Rise/Fall

In the February rankings we talked about how Max Pacioretty has established himself as an elite goal scorer and will continue to rise. He has been living up to this over the last month with nine goals in his past 14 games since the last Roto. His 34 total goals is fourth best in the league and he has risen up to the 15th spot. James Neal has been in a free fall in the Fantasy rankings due to the struggling Nashville Predators.  Last month he held a spot in the top 15 but this month he fell to 38th. Neal has only three goals in his last 30 days (14 games played) and should see an increase in production to finish the year but it's clear now that his value has taken a significant hit compared to last season in Pittsburgh.

Alex Steen has fallen 23 spots this month because he has not scored a goal in the last 30 days on 28 shots. He does have two games with four assists over that time so he is still contributing offensively and the goals should come soon. Jonathan Toews has risen 24 spots in the rankings thanks to 10 points, six goals in the last 12 games since Feb 15th. His play has been strong since the loss of Pat Kane due to injury and is now even more essential to Chicago's success. Andrew Ladd has jump up into the Top 25 this month. The Winnipeg Jets captain has been solid all year in every category with no reason to slow down.  Troy Brouwer has been getting on the score sheet lately, so adding some points to his already valuable hits, PIMs and shots on goal boosts him up to 32 overall. Making him the biggest riser of the week, up 55 spots.

Stay away from all Maple Leafs for the rest of the year if possible.  James Van Riemsdyk is shooting the exact same shooting percentage as last season (10.8) but, similar to the rest of his teammates, is shooting the puck significantly less resulting in the lower offensive production.

Top 100 Newcomers

Matt Beleskey makes his first appearance on the Roto this month. He just made his return to the Ducks lineup after missing 12 games to injury. Belesky will be back on the top line with ether Ryan Getzlaf or Corey Perry, and if you’re a Belesky owner, hopefully both.  Justin Faulk debuts at 95 on the Roto this week. He's been having a breakout year with 44 points (13 goals, 31 assists) but is limited on a struggling Hurricanes team.  Islanders forward Anders Lee makes a strong debut at 73 while thriving on a line with John Tavares and Josh Bailey. He has been producing at a point-per-game pace over the last 30 days and also brings big value in his shots on goal (55) and hits (42). 

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