Top 200 Fantasy Prospect Forwards – July 2017

Dobber

2017-07-11

Here are the Top 200 forward prospects to own in fantasy hockey (points-only leagues). This month the 2017 draftees make their debut.

Prospects within +/-5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal and become just a matter of personal preference. o= offensive t=two-way p=power forward os=offensive small

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Jul 10	Prospect	Team	type	Prospect Rating	Jun 10	May 10
1	Clayton Keller	ARI	o	96.9	1	2
2	Nico Hischier	NJD	o	95.4	NR	NR
3	Nolan Patrick	PHI	o	88.0	NR	NR
4	Dylan Strome	ARI	o	84.9	2	4
5	Vadim Shipachyov	VGK	o	82.2	3	29
6	Brock Boeser	VAN	p	80.3	4	6
7	Jesse Puljujarvi	EDM	t	77.6	5	7
8	Kevin Labanc	SJS	o	75.6	6	9
9	Oliver Bjorkstrand	CBJ	o	74.4	7	10
10	Mathew Barzal	NYI	o	74.0	8	17
11	Pierre-Luc Dubois	CBJ	t	73.7	9	23
12	Kyle Connor	WPG	o	71.6	10	12
13	Tyson Jost	COL	o	72.0	14	20
14	Kirill Kaprizov	MIN	os	72.0	11	14
15	Cody Glass	VGK	o	71.3	NR	NR
16	Timo Meier	SJS	o	70.8	12	26
17	Sam Steel	ANA	o	70.8	13	47
18	Anthony Beauvillier	NYI	o	70.5	15	16
19	Josh Ho-Sang	NYI	o	69.8	16	18
20	Jakub Vrana	WAS	o	69.9	17	15
21	Colin White	OTT	o	69.4	18	19
22	Brendan Perlini	ARI	o	69.1	19	22
23	Ivan Barbashev	STL	t	69.0	20	21
24	Luke Kunin	MIN	o	68.8	21	37
25	Christian Fischer	ARI	p	68.0	24	27
26	Kevin Fiala	NSH	o	66.9	22	24
27	Evgeny Svechnikov	DET	o	67.9	23	25
28	Casey Mittelstadt	BUF	o	67.2	NR	NR
29	Joel Eriksson Ek	MIN	o	67.2	25	13
30	Elias Pettersson	VAN	o	66.9	NR	NR
31	Alexander Nylander	BUF	o	65.8	26	28
32	Nikolay Goldobin	VAN	o	65.2	27	30
33	Tage Thompson	STL	o	64.9	28	31
34	Alex DeBrincat	CHI	os	64.7	29	36
35	Gabriel Vilardi	LAK	o	63.8	NR	NR
36	Jayce Hawryluk	FLA	o	63.5	30	33
37	Nicolas Roy	CAR	t	63.0	32	35
38	Owen Tippett	FLA	o	62.9	NR	NR
39	Ryan Hartman	CHI	t	62.9	31	34
40	Kasperi Kapanen	TOR	o	62.7	33	53
41	Nick Suzuki	VGK	t	62.4	NR	NR
42	Logan Brown	OTT	o	62.1	36	40
43	Vladislav Kamenev	NSH	t	62.0	34	43
44	Daniel O'Regan	SJS	t	61.9	35	39
45	Jack Roslovic	WPG	t	61.8	37	38
46	Michael McLeod	NJD	t	60.9	41	48
47	Nicolas Petan	WPG	os	59.5	38	45
48	Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson	BOS	o	60.8	40	42
49	Mark Jankowski	CGY	p	60.6	39	46
50	Taylor Raddysh	TBL	o	60.5	42	54
51	Daniel Sprong	PIT	o	60.3	44	44
52	Denis Malgin	FLA	os	60.2	45	49
53	Alex Tuch	MIN	p	60.2	43	70
54	German Rubtsov	PHI	t	60.0	47	68
55	Henrik Borgstrom	FLA	t	59.8	48	52
56	Anders Bjork	BOS	t	59.8	56	93
57	Charles Hudon	MON	o	59.8	46	56
58	Lawson Crouse	ARI	p	58.9	49	50
59	Adam Gaudette	VAN	o	58.7	50	80
