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FANTASY TOP 50 CENTERS
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 this season. Forward positions indicate eligibility in Yahoo Fantasy leagues for this season. Any dual-eligible players with center flexibility have been included. This list is a collaborative effort by Pete Jensen and Anna Dua.
1. Connor McDavid, C, EDM
2. Leon Draisaitl, C/LW, EDM
3. Auston Matthews, C, TOR
4. Nathan MacKinnon, C, COL
5. Mikko Rantanen, C/RW, COL
6. Aleksander Barkov, C, FLA
7. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT
8. Steven Stamkos, C/LW, TBL
9. J.T. Miller, C/LW, VAN
10. Mika Zibanejad, C, NYR
11. Sebastian Aho, C, CAR
12. Jack Eichel, C, VGK
13. Elias Pettersson, C/LW, VAN
14. Jack Hughes, C, NJD
15. Elias Lindholm, C, CGY
16. Brayden Point, C, TBL
17. Nazem Kadri, C, CGY
18. Mark Scheifele, C, WPG
19. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C, WSH
20. Patrice Bergeron, C, BOS
21. Gabriel Landeskog, C/LW, COL (INJ.)
22. Evgeni Malkin, C, PIT
23. Sam Reinhart, C/RW, FLA
24. Josh Norris, C, OTT
25. Joe Pavelski, C/RW, DAL
26. Claude Giroux, C/RW, OTT
27. Tim Stützle, C/LW, OTT
28. Dylan Larkin, C, DET
29. John Tavares, C, TOR (INJ.)
30. Anze Kopitar, C, LAK
31. Robert Thomas, C, STL
32. Roope Hintz, C, DAL
33. Pierre-Luc Dubois, C, WPG
34. Matty Beniers, C, SEA (rookie)
35. Trevor Zegras, C, ANA (INJ.)
36. Ryan O'Reilly, C, STL
37. Tage Thompson, C, BUF
38. Vincent Trocheck, C, NYR
39. Mathew Barzal, C, NYI
40. Blake Wheeler, C/RW, WPG
41. Sam Bennett, C, FLA
42. Bo Horvat, C, VAN
43. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, C/LW, EDM
44. Brayden Schenn, C/LW, STL
45. Tomas Hertl, C, SJS
46. Boone Jenner, C, CBJ
47. Nick Suzuki, C, MTL
48. Cole Perfetti, C/RW, WPG (rookie)
49. Ryan Hartman, C, MIN
50. David Krejci, C, BOS
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Other centers to consider in fantasy:
Dawson Mercer, C/RW, NJD
Brock Nelson, C, NYI
Anton Lundell, C, FLA
Joel Eriksson Ek, C, MIN
Cole Sillinger, C, CBJ
T.J. Oshie, C/RW, WSH
Ivan Barbashev, C/LW, STL
Dylan Holloway, C, EDM (rookie)
Nico Hischier, C, NJD (INJ.)
Andrew Copp, C/RW, DET (INJ.)
Tyler Seguin, C/RW, DAL
Nick Schmaltz, C/RW, ARI
Ryan Johansen, C, NSH
Alex Newhook, C/LW, COL
Ross Colton, C/LW, TBL
Dylan Strome, C/RW, WSH
Chandler Stephenson, C/RW, VGK
Yegor Sharangovich, C/LW, NJD
Logan Couture, C, SJS
Hendrix Lapierre, C, WSH (rookie)
Phillip Danault, C, LAK
Pavel Zacha, C/LW, BOS
Jack Roslovic, C, CBJ
Marco Rossi, C, MIN (rookie)
Shane Wright, C, SEA (rookie)
Connor McMichael, C/LW, WSH
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, C/LW, CAR
Other key center injury:
Nicklas Backstrom, C, WSH
Sean Couturier, C, PHI
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