Top 200 Fantasy Prospect Forwards – January 2018
Dobber
2018-01-11
Here are the Top 200 prospect forwards to own in your points-only keeper league. January edition
As always, players within +/- 5.0 ratings points should be considered about equal value and at that point would depend on personal preference and team needs. Taken into account includes: wait time, NHL certainty, upside, the depth chart of the franchise. Check back tomorrow when I post the Top 50 prospect defensemen.
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Dec 10 | Prospect | Team | type | Prospect Rating | Dec 10 | Nov 10 |
1 | Dylan Strome | ARI | o | 82.2 | 6 | 6 |
2 | Kyle Connor | WPG | o | 79.0 | 7 | 8 |
3 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | CBJ | t | 78.7 | 11 | 13 |
4 | Danton Heinen | BOS | o | 77.7 | 33 | 49 |
5 | Oliver Bjorkstrand | CBJ | o | 77.0 | 9 | 10 |
6 | Kevin Labanc | SJS | o | 76.7 | 10 | 11 |
7 | Jesper Bratt | NJD | o | 74.3 | 15 | 15 |
8 | Jesse Puljujarvi | EDM | t | 73.7 | 14 | 14 |
9 | Jakub Vrana | WAS | o | 73.7 | 13 | 12 |
10 | Alex Tuch | VGK | p | 73.2 | 19 | 22 |
11 | Nolan Patrick | PHI | o | 72.9 | 8 | 5 |
12 | Tyson Jost | COL | o | 72.3 | 12 | 9 |
13 | Luke Kunin | MIN | o | 71.4 | 17 | 17 |
14 | Christian Fischer | ARI | p | 71.0 | 18 | 25 |
15 | Timo Meier | SJS | o | 70.8 | 21 | 19 |
16 | Casey Mittelstadt | BUF | o | 70.1 | 32 | 32 |
17 | Sam Steel | ANA | o | 69.8 | 24 | 21 |
18 | Kailer Yamamoto | EDM | os | 69.6 | 22 | 20 |
19 | Josh Ho-Sang | NYI | o | 69.0 | 23 | 30 |
20 | Anthony Beauvillier | NYI | o | 68.9 | 20 | 18 |
21 | Elias Pettersson | VAN | o | 68.8 | 27 | 34 |
22 | Brendan Perlini | ARI | o | 68.6 | 16 | 16 |
23 | Alexander Kerfoot | COL | os | 68.4 | 36 | 46 |
24 | Colin White | OTT | o | 68.4 | 28 | 24 |
25 | Adrian Kempe | LAK | o | 68.1 | 29 | 35 |
26 | Cody Glass | VGK | o | 67.9 | 30 | 29 |
27 | Joel Eriksson Ek | MIN | o | 67.2 | 25 | 23 |
28 | Owen Tippett | FLA | o | 67.0 | 34 | 26 |
29 | Anders Bjork | BOS | t | 66.1 | 26 | 28 |
30 | Alexander Nylander | BUF | o | 65.1 | 37 | 36 |
31 | Nikolay Goldobin | VAN | o | 64.9 | 38 | 37 |
32 | Logan Brown | OTT | o | 64.7 | 39 | 38 |
33 | Mark Jankowski | CGY | p | 64.7 | 40 | 40 |
34 | Evgeny Svechnikov | DET | o | 63.7 | 31 | 31 |
35 | Ivan Barbashev | STL | t | 63.7 | 35 | 27 |
36 | Nicolas Roy | CAR | t | 63.0 | 43 | 41 |
37 | Daniel O'Regan | SJS | t | 63.0 | 42 | 42 |
38 | Gabriel Vilardi | LAK | o | 62.9 | 41 | 39 |
39 | Daniel Sprong | PIT | o | 62.8 | 51 | 51 |
40 | Henrik Borgstrom | FLA | t | 62.5 | 44 | 61 |
41 | Tage Thompson | STL | o | 62.5 | 52 | 52 |
42 | Kasperi Kapanen | TOR | o | 62.4 | 45 | 43 |
43 | Nick Suzuki | VGK | t | 62.4 | 46 | 44 |
44 | Charles Hudon | MON | o | 62.2 | 47 | 54 |
