We're nearly at the end of the season, and this will be the last update before the rankings switch to offseason mode. Lane Hutson dominates once again on his ELC, and he should outdo himself next year too. Quinn Hughes and Cale Makar round out the podium spots as the premiere defensemen in a league where there isn't as much scoring depth to the position as there used to be. That being said, there's a lot of hope for the future with the new wave including Jackson LaCombe, Thomas Harley, Luke Hughes, and others. As we move into the offseason, I'll recommend getting your defense core in order before focusing on the rest of your roster.
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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 BlueSky here @alexdmaclean.
Comments help with optimizing the values, because they're not perfect and they never will be.
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.
Rank | Name | Age | Pos | Cap Hit | Yrs | Rating | Prev Rank | Value |
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1 | Lane Hutson | 21 | D | $950,000 | 2 | 83.23 | 6 | 221.53 |
2 | Quinn Hughes | 25 | D | $7,850,000 | 3 | 77.85 | 2 | 270.76 |
3 | Cale Makar | 26 | D | $9,000,000 | 3 | 73.59 | 3 | 262.89 |
4 | Connor McDavid | 28 | F | $12,500,000 | 2 | 66.99 | 1 | 253.51 |
5 | Nikita Kucherov | 31 | F | $9,500,000 | 3 | 65.97 | 4 | 266.95 |
6 | Nathan MacKinnon | 29 | F | $12,600,000 | 7 | 64.27 | 5 | 246.57 |
7 | Connor Bedard | 19 | F | $950,000 | 2 | 61.30 | 7 | 357.16 |
8 | Kirill Kaprizov | 27 | F | $9,000,000 | 2 | 60.02 | 8 | 204.44 |
9 | Leon Draisaitl | 29 | F | $8,500,000 | 1 | 58.85 | 9 | 227.68 |
10 | Evan Bouchard | 25 | D | $3,900,000 | 1 | 52.86 | 10 | 299.44 |
11 | Zach Werenski | 27 | D | $9,583,333 | 4 | 51.47 | 20 | 175.78 |
12 | Jack Hughes | 23 | F | $8,000,000 | 6 | 50.56 | 11 | 192.94 |
13 | Mitch Marner | 27 | F | $10,903,000 | 1 | 49.22 | 13 | 177.50 |
14 | David Pastrnak | 28 | F | $11,250,000 | 7 | 48.25 | 15 | 205.94 |
15 | Kyle Connor | 28 | F | $7,142,857 | 2 | 47.96 | 22 | 163.51 |
16 | Shea Theodore | 29 | D | $5,200,000 | 1 | 47.40 | 25 | 175.88 |
17 | Adam Fox | 27 | D | $9,500,000 | 5 | 46.96 | 14 | 211.31 |
18 | Logan Cooley | 20 | F | $950,000 | 2 | 46.32 | 47 | 238.20 |
19 | Mikko Rantanen | 28 | F | $9,250,000 | 1 | 45.64 | 12 | 208.82 |
20 | Jack Eichel | 28 | F | $10,000,000 | 2 | 45.62 | 16 | 155.87 |
21 | Jesper Bratt | 26 | F | $7,875,000 | 7 | 44.12 | 29 | 174.86 |
