Top 100 Roto Rankings: December 2023
Ian Gooding
2023-12-15
There are plenty of updates for the Roto Rankings for December. Lots of injuries to account for, plus we have more of a sample size from players so we have a better idea of what to expect for the rest of the season.
As of September, the updated stat categories for the Roto Rankings are as follows: Goals, Assists, Special Teams Points, Shots on Goal, Penalty Minutes, Hits, and Blocked Shots. Bangers also has full projections available, which include a bangers score, a top 300 list of projections, and an explanation on how the rankings are built. (Their projections are preseason from September and do not factor in updates beyond that, though).
These rankings are different from keeper rankings in that they don't extend beyond the current season. As well, these are projected player values for the rest of the season and not entirely based on production so far this season. These rankings could even be used to determine relative trade value between two or more players listed. For goalie rankings, please check out the Top 100 Keeper League Goaltender rankings for relative goalie values.
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? Do you like the new changes? Let us know in the comments below, and we will consider your feedback when compiling next month's rankings.
| Rank | Name | Position | Last Month | Change | Comments |
| 1 | Connor McDavid | F | 1 | 0 | Regardless of cats, he’s your #1 |
| 2 | Nikita Kucherov | F | 8 | 6 | Top-5 worthy, top of the league in scoring |
| 3 | Brady Tkachuk | F | 2 | -1 | Brady is a unicorn, especially with PIM added |
| 4 | Leon Draisaitl | F | 3 | -1 | |
| 5 | Nathan MacKinnon | F | 5 | 0 | |
| 6 | David Pastrnak | F | 6 | 0 | |
| 7 | Jack Hughes | F | NR | Back from injury – look at PTS/GP numbers | |
| 8 | J.T. Miller | F | 11 | 3 | Reader feedback – too low |
| 9 | Mikko Rantanen | F | 7 | -2 | |
| 10 | Auston Matthews | F | 9 | -1 | |
| 11 | Cale Makar | D | 12 | 1 | |
| 12 | Elias Pettersson | F | 13 | 1 | At or near the top of the scoring race |
| 13 | Quinn Hughes | D | 24 | 11 | Pushing Makar for top scoring d-man |
| 14 | Matthew Tkachuk | F | 4 | -10 | Not off to fast start even with FLA playing well |
| 15 | Tim Stutzle | F | 15 | 0 | All round beauty |
| 16 | Sidney Crosby | F | 16 | 0 | |
| 17 | Alex Ovechkin | F | 14 | -3 | |
| 18 | Tom Wilson | F | 17 | -1 | Hits and PIMs really boost Wilson, solid blocks too |
| 19 | Roman Josi | D | 18 | -1 | |
| 20 | Jason Robertson | F | 19 | -1 | Off to a slow start |
| 21 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 21 | 0 | |
| 22 | Artemi Panarin | F | 29 | 7 | Factoring into scoring race |
| 23 | William Nylander | F | 30 | 7 | Reader feedback – too low |
| 24 | Aleksander Barkov | F | 20 | -4 | |
| 25 | Kirill Kaprizov | F | 10 | -15 | Reader feedback – too high |
| 26 | Evgeni Malkin | F | 22 | -4 | EK65 should only help big Geno, awesome PIMs |
| 27 | Evander Kane | F | 25 | -2 | Great multi cat, but not on PP1 |
| 28 | Jake Guentzel | F | 26 | -2 | |
| 29 | Mitchell Marner | F | 27 | -2 | Very little PIMs and hits, hurts his value |
| 30 | Steven Stamkos | F | 28 | -2 | |
| 31 | Tage Thompson | F | 23 | -8 | Slowed by injury but also sub-PT/GP |
| 32 | Evan Bouchard | D | 56 | 24 | Leading the second tier of scoring d-men |
| 33 | Alex DeBrincat | F | 31 | -2 | |
| 34 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | 32 | -2 | |
| 35 | Filip Forsberg | F | 46 | 11 | |
| 36 | Jack Eichel | F | 47 | 11 | |
| 37 | Zach Hyman | F | 50 | 13 | Reader feedback – too low |
| 38 | Adam Fox | D | NR | Return from injury, maintaining PT/GP average | |
| 39 | Kevin Fiala | F | 36 | -3 | |
| 40 | Mika Zibanejad | F | 38 | -2 | |
| 41 | John Tavares | F | 39 | -2 | When did he become a 100+ hit guy? |
| 42 | Mikhail Sergachev | D | 37 | -5 | Hedman has regained PP1 |
| 43 | Brad Marchand | F | 42 | -1 | Plenty of PIMs but not many hits |
| 44 | Moritz Seider | D | 43 | -1 | Huge value in blks and hits |
| 45 | Travis Konecny | F | 41 | -4 | |
| 46 | Sebastian Aho | F | 44 | -2 | |
| 47 | Erik Karlsson | D | 51 | 4 | Even if he hits 80, not a lot of PIMs and hits and low blks |
| 48 | Miro Heiskanen | D | 45 | -3 | |
