Fantasy categories taken into account for these rankings include goals, assists, power-play points, shots on goal, hits and blocked shots for skaters. Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past production in the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs, defense pairs, power-play usage, injury history or concern, age, contract status and overall upside for the rest of the 2024-25 season.
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1. Cale Makar, D, COL
2. Zach Werenski, D, CBJ
3. Josh Morrissey, D, WPG
4. Victor Hedman, D, TBL
5. Dougie Hamilton, D, NJD
6. Quinn Hughes, D, VAN
7. Roman Josi, D, NSH
8. MacKenzie Weegar, D, CGY
9. Evan Bouchard, D, EDM
10. Moritz Seider, D, DET
11. Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF
12. John Carlson, D, WSH
13. Neal Pionk, D, WPG
14. Brandon Montour, D, SEA
15. Noah Dobson, D, NYI
16. Shea Theodore, D, VGK
17. Lane Hutson, D, MTL (rookie)
18. Mikhail Sergachev, D, UTA
19. Jakob Chychrun, D, WSH
20. Vince Dunn, D, SEA
21. Adam Fox, D, NYR
22. Jake Sanderson, D, OTT
23. Charlie McAvoy, D, BOS
24. Aaron Ekblad, D, FLA
25. Rasmus Andersson, D, CGY
26. Erik Karlsson, D, PIT
27. Miro Heiskanen, D, DAL
28. Cam Fowler, D, STL
29. Mattias Ekholm, D, EDM
30. Alex Pietrangelo, D, VGK
31. Devon Toews, D, COL
32. Kris Letang, D, PIT
33. Colton Parayko, D, STL
34. Luke Hughes, D, NJD
35. Noah Hanifin, D, VGK
36. Morgan Rielly, D, TOR
37. Travis Sanheim, D, PHI
38. Thomas Chabot, D, OTT
39. Seth Jones, D, CHI
40. Jackson LaCombe, D, ANA
41. Brock Faber, D, MIN
42. Bowen Byram, D, BUF
43. Jacob Trouba, D, ANA
44. Mike Matheson, D, MTL
45. Brent Burns, D, CAR
46. Brandt Clarke, D, LAK
47. Radko Gudas, D, ANA
48. Thomas Harley, D, DAL
49. Alex Vlasic, D, CHI
50. Gustav Forsling, D, FLA
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Key injuries:
Drew Doughty, D, LAK
Jake Walman, D, SJS
Shayne Gostisbehere, D, CAR
Jake Middleton, D, MIN
Jared Spurgeon, D, MIN
Sean Durzi, D, UTA
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Other player to consider in keeper / dynasty leagues:
David Jiricek, D, MIN