60	J.T. Compher	COL	t	58.5	51	57
61	Anthony Cirelli	TBL	o	58.5	52	113
62	Adrian Kempe	LAK	o	58.3	53	55
63	Sonny Milano	CBJ	o	58.0	54	58
64	Lias Andersson	NYR	t	57.7	NR	NR
65	Julien Gauthier	CAR	o	57.4	55	59
66	Tyler Motte	CBJ	os	56.7	59	61
67	Hudson Fasching	BUF	p	56.5	57	67
68	Jordan Weal	PHI	os	56.8	84	105
69	Nikita Scherbak	MON	o	56.4	58	60
70	Michael Dal Colle	NYI	o	56.2	60	83
71	Maxim Letunov	SJS	o	56.1	61	91
72	Troy Terry	ANA	o	56.1	62	62
73	John Quenneville	NJD	t	55.8	64	97
74	Aleksi Saarela	CAR	o	55.8	65	92
75	Jason Dickinson	DAL	t	55.8	63	63
76	Zach Senyshyn	BOS	o	55.7	66	90
77	Jordan Greenway	MIN	p	55.6	67	109
78	Cliff Pu	BUF	o	55.6	68	65
79	Michael Rasmussen	DET	p	55.5	NR	NR
80	Curtis Lazar	CGY	o	55.1	74	74
81	Danton Heinen	BOS	o	54.9	70	71
82	Jean-Christophe Beaudin	COL	o	54.8	69	69
83	Nick Merkley	ARI	o	54.7	71	76
84	Max Jones	ANA	p	54.5	73	73
85	Tyler Bertuzzi	DET	p	54.4	72	72
86	Kailer Yamamoto	EDM	os	54.0	NR	NR
87	Anton Rodin	VAN	o	53.7	75	77
88	Nikita Soshnikov	TOR	o	53.1	76	79
89	Hunter Shinkaruk	CGY	o	52.7	77	81
90	Michael McCarron	MON	p	52.5	78	82
91	Austin Czarnik	BOS	os	52.4	82	64
92	Brendan Leipsic	VGK	o	52.3	79	75
93	Riley Barber	WAS	t	52.0	80	84
94	Nikita Gusev	VGK	os	51.7	81	41
95	Francis Perron	OTT	o	51.7	83	86
96	Kerby Rychel	TOR	p	48.2	85	143
97	Martin Necas	CAR	o	51.3	NR	NR
98	Josh Norris	SJS	o	51.2	NR	NR
99	Jake Virtanen	VAN	p	50.5	86	88
100	Kenny Agostino	BOS	o	50.6	87	85
101	Denis Gurianov	DAL	o	50.3	88	78
102	Filip Chytil	NYR	o	50.0	NR	NR
103	Laurent Dauphin	CHI	o	49.9	93	101
104	Nicklas Jensen	NYR	p	49.6	89	146
105	Rocco Grimaldi	COL	os	49.2	90	120
106	AJ Greer	COL	p	48.9	91	98
107	Martin Reway	MON	o	48.1	94	102
108	Henrik Haapala	FLA	o	48.7	NR	NR
109	John Hayden	CHI	p	48.6	95	103
110	Josh Leivo	TOR	p	48.5	96	112
111	Yakov Trenin	NSH	o	48.5	97	145
112	Dylan Sikura	CHI	o	48.4	98	106
113	Rasmus Asplund	BUF	o	48.4	100	107
114	Jeremy Bracco	TOR	o	48.3	101	94
115	Andrew Mangiapane	CGY	o	48.3	102	108
116	Alexander Kerfoot	NJD	os	48.1	103	110
117	Seth Griffith	BUF	o	48.1	105	89
118	Oskar Lindblom	PHI	t	47.9	106	115
119	Adam Mascherin	FLA	os	47.8	107	117
120	Nicholas Baptiste	BUF	o	47.5	108	119
121	Zach Sanford	STL	o	46.1	115	118
122	Pontus Åberg	NSH	t	47.1	109	156
123	Oskar Sundqvist	STL	t	47.1	110	122
124	Riley Tufte	DAL	p	47.0	111	123
125	Dmytro Timashov	TOR	o	47.0	112	124
126	Jonathan Dahlen	VAN	o	47.0	113	126
127	Axel Holmstrom	DET	o	47.0	114	127
128	Nick Paul	OTT	p	46.7	117	125
129	Robert Thomas	STL	t	46.8	NR	NR
130	Michael Sgarbossa	WPG	o	46.8	116	128
131	Rourke Chartier	SJS	o	46.6	118	130
