KFFL.com's Daniel Dobish presents his 100 best fantasy hockey players for the abbreviated 2012-13 season. Check out more of KFFL's great hockey coverage to prepare for your draft and to help guide you throughout the regular season.
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Rank
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Pos
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Player Name |
Player Team |
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1
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C
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Evgeni Malkin |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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2
|
C
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Steven Stamkos |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
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3
|
RW
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Claude Giroux |
Philadelphia Flyers |
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4
|
LW
|
Daniel Sedin |
Vancouver Canucks |
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5
|
G
|
Henrik Lundqvist |
New York Rangers |
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6
|
RW
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Corey Perry |
Anaheim Ducks |
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7
|
G
|
Jonathan Quick |
Los Angeles Kings |
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8
|
LW
|
Alexander Ovechkin |
Washington Capitals |
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9
|
C
|
Sidney Crosby |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
|
10
|
C
|
Henrik Sedin |
Vancouver Canucks |
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11
|
LW
|
Ilya Kovalchuk |
New Jersey Devils |
|
12
|
LW
|
Rick Nash |
New York Rangers |
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13
|
C
|
John Tavares |
New York Islanders |
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14
|
LW
|
James Neal |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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15
|
D
|
Erik Karlsson |
Ottawa Senators |
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16
|
G
|
Pekka Rinne |
Nashville Predators |
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17
|
RW
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Marian Gaborik |
New York Rangers |
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18
|
C
|
Jonathan Toews |
Chicago Blackhawks |
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19
|
LW
|
Patrick Sharp |
Chicago Blackhawks |
|
20
|
C
|
Anze Kopitar |
Los Angeles Kings |
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21
|
C
|
Pavel Datsyuk |
Detroit Red Wings |
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22
|
D
|
Zdeno Chara |
Boston Bruins |
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23
|
LW
|
Zach Parise |
Minnesota Wild |
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24
|
LW
|
Scott Hartnell |
Philadelphia Flyers |
|
25
|
C
|
Tyler Seguin |
Boston Bruins |
|
26
|
C
|
Jason Spezza |
Ottawa Senators |
|
27
|
C
|
Eric Staal |
Carolina Hurricanes |
|
28
|
RW
|
Phil Kessel |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
|
29
|
RW
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Jordan Eberle |
Edmonton Oilers |
|
30
|
G
|
Jimmy Howard |
Detroit Red Wings |
|
31
|
D
|
Kristopher Letang |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
|
32
|
D
|
Shea Weber |
Nashville Predators |
|
33
|
G
|
Marc-Andre Fleury |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
|
34
|
C
|
David Backes |
St. Louis Blues |
|
35
|
LW
|
Henrik Zetterberg |
Detroit Red Wings |
|
36
|
RW
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Marian Hossa |
Chicago Blackhawks |
|
37
|
LW
|
Taylor Hall |
Edmonton Oilers |
|
38
|
RW
|
Martin St. Louis |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
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39
|
C
