Offseason Notebook: Post-draft Top 75
Sean Allen will be covering the fantasy hockey offseason through to the launch of the NHL Draft Kit in August. He will update his Top 75 frequently to account for free-agent signings, trades and other news that may impact the fantasy landscape. This year, for the first time, you will be able to play fantasy hockey for free on ESPN.com.
These rankings are based on ESPN standard 10-team league settings, for rosters consisting of two goalies, nine forwards, five defensemen and a utility skater with five bench spots. Categories include goals, assists, plus/minus, power-play goals, penalty minutes and shots on goal for skaters and defensemen; wins, goals-against and save percentages for goaltenders.
| 2008-09 Fantasy Hockey: Early Rankings | |||
| RANK | Name | Position | Team |
| 1 | Alexander Ovechkin | LW | Capitals |
| 2 | Sidney Crosby | C | Penguins |
| 3 | Dany Heatley | LW | Senators |
| 4 | Martin Brodeur | G | Devils |
| 5 | Evgeni Nabokov | G | Sharks |
| 6 | Jarome Iginla | RW | Flames |
| 7 | Pavel Datsyuk | C | Red Wings |
| 8 | Dion Phaneuf | D | Flames |
| 9 | Joe Thornton | C | Sharks |
| 10 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | G | Ducks |
| 11 | Roberto Luongo | G | Canucks |
| 12 | Evgeni Malkin | C | Penguins |
| 13 | Ryan Getzlaf | C | Ducks |
| 14 | Jason Spezza | C | Senators |
| 15 | Nicklas Lidstrom | D | Red Wings |
| 16 | Henrik Zetterberg | LW | Red Wings |
| 17 | Daniel Alfredsson | RW | Senators |
| 18 | Rick Nash | LW | Blue Jackets |
| 19 | Marc-Andre Fleury | G | Penguins |
| 20 | Sergei Gonchar | D | Penguins |
| 21 | Marian Gaborik | RW | Wild |
| 22 | Vincent Lecavalier | C | Lightning |
| 23 | Carey Price | G | Canadiens |
| 24 | Alexei Kovalev | RW | Canadiens |
| 25 | Ilya Kovalchuk | LW | Thrashers |
| 26 | Zdeno Chara | D | Bruins |
| 27 | Henrik Lundqvist | G | Rangers |
| 28 | Mike Richards | C | Flyers |
| 29 | Olli Jokinen | C | Coyotes |
| 30 | Brian Rafalski | D | Red Wings |
| 31 | Marc Savard | C | Bruins |
| 32 | Eric Staal | C | Hurricanes |
| 33 | Corey Perry | RW | Ducks |
| 34 | Chris Pronger | D | Ducks |
| 35 | Brenden Morrow | LW | Stars |
| 36 | Paul Stastny | C | Avalanche |
| 37 | Jaromir Jagr | RW | FA |
| 38 | Mike Ribeiro | C | Stars |
| 39 | Jonathan Toews | C | Blackhawks |
| 40 | Derek Roy | C | Sabres |
| 41 | Marian Hossa | RW | FA |
| 42 | Miikka Kiprusoff | G | Flames |
| 43 | Mike Green | D | Capitals |
| 44 | Andrei Markov | D | Canadiens |
| 45 | Marty Turco | G | Stars |
| 46 | Johan Franzen | C | Red Wings |
| 47 | Brian Campbell | D | Sharks |
| 48 | Scott Gomez | C | Rangers |
| 49 | Cam Ward | G | Hurricanes |
| 50 | Daniel Sedin | LW | Canucks |
| 51 | Niklas Backstrom | G | Wild |
| 52 | Shane Doan | RW | Coyotes |
| 53 | Thomas Vanek | LW | Sabres |
| 54 | Patrick Kane | RW | Blackhawks |
| 55 | Sean Avery | LW | FA |
| 56 | Mats Sundin | C | FA |
| 57 | Alex Tanguay | LW | Canadiens |
| 58 | Dennis Wideman | D | Bruins |
| 59 | Alexander Radulov | RW | Predators |
| 60 | Patrick O'Sullivan | C | Kings |
| 61 | Henrik Sedin | C | Canucks |
| 62 | Daymond Langkow | C | Flames |
| 63 | Nathan Horton | RW | Panthers |
| 64 | Zach Parise | LW | Devils |
| 65 | Jeff Carter | C | Flyers |
| 66 | Patrik Elias | LW | Devils |
| 67 | Ed Jovanovski | D | Coyotes |
| 68 | Pascal Leclaire | G | Blue Jackets |
| 69 | Brad Richards | C | Stars |
| 70 | Chris Osgood | G | Red Wings |
| 71 | Daniel Carcillo | LW | Coyotes |
| 72 | Anze Kopitar | C | Kings |
| 73 | Nicklas Backstrom | C | Capitals |
| 74 | Michael Cammalleri | LW | Flames |
| 75 | Jere Lehtinen | RW | Stars |
Sean Allen is a fantasy baseball and hockey analyst for ESPN.com. You can e-mail him here.
