Fantasy top 50 center rankings for 2018-19
Monahan, Carter among bargains; Tavares, O'Reilly gain value from moves, boost new teammates; Pettersson, Mittelstadt impact rookies
by Pete Jensen @NHLJensen / NHL.com Senior Fantasy Editor
TOP 50 CENTER RANKINGS
Standard Yahoo categories include goals, assists, plus/minus, PPP, SOG and now hits for skaters. ... Value has been quantified based on factors including past production, projected line combinations, power-play usage, injury history, sleeper upside, anticipated regression or bounce-back candidacy, age and contract status (current restricted free agents are listed with RFA). Any potential 2019 UFAs (*) and RFAs (**) are also noted below. ... INJ. indicates players with injury concerns. ... Forward positions indicate Yahoo eligibility for 2018-19 season (subject to additions but never subtractions at Yahoo's discretion). Center is the primary position of any dual-eligible forwards on this list.
1. Connor McDavid, C, EDM
2. Sidney Crosby, C, PIT
3. Evgeni Malkin, C, PIT
4. Auston Matthews, C, TOR**
5. John Tavares, C, TOR
6. Steven Stamkos, C, TBL
7. Nathan MacKinnon, C, COL
8. Tyler Seguin, C, DAL*
9. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C, WSH
10. Anze Kopitar, C, LAK
11. Mark Scheifele, C, WPG
12. Patrice Bergeron, C, BOS (INJ.)
13. Jack Eichel, C, BUF
14. Aleksander Barkov, C, FLA
15. Ryan Getzlaf, C, ANA
16. Leon Draisaitl, C/RW, EDM
17. William Karlsson, C/LW, VGK**
18. Sean Monahan, C, CGY (INJ.)
19. Mathew Barzal, C, NYI
20. Nicklas Backstrom, C, WSH
21. Sebastian Aho, C/LW, CAR**
22. Brayden Schenn, C, STL
23. Vincent Trocheck, C, FLA
24. Sean Couturier, C, PHI (INJ.)
25. Logan Couture, C/LW, SJS
26. Brayden Point, C, TBL**
27. Ryan Johansen, C, NSH
28. Jeff Carter, C, LAK
29. Eric Staal, C, MIN*
30. Nazem Kadri, C, TOR
31. Pierre-Luc Dubois, C/LW, CBJ
32. Dylan Larkin, C, DET
33. Ryan O'Reilly, C, STL
34. Mika Zibanejad, C, NYR
35. Nico Hischier, C, NJD (INJ.)
36. Alex Galchenyuk, C/LW, ARI
37. Jonathan Toews, C, CHI (INJ.)
38. Matt Duchene, C, OTT*
39. Nolan Patrick, C, PHI
40. Bo Horvat, C, VAN
41. Nick Schmaltz, C/LW, CHI**
42. Elias Pettersson, C, VAN
43. Jack Roslovic, C, WPG
44. Casey Mittelstadt, C, BUF
45. Derick Brassard, C, PIT*
46. Derek Stepan, C, ARI (INJ.)
47. Joe Thornton, C, SJS (INJ.)*
48. David Krejci, C, BOS
49. Kyle Turris, C, NSH
50. Mikko Koivu, C, MIN