
43
34
41
60
46
60
47
60
Mike York
46.5
60
32
60
60
60
47
39
35
John Leclair
47.7
44
43
43
45
60
50
37
60
Ruslan Fedotenko
48.0
45
60
44
46
38
41
50
60
Martin Gelinas
48.1
48
60
48
30
37
60
42
60
Ryan Malone
49.8
60
35
60
39
60
40
60
45
Martin Rucinsky
51.3
49
60
49
41
60
48
60
44
Alex Ponikarovsky
53.0
60
60
60
50
45
45
44
60
Right Wings
Avg Rank
B O S
M A S
R D R
H A M
E N S
L E G
P W F
A U S
Jaromir Jagr
1.3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
Marian Hossa
2.7
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Jonathan Cheechoo
3.0
2
1
5
5
3
4
3
1
Daniel Alfredsson
3.1
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
Marian Gaborik
4.8
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
5
Jarome Iginla
6.0
6
6
6
7
6
6
5
6
Brian Gionta
8.1
8
7
7
8
8
13
7
7
Todd Bertuzzi
9.2
9
14
9
10
9
7
8
8
Ales Hemsky
10.3
7
13
8
13
7
10
13
12
Martin St.Louis
10.8
12
8
10
6
13
8
16
14
Steve Sullivan
12.8
17
9
16
11
11
14
14
11
Justin Williams
13.5
11
11
12
12
15
17
20
10
Alexei Kovalev
14.1
15
17
15
17
10
12
9
18
Shane Doan
14.6
16
15
18
16
16
9
12
15
Teemu Selanne
16.5
10
12
11
9
60
11
10
9
Maxim Afinogenov
16.5
13
16
14
19
12
16
25
17
Milan Hejduk
16.6
19
10
20
23
18
15
15
13
Marek Svatos
17.7
15
19
13
33
17
18
11
16
Pierre Marc Bouchard
19.3
18
17
17
25
14
20
35
39
Miroslav Satan
22.6
25
18
25
22
19
22
26
24
Michael Ryder
23.2
28
20
30
21
22
24
18
23
Colby Armstrong
24.2
22
60
19
15
26
19
60
27
Nikolai Zherdev
25.1
21
36
22
14
40
21
22
25
Petr Prucha
26.6
30
21
28
36
24
27
21
26
Joffrey Lupul
26.7
24
23
23
29
23
29
41
22
Glen Murray
27.8
29
22
26
24
20
23
60
19
Danius Zubrus
28.6
26
25
31
38
28
25
23
33
Ales Kotalik
28.8
31
29
27
20
29
33
36
26
Mike Knuble
29.0
49
24
38
18
27
28
17
31
JP Dumont
29.5
38
32
33
31
25
30
44
30
David Vyborny
30.8
20
31
21
34
60
26
34
21
Jere Lehtinen
33.2
35
30
32
39
21
39
27
43
Petr Sykora
34.3
33
26
34
35
39
32
40
36
Kristian Huselius
35.7
23
41
24
28
41
60
28
41
Mark Recchi
36.3
37
33
41
27
38
42
30
43
Steve Bernier
38.2
39
60
35
26
35
31
60
20
Jamie Langenbrunner
38.5
32
38
36
47
45
45
31
34
Patrick Eaves
39.3
43
28
42
44
34
36
60
28
Radim Vrbata
39.6
27
42
29
29
60
41
60
29
Bill Guerin
40.8
60
39
60
43
38
60
24
32
Mikael Samuelsson
42.1
34
40
39
50
37
40
37
60
Alexander Radulov
43.7
41
50
37
60
30
37
60
35
Anson Carter
44.1
48
60
47
39
60
35
19
45
Mike Sillinger
45.1
36
45
45
40
36
60
39
60
Mark Parrish
45.3
44
43
43
42
60
34
60
37
Mike Johnson
46.5
60
37
48
48
44
43
32
60
Corey Perry
47.7
40
60
40
45
33
44
60
60
Chris Neil
50.5
60
48
50
41
42
60
43
60
Chuck Kobasew
52.1
60
60
60
32
43
60
42
60
Tony Amonte
52.2
60
44
60
60
60
60
29
45
Defensemen
