Top 100 Roto Rankings – August 2019

Ian Gooding

2019-08-15

With the NHL on summer break, there hasn’t been much hockey news over the last month. However, we are still trying to fine-tune the Roto Rankings. Besides, at this time next month, many single-season drafts will already be in full swing.

We’ve added a date to the Comments column, so you can see how recently the changes have been made. You’ll even notice that there was a change at the top, which may reflect how many league drafts play out.

Keep in mind that these are single-season rankings for a head-to-head or rotisserie league using the following settings: G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT, W, GAA, SV%. In other words, this list is focused on the 2019-20 season, but not beyond. This list could also be used by keeper owners with a “win now” mentality.

These rankings are a work in progress, so please feel free to leave feedback below. I will take comments into consideration for the following month’s rankings. I may also explain certain ranking decisions in upcoming Ramblings.

Rank	Name	July 2019	Comments
1	Nikita Kucherov	2	8/19 – NHL's top scorer also deserves top billing in multicat
2	Alex Ovechkin	1	8/19 – Still a beast, but when does the decline begin?
3	Connor McDavid	3
4	Nathan MacKinnon	4
5	Brent Burns	5
6	Sidney Crosby	6
7	Brad Marchand	7
8	Andrei Vasilevskiy	8
9	John Tavares	9
10	Steven Stamkos	10
11	David Pastrnak	11
12	Patrick Kane	12
13	Johnny Gaudreau	15
14	Mikko Rantanen	16
15	Leon Draisaitl	13	8/19 – 20% 5v5 shooting isn't likely sustainable
16	Brayden Point	18
17	Jack Eichel	19
18	Mitch Marner	17	8/19 – May not be signed until Oct, possible slow start
19	Gabriel Landeskog	20
20	Auston Matthews	21
21	Victor Hedman	22
22	Tyler Seguin	23
23	Aleksander Barkov	25
24	Mark Scheifele	14	8/19 – Last month's ranking better suited for points leagues
25	Sebastian Aho	27	8/19 – Top 20 scoring potential with possible wing eligibility
26	Ben Bishop	24	8/19 – Perpetual groin issues could factor into win total
27	Sergei Bobrovsky	26	7/19 – Coach Q's system should help
28	Blake Wheeler	28
29	Patrice Bergeron	29
30	John Carlson	30
31	Claude Giroux	31
32	Evgeni Malkin	32
33	Morgan Rielly	33	7/19 – Addition of Barrie could affect time on PP1
34	Mark Giordano	34
35	Evgeny Kuznetsov	35
36	Matthew Tkachuk	36
37	Patrik Laine	37
38	Vladimir Tarasenko	38
39	Filip Forsberg	39
40	Roman Josi	40
41	Artemi Panarin	41
42	Erik Karlsson	42	7/19 – Would be higher if not for injury risk
43	Marc-Andre Fleury	43
44	Frederik Andersen	44
45	Jonathan Huberdeau	45
46	Taylor Hall	56	8/19 – Band-Aid Boy status keeps him from moving up significantly higher
47	Phil Kessel	46	7/19 – Minor dip in value with the trade to Arizona
48	Kris Letang	47
49	Elias Pettersson	48	7/19 – Potential to rise even further as the 2019-20 season goes on
50	Evander Kane 📢 advertisement:	49
51	Jamie Benn	50
52	Carey Price	51
53	Pekka Rinne	52
54	Alexander Radulov	53
55	Jonathan Marchessault	54
56	Sean Monahan	55
57	Tuukka Rask	57
58	Jake Guentzel	58	7/19 – Kessel departure could boost value even further
59	Dylan Larkin	59	8/19 – Scoring ability there, but not enough high-end talent around him
60	Sean Couturier	60
61	Nicklas Backstrom	62
62	Mark Stone	65
63	Alex DeBrincat	71	7/19 – Scored 41 goals in just his second NHL season
64	Jonathan Toews	64
65	Joe Pavelski	63	7/19 – Might be used in more of a second-line role in Dallas
66	Pierre-Luc Dubois	66	7/19 – Value back to normal now that Duchene rental over
67	Teuvo Teravainen	67
68	Jeff Skinner	68
69	Mika Zibanejad	69
70	Mike Hoffman	70
71	Drew Doughty	61	8/19 – Declines in many areas, Kings' struggles could affect value
72	Cam Atkinson	72	7/19 – No Panarin could hurt goal total, particularly at ES
73	Dustin Byfuglien	77	8/19 – Wear/tear pushes him down, but could have big year if healthy
74	Keith Yandle	73
75	Matt Murray	74
76	Brendan Gallagher	75
77	Ryan O'Reilly	76
78	Devan Dubnyk	78
79	Tyson Barrie	79	7/19 – May need to battle with Rielly for PP1 minutes on new team
80	Dougie Hamilton	80
81	Seth Jones	81
82	Rasmus Ristolainen	82	7/19 – Miller trade and news he won't be traded could affect scoring
83	Logan Couture	83
84	Timo Meier	84
85	Connor Hellebuyck	85
86	Chris Kreider	86
87	Mathew Barzal	87
88	Anze Kopitar	88
89	John Gibson	89
90	Braden Holtby	90
91	Jordan Binnington	91
92	P.K. Subban	92	7/19 – Should be leaned on more heavily in Jersey
93	Tomas Hertl	93
94	John Klingberg	94
95	Elias Lindholm	95
96	Jakub Voracek	96
97	Tom Wilson	97
98	Torey Krug	98
99	Brock Boeser	99
100	Matt Dumba	NR	8/19 – On pace for 50+ pts before injury, strong multicategory value

Out	Brayden Schenn	100

UPCOMING GAMES

Apr 11 - 19:04	N.J	vs	PIT
Apr 11 - 19:04	OTT	vs	MTL
Apr 11 - 19:04	T.B	vs	DET
Apr 11 - 21:04	EDM	vs	S.J
Apr 11 - 22:04	CGY	vs	MIN