Top 100 Roto Rankings: May 2023
Ian Gooding
2023-05-15
The playoffs are still ongoing, so there aren't a ton of changes from last month's rankings. More significant changes will be made once offseason transactions have taken place. If you're already looking ahead to next season, these rankings could be considered very preliminary rankings for the 2023-24 season and will be adjusted throughout the offseason based on player transactions and further research on player values.
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%. They are different from keeper rankings in that they don't extend beyond the current season. These rankings could even be used to determine relative trade value between two or more players listed.
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 | Apr-23 | Change | Comments |
1 | Connor McDavid | F | 1 | 0 | 5/23 – Should be little doubt |
2 | David Pastrnak | F | 3 | 1 | 5/23 – Hart Trophy candidate |
3 | Leon Draisaitl | F | 2 | -1 | |
4 | Matthew Tkachuk | F | 5 | 1 | 5/23 – Hart Trophy candidate |
5 | Nikita Kucherov | F | 4 | -1 | |
6 | Nathan MacKinnon | F | 6 | 0 | 4/23 – First 100-point season |
7 | Auston Matthews | F | 7 | 0 | 3/23 – Returned from injury |
8 | Cale Makar | D | NR | 5/23 – Returned from injury during playoffs | |
9 | Jason Robertson | F | 8 | -1 | |
10 | Mikko Rantanen | F | 9 | -1 | |
11 | Alex Ovechkin | F | 10 | -1 | 3/23 – Returned from injury |
12 | Jack Hughes | F | 11 | -1 | 3/23 – Returned from injury |
13 | Erik Karlsson | D | 12 | -1 | 4/23 – He did it – 100 points! |
14 | Mitch Marner | F | 13 | -1 | |
15 | Brady Tkachuk | F | 14 | -1 | |
16 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 15 | -1 | |
17 | Kirill Kaprizov | F | 16 | -1 | 4/23 – Returned from injury |
18 | Tage Thompson | F | 17 | -1 | 4/23 – Slight dropoff in second half |
19 | Mika Zibanejad | F | 18 | -1 | |
20 | Steven Stamkos | F | 19 | -1 | 3/23 – Cold streak (1 PT in last 5 GP) |
21 | Adam Fox | D | 20 | -1 | |
22 | Sidney Crosby | F | 21 | -1 | |
23 | Linus Ullmark | G | 22 | -1 | 5/23 – Vezina Trophy nominee |
24 | Elias Pettersson | F | 23 | -1 | 4/23 – Reached 100 points |
25 | Dougie Hamilton | D | 32 | 7 | 5/23 – Top d-man in Yahoo leagues |
26 | Artemi Panarin | F | 24 | -2 | |
27 | Jake Guentzel | F | 25 | -2 | |
28 | J.T. Miller | F | 26 | -2 | |
29 | Aleksander Barkov | F | 27 | -2 | |
30 | Brad Marchand | F | 28 | -2 | 4/23 – 4th QTR goal and point slump |
31 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | 29 | -2 | 4/23 – 100 PTS and 50 PPP |
32 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | 30 | -2 | 4/23 – Struggled through Feb/Mar |
33 | Ilya Sorokin | G | 31 | -2 | |
34 | Jake Oettinger | G | 34 | 0 | |
35 | Joe Pavelski | F | 33 | -2 | 5/23 – Still not slowing down at 38 |
36 | Quinn Hughes | D | 35 | -1 | |
37 | Timo Meier | F | 36 | -1 | 3/23 – Initial struggles in NJ but that could reverse |
38 | Kyle Connor | F | 37 | -1 | 4/23 – Emerging from goal-scoring slump |
39 | Igor Shesterkin | G | 38 | -1 | 3/23 – Qtr 3 struggles: +3.00 GAA, -.900 SV% |
40 | Roope Hintz | F | 39 | -1 | |
41 | Brayden Point | F | 48 | 7 | 4/23 – First 50-goal season |
42 | Evgeni Malkin | F | 41 | -1 | |
43 | Sebastian Aho | F | 42 | -1 | |
44 | Connor Hellebuyck | G | 43 | -1 | 3/22 – Play slipping along with the Jets |
45 | Jack Eichel | F | 50 | 5 | 5/23 – Thriving in first playoff series |
46 | William Nylander | F | 44 | -2 | |
47 | John Carlson | D | 46 | -1 | 4/23 – Returned from injury |
48 | Alex DeBrincat | F | 49 | 1 | |
49 | Tim Stutzle | F | 51 | 2 | 4/23 – Reaches 90 PTS in 3rd NHL season |
50 | Chris Kreider | F | 52 | 2 | |
