Monthly Rotisserie Rankings

January Rotisserie Rankings - Defense

2009-02-11T08:13:00.001-08:00

I used the yahoo default league scoring to judge who had the best roto performance among all NHL defencemen through January.

Goals/Assists/Plus-Minus/Power Play Points/PIMS/Shots on Goal

Now these rankings are not on projected basis or positional importance. They are based on who actually performed the best in the roto categories amongst all NHL defensemen through January.

Sheldon Souray has returned to the fantasy elite and continues to lead all defensemen, a fantasy superstar because fantasy only counts half the game. Dion Phaneuf has rebounded from a slow start to pass the rest of the field and is knocking on the door for top spot.

1. Sheldon Souray (Edm - D)

2. Dion Phaneuf (Cgy - D)

3. Mike Green (Was - D)

4. Zdeno Chara (Bos - D)

5. Rob Blake (SJS - D)

6. Shea Weber (Nas - D)

7. Chris Pronger (Ana - D)

8. Dan Boyle (SJS - D)

9. Scott Niedermayer (Ana - D)

10. Ed Jovanovski (Phx - D)

11. Jay Bouwmeester (Fla - D)

12. Dennis Wideman (Bos - D)

13. Andrei Markov (Mtl - D)

14. Niklas Lidstrom (Det - D)

15. Fedor Tyutin (CBJ - D)

16. Mark Streit (NYI - D)

17. Pavel Kubina (Tor - D)

18. Stephane Robidas (Dal - D)

19. Duncan Keith (Chi - D)

20. Joe Corvo (Car- D)

21. Marek Zidlicky (Min - D)

22. Brent Burns (Min - D)

23. Kyle Quincey (LAK - D)

24. Christian Erhoff (SJS - D)

25. Brian Rafalski (NJD - D)

Bubble: Kevin Bieksa, Joni Pitkanen, Alexander Edler, Ryan Suter, Kimmo Timonen, Mike Commodore, Keith Ballard, Bryan McCabe, John Michael Liles, Roman Hamrlik

Now this is the result of weighting all categories equally which rotisserie rankings do. Being number one in goal scoring is the same as being number one in penalty minutes. It is one of the reasons I don't believe in PIMs in Fantasy Hockey.

January Rotisserie Rankings - Rookies

2009-02-11T08:12:00.001-08:00

I used the yahoo default league scoring to judge who had the best roto performance among all NHL rookies through January.

Goals/Assists/Plus-Minus/Power Play Points/PIMS/Shots on Goal

Now these rankings are not on projected basis or positional importance. They are based on who actually performed the best in the roto categories amongst all NHL rookies through January.

So players like Colin Fraser will be listed above players like Oscar Moller and Max Paccioretty because he has played more games. His fantasy impact may be less, but he has been more productive because he has been in the lineup.

Kris Versteeg still tops the list, but Blake Wheeler and Bobby Ryan are making their move. I expect that barring injury, Ryan will be atop this list by the end of the season.

1. Kris Versteeg (Chi - RW)

2. Blake Wheeler (Bos - RW)

3. Patrick Berglund (STL - C)

4. Bobby Ryan (Ana - RW)

5. James Neal (Dal - LW)

6. Mikael Grabovski (Tor - C)

7. Troy Brouwer (Chi - RW)

8. Jakub Voracek (CBJ - RW)

9. Steven Stamkos (TB - C)

10. Drew Doughty (LAK - D)

11. Michael Frolik (Fla - C)

12. Brandon Crombeen (STL - RW)

13. Derrick Brassard (CBJ - C)

14. Kyle Okposo (NYI - RW)

15. Cal Clutterbuck (Min - RW)

16. Jannik Hansen (Van - RW)

17. Mikkel Boedker (Phx - LW)

18. Wayne Simmonds (LAK - RW)

19. Alex Goligoski (Pit - D)

20. Colin Fraser (Chi- C)

21. Chris Stewart (Col - RW)

22. Kyle Turris (Phx - C)

23. TJ Oshie (STL - C)

24. Luke Schenn (Tor - D)

25. Matt Hunwick (Bos - D)

Bubble: Matt D'Agostini, Nikolai Kulemin, Oscar Moller, Tomas Pilhal, Adam Pardy, Adam Winchester, Luca Sbisa

January Rotisserie Rankings - Skaters

2009-02-11T08:11:00.000-08:00

I used the yahoo default league scoring to judge who had the best roto performance among all NHL skaters through January.

Goals/Assists/Plus-Minus/Power Play Points/PIMS/Shots on Goal

Now these rankings are not on projected basis or positional importance. They are based on who actually performed the best in the roto categories amongst all NHL skaters through the first 4 months of the season.

