Top-200 Cap League Skater Rankings – March 2024

Alexander MacLean

2024-03-25

Connor Bedard, having put up an incredible scoring run after returning from a broken jaw, is now the highest value player in my cap league rankings. With two years left on his entry level deal after this one, it's not tough to see why. The slightly less expected name in the top-10 is Noah Dobson, who is having a fantastic season by all accounts, and has a salary half that of Quinn Hughes. Dobson being the same age as Hughes, and only a dozen points behind him has to be considered an absolutely fantastic season, especially considering that Dobson doesn't have quite the same top-end names playing with him up front as Hughes does. They both look to be here to stay as top-five cap-league defencemen.

Standard pre-rankings note:

This isn't meant to be a be-all and end-all rating system for you to use without thinking and just trade your players for anyone above them on the list that you can find, but used with some foresight for managing salaries. The assumed league setup is for points-only leagues, and I have made an effort to balance it for a range of league and roster sizes. Cap hit is used for the player cost, so if your league uses salary or AAV, please account for that, as it can greatly change the impact of rookies. The rankings are set up so as to provide the most value in the current season, while providing some value in future years, based on modeling for predicted salary increases and production growth.

For those of you with variations from this setup, whether in terms of number of teams, salary space, roster positions, or scoring categories, you can make your own personal tweaks to move players up or down as necessary. This list is made to be a baseline guide for player evaluation, and to promote discussion and understanding of how to optimize rosters in a cap league setting.

If you note a mistake, or have any further questions about the ranking system, please let me know. You can find me on Twitter here @alexdmaclean.

Comments help with optimizing the values, because they're not perfect and they never will be.

📢 advertisement:

We're sticking with the +/- 5.0 rating that Dobber uses on all of his rating schemes as the range for approximately equivalent value. The skater and goalie rankings are synched so that the value of a skater against a goalie can be compared, though the scale of the ratings has changed a little since the last update.

