Top 100 Roto Rankings: December 2021

Ian Gooding

2021-12-15

If your fantasy team has been ravaged by injuries, you might appreciate the December version of the Roto Rankings. There might be a record number of players hitting our injured list, meaning that they are removed from the rankings for the duration of their injury. Simply put, injury timelines are not definitive, even if there are good estimates. Valuating injured players relative to healthy players is difficult.

These injuries also mean that tons of new names enter the Roto Rankings this month. More specifically, some players that were not expected to be on this list at the start of the season are there now. Will they be able to hang onto their spots once the Top 100 regulars return from injury? What happens in the new year will be telling.

Because of the number of players being pulled out, you may notice some players who you might think should fall that have actually risen a little bit this month. Rankings are based on anticipated future production for the rest of the season and not necessarily past production this season.

Due to the number of injuries and COVID-related absences, it's possible that this list is not current by the time you view it. The list "should" account for all players injured/in COVID protocol as of before puck drop on Tuesday, December 14. The next update will be made in mid-January 2022.

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.

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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.

RankNamePositionNov-21ChangeComments
1Connor McDavidF1012/21 – Still #1 – convince us otherwise
2Leon DraisaitlF2012/21 – The main threat for #1
3Alex OvechkinF3011/21 – Age not an issue – keeps on scoring
4Auston MatthewsF9512/21 – Back scoring at a G/GP pace
5Artemi PanarinF50
6Nathan MacKinnonF4-212/21 – Back from injury, but just 3 G in 15 GP
7Jonathan HuberdeauF103
8Mikko RantanenF11312/21 – Colorado is scoring at will
9Andrei VasilevskiyG123
10Cale MakarD15511/21 – Band-Aid Boy again
11Adam FoxD17612/21 – Gunning for another Norris Trophy
12Victor HedmanD20812/21 – Piling up the points, particularly assists
13David PastrnakF8-511/21 – Not his best start, but low GP total for B’s
14John CarlsonD195
15Matthew TkachukF21611/21 – Scoring the main reason for his rise
16Brady TkachukF22612/21 – Scoring is up, further boosting value
17Kyle ConnorF24711/21 – Continues to score goals
18Roman JosiD311312/21 – Bouncing back from disappointing 2020-21
19Mika ZibanejadF18-112/21 – Okay start, but goal total low
20Patrick KaneF6-1412/21 – Not scoring at the rate we’re used to
21Patrice BergeronF254
22Kirill KaprizovF275
23Sidney CrosbyF341112/21 – Looks like he’ll be just fine
24Darnell NurseD28411/21 – Brady Tkachuk’s multicategories on defense
25Dougie HamiltonD294
26Max PaciorettyFNR12/21 – Back from injury and taking lots of SOG
27Mark StoneF32511/21 – Back from week-to-week IR
28John TavaresF357
29Anze KopitarF36711/21 – Continues to be an underrated fantasy option
30Frederik AndersenG37711/21 – Carolina a great fit so far
31Alex DeBrincatF387
32Morgan RiellyD522012/21 – Piling up the assists
33Steven StamkosF418
34Johnny GaudreauF439
35Quinn HughesD4510
36Aaron EkbladD602412/21 – Picking up from last season before injury
37J.T. MillerF481111/21 – Underrated multicategory beast, esp. with hits
38Juuse SarosG4911
39Charlie McAvoyD501111/21 – Hot start, also on PP1 finally
40Mark ScheifeleF33-712/21 – Getting back on track after slow start
41Kris LetangD42112/21 – Still lots of assists, but only 1 G
42Connor HellebuyckG44211/21 – Slow start and also missed time
43Nikolaj EhlersF518
44William NylanderF53911/21 – Scoring at his best pace yet
45Elias PetterssonF46112/21 – Struggling, but will coaching change help?
46Shea TheodoreD548
47Ilya SorokinG5811
48Tyson BarrieD39-912/21 – Well off last season’s scoring pace
49Ryan Nugent-HopkinsF591011/21 – Piling up the assists
50Evgeny KuznetsovF772711/21 – Nice bounce-back season
51Tristan JarryG742312/21 – Having his best season yet
52Jacob MarkstromG732111/21 – Shutouts leader finally settling in with CGY
53Jack CampbellG711812/21 – Mrazek back, will that affect starts?
54Alex PietrangeloD681411/21 – Appears to be sharing PP1 with Theodore