51 | Mark Scheifele | F | 53 | 2 | |
52 | John Tavares | F | 40 | -12 | 5/23 – Good reg season production, not elite |
53 | Jesper Bratt | F | 55 | 2 | |
54 | Anze Kopitar | F | 56 | 2 | |
55 | Zach Hyman | F | 57 | 2 | |
56 | Frederik Andersen | G | 58 | 2 | |
57 | Juuse Saros | G | 59 | 2 | |
58 | Charlie McAvoy | D | 60 | 2 | |
59 | Mikhail Sergachev | D | 81 | 22 | 5/23 – Gaining power-play time |
60 | Moritz Seider | D | 61 | 1 | 3/23 – Solid peripherals to go with offense |
61 | Evander Kane | F | 62 | 1 | 3/23 – Injuries bringing his ranking down |
62 | Patrice Bergeron | F | 45 | -17 | 5/23 – Retirement ahead? |
63 | Darnell Nurse | D | 63 | 0 | |
64 | Jacob Trouba | D | 64 | 0 | |
65 | Drew Doughty | D | 65 | 0 | |
66 | Alex Pietrangelo | D | 66 | 0 | |
67 | Mats Zuccarello | F | 67 | 0 | |
68 | Elias Lindholm | F | 68 | 0 | |
69 | Brent Burns | D | 69 | 0 | |
70 | Nikolaj Ehlers | F | 70 | 0 | 3/23 – Near point per game, but PP2 again |
71 | Claude Giroux | F | 71 | 0 | |
72 | Morgan Rielly | D | 72 | 0 | 4/23 – Scoring down from last season |
73 | Brandon Montour | D | 75 | 2 | 5/23 – Strong play continuing in playoffs |
74 | Johnny Gaudreau | F | 74 | 0 | 3/23 – Will challenge Huberdeau as top bust |
75 | Miro Heiskanen | D | 76 | 1 | 4/23 – Highest-scoring defenseman during March |
76 | Victor Hedman | D | 54 | -22 | 5/23 – Lost power-play time during playoffs |
77 | Shea Theodore | D | 77 | 0 | |
78 | Noah Dobson | D | 78 | 0 | |
79 | Alex Tuch | F | 79 | 0 | |
80 | Pavel Buchnevich | F | 80 | 0 | |
81 | Kevin Fiala | F | NR | 5/23 – Returned from injury during playoffs | |
82 | Vincent Trocheck | F | 82 | 0 | |
83 | Dylan Larkin | F | 83 | 0 | |
84 | Devon Toews | D | 84 | 0 | |
85 | Jonathan Huberdeau | F | 85 | 0 | 3/23 – Perhaps the bust of the season |
86 | Kris Letang | D | 86 | 0 | |
87 | Jamie Benn | F | 87 | 0 | |
88 | Nico Hischier | F | 88 | 0 | |
89 | Evan Bouchard | D | NR | 5/23 – Huge potential on PP1 | |
90 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | F | 89 | -1 | 4/23 – Returned from injury |
91 | Adrian Kempe | F | 90 | -1 | 3/23 – B2B 30 G, 200 SOG seasons |
92 | Ilya Samsonov | G | 91 | -1 | |
93 | Vince Dunn | D | 92 | -1 | |
94 | Jordan Kyrou | F | 93 | -1 | |
95 | Tyler Toffoli | F | 95 | 0 | 3/23 – The one Flame meeting expectations |
96 | Clayton Keller | F | 96 | 0 | 4/23 – Scoring at elite pace since All-Star break |
97 | Alexandar Georgiev | G | 97 | 0 | 4/23 – Value improved with move to COL |
98 | Jeff Skinner | F | 98 | 0 | 4/23 – First 80-point season |
99 | Filip Gustavsson | G | 100 | 1 | 4/23 – Fantastic ratios – new Wild #1? |
100 | Travis Konecny | F | NR | 5/23 – Reader feedback | |
Out | Vitek Vanecek | G | 94 | 5/23 – Can he keep #1 job in Jersey? | |
Hampus Lindholm | F | 99 | 5/23 – Struggled in playoffs (0 PTS in 7 GP) | ||
Nazem Kadri | F | 73 | 5/23 – Affected by the Flames struggles | ||
Injured | Max Pacioretty | F | 2/23 – Out with another Achilles tear | ||
Gabriel Landeskog | F | 5/23 – Will miss entire 2023-24 season (knee) | |||
Josh Norris | F | 11/22 – Out long term, could miss season | |||
Zach Werenski | D | 11/22 – Out for season (shoulder) | |||
Logan Thompson | G | 2/23 – Week to week (lower body) | |||
Filip Forsberg | F | 2/23 – Day to day (upper body) | |||
Filip Hronek | D | 3/23 – Injured, then traded | |||
Andrei Svechnikov | F | 3/23 – Season-ending knee surgery | |||
Joel Eriksson Ek | F | 4/23 – Week to week (LBI) | |||
Roman Josi | D | 4/23 – Upper-body injury | |||
Patrik Laine | F | 4/23 – Tricep strain | |||
Josh Morrissey | D | 5/23 – Lower-body injury in playoffs |