RankNameAgePosCap HitYrsRatingPrev RankValue
1Connor McDavid27F$12,500,0003102.951298.30
2Cale Makar25D$9,000,000489.083231.29
3Connor Bedard18F$950,000385.4210306.70
4Leon Draisaitl28F$8,500,000284.722284.02
5Quinn Hughes24D$7,850,000482.624245.36
6Nathan MacKinnon28F$12,600,000881.665224.96
7Nikita Kucherov30F$9,500,000477.368234.08
8Noah Dobson24D$4,000,000268.4325217.14
9Mikko Rantanen27F$9,250,000266.4512227.17
10Jack Hughes22F$8,000,000765.906227.18
11David Pastrnak27F$11,250,000865.889223.32
12Shea Theodore28D$5,200,000264.3231172.12
13Evan Bouchard24D$3,900,000263.7532214.19
14Adam Fox26D$9,500,000663.2417210.70
15Josh Morrissey28D$6,250,000562.7815244.87
16Matthew Tkachuk26F$9,500,000761.1713228.24
17Jason Robertson24F$7,750,000360.517249.28
18Elias Pettersson25F$7,350,000160.3414233.41
19Kirill Kaprizov26F$9,000,000358.6621182.92
20Mitch Marner26F$10,903,000257.5618197.92
21Rasmus Dahlin23D$6,000,000157.4611244.88
22William Nylander27F$6,962,366155.4522200.18
23Miro Heiskanen24D$8,450,000655.4120217.42
24Ryan Nugent-Hopkins30F$5,125,000653.1016251.43
25Auston Matthews26F$11,640,250151.1829170.03
26Brayden Point27F$9,500,000749.5030188.03
27Travis Konecny27F$5,500,000249.1727179.40
28Carter Verhaeghe28F$4,166,667248.2739205.72
29Aleksander Barkov28F$10,000,000747.9526166.90
30J.T. Miller31F$8,000,000847.3838174.26
31Tim Stutzle22F$8,350,000847.3324192.90
32Wyatt Johnston21F$894,167246.49116243.24
33Mason McTavish21F$894,167245.9357249.15
34Pavel Mintyukov20D$918,333345.53NR195.52
35Jack Eichel27F$10,000,000345.1335149.68
36Kyle Connor27F$7,142,857344.4528185.47
37Brandon Hagel25F$1,500,000143.8755261.40
38Sam Reinhart28F$6,500,000143.7660158.06
39Clayton Keller25F$7,150,000543.7134188.34
40Tage Thompson26F$7,142,857743.5919212.57
41Vince Dunn27D$7,350,000443.5656198.35
42Jake Guentzel29F$6,000,000142.9941170.74
43Dougie Hamilton30D$9,000,000542.6845187.99
44Robert Thomas24F$8,000,000842.4453152.09
45Nico Hischier25F$7,250,000442.3948175.92
46Valeri Nichushkin29F$6,125,000742.3062126.72
47Jack Quinn22F$863,333242.30106212.06
48Tommy Novak26F$800,000142.2867272.44
49Alex Tuch27F$4,750,000342.1923210.80
50Luke Hughes20D$925,000241.8976184.56
51Sebastian Aho26F$8,460,250141.7150147.56
52Artemi Panarin32F$11,642,857341.5158155.60
53Charlie McAvoy26D$9,500,000740.7646160.40
54Adam Fantilli19F$950,000340.6847255.72
55Kevin Fiala27F$7,875,000640.6740161.78
56Mathew Barzal26F$9,150,000840.4864126.00
57Roman Josi33D$9,059,000540.40105166.38
58Jesper Bratt25F$7,875,000840.3749158.45
59Dylan Larkin27F$8,700,000840.0152156.50
60Roope Hintz27F$8,450,000840.0136163.41
61Shane Pinto23F$775,000139.99NR180.58
62Zach Hyman31F$5,500,000539.7868180.49
63Brady Tkachuk24F$8,208,571539.1443172.96
64Filip Hronek26D$4,400,000139.0578163.32
65Brandon Montour29D$3,500,000138.5661258.91
66Jared McCann27F$5,000,000438.4384176.26
67Pavel Buchnevich29F$5,800,000238.3737170.42
68Andrei Svechnikov23F$7,750,000638.2270130.30
69Mikhail Sergachev25D$8,500,000838.2042184.08
70Lucas Raymond21F$925,000138.1098236.94
71Mike Matheson30D$4,875,000337.9886150.52
72Tyson Foerster22F$863,333237.9065140.21
73Martin Necas25F$3,000,000137.2259212.73
74Victor Hedman33D$7,875,000237.21158145.59
75Jakob Chychrun25D$4,600,000237.1633161.08
76Morgan Rielly30D$7,500,000736.8977144.84
77Adrian Kempe27F$5,500,000336.8674160.29
78Mika Zibanejad30F$8,500,000736.8144175.29
79Filip Forsberg29F$8,500,000736.7083116.39
80Kirby Dach23F$3,362,500336.5282129.60
81Joel Eriksson Ek27F$5,250,000636.13122150.91
82Moritz Seider22D$863,333136.0585274.71
83Zach Werenski26D$9,583,333536.029290.36
84Nikolaj Ehlers28F$6,000,000235.9551117.32
85Brock Boeser27F$6,650,000335.8789135.67
86Shayne Gostisbehere30D$4,125,000135.79114179.79
87Dylan Guenther20F$894,167235.5366175.27
88Nick Suzuki24F$7,875,000735.4197142.88
89Thomas Harley22D$863,333135.09130129.79
90Matt Boldy22F$7,000,000735.0793146.95
91Cole Caufield23F$7,850,000834.7590104.62
92Dylan Strome27F$5,000,000534.5996164.69
93Rasmus Andersson27D$4,550,000334.5572181.58
94Gabriel Vilardi24F$3,437,500234.54101141.22
95Alex DeBrincat26F$7,875,000434.4763151.89
96Bo Horvat28F$8,500,000834.3781141.00
97JJ Peterka22F$855,833234.04127205.93
98Bowen Byram22D$3,850,000233.97104138.91
99Sean Durzi25D$1,700,000133.82100207.85
100Seth Jarvis22F$894,166133.79143212.51
101Philip Tomasino22F$863,333133.69109176.62
102Nick Schmaltz28F$5,850,000333.5869148.12
