Top 100 Roto Rankings: January 2022
Ian Gooding
2022-01-15
COVID protocol has been a revolving door all season, particularly during the last couple months. As a result, we have many players returning to the Roto Rankings from injury and COVID protocol last month, but numerous other players who have been removed from the main rankings for the same reasons.
Due to the number of injuries and COVID-related absences, it's possible that this list is not current by the time you view it. The list "should" account for all players injured/in COVID protocol before game time on Friday, January 14. The next update will be made in mid-February 2022.
Because of the sheer number of players placed into COVID protocol last month, you may notice some players who you might think should rise or at least maintain their ranking that have fallen a little bit this month. Rankings are based on anticipated future production for the rest of the season and not necessarily past production this season.
Due to the instability of many lineups (again, COVID), defensive structure has suffered. This may explain why goalies dominate the names that have been bumped out of the top 100.
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%. These rankings are intended for 2021-22 single-season leagues and are different from keeper rankings.
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 | Dec-21 | Change | Comments |
| 1 | Connor McDavid | F | 1 | 0 | 12/21 – Still #1 – convince us otherwise |
| 2 | Leon Draisaitl | F | 2 | 0 | 12/21 – The main threat for #1 |
| 3 | Alex Ovechkin | F | 3 | 0 | |
| 4 | Auston Matthews | F | 4 | 0 | 12/21 – Back scoring at a G/GP pace |
| 5 | Artemi Panarin | F | 5 | 0 | |
| 6 | Nathan MacKinnon | F | 6 | 0 | 12/21 – Back from injury, but just 3 G in 15 GP |
| 7 | Jonathan Huberdeau | F | 7 | 0 | |
| 8 | Mikko Rantanen | F | 8 | 0 | 12/21 – Colorado is scoring at will |
| 9 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | 9 | 0 | |
| 10 | Cale Makar | D | 10 | 0 | |
| 11 | Adam Fox | D | 11 | 0 | 12/21 – Gunning for another Norris Trophy |
| 12 | Victor Hedman | D | 12 | 0 | 12/21 – Piling up the points, particularly assists |
| 13 | Nikita Kucherov | F | NR | 1/22 – Finally ready to roll | |
| 14 | Brad Marchand | F | NR | 1/22 – Back from COVID protocol | |
| 15 | David Pastrnak | F | 13 | -2 | 1/22 – Starting to rebound after long goal slump |
| 16 | John Carlson | D | 14 | -2 | |
| 17 | Matthew Tkachuk | F | 15 | -2 | |
| 18 | Brady Tkachuk | F | 16 | -2 | 12/21 – Scoring is up, further boosting value |
| 19 | Kyle Connor | F | 17 | -2 | |
| 20 | Roman Josi | D | 18 | -2 | 12/21 – Bouncing back from disappointing 2020-21 |
| 21 | Mika Zibanejad | F | 19 | -2 | 12/21 – Okay start, but goal total low |
| 22 | Sebastian Aho | F | NR | 1/22 – Back from COVID protocol | |
| 23 | Patrick Kane | F | 20 | -3 | 12/21 – Not scoring at the rate we’re used to |
| 24 | Patrice Bergeron | F | 21 | -3 | |
| 25 | Kirill Kaprizov | F | 22 | -3 | |
| 26 | Sidney Crosby | F | 23 | -3 | 12/21 – Looks like he’ll be just fine |
| 27 | Darnell Nurse | D | 24 | -3 | |
| 28 | Jake Guentzel | F | NR | 1/22 – Returned from UBI | |
| 29 | John Tavares | F | 28 | -1 | |
| 30 | Anze Kopitar | F | 29 | -1 | |