Alexander the Great, the shot whore (345) leads the way again as the most valuable rotisserie player in fantasy hockey.

1. Alexander Ovechkin (Was - LW)

2. Evgeni Malkin (Pit - C)

3. Ryan Getzlaf (Ana - C)

4. Corey Perry (Ana - RW)

5. Sidney Crosby (Pit - C)

6. Marian Hossa (Det - RW)

7. Jeff Carter (Phi - C)

8. Marc Savard (Bos - C)

9. Zach Parise (NJ - LW)

10. Patrick Elias (NJ - LW)

11. Mikko Koivu (Min - C)

12. Vincent Lecavalier (TB - C)

13. Mike Richards (Phi - C)

14. Jarome Iginla (Cgy - RW)

15. Daniel Sedin (Van - LW)

16. Sheldon Souray (Edm - D)

17. Eric Staal (Car - C)

18. Dion Phaneuf (Cgy - D)

19. Ryan Smyth (Col - LW)

20. Dustin Brown (LA - RW)

21. Pavel Datsyuk (Det - C)

22. Mike Green (Was - D)

23. Zdeno Chara (Bos - D)

24. Henrik Zetterberg (Det - LW)

25. Scott Hartnell (Phi - LW)

26. Shane Doan (Phx - RW)

27. Dany Heatley (Ott - LW)

28. Ilya Kovalchuk (Atl - LW)

29. Dustin Brown (LAK - RW)

30. Zdeno Chara (Bos - D)

31. Ilya Kovalchuk (Atl - RW)

32. Jamie Langenbrunner (NJ - RW) debut

33. Thomas Vanek (Buf - LW)

34. Bill Guerin (NYI - RW) debut

35. Rob Blake (SJS - D)

36. Rick Nash (CBJ - LW)

37. Patrick Marleau (SJS - C)

38. Alexei Kovalev (Mtl - RW)

39. Shea Weber (Nas - D)

40. Jason Blake (Tor - LW) debut

41. Rene Bourque (Cgy - LW)

42. Chris Pronger (Ana - D)

43. Patrick Sharp (Chi - RW)

44. Patrick Kane (Chi - RW) debut

45. Phil Kessel (Bos - RW) debut

46. Mikael Samuelsson (Det - RW)

47. Jason Spezza (Ott- C)

48. Scott Gomez (NYR - C)

49. Alexander Semin (Was - LW)

50. Martin St. Louis (TB - RW)

Bubble: Michael Cammaleri, Ryan Clowe, Devin Setoguchi. Dan Boyle, Olli Jokinen, Johan Franzen, Derek Roy, Travis Zajac, Brian Gionta

January Rotisserie Rankings - Goalies

2009-02-11T08:09:00.001-08:00

Once again I used the yahoo default league scoring to judge who had the best roto performance among all NHL goaltenders through December.

Wins/Goals Against Average/Save Percentage/Shutouts

Now these rankings are not on projected basis or positional importance. They are based on who actually performed the best in the roto categories amongst all NHL goaltenders through January, with the minimum of 20 games played.

Niklas Backstrom continues his push for a monster contract as he takes over the lead from Mason and Thomas.

1. Niklas Backstrom (Min - G) +5

2. Tim Thomas (Bos - G)

3. Steve Mason (CBJ - G)

4. Ryan Miller (Buf - G)

5. Jonas Hiller (Ana - G)

6. Manny Fernandez (Bos - G)

7. Scott Clemmensen (NJ - G)

8. Ty Conklin (Det - G)

9. Evgeni Nabokov (SJS - G)

10. Pekka Rinne (Nas - G)

11. Nikolai Khabibulin (Chi - G)

12. Henrik Lundqvist (NYR - G)

13. Craig Anderson (Fla - G)

14. Cam Ward (Car - G)

15. Cristobal Huet (Chi - G)

16. Antero Nittymaki (Phi - G)

17. Tomas Vokoun (Fla -G)

18. Roberto Luongo (Van - G)

19. Mikka Kiprusoff (Cgy - G)

20. Chris Mason (StL - G)

21. Mike Smith (TB - G)

22. Carey Price (Mtl- G)

23. Dwayne Roloson (Edm - G)

24. Marc-Andre Fleury (Pit - G)

25. Jose Theodore (Was - G)

Bubble: Erik Ersberg, Ilya Bryzgalov, Marty Turco, Brent Johnson, Alex Auld

December Rotisserie Rankings - Rookies

2009-02-06T07:30:00.001-08:00

I used the yahoo default league scoring to judge who had the best roto performance among all NHL rookies through December.

Goals/Assists/Plus-Minus/Power Play Points/PIMS/Shots on Goal

Now these rankings are not on projected basis or positional importance. They are based on who actually performed the best in the roto categories amongst all NHL rookies in October.