22 | Clayton Keller | 26 | F | $7,150,000 | 4 | 43.38 | 34 | 172.01 |
23 | Matthew Tkachuk | 27 | F | $9,500,000 | 6 | 42.98 | 18 | 182.48 |
24 | Josh Morrissey | 29 | D | $6,250,000 | 4 | 42.55 | 19 | 217.16 |
25 | Auston Matthews | 27 | F | $13,250,000 | 4 | 42.53 | 17 | 182.24 |
26 | Rasmus Dahlin | 24 | D | $11,000,000 | 8 | 42.06 | 32 | 171.98 |
27 | Brandon Hagel | 26 | F | $6,500,000 | 8 | 41.29 | 39 | 169.12 |
28 | Jason Robertson | 25 | F | $7,750,000 | 2 | 41.26 | 24 | 192.59 |
29 | Sam Reinhart | 29 | F | $8,625,000 | 8 | 40.62 | 21 | 184.63 |
30 | Jackson LaCombe | 24 | D | $925,000 | 2 | 40.31 | 121 | 173.86 |
31 | Brayden Point | 28 | F | $9,500,000 | 6 | 39.73 | 23 | 171.43 |
32 | Robert Thomas | 25 | F | $8,000,000 | 7 | 39.45 | 30 | 180.56 |
33 | William Nylander | 28 | F | $11,500,000 | 8 | 39.02 | 26 | 171.85 |
34 | Martin Necas | 26 | F | $6,500,000 | 2 | 38.65 | 59 | 146.81 |
35 | Tim Stutzle | 23 | F | $8,350,000 | 7 | 38.16 | 37 | 160.50 |
36 | Dylan Strome | 28 | F | $5,000,000 | 4 | 38.05 | 48 | 166.78 |
37 | Aleksander Barkov | 29 | F | $10,000,000 | 6 | 38.02 | 31 | 157.99 |
38 | Darren Raddysh | 29 | D | $975,000 | 2 | 38.01 | 99 | 226.07 |
39 | Adam Fantilli | 20 | F | $950,000 | 2 | 37.84 | 61 | 235.63 |
40 | Nick Suzuki | 25 | F | $7,875,000 | 6 | 37.77 | 44 | 160.05 |
41 | Macklin Celebrini | 18 | F | $975,000 | 3 | 37.02 | NR | 182.06 |
42 | Sebastian Aho | 27 | F | $9,750,000 | 8 | 36.97 | 28 | 168.96 |
43 | Kirill Marchenko | 24 | F | $3,850,000 | 3 | 36.96 | 69 | 152.84 |
44 | Sean Monahan | 30 | F | $5,500,000 | 5 | 36.72 | 139 | 131.43 |
45 | Shane Wright | 21 | F | $886,667 | 3 | 36.68 | 64 | 181.81 |
46 | Tage Thompson | 27 | F | $7,142,857 | 6 | 35.88 | 51 | 150.13 |
47 | Travis Konecny | 28 | F | $5,500,000 | 1 | 35.69 | 36 | 167.69 |
48 | Thomas Harley | 23 | D | $4,000,000 | 2 | 35.52 | 80 | 181.12 |
49 | Wyatt Johnston | 22 | F | $894,167 | 1 | 35.42 | 76 | 297.66 |
50 | Lucas Raymond | 22 | F | $8,075,000 | 8 | 34.74 | 52 | 146.02 |
51 | Kent Johnson | 22 | F | $1,800,000 | 3 | 34.67 | 153 | 125.32 |
52 | Noah Dobson | 25 | D | $4,000,000 | 1 | 34.57 | 27 | 248.20 |
53 | Gabriel Vilardi | 25 | F | $3,437,500 | 1 | 34.48 | 63 | 131.87 |
54 | Jonathan Drouin | 29 | F | $2,500,000 | 1 | 34.30 | 72 | 164.28 |
55 | Jake Guentzel | 30 | F | $9,000,000 | 7 | 34.27 | 38 | 152.85 |
56 | Jakob Chychrun | 26 | D | $4,600,000 | 1 | 33.99 | 74 | 162.94 |
57 | Adrian Kempe | 28 | F | $5,500,000 | 2 | 33.86 | 40 | 175.14 |
58 | Dylan Guenther | 21 | F | $894,167 | 1 | 33.74 | 73 | 204.90 |