103Mark Stone31F$9,500,000433.499596.23
104Drake Batherson25F$4,975,000433.2479162.58
105Thomas Chabot26D$8,000,000533.1888140.25
106Leo Carlsson19F$950,000333.04NR192.21
107Mark Scheifele31F$6,125,000133.0073148.38
108Troy Terry26F$7,000,000732.8187140.11
109Sean Monahan29F$1,985,000132.72NR99.57
110Logan Cooley19F$950,000332.7180228.38
111Jordan Kyrou25F$8,125,000832.3475151.14
112Casey Mittelstadt25F$2,500,000132.31115189.28
113Erik Karlsson33D$11,500,000432.1154207.72
114Artturi Lehkonen28F$4,500,000431.95110135.24
115Yegor Chinakhov23F$800,000131.73131161.88
116Sidney Crosby36F$8,700,000231.6891162.84
117Vincent Trocheck31F$5,625,000631.24126144.13
118Devon Toews30D$4,100,000130.9894180.60
119Jonathan Drouin28F$850,000130.97169179.68
120Gustav Forsling27D$2,666,667130.75163180.13
121Matias Maccelli23F$3,425,000330.74118153.36
122Chandler Stephenson29F$2,750,000130.63120192.55
123Brad Marchand35F$6,125,000230.52112147.40
124Quinton Byfield21F$890,000130.27156175.58
125Brock Faber21D$925,000230.20NR158.68
126Matthew Knies21F$925,000230.1899216.37
127Noah Hanifin27D$4,950,000129.19144143.54
128Pavel Zacha26F$4,750,000429.01129146.21
129Morgan Frost24F$2,100,000229.00155169.57
130Matt Duchene33F$3,000,000128.77147158.04
131Owen Tippett25F$1,500,000128.65139196.49
132Luke Evangelista22F$797,500228.65149159.73
133Alexis Lafreniere22F$2,325,000228.40135173.13
134Brock Nelson32F$6,000,000228.13134152.45
135Tony DeAngelo28D$1,675,000128.08125223.92
136Trevor Moore28F$4,200,000527.42162100.96
137Tyler Toffoli31F$4,250,000127.37137171.57
138Patrick Kane35F$2,750,000127.16148176.24
139K’Andre Miller24D$3,872,000227.08103173.58
140Matty Beniers21F$897,500127.05107257.64
141Yegor Sharangovich25F$3,100,000226.86NR121.90
142Logan Stankoven21F$836,667226.82NR134.15
143Jonatan Berggren23F$925,000126.54152169.44
144Ryan Hartman29F$1,700,000126.44136151.33
145Dylan Cozens23F$7,100,000726.40133141.73
146Brady Skjei29D$5,250,000126.21NR139.16
147Cam York23D$1,600,000226.21175152.60
148Timo Meier27F$8,800,000826.16117125.14
149Rasmus Sandin24D$1,400,000126.15173211.43
150Jake DeBrusk27F$4,000,000126.08111147.33
151Johnny Gaudreau30F$9,750,000625.66128137.76
152Jake Sanderson21D$925,000125.35181212.79
153Philipp Kurashev24F$2,250,000225.24NR124.45
154J.J. Moser23D$886,667125.15178218.15
155Cole Perfetti22F$894,166125.12113184.41
156Jonathan Marchessault33F$5,000,000125.08NR135.42
157Jeff Skinner31F$9,000,000424.96102140.89
158Elias Lindholm29F$4,850,000124.94124152.20
159Eeli Tolvanen24F$1,450,000124.90140152.53
160Andrei Kuzmenko28F$5,500,000224.88108159.78
161Sam Bennett27F$4,425,000224.85153124.71
162Frank Vatrano30F$3,650,000224.76189125.10
163Oliver Bjorkstrand28F$5,400,000324.62180117.05
164Patrik Laine25F$8,700,000324.617198.79
165William Eklund21F$894,167224.52NR163.08
166Ryan O’Reilly33F$4,500,000324.31150123.43
167Bryan Rust31F$5,125,000524.27190120.94
168Dawson Mercer22F$894,166124.24121253.91
169Chris Kreider32F$6,500,000424.20NR113.05
170Brandt Clarke21D$894,167224.10NR145.01
171Michael Bunting28F$3,500,000324.08151139.31
172Vladimir Tarasenko32F$5,000,000124.05154143.68
173Anthony Duclair28F$3,000,000123.98199110.27
174William Karlsson31F$5,900,000423.97191117.45
175Trevor Zegras22F$5,750,000323.94119152.12
176Tomas Hertl30F$8,137,500723.91141123.79
177Alex Newhook23F$2,900,000423.74200129.46
178Erik Gustafsson32D$825,000123.73161259.28
179Aaron Ekblad28D$7,500,000223.72157125.58
180Mason Marchment29F$4,500,000323.30187110.72
181Travis Sanheim27D$6,250,000823.27NR99.34
182Owen Power21D$920,000123.26183220.36
183Juraj Slafkovsky19F$950,000223.22NR172.47
184Joel Farabee24F$5,000,000523.11194111.20
185Teuvo Teravainen29F$5,400,000122.85NR105.68
186Gustav Nyquist34F$3,190,000222.83NR87.80
187Max Domi29F$3,000,000122.79146171.00
188J.T. Compher28F$5,100,000522.62167122.22
189Filip Chytil24F$4,437,500422.51165113.63
190Daniel Sprong26F$2,000,000122.49NR123.09
191Ridly Greig21F$894,166122.45159145.22
192Nils Hoglander23F$1,100,000222.35NR122.12
193Jack Roslovic27F$4,000,000122.34NR119.42
194Nicholas Robertson22F$821,667122.34198124.39
195Steven Stamkos34F$8,500,000122.28132141.55
196Nicolas Roy27F$3,000,000422.11NR101.49
197Calen Addison23D$800,000121.91138215.97
198Morgan Geekie25F$2,000,000221.89177135.36
199Pierre-Luc Dubois25F$8,500,000821.50123122.67
200Claude Giroux36F$6,500,000221.48193140.61

