Connor McDavid didn't take home the Art Ross Trophy, which is awarded to the NHL's top point producer, for the first time in three seasons last year, as Nikita Kucherov's record-setting 128-point performance was enough to dethrone the 22-year-old superstar, but there's still no one else I'd consider taking number one overall heading into the 2019-20 campaign. However, Kucherov is, in my opinion, the clear number two this year, as he'll have the best chance of any player in my top five to crack 100 points due to his tremendous situation and upside. Things get a little less clear from there, as an argument could be made for any of the players appearing in my top 10 to go third overall, but it's really hard to go wrong with any of the options that appear in that range, as they're all players with 40-goal/100-point upside that could realistically end the season as the league's leading scorer.
To no one's surprise, Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson remain the top dogs among defensemen this year, but a number of up-and-comers, including Colorado's Cale Makar, Buffalo's Rasmus Dahlin and Vancouver's Quinn Hughes, could develop into similarly elite options in the coming years.
There are a plethora of solid choices at goaltender this season, but Andrei Vasilevskiy and Ben Bishop are far and away the best options at the position. They're both elite players suiting up for contending clubs -- a recipe for success when selecting a fantasy netminder.
Without further ado,
Connor McDavid didn't take home the Art Ross Trophy, which is awarded to the NHL's top point producer, for the first time in three seasons last year, as Nikita Kucherov's record-setting 128-point performance was enough to dethrone the 22-year-old superstar, but there's still no one else I'd consider taking number one overall heading into the 2019-20 campaign. However, Kucherov is, in my opinion, the clear number two this year, as he'll have the best chance of any player in my top five to crack 100 points due to his tremendous situation and upside. Things get a little less clear from there, as an argument could be made for any of the players appearing in my top 10 to go third overall, but it's really hard to go wrong with any of the options that appear in that range, as they're all players with 40-goal/100-point upside that could realistically end the season as the league's leading scorer.
To no one's surprise, Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson remain the top dogs among defensemen this year, but a number of up-and-comers, including Colorado's Cale Makar, Buffalo's Rasmus Dahlin and Vancouver's Quinn Hughes, could develop into similarly elite options in the coming years.
There are a plethora of solid choices at goaltender this season, but Andrei Vasilevskiy and Ben Bishop are far and away the best options at the position. They're both elite players suiting up for contending clubs -- a recipe for success when selecting a fantasy netminder.
Without further ado, here's my early summer list of the top 100 fantasy hockey players for the 2019-20 season based on CBS scoring:
- Connor McDavid, C, Oilers
- Nikita Kucherov, RW, Lightning
- Nathan MacKinnon, C, Avalanche
- David Pastrnak, RW, Bruins
- Patrick Kane, RW, Blackhawks
- Steven Stamkos, C, Lightning
- Leon Draisaitl, LW, Oilers
- Brayden Point, C, Lightning
- Brad Marchand, LW, Bruins
- Alex Ovechkin, LW, Capitals
- Sidney Crosby, C, Penguins
- Aleksander Barkov, C, Panthers
- Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, Lightning
- Johnny Gaudreau, LW, Flames
- Mikko Rantanen, RW, Avalanche
- Ben Bishop, G, Stars
- Mitch Marner, RW, Maple Leafs
- Brent Burns, D, Sharks
- Auston Matthews, C, Maple Leafs
- Erik Karlsson, D, Sharks
- Sebastian Aho, C, Hurricanes
- Marc-Andre Fleury, G, Golden Knights
- Jonathan Huberdeau, LW, Panthers
- Jack Eichel, C, Sabres
- John Carlson, D, Capitals
- John Tavares, C, Maple Leafs
- Victor Hedman, D, Lightning
- Sergei Bobrovsky, G, Panthers
- Artemi Panarin, LW, Rangers
- Tyler Seguin, C, Stars
- John Klingberg, D, Stars
- Elias Pettersson, C, Canucks
- Blake Wheeler, RW, Jets
- Tuukka Rask, G, Bruins
- Claude Giroux, C, Flyers
- Patrice Bergeron, C, Bruins
- Matthew Tkachuk, LW, Flames
- Mark Scheifele, C, Jets
- Dylan Larkin, C, Red Wings
- Evgeni Malkin, C, Penguins
- Taylor Hall, LW, Devils
- Morgan Rielly, D, Maple Leafs
- Alex DeBrincat, RW, Blackhawks
- Gabriel Landeskog, LW, Avalanche
- Frederik Andersen, G, Maple Leafs
- Jake Guentzel, LW, Penguins
- Roman Josi, D, Predators
- Vladimir Tarasenko, RW, Blues
- Patrik Laine, RW, Jets
- Carey Price, G, Canadiens
- Evgeny Kuznetsov, C, Capitals
- Tyson Barrie, D, Maple Leafs
- Mark Stone, RW, Golden Knights
- Pekka Rinne, G, Predators
- Phil Kessel, RW, Coyotes
- Kris Letang, D, Penguins
- Alexander Radulov, RW, Stars
- Teuvo Teravainen, RW, Hurricanes
- P.K. Subban, D, Devils
- Nicklas Backstrom, C, Capitals
- Tomas Hertl, LW, Sharks
- Braden Holtby, G, Capitals
- Sean Couturier, C, Flyers
- Jordan Binnington, G, Blues
- Sean Monahan, C, Flames
- John Gibson, G, Ducks
- Timo Meier, LW, Sharks
- Max Domi, C, Canadiens
- Dustin Byfuglien, D, Jets
- Filip Forsberg, LW, Predators
- Logan Couture, C, Sharks
- Jamie Benn, C, Stars
- Mika Zibanejad, C, Rangers
- Matt Murray, G, Penguins
- Seth Jones, D, Blue Jackets
- Joe Pavelski, C, Stars
- Jakub Voracek, LW, Flyers
- Torey Krug, D, Bruins
- Ryan O'Reilly, C, Blues
- Erik Gustafsson, D, Blackhawks
- Max Pacioretty, LW, Golden Knights
- Mathew Barzal, C, Islanders
- Carter Hart, G, Flyers
- Keith Yandle, D, Panthers
- Jonathan Toews, C, Blackhawks
- Mark Giordano, D, Flames
- Philipp Grubauer, G, Avalanche
- Matt Duchene, C, Predators
- Kyle Connor, LW, Jets
- Jonathan Marchessault, LW, Golden Knights
- Pierre-Luc Dubois, C, Blue Jackets
- Viktor Arvidsson, LW, Predators
- Vincent Trocheck, C, Panthers
- Connor Hellebuyck, G, Jets
- Evgenii Dadonov, RW, Panthers
- Shea Weber, D, Canadiens
- Cale Makar, D, Avalanche
- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, C, Oilers
- Martin Jones, G, Sharks
- Mathew Dumba, D, Wild
