With fantasy hockey drafts quickly approaching, developing a plan on where to draft your goalies can give you a big advantage over your competition. You can target a couple of top tier goalies early on to really solidify that spot on your roster, but that's not necessarily always the best choice. Depending on your league categories, sometimes it's better to build other positions first and target goaltenders in the later rounds. There's often better value to be had with some goalies that fall down the board in your drafts.

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Let's take a look at the top 50 goalies for the 2021-22 season in non-keeper leagues.

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning

The best goalie on the best team. There's no debate about this one.

2. Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets

I think you could argue the order of 2-4 all day, but Hellebuyck gets my vote because he'll play the most and Winnipeg's defense should be much improved.

3. Darcy Kuemper – Colorado Avalanche

Arguably the player who benefited the most this offseason by changing teams.

4. Robin Lehner – Vegas Golden Knights

The undisputed No. 1 in Vegas now.

5. Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers

Great start to his NHL career and no one to challenge him for starts. Shesterkin led the league in high-danger save percentage last year.

6. Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders

You could argue he should be ahead of Shesterkin, but splitting time with Sorokin drops him slightly.

7. Marc-Andre Fleury – Chicago Blackhawks

One of the only goalies at his age that can handle a heavy workload and Chicago got better this offseason.

8. Cam Talbot – Minnesota Wild

Talbot was tremendous last season and even better in the playoffs.

9. Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators

Saros proved he could play very well with heavy usage in 2021.

10. Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders

I think he'll have to closer to a 50/50 split with Varlamov in 2021-22.

11. Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins

Don't let his playoff struggles deter you. Jarry was very good in the regular season last year and should be again behind a great Pittsburgh squad.  

12. Thatcher Demko – Vancouver Canucks

The Canucks should be much better and Demko may play 55-60 games.

13. Frederik Andersen – Carolina Hurricanes

If he can stay healthy, Andersen will be a steal.

14. Ilya Samsonov – Washington Capitals

If playing for a big money contract doesn't bring the best out of Samsonov, nothing will.

15. Linus Ullmark – Boston Bruins

Numbers were great on a bad Buffalo team and should be even better in Boston.

16. Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers

Bobrovsky has had his struggles in Florida, but the Panthers have quickly developed into an elite team and he's probably going to get close to 50 starts.

17. Jack Campbell – Toronto Maple Leafs

Campbell would be higher but I don't think he plays more than 40-45 games.

18. Jacob Markstrom – Calgary Flames

Markstrom's numbers start to slip when he's overworked and with Dan Vladar the likely backup, I think it's going to be tough for him to avoid burning out.  

19. Philipp Grubauer – Seattle Kraken

I want to rank him higher but I just don't see the Kraken being very good. Grubauer is going to find out very quickly that he isn't in Colorado anymore.

20. Petr Mrazek – Toronto Maple Leafs

Mrazek will probably get close to a 50/50 split with Campbell and Toronto has proven to be a quality regular season team.

21. Spencer Knight – Florida Panthers

If Bobrovsky falters, Knight could be next year's Nedeljkovic.

22. Carey Price – Montreal Canadiens

If Price isn't overused, his save percentage and GAA should improve.

23. Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers

The addition of Ryan Ellis should help a bit, but there are still question marks with the Flyers defense.

24. Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues

Binnington's numbers have been trending downwards since that remarkable Cup run.

25. Vitek Vanecek – Washington Capitals

Proved he was a capable NHL goalie last year and should get plenty of starts on a strong Capitals squad.

26. Mackenzie Blackwood – New Jersey Devils

Blackwood's value probably depends on how big of a step forward New Jersey is going to take in 2021-22 as a team.

27. Jake Allen – Montreal Canadiens

The Canadiens really didn't want to lose Allen this offseason and he proved last year he can handle a decent workload to keep Price fresh.

28. Jeremy Swayman – Boston Bruins

The Bruins don't like to overwork their starter, so expect Swayman to see plenty of action.

29. Pavel Francouz – Colorado Avalanche

Maybe the best spot in the league to be a goalie. If Francouz is healthy he'll be a big asset to your team.

30. Kaapo Kahkonen – Minnesota Wild

Kahkonen was inconsistent last year but he'll probably get more playing time with an 82-game schedule.

31. Alex Nedeljkovic – Detroit Red Wings

He'll probably get more playing time but it's hard not to take a hit going from Carolina to Detroit.

32. Anton Khudobin – Dallas Stars

The crease is very crowded in Dallas and any one of four goalies could have solid value this year for the Stars. Khudobin figures to be the best option out of the gate and Dallas may have the best defense corps in the league.

33. Mike Smith – Edmonton Oilers

It's going to be tough for Smith to duplicate what he did last year over an 82-game schedule at his age.

34. Jonathan Bernier – New Jersey Devils

He's out of Detroit, but how much better are the Devils?

35. Antti Raanta – Carolina Hurricanes

Arguably the most frustrating fantasy goaltender. Just can't stay healthy.

36. Elvis Merzlikins – Columbus Blue Jackets

Merzlikins posted good numbers last year on a bad Columbus squad. Wins will be hard to come by, though, in 2021-22.

37. Joonas Korpisalo – Columbus Blue Jackets

Sadly, John Tortorella and his goalie friendly system is no more.

38. John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks

Nothing worse than a good goalie stuck on a bad team.

39. Cal Petersen – Los Angeles Kings

Is this finally the year he officially dethrones Quick as the official No. 1?

40. Chris Driedger – Seattle Kraken

Unless Seattle is as good as Vegas was out of the gate, it could be a long year for Driedger.

41. Matt Murray – Ottawa Senators

Ottawa finished strong last year, but I don't think that's going to be enough to make Murray worth drafting.

42. Laurent Brossoit – Vegas Golden Knights

There's some sneaky value for Brossoit next season. I don't see Lehner playing more than 50 games, which means Brossoit will get a fair share of starts with a very good team in front of him.

43. Jaroslav Halak – Vancouver Canucks

Halak is going to miss the great structure he played behind in Boston.

44. Casey DeSmith – Pittsburgh Penguins

DeSmith will have some value off the waiver wire for spot starts, but nothing more.

45. Alexandar Georgiev – New York Rangers

Georgiev hasn't been able to challenge Shesterkin at all for starts.

46. Jake Oettinger – Dallas Stars

Oettinger could be good to stash on your roster if you have the space. Something tells me he may be getting significant playing time later in the season.

47. Kevin Lankinen – Chicago Blackhawks

I think Chicago is going to use Fleury a ton, which is bad news for Lankinen.

48. Thomas Greiss – Detroit Red Wings

It will be hard to squeeze much value out of Greiss in Detroit and with Nedeljkovic now on the scene.

49. Martin Jones – Philadelphia Flyers

Jones is in a better spot now than San Jose, but he'll have to build up some trust first.

50. Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins

He won't help you for at least the first half of the season, but Rask might be worth stashing on IR if you have space.

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