| 31 | Frederik Andersen | G | 30 | -1 | |
| 32 | Alex DeBrincat | F | 31 | -1 | |
| 33 | Morgan Rielly | D | 32 | -1 | 12/21 – Piling up the assists |
| 34 | Steven Stamkos | F | 33 | -1 | |
| 35 | Johnny Gaudreau | F | 34 | -1 | |
| 36 | Aaron Ekblad | D | 36 | 0 | 12/21 – Picking up from last season before injury |
| 37 | J.T. Miller | F | 37 | 0 | |
| 38 | Elias Lindholm | F | 47 | 9 | 1/22 – Returned from COVID protocol |
| 39 | Igor Shesterkin | G | NR | 1/22 – Back from injury and COVID protocol | |
| 40 | Juuse Saros | G | 38 | -2 | |
| 41 | Quinn Hughes | D | 35 | -6 | |
| 42 | Aleksander Barkov | F | NR | 1/22 – Returned from multiple injuries | |
| 43 | Kris Letang | D | 41 | -2 | 1/22 – Near point-per-game pace |
| 44 | Mark Stone | F | 27 | -17 | 1/22 – Slowed by injuries to Pacioretty and himself |
| 45 | Charlie McAvoy | D | 39 | -6 | |
| 46 | Mark Scheifele | F | 40 | -6 | 12/21 – Getting back on track after slow start |
| 47 | Connor Hellebuyck | G | 42 | -5 | |
| 48 | William Nylander | F | 44 | -4 | |
| 49 | Brayden Point | F | NR | 1/22 – Returned from UBI | |
| 50 | Andrei Svechnikov | F | NR | 1/22 – Returned from COVID protocol | |
| 51 | Tristan Jarry | G | 51 | 0 | 12/21 – Having his best season yet |
| 52 | Evgeni Malkin | F | NR | 1/22 – 3 points in return – he’ll be fine | |
| 53 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | F | 50 | -3 | |
| 54 | Jack Campbell | G | 53 | -1 | 12/21 – Mrazek back, will that affect starts? |
| 55 | Nazem Kadri | C | 62 | 7 | 12/21 – An incredible rate of scoring |
| 56 | Mitch Marner | F | NR | 1/22 – Returned from COVID protocol | |
| 57 | Jacob Markstrom | G | 52 | -5 | |
| 58 | Alex Pietrangelo | D | 54 | -4 | |
| 59 | Chris Kreider | F | 56 | -3 | |
| 60 | Timo Meier | F | 65 | 5 | 12/21 – Over a PT/GP plus peripherals |
| 61 | Devon Toews | D | NR | 1/22 – Back from COVID protocol | |
| 62 | Joe Pavelski | F | 70 | 8 | 1/22 – Still rolling on Stars top line |
| 63 | Ilya Sorokin | G | 47 | -16 | |
| 64 | Tom Wilson | F | NR | 1/22 – Returned from day-to-day injury | |
| 65 | Neal Pionk | D | 57 | -8 | 12/21 – Back from concussion protocol |
| 66 | Sergei Bobrovsky | G | 58 | -8 | |
| 67 | Drew Doughty | D | 61 | -6 | 1/22 – Maintained point-per-game average |
| 68 | Elias Pettersson | F | 45 | -23 | 1/22 – Still waiting for big Boudreau bump |
| 69 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | F | 64 | -5 | 12/21 – Impressive bounceback season |
| 70 | Vincent Trocheck | F | 66 | -4 | |
| 71 | Jonathan Marchessault | F | 67 | -4 | 12/21 – Light in A/PPP |
| 72 | Sam Reinhart | F | 69 | -3 | |
| 73 | Robin Lehner | G | 59 | -14 | 12/21 – Getting W’s, but ratios a concern |
| 74 | Roope Hintz | F | NR | 1/22 – Removed from COVID protocol | |
| 75 | Mackenzie Weegar | D | 79 | 4 | 1/22 – Everything except power play points |
| 76 | Jason Robertson | F | 96 | 20 | 1/22 – Rolling at over a point per game |
| 77 | Darcy Kuemper | G | 72 | -5 | 12/21 – Injuries and subpar ratios |
| 78 | Jordan Kyrou | F | NR | 1/22 – Now scoring at over a point per game | |
| 79 | Brock Boeser | F | 73 | -6 | 12/21 – Boudreau bump keeps him from falling |
| 80 | Torey Krug | D | 76 | -4 | 12/21 – Long point drought last period |