59 | Nikolaj Ehlers | 29 | F | $6,000,000 | 1 | 33.66 | 62 | 144.34 |
60 | JJ Peterka | 23 | F | $855,833 | 1 | 33.27 | 87 | 246.47 |
61 | Vince Dunn | 28 | D | $7,350,000 | 3 | 33.15 | 70 | 154.58 |
62 | Drake Batherson | 26 | F | $4,975,000 | 3 | 32.63 | 50 | 168.25 |
63 | Nico Hischier | 26 | F | $7,250,000 | 3 | 32.59 | 45 | 153.21 |
64 | Dylan Larkin | 28 | F | $8,700,000 | 7 | 32.53 | 43 | 142.66 |
65 | Matt Boldy | 23 | F | $7,000,000 | 6 | 32.17 | 42 | 157.86 |
66 | Filip Forsberg | 30 | F | $8,500,000 | 6 | 31.96 | 41 | 176.14 |
67 | Aliaksei Protas | 24 | F | $3,375,000 | 5 | 31.72 | 150 | 135.80 |
68 | Mark Scheifele | 32 | F | $8,500,000 | 7 | 31.67 | 53 | 143.69 |
69 | Connor McMichael | 24 | F | $2,100,000 | 2 | 31.66 | 122 | 155.52 |
70 | Shayne Gostisbehere | 31 | D | $3,200,000 | 3 | 31.62 | 60 | 220.09 |
71 | Alex Tuch | 28 | F | $4,750,000 | 2 | 30.95 | 58 | 166.03 |
72 | Cole Caufield | 24 | F | $7,850,000 | 7 | 30.91 | 66 | 137.50 |
73 | Roope Hintz | 28 | F | $8,450,000 | 7 | 30.83 | 83 | 138.58 |
74 | Marco Rossi | 23 | F | $863,333 | 1 | 30.78 | 97 | 202.66 |
75 | Leo Carlsson | 20 | F | $950,000 | 2 | 30.73 | 92 | 218.19 |
76 | William Eklund | 22 | F | $894,167 | 1 | 30.71 | 100 | 217.07 |
77 | Artemi Panarin | 33 | F | $11,642,857 | 2 | 30.57 | 49 | 174.31 |
78 | Luke Hughes | 21 | D | $925,000 | 1 | 30.53 | 84 | 280.62 |
79 | Brady Tkachuk | 25 | F | $8,208,571 | 4 | 30.15 | 46 | 154.76 |
80 | J.T. Miller | 32 | F | $8,000,000 | 7 | 30.04 | 35 | 184.93 |
81 | Valeri Nichushkin | 30 | F | $6,125,000 | 6 | 29.86 | 54 | 122.90 |
82 | Mikhail Sergachev | 26 | D | $8,500,000 | 7 | 29.82 | 90 | 108.43 |
83 | Seth Jarvis | 23 | F | $7,420,087 | 8 | 29.68 | 75 | 140.55 |
84 | Pavel Dorofeyev | 24 | F | $1,835,000 | 2 | 29.05 | 107 | 145.05 |
85 | Jordan Kyrou | 26 | F | $8,125,000 | 7 | 29.05 | 71 | 140.20 |
86 | Mathew Barzal | 27 | F | $9,150,000 | 7 | 29.04 | 56 | 148.75 |
87 | Mason McTavish | 22 | F | $894,167 | 1 | 28.94 | 102 | 213.35 |
88 | Jake Sanderson | 22 | D | $8,050,000 | 8 | 28.82 | 151 | 124.06 |
89 | Alex DeBrincat | 27 | F | $7,875,000 | 3 | 28.68 | 81 | 136.38 |
90 | Matt Duchene | 34 | F | $3,000,000 | 1 | 28.60 | 163 | 152.04 |
91 | Logan Mailloux | 21 | D | $875,000 | 2 | 28.33 | 88 | 150.10 |
92 | Elias Pettersson | 26 | F | $11,600,000 | 8 | 28.00 | 33 | 162.01 |
93 | Ryan Donato | 28 | F | $2,000,000 | 1 | 27.96 | NR | 141.58 |
94 | Mark Stone | 32 | F | $9,500,000 | 3 | 27.90 | 93 | 99.57 |