45 | Michael McLeod | NJD | t | 61.9 | 48 | 47 |
46 | Jack Roslovic | WPG | t | 61.8 | 49 | 48 |
47 | Vladislav Kamenev | COL | t | 61.6 | 50 | 50 |
48 | Andrew Mangiapane | CGY | o | 61.6 | 91 | 91 |
49 | Lias Andersson | NYR | t | 61.5 | 70 | 68 |
50 | Adam Gaudette | VAN | o | 61.5 | 64 | 65 |
51 | Dylan Sikura | CHI | o | 61.2 | 92 | 122 |
52 | Kirill Kaprizov | MIN | os | 61.2 | 54 | 45 |
53 | Jayce Hawryluk | FLA | o | 61.0 | 55 | 55 |
54 | Filip Chytil | NYR | o | 60.9 | 56 | 56 |
55 | Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson | BOS | o | 60.8 | 57 | 57 |
56 | Yanni Gourde | TBL | os | 60.7 | 81 | 93 |
57 | Troy Terry | ANA | o | 60.3 | 58 | 75 |
58 | Anthony Cirelli | TBL | o | 60.2 | 60 | 66 |
59 | Vitali Abramov | CBJ | os | 60.1 | 61 | 59 |
60 | Denis Malgin | FLA | os | 59.9 | 62 | 60 |
61 | J.T. Compher | COL | t | 59.8 | 53 | 53 |
62 | Nick Merkley | ARI | o | 59.6 | 67 | 71 |
63 | Jake DeBrusk | BOS | o | 59.4 | 73 | 76 |
64 | Ondrej Kase | ANA | o | 59.1 | 65 | 72 |
65 | Martin Necas | CAR | o | 59.1 | 93 | 94 |
66 | Sonny Milano | CBJ | o | 59.1 | 59 | 63 |
67 | Taylor Raddysh | TBL | o | 59.0 | 63 | 62 |
68 | Lawson Crouse | ARI | p | 58.9 | 66 | 64 |
69 | German Rubtsov | PHI | t | 58.2 | 68 | 67 |
70 | Brendan Leipsic | VGK | o | 57.7 | 69 | 87 |
71 | Michael Rasmussen | DET | p | 57.6 | 71 | 69 |
72 | Julien Gauthier | CAR | o | 57.4 | 72 | 70 |
73 | Martin Frk | DET | o | 56.7 | 76 | 84 |
74 | John Quenneville | NJD | t | 55.8 | 77 | 77 |
75 | Aleksi Saarela | CAR | o | 55.8 | 78 | 78 |
76 | Zach Senyshyn | BOS | o | 55.7 | 79 | 79 |
77 | Jordan Weal | PHI | os | 55.7 | 74 | 58 |
78 | Jordan Greenway | MIN | p | 55.6 | 80 | 80 |
79 | Tyler Motte | CBJ | os | 55.3 | 82 | 81 |
80 | Jason Dickinson | DAL | t | 55.2 | 83 | 82 |
81 | Eeli Tolvanen | NSH | o | 55.2 | 84 | 146 |
82 | Jean-Christophe Beaudin | COL | o | 54.8 | 85 | 85 |
83 | Maxim Letunov | SJS | o | 54.6 | 86 | 74 |
84 | Hudson Fasching | BUF | p | 54.5 | 75 | 73 |
85 | Tyler Bertuzzi | DET | p | 54.4 | 90 | 90 |
86 | Nicolas Petan | WPG | os | 54.3 | 88 | 86 |
87 | John Hayden | CHI | p | 53.0 | 87 | 83 |
88 | Nikita Soshnikov | TOR | o | 52.7 | 94 | 95 |
89 | Jake Virtanen | VAN | p | 52.6 | 95 | 108 |
90 | Nicholas Baptiste | BUF | o | 52.0 | 96 | 88 |
91 | Henrik Haapala | FLA | o | 51.9 | 97 | 97 |
92 | Josh Leivo | TOR | p | 51.7 | 98 | 98 |
93 | Max Jones | ANA | p | 51.7 | 89 | 89 |
94 | Nikita Scherbak | MON | o | 51.3 | 99 | 107 |
95 | Denis Gurianov | DAL | o | 51.3 | 100 | 100 |
96 | Zach Aston-Reese | PIT | o | 51.1 | 101 | 102 |
97 | Morgan Frost | PHI | o | 50.9 | 103 | 144 |
98 | Kevin Roy | ANA | o | 50.9 | 104 | 152 |
99 | Michael McCarron | MON | p | 50.7 | 105 | 104 |