| 49 | Adrian Kempe | F | 52 | 3 | |
| 50 | Jesper Bratt | F | 54 | 4 | Off to another strong start |
| 51 | Josh Morrissey | D | 55 | 4 | Probably comes back down to earth a bit |
| 52 | Roope Hintz | F | 59 | 7 | Returned from upper-body injury |
| 53 | Joel Eriksson Ek | F | 60 | 7 | |
| 54 | Vincent Trocheck | F | 61 | 7 | Retained PP1 with great all-around numbers |
| 55 | Sam Reinhart | F | 69 | 14 | Among league leaders in goals |
| 56 | Clayton Keller | F | 64 | 8 | |
| 57 | John Carlson | D | 57 | 0 | Just one goal this season |
| 58 | Jakob Chychrun | D | 58 | 0 | |
| 59 | Brayden Point | F | 65 | 6 | S%, IPP and 2A will come back down to earth |
| 60 | Victor Hedman | D | 72 | 12 | Regained PP1 in TB (currently DTD) |
| 61 | Timo Meier | F | 33 | -28 | Down in just about every category |
| 62 | Kris Letang | D | 62 | 0 | No power-play points |
| 63 | Drake Batherson | F | 67 | 4 | |
| 64 | Matt Boldy | F | 63 | -1 | Slow start, but coaching change may help |
| 65 | Darnell Nurse | D | 75 | 10 | Multi-cat stud, but not a lot of offense |
| 66 | Owen Tippett | F | 76 | 10 | Elite shots and blks, solid hits |
| 67 | Seth Jones | D | 78 | 11 | Big blks and should QB PP1 with Bedard |
| 68 | Chris Kreider | F | 79 | 11 | |
| 69 | Jordan Kyrou | F | 74 | 5 | Cold start, but at least maintaining shot pace |
| 70 | Tomas Hertl | F | 84 | 14 | Solid production on lottery team |
| 71 | Brock Boeser | F | 100 | 29 | In goal scoring race, but could regress |
| 72 | Noah Dobson | D | 92 | 20 | Averaged 50 PTS over last 2 seasons |
| 73 | Valeri Nichushkin | F | 82 | 9 | |
| 74 | Martin Necas | F | 80 | 6 | |
| 75 | Sean Durzi | D | 68 | -7 | |
| 76 | Pavel Buchnevich | F | 81 | 5 | |
| 77 | Ryan Hartman | F | 70 | -7 | Consistent banger, but not a big scorer |
| 78 | Jacob Trouba | D | 86 | 8 | |
| 79 | Mark Scheifele | F | 94 | 15 | Solid draft-day value |
| 80 | Mathew Barzal | F | 99 | 19 | Over point-per-game pace |
| 81 | Nico Hischier | F | NR | Back on track after slow start and injury | |
| 82 | Filip Hronek | D | NR | Value skyrocketed after pairing with Hughes | |
| 83 | Nikolaj Ehlers | F | 85 | 2 | Slow start, but could gain value with Connor injury |
| 84 | Nazem Kadri | F | 77 | -7 | Calgary not strong offensively |
| 85 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | F | 35 | -50 | Not off to a good start in LA |
| 86 | Tanner Jeannot | F | 88 | 2 | Hoping for a bounce back, multi cat stud |
| 87 | Brent Burns | D | 90 | 3 | |
| 88 | Connor Bedard | F | 91 | 3 | Starting here, will climb his way up this list |
| 89 | Mats Zuccarello | F | 97 | 8 | |
| 90 | Jamie Benn | F | 93 | 3 | Much more valuable in bangers leagues |
| 91 | Johnny Gaudreau | F | 96 | 5 | At risk of falling out of the rankings |
| 92 | Elias Lindholm | F | 89 | -3 | Calgary not strong offensively |
| 93 | Alex Tuch | F | 87 | Returned from upper-body injury | |
| 94 | Patrik Laine | F | 49 | -45 | Barely hanging on, but recent production okay |
| 95 | Aaron Ekblad | D | NR | Slow start since return from injury | |
| 96 | Brandon Montour | D | NR | Slow start since return from injury | |
| 97 | Michael Matheson | D | NR | Maintaining power-play time | |
| 98 | Joe Pavelski | F | NR | Not a banger at all, but still scoring | |
| 99 | Carter Verhaeghe | F | NR | Still continuing to shoot and score | |
| 100 | Anze Kopitar | F | NR | Keeps on going | |
| Out | Jonathan Huberdeau | F | 87 | Just ain’t happening in Calgary | |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | F | 83 | Production not there even with good linemates | ||
| Injured | Max Pacioretty | F | 84 | Still not ready to return (Achilles) | |
| Thomas Chabot | D | 66 | Lower-body injury, on LTIR | ||
| Dougie Hamilton | D | 40 | Out indefinitely (torn pec) | ||
| Boone Jenner | F | 73 | Broken jaw | ||
| Dylan Larkin | F | 34 | On IR (upper body injury) | ||
| Trevor Zegras | F | 71 | Lower-body injury, plus poor start | ||
| Rickard Rakell | F | 98 | LTIR (upper body) | ||
| Andrei Svechnikov | F | 95 | Injured again (upper body) | ||
| Charlie McAvoy | D | 53 | May only be day-to-day | ||
| Kyle Connor | F | 48 | Knee injury – out until possibly February |
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