|
Brad Richards |
New York Rangers |
|
40
|
LW
|
Patrick Marleau |
San Jose Sharks |
|
41
|
RW
|
Patrick Kane |
Chicago Blackhawks |
|
42
|
RW
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Jarome Iginla |
Calgary Flames |
|
43
|
RW
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Bobby Ryan |
Anaheim Ducks |
|
44
|
C
|
Joe Pavelski |
San Jose Sharks |
|
45
|
G
|
Mike Smith |
Phoenix Coyotes |
|
46
|
C
|
Joe Thornton |
San Jose Sharks |
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47
|
G
|
Ryan Miller |
Buffalo Sabres |
|
48
|
LW
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Jamie Benn |
Dallas Stars |
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49
|
C
|
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |
Edmonton Oilers |
|
50
|
LW
|
Gabriel Landeskog |
Colorado Avalanche |
|
51
|
LW
|
Loui Eriksson |
Dallas Stars |
|
52
|
D
|
Alex Pietrangelo |
St. Louis Blues |
|
53
|
D
|
Dustin Byfuglien |
Winnipeg Jets |
|
54
|
C
|
Ryan Getzlaf |
Anaheim Ducks |
|
55
|
C
|
Nicklas Backstrom |
Washington Capitals |
|
56
|
C
|
Logan Couture |
San Jose Sharks |
|
57
|
RW
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Johan Franzen |
Detroit Red Wings |
|
58
|
LW
|
Milan Lucic |
Boston Bruins |
|
59
|
G
|
Jaroslav Halak |
St. Louis Blues |
|
60
|
LW
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Thomas Vanek |
Buffalo Sabres |
|
61
|
G
|
Cam Ward |
Carolina Hurricanes |
|
62
|
RW
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Dustin Brown |
Los Angeles Kings |
|
63
|
G
|
Tuukka Rask |
Boston Bruins |
|
64
|
D
|
Dan Boyle |
San Jose Sharks |
|
65
|
C
|
Patrice Bergeron |
Boston Bruins |
|
66
|
LW
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Joffrey Lupul |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
|
67
|
G
|
Miikka Kiprusoff |
Calgary Flames |
|
68
|
G
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Carey Price |
Montreal Canadiens |
|
69
|
LW
|
Dany Heatley |
Minnesota Wild |
|
70
|
G
|
Kari Lehtonen |
Dallas Stars |
|
71
|
LW
|
Max Pacioretty |
Montreal Canadiens |
|
72
|
RW
|
Teemu Selanne |
Anaheim Ducks |
|
73
|
G
|
Cory Schneider |
Vancouver Canucks |
|
74
|
LW
|
Brad Marchand |
Boston Bruins |
|
75
|
RW
|
Jason Pominville |
Buffalo Sabres |
|
76
|
C
|
Jordan Staal |
Carolina Hurricanes |
|
77
|
D
|
Drew Doughty |
Los Angeles Kings |
|
78
|
LW
|
Alexandre Burrows |
Vancouver Canucks |
|
79
|
LW
|
Evander Kane |
Winnipeg Jets |
|
80
|
LW
|
Matt Moulson |
New York Islanders |
|
81
|
RW
|
Alexander Semin |
Carolina Hurricanes |
|
82
|
LW
|
Erik Cole |
Montreal Canadiens |
|
83
|
G
|
Roberto Luongo |
Vancouver Canucks |
|
84
|
LW
|
Ray Whitney |
Dallas Stars |
|
85
|
LW
|
Chris Kunitz |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
|
86
|
D
|
Alexander Edler |
Vancouver Canucks |
|
87
|
D
|
Ryan Suter |
Minnesota Wild |
|
88
|
C
|
Mikko Koivu |
Minnesota Wild |
|
89
|
C
|
Mike Richards |
Los Angeles Kings |
|
90
|
RW
|
Ryan Callahan |
New York Rangers |
|
91
|
C
|
Patrik Elias |
New Jersey Devils |
|
92
|
D
|
Keith Yandle |
Phoenix Coyotes |
|
93
|
RW
|
Radim Vrbata |
Phoenix Coyotes |
|
94
|
C
|
Damien Brunner |
Detroit Red Wings |
|
95
|
LW
|
Milan Michalek |
Ottawa Senators |
|
96
|
C
|
Vincent Lecavalier |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
|
97
|
G
|
Martin Brodeur |
New Jersey Devils |
|
98
|
RW
|
Daniel Briere |
Philadelphia Flyers |
|
99
|
C
|
Jeff Skinner |
Carolina Hurricanes |
|
100
|
C
|
Matt Duchene |
Colorado Avalanche |
About Daniel Dobish
Daniel is a Hot Off the Wire Analyst who joined the KFFL staff in 2010. He is a veteran of the fantasy industry dating back to 1999, with stops at CBSSports.com, The Sports Forecaster, OPENSports.com and RotoExperts.com. His work has also appeared on NFL.com and Yahoo.com. Daniel was named the 2011 Fantasy Golf Writer of the Year, 2011 Fantasy Racing Writer of the Year, and he was nominated for the 2011 Fantasy Hockey Writer of the Year. Daniel lives in North Carolina with his wife and two sons.