55Seth JonesD7015
56Chris KreiderF751911/21 – Hot scoring to start the year
57Neal PionkD62512/21 – Back from concussion protocol
58Sergei BobrovskyG721411/21 – Clearly the starter for a top team
59Robin LehnerG40-1912/21 – Getting W’s, but ratios a concern
60Vladimir TarasenkoF761611/21 – Helping his trade value
61Drew DoughtyD812012/21 – Was having strong roto season before injury
62Nazem KadriCNR12/21 – An incredible rate of scoring
63Filip ForsbergF862312/21 – Back from injury
64Pierre-Luc DuboisFNR12/21 – Impressive bounceback season
65Timo MeierF942912/21 – Over a PT/GP plus peripherals
66Vincent TrocheckF67111/21 – Strong peripherals again
67Jonathan MarchessaultF66-112/21 – Light in A/PPP
68Ondrej PalatF8214
69Sam ReinhartF8314
70Joe PavelskiF841411/21 – Picking it up after slow start
71Cam TalbotG901911/21 – Could be better, but still the starter
72Darcy KuemperG61-1112/21 – Injuries and subpar ratios
73Brock BoeserF79612/21 – Boudreau bump keeps him from falling
74Nick SuzukiF69-512/21 – Production spotty like many Habs
75Sean CouturierF64-1112/21 – Can coaching change help?
76Torey KrugD63-1312/21 – Long point drought last period
77Elvis MerzlikinsG921511/21 – Deep sleeper value to start season
78Moritz SeiderD992111/21 – Rookie already looks like real deal
79Mackenzie WeegarDNR12/21 – Same as Nurse last season in PTS, HITS, and +/-
80Troy TerryF951512/21 – Cooled off after point streak
81Kevin FialaF981712/21 – Keep here for second-half value
82Martin NecasF87511/21 – Picking it up after slow start
83Drake BathersonFNR12/21 – Leading the Sens in scoring
84Jacob TroubaDNR12/21 – Hits, blocked shots, and a little offense
85Pavel BuchnevichFNR12/21 – Hitting his stride after slow start
86Ilya SamsonovGNR12/21 – Estabishing himself as starter again
87Carter HartG1001312/21 – Can coaching change help?
88Teuvo TeravainenFNR12/21 – Back on the list after 2020-21 injuries
89Sam BennettFNR12/21 – Was always multicat threat, now scoring too
90Lucas RaymondFNR12/21 – Calder Trophy candidate
91Logan CoutureFNR12/21 – Back scoring at a higher pace
92Ryan HartmanFNR12/21 – Unexpected addition, but strong in multicats
93Linus UllmarkGNR12/21 – Will need to fend off Swayman, maybe Rask
94Thatcher DemkoGNR12/21 – 4 W under new coach, high volume starter
95Matt DumbaDNR12/21 – Benefitting from Minnesota’s success
96Jason RobertsonFNR12/21 – Rebounding after slow start
97Joel Eriksson EkFNR12/21 – Power-play usage helping value
98Marcus FolignoFNR12/21 – Bangers league wonder with goals now too
99Radko GudasDNR12/21 – Little scoring but dominates hits
100Mikael GranlundFNR12/21 – Piling up assists
OutSemyon VarlamovG9112/21 – 0 W as of Dec 13
Ryan O’ReillyF8112/21 – Scoring dried up, light in other categories
Taylor HallF8012/21 – Scoring well off late last season’s pace
Tyler BertuzziF9312/21 – Just returning from COVID protocol (surprise!)
Tyler SeguinF6512/21 – No assists in nearly a month
InjuredEvgeni MalkinF9/21 – Indefinite return date from surgery
Jack EichelF11/21 – Finally has a team, now the surgery
Carey PriceG10/21 – Out indefinitely (player assistance program)
Nikita KucherovF11/21 – Lower-body surgery
Jake GuentzelF2612/21 – Week-to-week with UBI
Brayden PointF1612/21 – On IR (UBI)
Mitch MarnerF1412/21 – Shoulder injury from practice
David PerronF5512/21 – Out with upper-body injury
Bryan RustF8812/21 – Week-to-week with LBI
Tyler ToffoliF8512/21 – Out for weeks with UBI
Blake WheelerF8612/21 – Knee injury
Jordan BinningtonG8912/21 – In COVID protocol but could return soon
Gabriel LandeskogF2312/21 – Sidelined about two weeks
Igor ShesterkinG5712/21 – Standout season before injury
John GibsonG9612/21 – Yet another injury
Aleksander BarkovF712/21 – Back on IR after brief return
Sebastian AhoF1312/21 – COVID protocol at time of posting
Devon ToewsDNR12/21 – Was going to be added, but COVID protocol
Mathew BarzalF7812/21 – COVID protocol at time of posting
Brad MarchandF412/21 – COVID protocol at time of posting
Andrei SvechnikovF3012/21 – COVID protocol at time of posting
Elias LindholmF4712/21 – COVID protocol at time of posting
Roope HintzF9712/21 – On IR at time of posting
Tom WilsonF5612/21 – Day to day at time of posting

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