Hockeycentric Fantasy Focus: Playoff Rankings
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We suggest creating a playoff bracket, and mapping out how you think the post-season will unfold. Then, choose your players from the four teams you chose as Conference Finalists.
There are no right or wrong answers here; the playoffs are extremely hard to predict but that’s what makes them so enjoyable. So choose your top four teams, the best players from those teams, and hope that they are still playing by the middle of May.
FORWARDS
Here we rank the top 50 forwards from playoff teams. These rankings are based on point-per-game average as well as other factors. These rankings will fluctuate wildly based on who you predict to make it to the Conference Finals.
1. Alex Ovechkin
2. Sidney Crosby
3. Henrik Sedin
4. Daniel Sedin
5. Nicklas Backstrom
6. Evgeni Malkin
7. Patrick Kane
8. Alexander Semin
9. Zach Parise
10. Patrick Marleau
11. Daniel Alfredsson
12. Dany Heatley
13. Anze Kopitar
14. Jonathan Toews
15. Marian Hossa
16. Henrik Zetterberg
17. Ryan Kesler
18. Pavel Datsyuk
19. Ilya Kovalchuk
20. Paul Stastny
21. Joe Thornton
22. Johan Franzen
23. Patrick Elias
24. Tomas Plekanec
25. Alexandre Burrows
26. Jamie Langenbrunner
27. Travis Zajac
28. Wojtek Wolski
29. Patrick Sharp
30. Jason Spezza
31. Ryan Smyth
32. Mike Richards
33. Derek Roy
34. Mike Knuble
35. Jeff Carter
36. Brooks Laich
37. Mike Cammalleri
38. Jason Pominville
39. Tim Connolly
40. Brian Gionta
41. Patrick Hornqvist
42. Thomas Vanek
43. Tomas Fleischmann
44. Scott Gomez
45. Mikael Samuelsson
46. Patrice Bergeron
47. Daniel Briere
48. Chris Stewart
49. Simon Gagne
50. Dustin Brown
DEFENSEMEN
Solid defense is essential in the playoffs, but in a pool only points matter. So you’re looking for puck-moving defensemen, and these are the best of them.
1. Mike Green
2. Duncan Keith
3. Sergei Gonchar
4. Dan Boyle
5. Andrei Markov
6. Drew Doughty
7. Chris Pronger
8. Nicklas Lidstrom
9. Tyler Myers
10. Brian Rafalski
11. Brian Campbell
12. Zdeno Chara
13. Alex Edler
14. Christian Ehrhoff
15. Shea Weber
16. Alex Goligoski
17. Marc-Andre Bergeron
18. Filip Kuba
19. Ed Jovanovski
20. Paul Martin
21. Keith Yandle
22. Kimmo Timonen
23. Andy Greene
24. Niklas Kronwall
25. Jack Johnson
GOALIES
Picking a goalie is always difficult. Ideally, you want to choose the best goaltender available from the strongest team. There are no safe bets here, so go back to your Conference Final predictions. If you still have a goaltender by the time the Conference Finals roll around, consider yourself lucky.
1. Ryan Miller – Stellar in the Olympics, and as cool as they come, but do the Sabres have the offence to accompany him?
2. Martin Brodeur – Greatest goaltender of all time, but was a backup in Vancouver and may be showing his age.
3. Marc-Andre Fleury – Proven talent, but the Pens have played more games than anyone else in the last two seasons.
4. Roberto Luongo – Always solid, but has struggled since winning Gold in February.
5. Ilya Bryzgalov – Had a career year, should be Vezina and Hart Trophy candidate, but tough first round matchup vs. Red Wings.
6. Jimmy Howard – Solid rookie goaltender on a 5th seeded team that should have finished closer to 2nd.
7. Tuukka Rask – At only 23, can he lead the Bruins to the promised land and become the next Cam Ward?
8. Jaroslav Halak – Apparent winner of the goaltending controversy in Montreal, but if he slips, look for Carey Price to make an appearance.
9. Evgeni Nabokov – Sharks history of failure in the postseason doesn’t help his cause, neither does his brutal Olympic performance vs. Team Canada.
10. Jose Theodore – Excellent since the Olympic break, but was pulled in the opening round last season after a poor start.
11. Pekka Rinne – A key contributor to the best 1A-1B goalie system in the league.
12. Antti Niemi – Has earned the starter’s job, but will miss Brian Campbell and Kim Johnsson in front of him.
13. Craig Anderson – Strong start to the season, but Avs limped into the playoffs and will play a deep San Jose team.
14. Jon Quick – Another strong starter who has slowed considerably, causing some to wonder whether Jonathan Bernier will get the call.
15. Brian Elliot – Very risky to ride a rookie goaltender into the playoffs (especially against the Penguins) but he has outplayed Pascal Leclaire.
16. Brian Boucher – It’s been 10 years since Boucher took the Flyers to the Conference Finals, and goaltending is the number one weak spot on this team.
17. Wild Card: Semyon Varlamov – After taking over in Washington last season during round one vs. the Rangers, Varly showed signs of superstardom and carried the goaltending load until the Pens ousted the Caps in 7 games. If the Caps slip, Varlamov could potentially take the reigns and become a valuable asset in your playoff pool.
18. Wild Card: Cristobal Huet – The opposite scenario to Washington, the Hawks will enter the playoffs with an untested postseason goaltender with an able backup standing by. Considering the Blackhawks and Capitals are expected to enjoy lengthy playoff runs, Huet could be a valuable yet risky pickup.
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