He'll also add more than 10 points to his total, almost double his power-play points, show a penchant for a few more penalty minutes and cut his damaging plus/minus to a reasonable level. Even though he might not match last season's 23 goals, he still scored at least 21 of them from the blue line. 19): It was a huge step forward for OEL this season in many ways. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D, Arizona Coyotes (up 71 spots to No. There is some potential for a rebound here if Steven Stamkos ends up signing somewhere else, but there is also a chance that even if that happens the Lightning bring in another No. If he doesn't notch another goal this week, he'll finish with fewer than half his total from last season. 140): Johnson was a straight-up bust this season (which we did warn about). Tyler Johnson, C, Tampa Bay Lightning (down 118 spots to No. Since joining Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton regularly on the top line in January, Hertl has put up a 32-goal pace over 43 games. 92): Playing at the bottom of the depth chart for the first three months of the season, Hertl will be a quiet asset heading into 2016-17. Tomas Hertl, W, San Jose Sharks (up 137 spots to No.
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His numbers in the month of March prorate to a 30-goal, 82-point full season. He'll finish with fewer than 30 goals, but only because he will run out of time. The Pens, of course, still have Sidney Crosby and Malkin down the middle next season, but it looks safe to consider Kessel a top fantasy winger again now that he's finally found his side with the Penguins. Kessel has picked up his game since Evgeni Malkin was hurt, showcasing that perhaps he just needs to carry the puck a bit more to be the dynamic sniper we are all used to. 46): We are highlighting Kessel to show that he isn't dropping down as much as it looked like he might a month ago. Phil Kessel, W, Pittsburgh Penguins (down 35 spots to No. The Oilers still have some work to do building around him, most notably on defense, but the pieces are there so that we are comfortable enough to call McDavid a top-10 fantasy asset next season. He's guaranteed to finish his rookie campaign as a 19-year-old with at least a point per game.
7): When he was healthy this season, McDavid showed he truly is a generational talent in the NHL. You can also skip all the way to the bottom for a few suggestions that might help if you are still battling for this season.Ĭonnor McDavid, C, Edmonton Oilers (up 41 spots to No. This ranking is meant to give you an early primer on next season in case you aren't in the hunt for a championship this week.Īfter the usual rising and falling breakdowns, we'll also touch on the early candidates to be impact fantasy rookies next season and a couple of names that could make us regret how we ranked them. Obviously, this is preliminary, with months of trading, drafting, free-agent signing, retirements and injuries to impact this list prior to September.
This week we present our ridiculously early 2016-17 preseason rankings for fantasy hockey. With only seven days left of the NHL regular season and as few as two games remaining for some teams, we turn our attention to the future. Way-too-early fantasy hockey rankings for 2016-17
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