Top 100 Roto Rankings: October 2021
Ian Gooding
2021-10-15
League drafts are now in the books, so where do players rank now? These rankings take into account average draft positions (ADPs) as well as actual values. You could use these rankings to compare one player to another as you evaluate your roster, make start/sit decisions, or even consider trade offers.
We're also factoring in injuries. Those players with short-term injuries will drop by a small amount, while those out longer-term will be out of the rankings completely.
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%. These rankings are intended for 2021-22 single-season leagues and are different from keeper rankings.
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.
| Rank | Name | Position | Sep-21 | Change | Comments |
| 1 | Connor McDavid | F | 1 | 0 | 8/21 – After dominant 2020-21, unquestioned #1 |
| 2 | Leon Draisaitl | F | 4 | 2 | 10/21 – Moving back up based on ADPs |
| 3 | Nikita Kucherov | F | 3 | 0 | 7/21 – Playoff run reminds us he is among elite |
| 4 | Nathan MacKinnon | F | 2 | -2 | 10/21 – Starts season on COVID list |
| 5 | Brad Marchand | F | 6 | 1 | 9/21 – Combination of scoring and hits |
| 6 | David Pastrnak | F | 7 | 1 | 7/21 – Look for bounceback after injury-shortened 2020-21 |
| 7 | Artemi Panarin | F | 8 | 1 | 6/21 – A top-10 player before Wilson incident |
| 8 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | 9 | 1 | 9/21 – Is going top 5 in many drafts |
| 9 | Auston Matthews | F | 5 | -4 | 10/21 – Missing start of season (wrist) |
| 10 | Alex Ovechkin | F | 10 | 0 | 10/21 – Healthy and making his push for goal record |
| 11 | Mikko Rantanen | F | 11 | 0 | 9/21 – Scoring should be there, but peripherals not strong |
| 12 | Patrick Kane | F | 12 | 0 | 9/21 – Could he push for 100 points again? |
| 13 | Jonathan Huberdeau | F | 13 | 0 | 9/21 – Moving him up over some centers |
| 14 | Aleksander Barkov | F | 14 | 0 | |
| 15 | Sebastian Aho | F | 15 | 0 | |
| 16 | Cale Makar | D | 16 | 0 | 7/21 – Maybe next season’s top-scoring defenseman? |
| 17 | Mitchell Marner | F | 17 | 0 | 8/21 – Stronger in pure scoring leagues |
| 18 | Brayden Point | F | 21 | 3 | 7/21 – Return of Kucherov will help next season |
| 19 | Adam Fox | D | 22 | 3 | |
| 20 | Mika Zibanejad | F | 23 | 3 | 10/21 – Signed contract should mean no Buffalo trade |
| 21 | John Carlson | D | 24 | 3 | 9/21 – Being drafted as a top-5 d-man again |
| 22 | Victor Hedman | D | 25 | 3 | 7/21 – Offseason surgery, but won’t be “Kucheroved” |
| 23 | Sidney Crosby | F | 20 | -3 | 10/21 – Still recovering from minor wrist surgery |
| 24 | Brady Tkachuk | F | 19 | -5 | 10/21 – Contract situation still unresolved |
| 25 | Connor Hellebuyck | G | 27 | 2 | 8/21 – One of the more known quantities in goal |
| 26 | Robin Lehner | G | 28 | 2 | 8/21 – Undisputed starter for Vegas with Fleury traded |
| 27 | Gabriel Landeskog | F | 29 | 2 | 8/21 – Back with the Avs after nearly hitting FA |
| 28 | Mark Scheifele | F | 26 | -2 | 10/21 – Missed Game 1 (suspension) |
| 29 | Patrice Bergeron | F | 30 | 1 | 8/21 – Now 36, at what point is age regression? |
| 30 | Jake Guentzel | F | 18 | -12 | 10/21 – In COVID protocol to start the season |
| 31 | Max Pacioretty | F | 31 | 0 | 8/21 – Valuable in multicat, but many sell-high indicators |
| 32 | Kirill Kaprizov | F | 35 | 3 | 10/21 – Signed his contract and ready to go |
| 33 | Alex DeBrincat | F | 38 | 5 | 10/21 – Has been moving up in drafts |
| 34 | Dougie Hamilton | D | 32 | -2 | 8/21 – Value takes a slight hit with move to Jersey |
| 35 | Mark Stone | F | 33 | -2 | 8/21 – Lack of shots, high SH% could reduce goal pace |
| 36 | John Tavares | F | 34 | -2 | 8/21 – Should be okay after postseason injuries |
| 37 | Matthew Tkachuk | F | 36 | -1 | |
| 38 | Andrei Svechnikov | F | 37 | -1 | 8/21 – Offense down a bit, still strong roto-wise |
| 39 | Elias Pettersson | F | 39 | 0 | 9/21 – Unsigned at time of September update |
| 40 | Tyson Barrie | D | 40 | 0 | |
| 41 | Darcy Kuemper | G | 41 | 0 | 8/21 – Goes from the desert to a contender |
| 42 | Steven Stamkos | F | 43 | 1 | 6/21 – Appeared to be healthy in the playoffs |
| 43 | Kris Letang | D | 44 | 1 | 9/21 – At what point do age and injury history catch up |
| 44 | Anze Kopitar | F | 45 | 1 | |
| 45 | Kyle Connor | F | 46 | 1 | |
| 46 | Johnny Gaudreau | F | 47 | 1 | 8/21 – Still in Calgary, at least for now |