100 | Alex Iafallo | LAK | o | 50.5 | 106 | 130 |
101 | Robert Thomas | STL | t | 50.5 | 107 | 106 |
102 | Francis Perron | OTT | o | 50.3 | 108 | 99 |
103 | Lucas Wallmark | CAR | o | 50.1 | 109 | 147 |
104 | Josh Norris | SJS | o | 50.0 | 110 | 101 |
105 | Anton Slepyshev | EDM | o | 49.5 | 112 | 110 |
106 | Janne Kuokkanen | CAR | o | 49.5 | 102 | 103 |
107 | Laurent Dauphin | CHI | o | 49.4 | 113 | 112 |
108 | Jordan Kyrou | STL | o | 49.1 | 114 | 113 |
109 | Austin Czarnik | BOS | os | 48.9 | 115 | 96 |
110 | Warren Foegele | CAR | o | 48.9 | 116 | 128 |
111 | AJ Greer | COL | p | 48.9 | 117 | 114 |
112 | Miro Aaltonen | TOR | o | 48.8 | 111 | 109 |
113 | Riley Barber | WAS | t | 48.8 | 118 | 115 |
114 | Remi Elie | DAL | p | 48.6 | 119 | 117 |
115 | Brett Howden | TBL | t | 48.6 | 120 | 118 |
116 | Seth Griffith | BUF | o | 48.5 | 121 | 121 |
117 | Rasmus Asplund | BUF | o | 48.4 | 122 | 123 |
118 | Jeremy Bracco | TOR | o | 48.3 | 123 | 125 |
119 | Cliff Pu | BUF | o | 48.2 | 124 | 105 |
120 | Jaret Anderson-Dolan | LAK | o | 48.1 | 125 | NR |
121 | Jonathan Dahlen | VAN | o | 48.0 | 126 | 137 |
122 | Oskar Lindblom | PHI | t | 47.9 | 127 | 127 |
123 | Dylan Gambrell | SJS | o | 47.8 | 128 | 194 |
124 | Adam Mascherin | FLA | os | 47.8 | 129 | 129 |
125 | Nikita Gusev | VGK | os | 47.7 | 130 | 119 |
126 | Jake Evans | MON | o | 47.5 | 338 | 474 |
127 | Kenny Agostino | BOS | o | 47.4 | 132 | 132 |
128 | Dominik Simon | PIT | o | 47.4 | 175 | 200 |
129 | Kieffer Bellows | NYI | p | 47.3 | 250 | 246 |
130 | Oskar Sundqvist | STL | t | 47.1 | 134 | 134 |
131 | Riley Tufte | DAL | p | 47.0 | 135 | 135 |
132 | Dmytro Timashov | TOR | o | 47.0 | 136 | 136 |
133 | Kerby Rychel | TOR | p | 46.9 | 137 | 124 |
134 | Travis Boyd | WAS | o | 46.7 | 138 | 139 |
135 | Rourke Chartier | SJS | o | 46.6 | 139 | 141 |
136 | Carl Grundstrom | TOR | o | 46.6 | 140 | 142 |
137 | Mitchell Stephens | TBL | t | 46.6 | 141 | 143 |
138 | Michael Dal Colle | NYI | o | 46.5 | 131 | 92 |
139 | Alex Formenton | OTT | o | 46.5 | 142 | 145 |
140 | Justin Bailey | BUF | o | 46.4 | 143 | 148 |
141 | Patrick Harper | NSH | os | 46.4 | 133 | 187 |
142 | Ryan Gropp | NYR | p | 46.4 | 144 | 149 |
143 | Deven Sideroff | ANA | o | 46.4 | 145 | 150 |
144 | Spencer Foo | CGY | o | 46.2 | 146 | 116 |
145 | Valentin Zykov | CAR | o | 46.1 | 147 | 131 |
146 | Kalle Kossila | ANA | o | 46.1 | 148 | 154 |
147 | Nathan Walker | EDM | o | 46.1 | 149 | 155 |
148 | Pontus Åberg | NSH | t | 46.1 | 150 | 133 |
149 | Joseph Blandisi | LAK | o | 46.1 | 151 | 156 |
150 | Taylor Leier | PHI | o | 46.1 | 152 | 157 |
151 | Gemel Smith | DAL | o | 46.1 | 153 | 182 |
152 | Blake Speers | NJD | o | 46.0 | 154 | 158 |
153 | Yakov Trenin | NSH | o | 45.8 | 155 | 120 |