132	Carl Grundstrom	TOR	o	46.6	119	131
133	Mitchell Stephens	TBL	t	46.6	120	149
134	Brett Howden	TBL	t	46.6	121	178
135	Andrew Poturalski	CAR	o	46.6	122	132
136	Morgan Frost	PHI	o	46.5	NR	NR
137	Remi Elie	DAL	p	46.5	172	180
138	Janne Kuokkanen	CAR	o	46.5	123	135
139	Warren Foegele	CAR	o	46.4	147	191
140	Justin Bailey	BUF	o	46.4	92	99
141	Valentin Zykov	CAR	o	46.4	124	136
142	Ryan Gropp	NYR	p	46.4	125	121
143	Deven Sideroff	ANA	o	46.4	126	137
144	Miro Aaltonen	TOR	o	46.1	127	218
145	Joseph Blandisi	NJD	o	46.1	131	141
146	Vitali Abramov	CBJ	os	46.0	129	138
147	Blake Speers	NJD	o	46.0	130	140
148	Ryan MacInnis	ARI	t	45.8	132	144
149	Morgan Klimchuk	CGY	t	45.6	133	148
150	Travis Boyd	WAS	o	45.5	134	152
151	Peter Cehlarik	BOS	o	45.5	135	153
152	Jake DeBrusk	BOS	o	45.3	136	154
153	Ty Rattie	EDM	o	45.2	137	104
154	Dominik Simon	PIT	o	45.2	138	155
155	Kalle Kossila	ANA	o	45.1	99	165
156	Spencer Foo	CGY	o	45.1	NR	NR
157	Daniel Carr	MON	o	45.0	128	95
158	Adam Erne	TBL	p	44.9	140	139
159	Teemu Pulkkinen	VGK	o	44.9	139	87
160	Martins Dzierkals	TOR	o	44.8	141	159
161	Mikhail Vorobyov	PHI	o	44.8	142	255
162	Ondrej Kase	ANA	o	44.8	143	193
163	Yanni Gourde	TBL	os	44.7	192	239
164	Jujhar Khaira	EDM	p	44.7	145	273
165	Kristian Vesalainen	WPG	p	44.5	NR	NR
166	Samuel Blais	STL	o	44.5	146	243
167	Matt Puempel	NYR	o	44.4	149	116
168	Calvin Thurkauf	CBJ	p	44.4	148	200
169	Julius Nattinen	ANA	o	44.3	150	162
170	Tyler Moy	NSH	o	44.3	152	214
171	Maxim Mamin	FLA	o	44.2	153	306
172	Cole Ully	DAL	o	44.1	154	147
173	Zach Aston-Reese	PIT	o	44.1	155	166
174	Adam Helewka	SJS	t	44.0	156	168
175	Anton Slepyshev	EDM	o	44.0	144	142
176	Mathieu Joseph	TBL	t	44.0	157	169
177	Lucas Wallmark	CAR	o	44.0	158	170
178	Mike Vecchione	PHI	os	43.9	159	158
179	Martin Frk	DET	o	43.9	160	171
180	Stefan Noesen	NJD	o	43.9	161	172
181	Frederik Gaudreau	NSH	o	43.9	258	317
182	Joseph Gambardella	EDM	o	43.9	162	134
183	Rudolfs Balcers	SJS	o	43.8	163	173
184	Matej Stransky	DAL	o	43.8	164	174
185	Gemel Smith	DAL	o	43.7	166	175
186	Patrick Harper	NSH	os	43.6	168	224
187	Tobias Lindberg	TOR	o	43.4	169	150
188	Michael Mersch	LAK	o	43.4	170	179
189	Dennis Yan	TBL	o	43.4	173	222
190	Klim Kostin	STL	p	43.3	NR	NR
191	Michael Spacek	WPG	o	43.1	174	183
192	Kevin Roy	ANA	o	43.1	151	163
193	Giorgio Estephan	BUF	o	43.1	175	184
194	Jordan Kyrou	STL	o	43.0	176	186
195	Brandon Hagel	BUF	o	43.0	177	187
196	Dylan Gambrell	SJS	o	43.0	178	188
197	Adam Brooks	TOR	o	43.0	179	151
198	Tyler Benson	EDM	o	43.0	180	190
199	Alexandre Grenier	VAN	p	42.8	181	176
200	Tomas Hyka	VGK	o	42.7	182	381

