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FANTASY KEEPER / DYNASTY RANKINGS
NOTES: This list of players and prospects who are 25 years old or younger as of the start of the preseason should be used to prioritize players for fantasy roster decisions and drafts in long-term leagues. Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to age, draft position and year, team security, projected long-term lineup placement and more.
Some valuable NHL players who are 26 years old or older, most notably Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers (universal No. 1 fantasy player), should also be prioritized in keeper and dynasty leagues but have been excluded from this list.
Some players who have not yet signed their entry-level contracts (e.g. Cayden Lindstrom, Ivan Demidov) have been excluded from this list for now but should still be considered in long-term leagues because of their high fantasy upside once they eventually join their NHL teams. Other prospects who have signed their ELCs but are not expected to play in NHL this season (Beckett Sennecke, Tij Iginla, Carter Yakemchuk, Sam Dickinson) have been excluded for now.
1. Connor Bedard, F, CHI
2. Cale Makar, D, COL
3. Quinn Hughes, D, VAN
4. Jack Hughes, F, NJD
5. Evan Bouchard, D, EDM
6. Jeremy Swayman, G, BOS
7. Brady Tkachuk, F, OTT
8. Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF
9. Wyatt Johnston, F, DAL
10. Jake Oettinger, G, DAL
11. Luke Hughes, D, NJD
12. Macklin Celebrini, F, SJS
13. Matvei Michkov, F, PHI
14. Tim Stützle, F, OTT
15. Logan Stankoven, F, DAL
16. Elias Pettersson, F, VAN
17. Miro Heiskanen, D, DAL
18. Cole Caufield, F, MTL
19. Lane Hutson, D, MTL
20. Juraj Slafkovsky, F, MTL
21. Jason Robertson, F, DAL
22. Brock Faber, D, MIN
23. Will Smith, F, SJS
24. Cutter Gauthier, F, ANA
25. Nick Suzuki, F, MTL
26. Moritz Seider, D, DET
27. Pyotr Kochetkov, G, CAR
28. Matt Boldy, F, MIN
29. Logan Cooley, F, UTA
30. Stuart Skinner, G, EDM
31. Lucas Raymond, F, DET
32. Noah Dobson, D, NYI
33. Seth Jarvis, F, CAR
34. Adam Fantilli, F, CBJ
35. Robert Thomas, F, STL
36. JJ Peterka, F, BUF
37. Jesper Wallstedt, G, MIN
38. Yaroslav Askarov, G, SJS
39. Artyom Levshunov, D, CHI
40. Leo Carlsson, F, ANA
41. Mason McTavish, F, ANA
42. Andrei Svechnikov, F, CAR
43. Alexis Lafrenière, F, NYR
44. Quinton Byfield, F, LAK
45. Mavrik Bourque, F, DAL
46. Matt Savoie, F, EDM
47. Simon Nemec, D, NJD
48. Zach Benson, F, BUF
49. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G, BUF
50. Owen Tippett, F, PHI
51. Nico Hischier, F, NJD
52. Brandt Clarke, D, LAK
53. Devon Levi, G, BUF
54. Anton Lundell, F, FLA
55. Matthew Knies, F, TOR
56. Dylan Guenther, F, UTA
57. Thomas Harley, D, DAL
58. Jake Neighbours, F, STL
59. Jake Sanderson, D, OTT
60. Marco Rossi, F, MIN
61. Rutger McGroarty, F, PIT
62. Arturs Silovs, G, VAN
63. Martin Necas, F, CAR
64. Gabriel Vilardi, F, WPG
65. Bowen Byram, D, BUF
66. Matty Beniers, F, SEA
67. Tyson Foerster, F, PHI
68. Philip Broberg, D, STL
69. Cole Perfetti, F, WPG
70. Owen Power, D, BUF
71. Josh Doan, F, UTA
72. Pavel Mintyukov, D, ANA
73. Olen Zellweger, D, ANA
74. Shane Wright, F, SEA
75. Kevin Korchinski, D, CHI
76. Frank Nazar, F, CHI
77. Simon Edvinsson, D, DET
78. David Jiricek, D, CBJ
79. Sean Durzi, D, UTA (INJ.)
80. Philipp Kurashev, F, CHI
81. Spencer Knight, G, FLA
82. Connor McMichael, F, WSH
83. Dylan Holloway, F, STL
84. Dawson Mercer, F, NJD
85. Dmitri Voronkov, F, CBJ
86. Yegor Chinakhov, F, CBJ
87. K'Andre Miller, D, NYR
88. Casey Mittelstadt, F, COL
89. Lukas Dostal, G, ANA
90. Zac Jones, D, NYR
91. Matias Maccelli, F, UTA
92. Trevor Zegras, F, ANA
93. Dylan Cozens, F, BUF
94. Jamie Drysdale, D, PHI
95. Dustin Wolf, G, CGY
96. Luke Evangelista, F, NSH
97. Kirill Marchenko, F, CBJ
98. Joel Farabee, F, PHI
99. Jack Quinn, F, BUF
100. Adam Boqvist, D, FLA
NOTE: Some players in the rankings (Cale Makar, Elias Pettersson, Stuart Skinner, Sean Durzi) have turned 26 years old since the start of the season and will be removed from the list in the next update.
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Other players to consider in long-term leagues:
101. Jack Drury, F, CAR
102. Jiri Kulich, F, BUF
103. Samuel Ersson. G. PHI
104. Eeli Tolvanen, F, SEA
105. Morgan Frost, F, PHI
106. J.J. Moser, D, TBL
107. Josh Norris, F, OTT
108. Connor Zary, F, CGY
109. William Eklund, F, SJS
110. Kent Johnson, F, CBJ
111. Vasily Podkolzin, F, EDM
112. Shane Pinto, F, OTT
113. Matthew Poitras, F, BOS
114. Alexander Holtz, F, VGK
115. Kirby Dach, F, MTL
116. Conor Geekie, F, TBL
117. Daniil Tarasov, G, CBJ
118. Ivan Miroshnichenko, F, WSH
119. Marat Khusnutdinov, F, MIN
120. Alex Laferriere, F, LAK
Other rookies to consider who have emerged early on this season:
Justus Annunen, G, COL
Maxim Tsyplakov, F, NYI (26 years old)
Seamus Casey, D, NJD
Jackson Blake, F, CAR