95 | Nick Schmaltz | 29 | F | $5,850,000 | 2 | 27.04 | 77 | 142.47 |
96 | Dylan Holloway | 23 | F | $2,220,457 | 2 | 26.87 | NR | 82.52 |
97 | Carter Verhaeghe | 29 | F | $4,166,667 | 1 | 26.69 | 57 | 180.06 |
98 | Matvei Michkov | 20 | F | $950,000 | 3 | 26.61 | NR | 181.38 |
99 | Jake Walman | 29 | D | $3,400,000 | 2 | 26.54 | 127 | 109.55 |
100 | Sidney Crosby | 34 | F | $8,700,000 | 1 | 26.53 | 116 | 148.71 |
101 | Dmitri Voronkov | 24 | F | $925,000 | 1 | 26.46 | 112 | 184.08 |
102 | Artturi Lehkonen | 29 | F | $4,500,000 | 3 | 26.28 | 106 | 108.87 |
103 | Troy Terry | 27 | F | $7,000,000 | 6 | 26.23 | 98 | 121.43 |
104 | Bryan Rust | 32 | F | $5,125,000 | 4 | 25.90 | 91 | 138.68 |
105 | Miro Heiskanen | 25 | D | $8,450,000 | 5 | 25.71 | 65 | 161.84 |
106 | Yegor Chinakhov | 24 | F | $2,100,000 | 2 | 25.68 | 79 | 133.70 |
107 | Jared McCann | 28 | F | $5,000,000 | 3 | 25.46 | 82 | 150.45 |
108 | Kevin Fiala | 28 | F | $7,875,000 | 5 | 25.44 | 78 | 147.59 |
109 | Andrei Svechnikov | 24 | F | $7,750,000 | 5 | 25.19 | 68 | 123.24 |
110 | Mason Lohrei | 24 | D | $925,000 | 1 | 25.17 | NR | 130.68 |
111 | Brock Boeser | 28 | F | $6,650,000 | 2 | 25.13 | 67 | 152.69 |
112 | Matthew Knies | 22 | F | $925,000 | 1 | 25.10 | 162 | 173.05 |
113 | Victor Hedman | 34 | D | $7,875,000 | 1 | 24.83 | 129 | 170.58 |
114 | Jack Quinn | 23 | F | $863,333 | 1 | 24.75 | 55 | 158.94 |
115 | Pavel Mintyukov | 21 | D | $918,333 | 2 | 24.46 | 86 | 219.51 |
116 | Cutter Gauthier | 21 | F | $950,000 | 2 | 24.17 | 177 | 168.08 |
117 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | 26 | F | $8,500,000 | 7 | 24.00 | 178 | 90.41 |
118 | Teuvo Teravainen | 30 | F | $5,400,000 | 3 | 23.65 | 137 | 126.56 |
119 | Cole Perfetti | 23 | F | $3,250,000 | 2 | 23.59 | 130 | 142.40 |
120 | Tyler Seguin | 33 | F | $9,850,000 | 3 | 23.44 | 170 | 77.61 |
121 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 31 | F | $5,125,000 | 5 | 23.44 | 89 | 170.44 |
122 | Seamus Casey | 21 | D | $950,000 | 3 | 23.43 | NR | 97.16 |
123 | Brandt Clarke | 22 | D | $894,167 | 1 | 23.41 | 142 | 120.93 |
124 | Filip Hronek | 27 | D | $7,250,000 | 8 | 23.41 | 159 | 137.73 |
125 | Dougie Hamilton | 31 | D | $9,000,000 | 4 | 23.31 | 103 | 94.67 |
126 | Bowen Byram | 23 | D | $3,850,000 | 1 | 23.22 | 147 | 135.46 |
127 | Moritz Seider | 23 | D | $8,550,000 | 7 | 22.99 | 124 | 129.35 |
128 | Mason Marchment | 30 | F | $4,500,000 | 2 | 22.95 | 104 | 135.53 |
129 | Juraj Slafkovsky | 20 | F | $950,000 | 1 | 22.91 | 140 | 218.91 |