Marc-Olivier Fortier 2017-07-11 at 07:47Log in to Reply

Hearing Kirill Kaprizov recently signed 3 yr extention in KHL. Shouldn’t this affect his ranking more?
- Dobber 2017-07-11 at 14:35Log in to Reply
  
  I didn’t know
  - Marc-Olivier Fortier 2017-07-11 at 14:57Log in to Reply
    
    Yeah, pretty much confirmed on the internets…
John 2017-07-11 at 09:30Log in to Reply

Just a reminder that Alex Tuch is now a LV. Golden Knight not MIN
- Dobber 2017-07-11 at 14:36Log in to Reply
  
  Noted, thanks
  I had adjusted his ranking properly, but forgot to change his team
Wes 2017-07-11 at 10:11Log in to Reply

Alex Tuch is VGK now, not MIN. Just a minor oversight.
Pat Fraser 2017-07-11 at 13:33Log in to Reply

Hi dobber, great job, I was sure Clayton Keller and Dylan Strome would be before Nico Hischier and Nolan Patrick in this list and I was right for Keller … there’s one guy missing I think Eeli Tolvanen (nas round 1 #30), he’s one of top goal scorer to come … keep me posted for that … thanks.
- Dobber 2017-07-11 at 14:36Log in to Reply
  
  His rank is 220
  - Pat Fraser 2017-07-11 at 15:05Log in to Reply
    
    why ? he’s low for a guy with his potential … he should be in the top 100 don’t he ? … he’s better than 98-norris sjs, 102-chytil nyr and 108-haapala fla ….
    - Dobber 2017-07-11 at 15:37Log in to Reply
      
      Mainly, look at Nashville’s prospect track record. Most of them put up points at 23 or 24 or longer. You want to sit on him for 6 years?
      A San Jose guy is often up and helping fantasy teams at 21. Those two years make a big difference, you’re not wasting a roster spot for as long.
      - Pat Fraser 2017-07-11 at 16:00
        
        thanks dobbs, that’s a good observation … though i’m sure you will move him up in a few months because he’s too good to pass on … we’ll see …
Ville Pääkkö 2017-07-12 at 07:15Log in to Reply

In the prospect guide you had tolvanen, mittelstadt, makar etc before glass. What made you change your mind about glass? Or is he closer to nhl but lower upside?
toucansafari 2017-07-14 at 09:33Log in to Reply

Hi Dobber. Thanks again for the rankings. So based on the prospect report, in my draft I took guys like Thomas, Poeling, Ratcliff over Chytil and Norris. Now the rankings come out and those guys don’t even crack the top 200 and Norris and Chytil are way up the list. Is that just a result of team they got drafted by? Did I make some bad draft day decisions?
Tyler 2017-07-16 at 10:04Log in to Reply

I’m in a keeper league that drafts 1st rounders and rookies that played in their first NHL game(s) the previous season. I was able to obtain the 2nd and 3rd overall picks. I’m selecting best player available. How would you rank Hisch, Guentzel, Patrick and Aho in terms of long-terms upside? Hisch is likely gone with the 1st, so I’m looking at one of the other three, and leery on Patrick given his hernias. Thanks in advance!
Kyle Snowdon 2017-08-20 at 08:16Log in to Reply

Where is Chabot, Sergachev, etc? At first I thought maybe this list didn’t include those who have played at least one NHL game but if that were true Barzal, Puljujarvi, and Meier wouldn’t be here on the list.
- dom coulombe 2017-08-25 at 16:03Log in to Reply
  
  This is top 200 Forwards.
all-in 2017-09-16 at 19:08Log in to Reply

No August & September updates? Need to buy the guide?
- Dobber 2017-09-16 at 22:25Log in to Reply
  
  Actually, no. See this post for details:
  http://www.dobberhockey.com/hockey-home/the-dobotomy/update-on-dobbers-battle-with-cancer
Dean Youngblood 2017-09-26 at 09:41Log in to Reply

Dudes, Gotta get Jesper Bratt (NJD) on this list. He’s a gem and I’d have him Top 30. Kid can play. Kyrou should be further up this list as well. Robbie Thomas needs a healthy bump too
- Dobber 2017-09-26 at 10:08Log in to Reply
  
  I have Bratt around 205 – too far out. Swede 2nd league? Thanks for tips Brendan
CJM 2017-09-28 at 10:36Log in to Reply

Where does Alex Debrincat rate? I have him above most of this list.

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Dec 23 - 14:12	TOR	vs	WPG
Dec 23 - 19:12	DET	vs	STL
Dec 23 - 19:12	CBJ	vs	MTL
Dec 23 - 19:12	BOS	vs	WSH
Dec 23 - 19:12	FLA	vs	T.B
Dec 23 - 19:12	PIT	vs	PHI
Dec 23 - 19:12	NYI	vs	BUF
Dec 23 - 20:12	NSH	vs	CAR
Dec 23 - 20:12	MIN	vs	CHI
Dec 23 - 21:12	UTA	vs	DAL
Dec 23 - 21:12	VAN	vs	S.J
Dec 23 - 22:12	VGK	vs	ANA