| 47 | Quinn Hughes | D | 48 | 1 | 9/21 – Unsigned at time of September update |
| 48 | Roman Josi | D | 49 | 1 | |
| 49 | Darnell Nurse | D | 50 | 1 | 9/21 – Hamilton-lite as scorer and multicategory beast |
| 50 | Ryan O’Reilly | F | 52 | 2 | 8/21 – Can he repeat scoring success of 2020-21? |
| 51 | Juuse Saros | G | 53 | 2 | |
| 52 | Nikolaj Ehlers | F | 54 | 2 | 6/21 – Returned for the playoffs after career year |
| 53 | Morgan Rielly | D | 55 | 2 | 8/21 – In a contract year, will he stay in Toronto? |
| 54 | J.T. Miller | F | 56 | 2 | 9/21 – Canucks should provide plenty of offense |
| 55 | Shea Theodore | D | 51 | -4 | 10/21 – Pietrangelo could factor into PP1 |
| 56 | Elias Lindholm | F | 57 | 1 | 8/21 – Only one point behind Flames scoring leader |
| 57 | Semyon Varlamov | G | 42 | -15 | 10/21 – Injured to start the season |
| 58 | David Perron | F | 58 | 0 | |
| 59 | Tom Wilson | F | 61 | 2 | |
| 60 | Igor Shesterkin | G | 62 | 2 | |
| 61 | Frederik Andersen | G | 63 | 2 | 8/21 – New starter in Carolina |
| 62 | Marc-Andre Fleury | G | 64 | 2 | 8/21 – Trade to Chicago, but will play |
| 63 | Ilya Sorokin | G | 65 | 2 | 10/21 – Varlamov injured to start season |
| 64 | Philipp Grubauer | G | 66 | 2 | 8/21 – Seattle signing hurts value, particularly wins |
| 65 | Jeff Petry | D | 67 | 2 | 9/21 – Downgrade reflects where you should be able to draft |
| 66 | Neal Pionk | D | 68 | 2 | |
| 67 | Torey Krug | D | 60 | -7 | 10/21 – Moving closer to ADP |
| 68 | Blake Wheeler | F | 69 | 1 | |
| 69 | Brock Boeser | F | 59 | -10 | 10/21 – On IR to start the season |
| 70 | Jakob Chychrun | D | 73 | 3 | 10/21 – Popular breakout, but will AZ rebuild hurt? |
| 71 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | 71 | 0 | |
| 72 | Bryan Rust | F | 74 | 2 | 8/21 – Back-to-back 20 G seasons in <60 GP |
| 73 | Mathew Barzal | F | 75 | 2 | |
| 74 | Sean Couturier | F | 70 | -4 | 9/21 – Downgrade reflects where you should be able to draft |
| 75 | William Nylander | F | 80 | 5 | 8/21 – Strong playoff shows what he is capable of |
| 76 | Taylor Hall | F | 81 | 5 | 8/21 – Staying in Boston should help value |
| 77 | Ondrej Palat | F | 76 | -1 | 8/21 – Success will be dependent on linemates |
| 78 | Sam Reinhart | F | 84 | 6 | 8/21 – Potential for bigger numbers with better linemates |
| 79 | Tyler Seguin | F | 85 | 6 | 9/21 – Don’t forget about him – could provide great value |
| 80 | Jonathan Marchessault | F | 86 | 6 | 9/21 – Shot total keeps him in top 100 |
| 81 | Drew Doughty | D | 77 | -4 | 10/21 – Still a strong multicat counting stat option |
| 82 | Vincent Trocheck | F | 87 | 5 | 10/21 – Activated from IR, should be okay to start season |
| 83 | Tyler Toffoli | F | 88 | 5 | 9/21 – Downgrade reflects where you should be able to draft |
| 84 | Martin Necas | F | 83 | -1 | 8/21 – The breakout has arrived |
| 85 | Joe Pavelski | F | 89 | 4 | 9/21 – ADP reflects expected goal regression |
| 86 | Filip Forsberg | F | 90 | 4 | 9/21 – May be impacted by the lack of scoring in Nashville |
| 87 | Jordan Binnington | G | 92 | 5 | 10/21 – Should be able to wait at least this long to draft |
| 88 | Roope Hintz | F | 93 | 5 | |
| 89 | Charlie McAvoy | D | 94 | 5 | 7/21 – Could be in for big year if he is on PP1 |
| 90 | Nick Suzuki | F | 95 | 5 | 7/21 – Strong playoffs could up his value |
| 91 | Kevin Fiala | F | 96 | 5 | 9/21 – Downgrade reflects where you should be able to draft |
| 92 | Alex Pietrangelo | D | 97 | 5 | 9/21 – Likely PP2 with Theodore the better scorer |
| 93 | Cam Talbot | G | 98 | 5 | |
| 94 | Aaron Ekblad | D | 99 | 5 | 8/21 – Having top-100 worthy season before injury |
| 95 | Seth Jones | D | 100 | 5 | 8/21 – Trade to Chicago places him back in top 100 |
| 96 | John Klingberg | D | 78 | -18 | 10/21 – Will Heiskanen affect power-play time? |
| 97 | Jason Robertson | F | 82 | -15 | 10/21 – Injured to start the season |
| 98 | Jack Campbell | G | 91 | -7 | 10/21 – Potential timeshare doesn’t help value |
| 99 | Tristan Jarry | G | NR | 10/21 – Ideal to draft here if waiting on goalies | |
| 100 | Sergei Bobrovsky | G | NR | 10/21 – Coach Q has named him the starter | |
| Out | Jack Eichel | F | 72 | 10/21 – Failed physical, stripped of captaincy, lost season? | |
| Carey Price | G | 79 | 10/21 – Out indefinitely (player assistance program) |
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