One Comment

  1. bradiselvis 2024-03-25 at 10:21

    Would love for you to add a column for team they are with. Just for ease of scanning.
    Cheers

Leave A Comment

UPCOMING GAMES

Apr 26 - 19:04 WSH vs NYR
Apr 26 - 19:04 NSH vs VAN
Apr 26 - 22:04 COL vs WPG
Apr 26 - 22:04 L.A vs EDM

Starting Goalies

Top Skater Views

  Players Team
ALEX VLASIC CHI
STEVEN STAMKOS T.B
JAKE GUENTZEL CAR
QUINTON BYFIELD L.A
SEBASTIAN AHO CAR

Top Goalie Profile Views

  Players Team
STUART SKINNER EDM
THATCHER DEMKO VAN
FREDERIK ANDERSEN CAR
ILYA SOROKIN NYI
IGOR SHESTERKIN NYR

LINE COMBOS

  Frequency CHI Players
16.7 LUKAS REICHEL TYLER JOHNSON ANDREAS ATHANASIOU
15.2 PHILIPP KURASHEV JASON DICKINSON CONNOR BEDARD
13.9 MACKENZIE ENTWISTLE RYAN DONATO COLIN BLACKWELL

DobberHockey Podcasts

FIND US ON FACEBOOK

📢 advertisement: