Top 100 Roto Rankings: September 2019

Ian Gooding

2019-09-15

If you haven’t had a single-season draft yet, you’ve probably started ranking your players or perhaps even tried a mock draft or two. This month’s Roto Rankings have taken into account where the various league providers (Yahoo, ESPN, CBS, Fantrax) are ranking players, as well as your feedback. So they may come in handy for you as you rank your own players.

The overall goalie ranks have been bumped up in order to account for the goalie rushes in drafts, where fantasy owners will want to secure this important position early on. Centers were the biggest fallers in the rankings, as this is usually the easiest position to fill on any league waiver wire.

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.

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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	Aug 2019	Comments
1	Nikita Kucherov	1	8/19 – NHL's top scorer also deserves top billing in multicat
2	Alex Ovechkin	2	8/19 – Still a beast, but when does the decline begin?
3	Nathan MacKinnon	4
4	Connor McDavid	3	9/19 – April knee injury a minor concern
5	Brent Burns	5	9/19 – The top-ranked roto d-man, and it's not close
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	13
14	Leon Draisaitl	15	8/19 – 20% 5v5 shooting isn't likely sustainable
15	Ben Bishop	26	9/19 – Ranking a reflection of what kind of pick you'll need in order to draft him
16	Sergei Bobrovsky	27	9/19 – Ranking a reflection of what kind of pick you'll need in order to draft him
17	Mikko Rantanen	14	9/19 – Low SOG, hits, brings him down a little
18	Jack Eichel	17
19	Mitch Marner	18
20	Auston Matthews	20
21	Victor Hedman	21
22	Gabriel Landeskog	19
23	Tyler Seguin	22
24	Aleksander Barkov	23
25	Sebastian Aho	25	8/19 – Top 20 scoring potential with possible wing eligibility
26	Blake Wheeler	28
27	Marc-Andre Fleury	43	9/19 – Top second-tier goalie, ranking reflects ADP
28	Brayden Point	16	9/19 – Player and team appear to be far apart in negotiations
29	Mark Scheifele	24	9/19 – A center who is a better points league option
30	John Carlson	30
31	Patrice Bergeron	29	9/19 – Market correction on centers
32	Claude Giroux	31
33	Evgeni Malkin	32
34	Morgan Rielly	33	7/19 – Addition of Barrie could affect time on PP1
35	Matthew Tkachuk	36
36	Vladimir Tarasenko	38
37	Mark Giordano	34	9/19 – Repeating a 70+ point season after sub-40 point seasons a concern
38	Filip Forsberg	39
39	Roman Josi	40
40	Frederik Andersen	44	9/19 – Bump in ranking moves goalie closer to ADP
41	Artemi Panarin	41
42	Erik Karlsson	42	7/19 – Would be higher if not for injury risk
43	Jonathan Huberdeau	45
44	Taylor Hall	46	8/19 – Band-Aid Boy status keeps him from moving up significantly higher
45	Evgeny Kuznetsov	35	9/19 – Could IIHF drug suspension affect NHL status?
46	Phil Kessel	47	7/19 – Minor dip in value with the trade to Arizona
47	Kris Letang	48
48	Elias Pettersson	49	7/19 – Potential to rise even further as the 2019-20 season goes on
49	Patrik Laine	37	9/19 – Last season's slump, potential holdout could scare some owners
50	Evander Kane	50
51	Pekka Rinne	53	9/19 – Solid ratios, but Saros might cut into win total 📢 advertisement:
52	Jamie Benn	51
53	Carey Price	52
54	Alexander Radulov	54
55	Jonathan Marchessault	55
56	Sean Monahan	56
57	Jake Guentzel	58	7/19 – Kessel departure could boost value even further
58	Tuukka Rask	57	9/19 – Concerns if he plays fewer than 50 games again
59	Dylan Larkin	59	8/19 – Scoring ability there, but not enough high-end talent around him
60	Nicklas Backstrom	61
61	Mark Stone	62
62	Alex DeBrincat	63	7/19 – Scored 41 goals in just his second NHL season
63	Joe Pavelski	65	7/19 – Might be used in more of a second-line role in Dallas
64	Pierre-Luc Dubois	66	7/19 – Value back to normal now that Duchene rental over
65	Teuvo Teravainen	67
66	Mike Hoffman	70	9/19 – Hoffman has slight edge over Skinner in single-season leagues
67	Mika Zibanejad	69
68	Sean Couturier	60	9/19 – ADP after 100 in Yahoo leagues
69	Jeff Skinner	68
70	Cam Atkinson	72	7/19 – No Panarin could hurt goal total, particularly at ES
71	Dustin Byfuglien	73	8/19 – Wear/tear pushes him down, but could have big year if healthy
72	Keith Yandle	74
73	Matt Murray	75
74	Devan Dubnyk	78
75	Drew Doughty	71	9/19 – Declines in many areas, Kings' struggles could affect value
76	Brendan Gallagher	76
77	Ryan O'Reilly	77
78	Tyson Barrie	79	7/19 – May need to battle with Rielly for PP1 minutes on new team
79	John Gibson	89	9/19 – Bump in ranking moves goalie closer to ADP
80	Braden Holtby	90	9/19 – Bump in ranking moves goalie closer to ADP
81	Connor Hellebuyck	85	9/19 – Bump in ranking moves goalie closer to ADP
82	Jordan Binnington	91	9/19 – Bump in ranking moves goalie closer to ADP
83	Dougie Hamilton	80
84	Seth Jones	81
85	Rasmus Ristolainen	82	7/19 – Miller trade and news he won't be traded could affect scoring
86	Logan Couture	83
87	Timo Meier	84
88	P.K. Subban	92	7/19 – Should be leaned on more heavily in Jersey
89	Jonathan Toews	64	9/19 – Being drafted after pick 100 in Yahoo
90	Tomas Hertl	93
91	John Klingberg	94
92	Elias Lindholm	95
93	Jakub Voracek	96
94	Carter Hart	NR	9/19 – Elite potential that could show as early as this season
95	Philipp Grubauer	NR	9/19 – An 'up and comer' along with Binnington, Hart
96	Torey Krug	98
97	Matt Dumba	100	8/19 – On pace for 50+ pts before injury, strong multicategory value
98	Mathew Barzal	87	9/19 – Assist-heavy C being drafted after pick 100 in Yahoo
99	Brock Boeser	99
100	Anze Kopitar	88	9/19 – Veteran C being drafted well after pick 100 in Yahoo

Out	Chris Kreider	86
	Tom Wilson	97

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