154 | Daniel Carr | MON | o | 45.8 | 158 | 201 |
155 | Klim Kostin | STL | p | 45.8 | 191 | 191 |
156 | Jujhar Khaira | EDM | p | 45.7 | 156 | 184 |
157 | Morgan Klimchuk | CGY | t | 45.6 | 157 | 160 |
158 | Aleksi Heponiemi | FLA | o | 45.5 | 221 | 221 |
159 | Peter Cehlarik | BOS | o | 45.5 | 159 | 161 |
160 | Drake Batherson | OTT | p | 45.5 | 231 | 228 |
161 | Jonny Brodzinski | LAK | o | 45.4 | 160 | 215 |
162 | Maxim Mamin | FLA | o | 45.1 | 161 | 174 |
163 | Zach Sanford | STL | o | 45.1 | 162 | 162 |
164 | Mike Vecchione | PHI | os | 44.9 | 163 | 163 |
165 | Adam Erne | TBL | p | 44.9 | 164 | 164 |
166 | Teemu Pulkkinen | VGK | o | 44.9 | 165 | 165 |
167 | Martins Dzierkals | TOR | o | 44.8 | 167 | 166 |
168 | Mikhail Vorobyov | PHI | o | 44.8 | 168 | 167 |
169 | Mason Appleton | WPG | o | 44.7 | 502 | 503 |
170 | Tyler Steenbergen | ARI | o | 44.7 | 181 | NR |
171 | Kristian Vesalainen | WPG | p | 44.5 | 169 | 169 |
172 | Axel Holmstrom | DET | o | 44.5 | 170 | 138 |
173 | Samuel Blais | STL | o | 44.5 | 171 | 170 |
174 | Kole Lind | VAN | o | 44.5 | 197 | 196 |
175 | Calvin Thurkauf | CBJ | p | 44.4 | 172 | 171 |
176 | Tanner Laczynski | PHI | o | 44.4 | 173 | 288 |
177 | Julius Nattinen | ANA | o | 44.3 | 174 | 172 |
178 | Alexander Khokhlachev | BOS | o | 44.2 | 207 | 208 |
179 | Cole Ully | DAL | o | 44.1 | 176 | 175 |
180 | Trent Frederic | BOS | t | 44.1 | 177 | 291 |
181 | Adam Helewka | SJS | t | 44.0 | 178 | 176 |
182 | Mathieu Joseph | TBL | t | 44.0 | 179 | 177 |
183 | David Pope | DET | o | 43.9 | 180 | 429 |
184 | Rudolfs Balcers | SJS | o | 43.8 | 183 | 180 |
185 | Nick Paul | OTT | p | 43.8 | 184 | 151 |
186 | Tyler Moy | NSH | o | 43.8 | 185 | 173 |
187 | Hunter Shinkaruk | CGY | o | 43.7 | 186 | 183 |
188 | Chandler Stephenson | WAS | o | 43.7 | 187 | 185 |
189 | Markus Hannikainen | CBJ | t | 43.7 | 188 | 204 |
190 | Martin Reway | MON | o | 43.6 | 166 | 126 |
191 | Rocco Grimaldi | COL | os | 43.5 | 182 | 140 |
192 | Tobias Lindberg | VGK | o | 43.4 | 189 | 188 |
193 | Dennis Yan | TBL | o | 43.4 | 190 | 190 |
194 | Ryan MacInnis | ARI | t | 43.3 | 192 | 159 |
195 | Michael Spacek | WPG | o | 43.1 | 193 | 192 |
196 | Victor Ejdsell | NSH | p | 43.1 | 194 | 224 |
197 | Brandon Hagel | BUF | o | 43.0 | 195 | 193 |
198 | Boris Katchouk | TBL | t | 43.0 | 416 | 411 |
199 | Adam Brooks | TOR | o | 43.0 | 196 | 195 |
200 | Tyler Benson | EDM | o | 43.0 | 198 | 197 |
Graduating from the lists this month:
1 | Keller | Clayton | ARI |
2 | Boeser | Brock | VAN |
3 | Hischier | Nico | NJD |
4 | Barzal | Mathew | NYI |
5 | DeBrincat | Alex | CHI |
1 | Sergachev | Mikhail | TBL |
2 | Montour | Brandon | ANA |
3 | McAvoy | Charlie | BOS |
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Where did Debrincat go??