| 81 | Moritz Seider | D | 78 | -3 | |
| 82 | Tyson Barrie | D | 48 | -34 | 1/21 – Well off last season’s scoring pace |
| 83 | Evan Rodrigues | F | NR | 1/22 – Maybe the breakout surprise of the season | |
| 84 | Kevin Fiala | F | 81 | -3 | 12/21 – Keep here for second-half value |
| 85 | Drake Batherson | F | 83 | -2 | 12/21 – Leading the Sens in scoring |
| 86 | Jacob Trouba | D | 84 | -2 | 12/21 – Hits, blocked shots, and a little offense |
| 87 | Teuvo Teravainen | F | 88 | 1 | 12/21 – Back on the list after 2020-21 injuries |
| 88 | Sam Bennett | F | 89 | 1 | 12/21 – Was always multicat threat, now scoring too |
| 89 | Lucas Raymond | F | 90 | 1 | 12/21 – Calder Trophy candidate |
| 90 | Logan Couture | F | 91 | 1 | 12/21 – Back scoring at a higher pace |
| 91 | Mathew Barzal | F | NR | 1/22 – Back from COVID protocol | |
| 92 | Nick Suzuki | F | 74 | -18 | 12/21 – Production spotty like many Habs |
| 93 | Ryan Hartman | F | 92 | -1 | 12/21 – Unexpected addition, but strong in multicats |
| 94 | Thatcher Demko | G | 94 | 0 | 12/21 – 4 W under new coach, high volume starter |
| 95 | Matt Dumba | D | 95 | 0 | 12/21 – Benefitting from Minnesota’s success |
| 96 | Marcus Foligno | F | 98 | 2 | 12/21 – Bangers league wonder with goals now too |
| 97 | Radko Gudas | D | 99 | 2 | 12/21 – Little scoring but dominates hits |
| 98 | Mikael Granlund | F | 100 | 2 | 12/21 – Piling up assists |
| 99 | Jack Hughes | F | NR | 1/22 – Only his injury keeps him from moving up | |
| 100 | Matt Duchene | F | NR | 1/22 – Nice bounceback for surprising Nashville | |
| Injured | Jack Eichel | F | 1/22 – Started skating again | ||
| Carey Price | G | 1/22 – Still no return date | |||
| Max Pacioretty | F | 26 | 1/22 – Out indefinitely following wrist surgery | ||
| Dougie Hamilton | D | 25 | 1/22 – On IR with broken jaw | ||
| Sean Couturier | F | 75 | 1/22 – Out since mid-December (UBI) | ||
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | F | 49 | 1/22 – Out with LBI | ||
| Gabriel Landeskog | F | NR | 1/22 – COVID protocol | ||
| Nikolaj Ehlers | F | 43 | 1/22 – COVID protocol | ||
| Shea Theodore | D | 46 | 1/22 – COVID protocol | ||
| Seth Jones | D | 55 | 1/22 – COVID protocol | ||
| Vladimir Tarasenko | F | 60 | 1/22 – COVID protocol | ||
| Filip Forsberg | F | 63 | 1/22 – COVID protocol | ||
| David Perron | F | NR | 1/22 – COVID protocol | ||
| Bryan Rust | F | NR | 1/22 – COVID protocol | ||
| Ondrej Palat | F | 68 | 1/22 – Day-to-day with undisclosed injury | ||
| Cam Talbot | G | 71 | 1/22 – Out with LBI | ||
| John Gibson | G | NR | 1/22 – COVID protocol | ||
| Joel Eriksson Ek | F | 97 | 1/22 – COVID protocol | ||
| Pavel Buchnevich | F | 85 | 1/22 – COVID protocol | ||
| Troy Terry | F | 80 | 1/22 – COVID protocol | ||
| Out | Carter Hart | G | 87 | 1/22 – Still can’t completely be trusted | |
| Elvis Merzlikins | G | 77 | 1/22 – Struggling before injury | ||
| Jordan Binnington | G | NR | 1/22 – Backup Husso showing better numbers | ||
| Linus Ullmark | G | 93 | 1/22 – Could lose value with Rask signing | ||
| Ilya Samsonov | G | 86 | 1/22 – Cold, plus in timeshare battle | ||
| Martin Necas | F | 82 | 1/22 – Scoring and icetime down recently |
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