Top 100 Roto Rankings – February 2020
Ian Gooding
2020-02-16
Injury issues factor into the February Roto Rankings, with a half-dozen mainstays falling out of the rankings because of injuries that will cost them either the entire rest of season or a significant portion of it.
That has resulted in several new entries into the top 100, in particular three new goalies. The goalie position has easily been the most volatile when it comes to rankings with many of the biggest risers and fallers. By comparison, many top-level scorers have remained status quo throughout the season.
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.
Rank | Name | Jan-20 | Comments |
1 | David Pastrnak | 3 | 2/20 – Seems like a lock for 50 goals at this point |
2 | Nathan MacKinnon | 2 | 1/20 – Potential Art Ross and Hart Trophy candidate |
3 | Alex Ovechkin | 4 | 2/20 – Showing no age-related decline in goals |
4 | John Carlson | 5 | 12/19 – Running away with points lead among defensemen |
5 | Leon Draisaitl | 6 | 1/20 – Plus/minus eating into big scoring returns |
6 | Nikita Kucherov | 7 | 2/20 – Player, team recovering after slow start |
7 | Brad Marchand | 8 | 2/20 – Along for ride with huge year from Pastrnak |
8 | Auston Matthews | 10 | 2/20 – Pushing for the Rocket Richard Trophy |
9 | Connor McDavid | 1 | 2/20 – Quad injury pushes him down the rankings |
10 | Jack Eichel | 9 | 12/19 – Sabres struggles not affecting Eichel at all |
11 | Patrick Kane | 11 | |
12 | Roman Josi | 12 | 1/20 – In the Norris Trophy conversation |
13 | Artemi Panarin | 13 | 1/20 – Scorching hot since Christmas |
14 | John Tavares | 14 | 11/19 – Returned from broken finger |
15 | Aleksander Barkov | 15 | |
16 | Victor Hedman | 16 | |
17 | Jonathan Huberdeau | 17 | 12/19 – He and Barkov piling up the points |
18 | Sidney Crosby | 18 | 1/20 – Returned from hernia surgery |
19 | Tuukka Rask | 21 | 11/19 – Sparkling ratios make up for lack of starts |
20 | Ben Bishop | 19 | 1/20 – Following up with another impressive season |
21 | Mikko Rantanen | 20 | 1/20 – January hat trick followed by minor slump |
22 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 31 | 2/20 – Back in the Vezina conversation |
23 | Patrice Bergeron | 22 | 11/19 – Centering the league’s top line |
24 | Steven Stamkos | 23 | 11/19 – Lightning’s lukewarm start, injuries, affecting production |
25 | Tyler Seguin | 24 | 11/19 – Stars’ offense one of the league’s worst |
26 | Matthew Tkachuk | 26 | |
27 | Sebastian Aho | 27 | 11/19 – Trying to rebound from frigid start |
28 | Elias Pettersson | 28 | 11/19 – No sophomore slump, scoring alone bumps him up |
29 | Mitch Marner | 29 | 12/19 – Recently returned from ankle injury |
30 | Mark Scheifele | 32 | 12/19 – A center who is a better points league option |
31 | Johnny Gaudreau | 33 | 1/20 – January an improvement over so-so first half |
32 | Brent Burns | 35 | 12/19 – Numbers across the board are down, especially plus minus |
33 | Brayden Point | 36 | 11/19 – Lightning’s slow start affecting Point |
34 | Filip Forsberg | 37 | |
35 | Taylor Hall | 38 | 12/19 – Will value change with a trade? |
36 | Patrik Laine | 39 | 10/19 – Paying off for those who gambled on him with fast start |
37 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 40 | |
38 | Kris Letang | 41 | 12/19 – Back in business again |
39 | Evgeni Malkin | 42 | 11/19 – Back in business, but injuries an ongoing concern |
40 | Frederik Andersen | 44 | 1/20 – Ratios slipping in recent weeks |
41 | Claude Giroux | 25 | 2/20 – On pace for under 60 points |
42 | Evander Kane | 45 | 11/19 – Double-digit goals and great peripherals |
43 | Blake Wheeler | 47 | 12/19 – Age-related decline begun? |
44 | Mark Stone | 48 | 11/19 – Fitting in nicely with new team |
45 | Gabriel Landeskog | 50 | 12/19 – Returned to health, now has to get back on track |
46 | Connor Hellebuyck | 51 | 12/19 – Exceeded expectations behind Jets depleted D |
47 | Jordan Binnington | 52 | 12/19 – Picked up where he left off from last season |
48 | Mika Zibanejad | 55 | 11/19 – Fast start stalled by day-to-day injury |
49 | Teuvo Teravainen | 56 | |
50 | Andrei Svechnikov | 57 | 12/19 – Sophomore season clearly the breakout |