130 | Pavel Zacha | 27 | F | $4,750,000 | 3 | 22.86 | 108 | 145.78 |
131 | Bobby McMann | 28 | F | $1,350,000 | 2 | 22.77 | 149 | 153.53 |
132 | Simon Holmstrom | 23 | F | $850,000 | 1 | 22.76 | NR | 131.38 |
133 | Boone Jenner | 31 | F | $3,750,000 | 2 | 22.70 | NR | 97.32 |
134 | Rickard Rakell | 31 | F | $5,000,000 | 4 | 22.43 | NR | 94.94 |
135 | Anthony Cirelli | 27 | F | $6,250,000 | 7 | 22.28 | 131 | 106.17 |
136 | Sam Bennett | 28 | F | $4,425,000 | 1 | 22.16 | 144 | 113.09 |
137 | Connor Zary | 23 | F | $863,333 | 1 | 22.02 | 119 | 178.42 |
138 | Michael Kesselring | 25 | D | $1,400,000 | 2 | 21.89 | 166 | 148.34 |
139 | Quinton Byfield | 22 | F | $6,250,000 | 5 | 21.87 | 115 | 138.72 |
140 | Jake Neighbours | 22 | F | $835,833 | 1 | 21.85 | 157 | 188.95 |
141 | Scott Morrow | 22 | D | $916,667 | 2 | 21.83 | NR | 52.62 |
142 | Alexis Lafreniere | 23 | F | $2,325,000 | 1 | 21.79 | 94 | 178.31 |
143 | Pavel Buchnevich | 30 | F | $5,800,000 | 1 | 21.70 | 101 | 138.04 |
144 | Zack Bolduc | 22 | F | $863,334 | 2 | 21.69 | 181 | 151.08 |
145 | Alex Ovechkin | 34 | F | $9,500,000 | 2 | 21.64 | 187 | 107.82 |
146 | Thomas Chabot | 27 | D | $8,000,000 | 4 | 21.61 | 138 | 111.16 |
147 | Ivan Barbashev | 29 | F | $5,000,000 | 4 | 21.58 | 167 | 99.47 |
148 | Bo Horvat | 29 | F | $8,500,000 | 7 | 21.37 | 105 | 126.87 |
149 | Aaron Ekblad | 29 | D | $7,500,000 | 1 | 21.31 | NR | 93.80 |
150 | Logan Stankoven | 22 | F | $836,667 | 1 | 21.02 | 117 | 120.21 |
151 | Bobby Brink | 23 | F | $1,500,000 | 2 | 20.87 | 168 | 137.46 |
152 | Nick Paul | 29 | F | $3,150,000 | 5 | 20.87 | 152 | 129.55 |
153 | Tom Wilson | 30 | F | $6,500,000 | 7 | 20.84 | NR | 76.97 |
154 | MacKenzie Weegar | 31 | D | $6,250,000 | 7 | 20.79 | 196 | 147.83 |
155 | Shane Pinto | 24 | F | $3,750,000 | 2 | 20.76 | 120 | 113.90 |
156 | Patrik Laine | 26 | F | $8,700,000 | 2 | 20.72 | 182 | 44.83 |
157 | Joel Eriksson Ek | 28 | F | $5,250,000 | 5 | 20.71 | 96 | 140.72 |
158 | Mikael Granlund | 33 | F | $5,000,000 | 1 | 20.66 | 126 | 123.70 |
159 | Charlie McAvoy | 27 | D | $9,500,000 | 6 | 20.51 | 111 | 135.09 |
160 | Roman Josi | 34 | D | $9,059,000 | 4 | 20.49 | 113 | 177.83 |
161 | Mika Zibanejad | 31 | F | $8,500,000 | 6 | 20.45 | 114 | 136.71 |
162 | Ryker Evans | 23 | D | $897,500 | 1 | 20.45 | NR | 120.39 |
163 | Will Smith | 20 | F | $950,000 | 3 | 20.41 | NR | 161.02 |
164 | Timo Meier | 28 | F | $8,800,000 | 7 | 20.34 | 128 | 102.96 |
