Top 100 Roto Rankings – January 2021

Ian Gooding

2021-01-02

With many fantasy drafts taking place just before the season start date of January 13, this month's Roto Rankings have been released earlier than normal. This will account for updates related to player projections in roto categories as well as where players are typically being drafted. We hope that you can use these rankings as a guide in your fantasy draft.

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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%.

Are there any players that you believe are ranked too high or too low? Did we miss anyone in the top 100, or is there a player there that probably shouldn't be? Let us know in the comments below, and we will consider your feedback when compiling next month's rankings.

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Rank	Name	Dec-20	Comments
1	Connor McDavid	3	12/20 – Projected points place him on top
2	Nathan MacKinnon	2	12/20 – Shot totals put him in discussion for #1
3	Leon Draisaitl	1	12/20 – Can he repeat for Art Ross? Will be in tough
4	Alex Ovechkin	5	12/20 – Dominance in goals, shots, and hits places him top 5
5	Auston Matthews	6	12/20 – Only 1 G behind the Rocket Richard leaders
6	Artemi Panarin	9	12/20 – Argument for him being in top 5 based on point totals
7	John Carlson	8	6/20 – Production more realistic after amazing Q1
8	Patrick Kane	7	1/21 – Hawks forward injuries pushes him down a little
9	Jack Eichel	10	1/21 – DTD with injury, downgrade if it affects season start
10	Roman Josi	11	6/20 – Carried the Preds in scoring as a d-man
11	Andrei Vasilevskiy	13	10/20 – Should be first goalie off the board in drafts
12	Victor Hedman	14	10/20 – Conn Smythe Trophy winner
13	Sebastian Aho	15	8/20 – On fire since return to play
14	Sidney Crosby	16	11/20 – PTS/GP-wise, he still belongs here
15	Jonathan Huberdeau	17	6/20 – Finished the season cold (1 PT in last 6 GP)
16	Elias Pettersson	18	6/20 – Equalled last year’s points (66) in 3 fewer GP
17	Brad Marchand	19	1/21 – Expected to be ready for camp after offseason surgery
18	Mitchell Marner	22	6/20 – Over a point per game over last 2 seasons
19	Tuukka Rask	25	9/20 – Could end up in a 50/50 split next season
20	Connor Hellebuyck	26	10/20 – Defense in front could present challenge
21	Brayden Point	21	12/20 – Stat correction: fairly light in peripherals
22	Mika Zibanejad	12	1/21 – Not expected to be in camp once it opens
23	Jake Guentzel	27	11/20 – 2020-21 could be his best season yet
24	Andrei Svechnikov	30	10/20 – Scores and hits (over 100 per season)
25	Patrik Laine	28	10/20 – Trade rumors are a bit unsettling
26	Steven Stamkos	29	10/20 – Will injury issues carry over into 2020-21?
27	John Tavares	24	6/20 – Under 1 PT/GP for first time in 3 seasons
28	Evgeni Malkin	20	1/21 – Still a top scorer, but health always a concern
29	Mark Scheifele	31	11/20 – Ranking will be higher in pure scoring leagues
30	Aleksander Barkov	34	6/20 – Finished the season cold (0 PTS in last 6 GP)
31	Blake Wheeler	35	6/20 – Not declining yet? 22 PTS in last 19 GP
32	Matthew Tkachuk	33	6/20 – 23 PTS in last 20 GP, but scoring still down from ’18-19
33	Brady Tkachuk	37	11/20 – Hits machine whose scoring will only climb
34	Dougie Hamilton	38	11/20 – Fills statsheet in many roto categories
35	Mikko Rantanen	32	11/20 – Ranking will be higher in pure scoring leagues
36	J.T. Miller	40	10/20 – Now a top-20 scorer at over a point per game
37	Taylor Hall	36	10/20 – Could be in for a big year on line with Eichel
38	Kris Letang	41	9/20 – Poor playoff performance plus trade rumors
39	Kyle Connor	42	11/20 – 38 goals in 2019-20 and entering 4th season
40	Igor Shesterkin	56	1/21 – Increase reflects ADP and potential value
41	Jordan Binnington	52	10/20 – Should have heavy workload in contract year
42	Robin Lehner	53	10/20 – Signing the contract cements him as the starter
43	David Pastrnak	23	1/21 – Doubtful for start of season, return date unknown
44	Max Pacioretty	43	10/20 – Cooled off in postseason
45	Patrice Bergeron	44	11/20 – Possible negative impact from Marchand/Pasta injuries
46	Johnny Gaudreau	45	6/20 – 20 PTS in last 20 GP, but scoring still way down from ’18-19
47	Gabriel Landeskog	48	10/20 – Point-per-game postseason helps him retain spot
48	Mark Stone	46	10/20 – Rebounded from injury with strong postseason
49	Brent Burns	47	11/20 – Strong roto game, even if numbers declining
50	Evander Kane	39	1/21 – Much higher in multicategory than pure scoring
51	Teuvo Teravainen	49	11/20 – Point totals will be there on Aho line
52	Carter Hart	50	9/20 – Should build on solid postseason
53	Tom Wilson	51	6/20 – Identical G and A to B. Tkachuk
54	Alex Pietrangelo	55	10/20 – Possible demotion to PP2 with move to Vegas
55	Morgan Rielly	67	1/21 – Possible bounce-back candidate with no Barrie
56	Cale Makar	58	6/20 – 50 PT rookie season was in only 57 games
57	Quinn Hughes	59	9/20 – Point-per-game scorer in postseason
58	Philipp Grubauer	79	1/21 – Move up represents ADP, mainly based on win totals
59	Darcy Kuemper	60	11/20 – Move up the rankings mainly ratios-driven
60	Sean Couturier	61	6/20 – Slight regression from 2018-19
61	Anze Kopitar	63	6/20 – Rebounded nicely after subpar 2018-19
62	Erik Karlsson	54	1/21 – Need to pay an injury discount at this point
63	Torey Krug	67	7/20 – Adjusting for current value with Bruins
64	Kevin Fiala	68	8/20 – Point-per-game pace continued in play-in round
65	Anton Khudobin	78	11/20 – Playoff hero likely starter while Bishop injured
66	Ilya Samsonov	89	1/21 – No Lundqvist should mean more work
67	Frederik Andersen	69	10/20 – Trade rumors seem to have cooled down
68	Carey Price	70	8/20 – Star in play-in round shows possible rebound
69	Tristan Jarry	85	10/20 – Now has starting job all to himself
70	Mike Hoffman	72	1/20 – St. Louis seems like a good fit
71	Claude Giroux	57	9/20 – Postseason no improvement on regular season
72	Evgeny Kuznetsov	73	10/20 – Down in virtually all roto categories
73	Filip Forsberg	62	11/20 – Drop to ranking with more comparable scorers
74	Shea Theodore	71	9/20 – Point-per-game scorer in postseason
75	Neal Pionk	75	6/20 – PPTOI and PPP doubled in move to Winnipeg
76	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	73	7/20 – Near PT/GP numbers over the past two seasons
77	Elias Lindholm	79	10/20 – Drop in ranking to more comparable scorers
78	Tony DeAngelo	80	8/20 – Weak play-in round could hurt 5-on-5 minutes
79	Travis Konecny	82	7/20 – Led Flyers in both points and PPP this season
80	Jacob Markstrom	83	10/20 – May have easier time behind Flames defense
81	Jamie Benn	81	1/21 – Scoring declining, but still strong peripherals
82	Dylan Larkin	85	6/20 – Was hot (13 PTS in last 10 GP) before pause
83	Rasmus Ristolainen	87	6/20 – Hits total is what keeps him on this list
84	Ryan O’Reilly	89	7/20 – Low shot total (118) led to low goal total (12)
85	Rasmus Dahlin	90	11/20 – Averaged nearly 20 PPP over 2 seasons
86	Seth Jones	91	1/21 – Strong in many different roto categories
87	Brendan Gallagher	86	10/20 – Possible that Toffoli addition cuts into PPTOI
88	Brayden Schenn	92	10/20 – Providing balanced scoring and hit totals
89	Zach Werenski	93	7/20 – Comparable to teammate Jones in many ways
90	Keith Yandle	75	1/21 – PPP declining, also fewer offensive weapons in FLA
91	Jonathan Marchessault	65	1/21 – Good peripherals, but lack of scoring recently
92	Shea Weber	94	12/20 – Only five points in last 26 games, age 35 with injuries
93	Drew Doughty	95	10/20 – Big drop reflects decline in many categories
94	Mathew Barzal	96	7/20 – Solid point totals assist heavy with light peripherals
95	Miro Heiskanen	97	9/20 – Postseason has served as breakout
96	Timo Meier	98	11/20 – Scoring, shots, and hits volume potential
97	Tyson Barrie	99	11/20 – Move to Edmonton helps value tremendously
98	Alex DeBrincat	64	1/21 – Hawks forward injuries pushes him down
99	Elvis Merzlikins	100	11/20 – Should prove to be the superior goalie for CBJ
100	Brock Boeser	NR	1/21 – High ADP in Yahoo leagues, could rebound on top line