Oops, I forgot to list this month’s graduates:
1 Keller Clayton ARI
2 Boeser Brock VAN
3 Hischier Nico NJD
4 Barzal Mathew NYI
5 DeBrincat Alex CHI
1 Sergachev Mikhail TBL
2 Montour Brandon ANA
3 McAvoy Charlie BOS
Thank you, if I may ask, would you rather have Debrincat or Puljujarvi for the long haul?
I have those rankings up two days ago, link is here: http://www.dobberhockey.com/hockey-home/hockey-rankings/top-300-keeper-league-players-january-2018/
You don’t seem to be as high on Kyrou as many others. Any particular reason?
Thomas and Tolvenen also seem to have incredible hype around them as well but low on this list. I would also be curious as to why on those guys.
St. Louis and Nashville will keep them off your pro team for 3-4 years. Don’t fall into the Ty Rattie trap!
Hasn’t Poile already come out and said he hopes to have Tolvenen on the Preds as soon as the KHL season is over?
I’m sure he will be, and his ranking will continue to rise if that happens. And when it does happen, he won’t shoot up to #1 either, because I saw Fiala do the same thing (three years later, barely making fantasy pro teams). Let’s not forget Radulov. I just don’t like the wait time on prospects with Nashville and St. Louis.
Besides, Tolvenen was a Top 10 KHL scorer in October. November he was Top 20. December Top 25… WJC only one goal. Great prospect, but a lot of the hype is that early Sept/Oct impact and hot KHL start.
He’s 81st now, +/- 5.0 rating points puts him as high as 60th. If they sign him he’ll be around 15-25th. If I like his impact as a pro first few games then he’ll be Top 10. If he makes the team out of camp he could be Top 3.
Ok that makes total sense. I’m really interested in prospects cause I’m rebuilding in my keeper/dynasty league pool with a cap.
Rookies are extremely valuable in the set up and the guy who owns Tolvenen has expressed interest in trading for Scheifele from me. I know you don’t know the full ins and out of my specific pool but would like to get your thoughts on a Arvidsson or Nylander/Tolvenen/high draft pick for Scheifele trade?
At present, Both Arvidsson and Nylander have roughly 1.5 fp/g and Scheifele is around 2. I value Scheifele tremendously but thinking if I could trade him for 3 valuable pieces I might pull the trigger.
I would consider that if Scheifele was 31 years old, but he’s just getting started.
I traded Malkin last summer for Arvidsson, Drouin and Marchessault…I wouldn’t have done that if Malkin was 24.
Not that Kaprizov is that high, but I’m curious if there’s any reasoning behind his ranking that high considering he won’t be in the league for 3 years at least after signing that KHL extension.
He’s down from 1st. So that’s his decline due to the 3 years