165 | Chandler Stephenson | 30 | F | $6,250,000 | 7 | 20.33 | 154 | 115.23 |
166 | Simon Edvinsson | 22 | D | $894,167 | 2 | 20.24 | NR | 97.48 |
167 | Adam Boqvist | 24 | D | $775,000 | 1 | 20.23 | NR | 102.15 |
168 | Tomas Hertl | 31 | F | $8,137,500 | 6 | 20.22 | 184 | 87.21 |
169 | Noah Hanifin | 28 | D | $7,350,000 | 8 | 20.11 | 145 | 136.60 |
170 | Morgan Geekie | 26 | F | $2,000,000 | 1 | 20.05 | 191 | 126.75 |
171 | Owen Power | 22 | D | $8,350,000 | 7 | 19.98 | 185 | 106.94 |
172 | Morgan Rielly | 31 | D | $7,500,000 | 6 | 19.94 | 85 | 165.29 |
173 | Cole Sillinger | 21 | F | $2,250,000 | 2 | 19.76 | 192 | 125.97 |
174 | Neal Pionk | 29 | D | $5,875,000 | 1 | 19.75 | 197 | 110.44 |
175 | Matt Coronato | 22 | F | $925,000 | 1 | 19.47 | NR | 59.86 |
176 | Will Cuylle | 23 | F | $828,333 | 1 | 19.47 | NR | 131.74 |
177 | Vincent Trocheck | 32 | F | $5,625,000 | 5 | 19.40 | 118 | 153.40 |
178 | Brandon Montour | 30 | D | $7,142,857 | 7 | 19.38 | NR | 112.69 |
179 | Artyom Levshunov | 19 | D | $975,000 | 3 | 19.35 | NR | 117.25 |
180 | Brock Faber | 22 | D | $925,000 | 1 | 19.29 | 109 | 268.09 |
181 | Zach Benson | 19 | F | $950,000 | 2 | 19.27 | 160 | 202.49 |
182 | Jordan Spence | 24 | D | $1,500,000 | 2 | 19.19 | 174 | 162.68 |
183 | Oliver Bjorkstrand | 29 | F | $5,400,000 | 2 | 18.82 | 123 | 134.04 |
184 | Owen Tippett | 26 | F | $6,200,000 | 8 | 18.75 | 135 | 116.81 |
185 | Anton Lundell | 23 | F | $5,000,000 | 6 | 18.73 | 188 | 105.87 |
186 | Barrett Hayton | 24 | F | $2,650,000 | 2 | 18.70 | NR | 116.49 |
187 | Sean Durzi | 26 | D | $6,000,000 | 4 | 18.54 | 158 | 139.44 |
188 | Mike Matheson | 31 | D | $4,875,000 | 2 | 18.49 | 95 | 187.18 |
189 | Trevor Moore | 29 | F | $4,200,000 | 4 | 18.45 | 136 | 139.52 |
190 | Zach Hyman | 32 | F | $5,500,000 | 4 | 18.36 | 132 | 149.45 |
191 | Warren Foegele | 28 | F | $3,500,000 | 3 | 18.26 | NR | 107.26 |
192 | Shakir Mukhamadullin | 23 | D | $894,167 | 1 | 18.12 | NR | 81.12 |
193 | Josh Norris | 25 | F | $7,950,000 | 6 | 18.11 | 172 | 78.96 |
194 | Casey Mittelstadt | 26 | F | $5,750,000 | 3 | 18.11 | 146 | 124.38 |
195 | Rasmus Andersson | 28 | D | $4,550,000 | 2 | 18.05 | 133 | 146.97 |
196 | Ryan McLeod | 25 | F | $2,100,000 | 1 | 17.99 | NR | 85.65 |
197 | Fabian Zetterlund | 25 | F | $1,450,000 | 1 | 17.91 | 176 | 150.57 |
198 | Kirby Dach | 24 | F | $3,362,500 | 2 | 17.84 | 110 | 94.75 |
199 | Michael Bunting | 29 | F | $3,500,000 | 2 | 17.76 | 125 | 144.78 |
200 | Pius Suter | 28 | F | $1,600,000 | 1 | 17.71 | NR | 105.57 |