Out	Nikita Kucherov	4	1/21 – Expected to miss the entire season (hip surgery)

Wait List	Tomas Hertl
	Nikolaj Ehlers
	Pierre-Luc Dubois
	Adam Fox
	Oliver Bjorkstrand
	Anthony Mantha
	Sean Monahan
	Sam Reinhart
	Mark Giordano
	Ivan Provorov
	Thomas Chabot
	Tomas Tatar
	Ryan Pulock
	Darnell Nurse
	John Klingberg

UPCOMING GAMES

Starting Goalies

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Top Skater Views

	Players	Team
	SAM RINZEL	CHI
	ZACH BENSON	BUF
	ALEXIS LAFRENIERE	NYR
	MATIAS MACCELLI	TOR
	MASON MCTAVISH	ANA

Top Goalie Profile Views

	Players	Team
	ARTURS SILOVS	PIT
	TYLER BRENNAN	N.J
	DARCY KUEMPER	L.A
	JOHN GIBSON	DET
	PYOTR KOCHETKOV	CAR

LINE COMBOS

	Frequency	CBJ Players
	27.0	JAMES VAN RIEMSDYK KENT JOHNSON ADAM FANTILLI
	21.6	SEAN MONAHAN KIRILL MARCHENKO BOONE JENNER
	20.5	DMITRI VORONKOV COLE SILLINGER MATHIEU OLIVIER

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