Avg rank
B O S
M A S
R D R
H A M
E N S
L E G
P W F
A U S
Nicklas Lidstrom
1.5
1
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
Scott Neidermayer
2.7
2
1
2
4
2
2
2
7
Bryan McCabe
5.2
5
5
4
3
9
5
6
5
Sergei Gonchar
5.5
4
10
5
1
3
7
5
9
Wade Redden
5.6
8
2
11
10
4
4
4
2
Chris Pronger
6.5
9
3
9
8
7
3
3
10
Lubomir Visnovsky
7.6
3
6
3
9
5
11
12
12
Dion Phaneuf
8.2
7
7
6
15
8
6
9
8
Joni Pitkanen
8.5
6
9
8
11
6
8
16
4
Sergei Zubov
8.6
11
12
7
7
12
10
7
3
Marek Zidlicky
10.3
10
13
10
6
10
14
14
6
Tomas Kaberle
13.1
12
23
12
13
13
15
13
14
John-Michael Liles
13.8
13
14
14
5
18
21
15
11
Zdeno Chara
16.5
17
15
16
29
16
9
11
19
Kimmo Timonen
17.7
30
22
26
21
14
16
18
22
Rob Blake
18.2
27
8
23
26
19
13
10
17
Jay Bouwmeester
18.3
14
26
13
14
15
18
26
21
Mathieu Schneider
19.2
16
50
15
18
17
17
8
13
Andrei Markov
20.1
15
27
17
34
11
25
17
15
Ed Jovanovski
22.1
23
16
28
20
31
12
27
20
Paul Mara
22.2
26
18
24
16
20
19
21
34
Dan Boyle
22.2
24
20
22
22
22
30
20
18
Brian Rafalski
22.8
20
17
19
39
25
28
19
16
Andrej Mezaros
24.8
21
11
25
40
21
32
23
26
Joe Corvo
27.7
18
26
20
23
40
43
22
30
Brad Stuart
27.8
31
19
30
19
28
22
38
36
Marc-Andre Bergeron
28.8
19
31
18
30
32
34
39
28
Jaroslav Spacek
30.5
25
40
29
31
42
20
30
27
Brian Campbell
32.3
22
24
21
25
70
29
28
40
Philippe Boucher
33.2
37
29
32
50
23
42
29
24
Tom Preissing
34.0
42
33
44
37
36
23
25
32
Mike Van Ryn
37.1
50
42
43
28
35
27
34
38
Pavel Kubina
37.2
35
53
41
38
27
31
32
41
Kim Johnsson
37.3
43
21
42
17
48
35
70
23
Bryan Berard
37.8
41
36
36
12
33
38
70
37
Sheldon Souray
40.6
44
32
45
70
26
26
37
45
Dan Hamhius
41.0
46
47
50
36
37
41
24
47
Brent Seabrook
41.3
32
37
35
70
34
54
36
33
Christian Ehrhoff
42.1
38
70
31
70
41
37
47
30
Ryan Whitney
43.2
54
25
49
24
51
24
70
49
Sami Salo
44.0
29
34
33
70
45
46
70
25
Michael Rozsival
44.1
33
46
34
70
24
70
33
43
Frantisek Kaberle*
44.7
70
35
46
43
43
39
35
70
Niklas Kronwall
48.2
36
39
39
70
70
33
70
29
Keith Ballard
49.0
53
70
48
33
39
44
70
35
Matt Carle
49.2
36
70
38
27
30
36
70
31
Francois Beauchemin
49.7
40
70
37
35
38
70
70
48
Jordan Leopold
51.1
34
70
40
48
47
52
70
42
Mattias Ohlund
52.1
58
70
55
70
29
48
43
44
Freddy Meyer
53.0
70
70
70
70
54
51
70
39
Brian Pothier
54.0
28
70
27
70
44
53
70
70
Paul Martin
54.7
70
38
56
32
70
56
70
46
Jaroslav Modry
57.5
55
45
59
70
70
70
31
70
Niclas Havelid
59.1
59
70
58
70
70
70
70
70
Teppo Numminen
59.2
48
70
54
70
70
70
70
70
Roman Hamrlik
59.5
70
56
70
70
56
40
44
70
Fedor Tyutin
59.7
52
70
53
44
59
70
70
70
Greg de Vries
60.0
51
70
47
70
70
70
42
70
Andy Sutton
61.8
57
70
52
70
70
70
46
70
Derek Morris
62.1
70
43
70
70
55
49
70
70
Goalies
Avg rank
B O S
M A S