51 | Max Pacioretty | 58 | 11/19 – Bounce-back candidate shooting a ton on great line |
52 | Jonathan Marchessault | 54 | |
53 | Nicklas Backstrom | 59 | 1/20 – Still productive, but rather assist-heavy |
54 | Elvis Merzlikins | NR | 2/20 – Burst onto the scene with elite numbers in 2020 |
55 | Keith Yandle | 61 | 12/19 – Continues to be power-play dynamo |
56 | Carey Price | 62 | 12/19 – Numbers do not reflect an elite goalie |
57 | Sean Couturier | 64 | |
58 | Sean Monahan | 66 | 12/19 – Trying to get back on track after slow start |
59 | Drew Doughty | 68 | 9/19 – Declines in many areas, Kings’ struggles could affect value |
60 | Ryan O’Reilly | 69 | |
61 | Marc-Andre Fleury | 34 | 2/20 – Not his best season, but still leaned upon heavily |
62 | J.T. Miller | 80 | 2/20 – Already surpassed career best numbers |
63 | Alex Pietrangelo | 73 | 1/20 – Important cog on a Blues machine |
64 | Mike Hoffman | 63 | 2/20 – Potential trade chip for the Panthers? |
65 | Timo Meier | 74 | 11/19 – Coming around after ice-cold start |
66 | Jamie Benn | 75 | 11/19 – Good multicat, but continued lack of scoring |
67 | Tom Wilson | 77 | 11/19 – Scoring and hitting – what more do you want? |
68 | Elias Lindholm | 78 | |
69 | Torey Krug | 79 | |
70 | Cale Makar | 82 | 2/20 – Calder favorite with near point-per-game numbers |
71 | Alex DeBrincat | 67 | 2/20 – On pace for significant decline in scoring |
72 | David Perron | 84 | 12/19 – Benefitting from Tarasenko injury |
73 | Brady Tkachuk | 86 | 1/20 – Multicategory threat on better-than-expected team |
74 | Anze Kopitar | 87 | 9/19 – Veteran C being drafted well after pick 100 in Yahoo |
75 | Brendan Gallagher | 88 | 1/20 – Concussion issues, out indefinitely |
76 | Rasmus Ristolainen | 71 | 2/20 – Value hurt a little by Buffalo woes |
77 | Alexander Radulov | 53 | 2/20 – On IR for undetermined period |
78 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | 89 | 12/19 – In another scoring slump in early December |
79 | Tristan Jarry | 90 | 12/19 – Wrestling starts away from Murray |
80 | Robin Lehner | 91 | 1/20 – Emerging as the Blackhawks starting goalie |
81 | Jacob Markstrom | NR | 2/20 – Singlehandedly winning games for the Canucks |
82 | Ilya Samsonov | NR | 2/20 – Wrestling starting job away from struggling Holtby |
83 | Philipp Grubauer | 92 | 12/19 – Only bumped down by injury |
84 | Dylan Larkin | 94 | 12/19 – Not even leading last-place Wings in scoring |
85 | Matt Murray | 95 | 12/19 – Jarry now a legitimate threat |
86 | Quinn Hughes | 99 | 1/20 – Pushing Makar in Calder Trophy race |
87 | Pekka Rinne | 65 | 2/20 – Season numbers not helping fantasy teams |
88 | Sergei Bobrovsky | 60 | 2/20 – Still no signs of a bounceback |
89 | Brock Boeser | 72 | 2/20 – Slumping on 3rd line before injury |
90 | Bryan Rust | 97 | 1/20 – Picking up the scoring slack with injuries |
91 | Kyle Connor | NR | 2/20 – Place on the list for Jets leading scorer long overdue |
92 | Neal Pionk | 100 | 1/20 – Leaned on heavily and contributing as a result |
93 | Chris Kreider | NR | 2/20 – Multicat threat top commodity at trade deadline |
94 | Ondrej Palat | NR | 2/20 – Okay numbers but +/- and hits gets him on the list |
95 | Carter Hart | 85 | 2/20 – Injury pushes him down, plus timeshare potential |
96 | Darcy Kuemper | 81 | 2/20 – Return date not clear |
97 | Oscar Klefbom | NR | 2/20 – Showing what he is capable of on PP1 |
98 | Jeff Petry | NR | 2/20 – Player of interest: Weber injury and trade rumors |
99 | Shea Theodore | NR | 2/20 – Already surpassed career best numbers |
100 | Tyson Barrie | 98 | 1/20 – Chance to rescue season with Rielly sidelined |
Out | Tomas Hertl | 76 | 2/20 – Out for season with knee injury |
Dougie Hamilton | 30 | 2/20 – Out with fractured fibula | |
Braden Holtby | 83 | 2/20 – Getting pushed out by Samsonov | |
John Gibson | 93 | 2/20 – Team around him doing no favors | |
Seth Jones | 70 | 2/20 – Out indefinitely with ankle injury | |
Shea Weber | 46 | 2/20 – Lower-body issue could be season ending | |
Phil Kessel | 96 | 2/20 – Becoming irrelevant, especially in multicategory leagues | |
Erik Karlsson | 49 | 2/20 – Out for season with thumb injury | |
Mark Giordano | 43 | 2/20 – Week to week with lower-body injury |