R D R
H A M
E N S
L E G
P W F
A U S
Mikka Kiprusoff
1.1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Martin Brodeur
1.8
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Roberto Luongo
3.0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Tomas Vokoun
4.3
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
Henrik Lundqvist
5.7
7
5
7
5
6
6
4
6
Ryan Miller
6.0
5
6
6
6
5
7
6
7
Manny Fernandez
7.3
6
7
5
10
7
8
11
5
Marty Turco
8.5
9
8
8
7
8
10
8
10
Martin Gerber
9.7
10
13
11
9
9
5
5
16
Cam Ward
11.0
8
9
9
13
10
9
16
14
Kari Lehtonen
12.8
13
18
12
16
12
11
12
9
Marc Denis
13.8
12
11
10
8
16
16
26
12
Cristobal Huet
14.0
11
10
13
40
11
12
10
15
Dominik Hasek
15.6
18
23
15
11
19
22
9
8
Dwayne Roloson
16.6
24
16
22
14
14
13
13
17
Jean-Sebastian Giguere
17.0
15
24
18
23
13
15
18
20
Vesa Toskala
18.2
14
21
14
20
21
14
19
23
Jose Theodore
19.1
23
15
23
12
20
17
14
29
Curtis Joseph
20.5
17
29
21
24
22
23
15
13
Andrew Raycroft
20.8
22
12
25
19
23
18
30
18
Marc-Andre Fleury
21.8
19
17
16
17
17
27
20
40
Hannu Toivonen
22.2
21
14
17
40
15
30
40
11
Rick DiPietro
22.5
20
26
19
15
40
19
21
30
Ilya Bryzgalov
23.2
16
22
20
21
25
21
40
21
Antero Nittymaki
24.1
26
27
26
30
18
20
27
19
Pascal Leclaire
25.3
25
20
24
18
24
28
24
40
Manny Legace
25.8
29
25
30
29
27
26
17
24
Alexander Auld
28.1
27
30
27
25
40
24
22
40
Nikolai Khabibulin
30.5
30
19
28
28
30
29
40
40
Olaf Kolzig
31.7
28
40
29
27
40
40
40
40
* Denotes a player currently on long term IR
BOS=Blades of Steel
MAS=Masarume
RDR=Real Deal Ryan
HAM=The Hammer
ENS=Ensanimal
LEG=Legend
PWF=Playing with Fire
AUS=Aussie
How did this all happen?
Eight of the Cafe’s resident Hockey buffs were kind enough to submit their draft day cheat sheets for ranking. Each individual sheet consisted of the top 50 centers and wingers, the top 60 defensemen, and the top 30 goalies as ranked by each participant.
Elements such as age, team, talent level, past performance, linemates, contract year…etc, were taken into account when ranking players individually before submission.
The scores were added together to get a mean total, then divided by the number of rankers that submitted, giving us our average score. Any player not ranked by a particular ranker was given a score of 60 for forwards, 70 for defense, and 40 for goalies to even things out.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to compile a cheat sheet and share them with the rest of us, and good luck to everyone with their seasons!
(49 votes, average: 3.47 out of 5)
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(49 votes, average: 3.47 out of 5)
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