Kris Versteeg was the biggest beneficiary of Derrick Brassard's injury as it allowed him to leap Brassard and occupy the top slot in the roto rankings through December.

1. Kris Versteeg (Chi - RW)

2. Patrick Berglund (StL - C)

3. Derrick Brassard (CBJ - C)

4. Bobby Ryan (Ana - RW)

5. Blake Wheeler (Bos - LW)

6. Mikael Grabovski (Tor - C)

7. Alex Goligoski (Pit - D)

8. Michael Frolik (Fla - C)

9. Mikkel Boedker (Phx - RW)

10. Troy Brouwer (Chi - LW)

11. Jakub Voracek (CBJ - RW)

12. James Neal (Dal - LW)

13. Oscar Moller (LAK - RW)

14. Steven Stamkos (TB - C)

15. Drew Doughty (LAK - D)

16. Nikolai Kulemin (Tor - LW)

17. Jannik Hansen (Van - RW)

18. Matt Hunwick (Bos - D)

19. BJ Crombeen (STL - RW)

20. Kyle Okposo (NYI- RW)

21. Kyle Turris (Phx - C)

22. Benoit Pouliout (Min - C)

23. Thomas Pilhal (SJS - C)

24. Fabian Brunnstrom (Dal - LW)

25. Kevin Porter (Phx - C)

Bubble: Matt D'Agostini, Viktor Tikhonov, Brandon Sutter, Jesse Winchester

December Rotisserie Rankings - Defense

2009-02-06T07:29:00.001-08:00

I used the yahoo default league scoring to judge who had the best roto performance among all NHL defencemen through December.

Goals/Assists/Plus-Minus/Power Play Points/PIMS/Shots on Goal

Now these rankings are not on projected basis or positional importance. They are based on who actually performed the best in the roto categories amongst all NHL rookies in October.

Sheldon Souray has returned to the fantasy elite and leads all defensemen in December, a fantasy superstar because they only count half the game.

1. Sheldon Souray (Edm - D)

2. Rob Blake (SJ - D)

3. Shea Weber (Nas - D)

4. Zdeno Chara (Bos - D)

5. Dion Phaneuf (Cgy - D)

6. Dan Boyle (SJS - D)

7. Chris Pronger (Ana - D)

8. Jay Bouwmeester (Fla - D)

9. Scott Niedermayer (Ana - D)

10. Ed Jovanovski (Phx - D)

11. Nicklas Lidstrom (Det - D)

12. Mark Streit (NYI - D)

13. Pavel Kubina (Tor - D)

14. Dennis Wideman (Bos - D)

15. Andrei Markov (Mtl - D)

16. Joe Corvo (Car - D)

17. Duncan Keith (Chi - D)

18. Kevin Bieksa (Van - D)

19. Brian Rafalski (NJ - D)

20. Lubomir Visnovsky (Edm- D)

21. Kyle Quincey (LAK - D)

22. Ryan Suter (Nas - D)

23. Joni Pitkanen (Car - D)

24. Mike Commodore (CBJ - D)

25. Kimmo Timmonen (Phi - D)

Bubble: Bryan McCabe, Ron Hainsey, Michael Rozsival, Marc Edouard Vlasic, Brian Campbell, John Michael Liles, Jaroslav Spacek, Tomas Kaberle, Filip Kuba

December Rotisserie Rankings - Skaters

2009-02-06T07:27:00.001-08:00

I used the yahoo default league scoring to judge who had the best roto performance among all NHL skaters through December.

Goals/Assists/Plus-Minus/Power Play Points/PIMS/Shots on Goal

Alexander the Great, the shot whore (245) leads the way again as the most valuable rotisserie player in fantasy hockey.

1. Alexander Ovechkin (Was - LW)

2. Evgeni Malkin (Pit - C)

3. Ryan Getzlaf (Ana - C)

4. Sidney Crosby (Pit - C)

5. Jeff Carter (Phi - C) +10

6. Marc Savard (Bos - C)

7. Corey Perry (ANA - RW)

8. Marian Hossa (Det - RW)

9. Patrick Elias (NJ - C) +20

10. Mike Richards (Phi - C)

11. Zach Parise (NJ - LW) +10

12. Eric Staal (Car - C)

13. Henrik Zetterberg (Det - C)

14. Mikko Koivu (Min - C)

15. Jarome Iginla (Cgy - RW)

16. Dany Heatley (Ott - LW)

17. Daniel Sedin (Van - LW)

18. Sheldon Souray (Edm - D)

19. Shane Doan (Phx - RW)

20. Rob Blake (SJ - D)

21. Rick Nash (CBJ - LW)

22. Bill Guerin (NYI - RW) debut

23. Vincent Lecavlier (TBL - C)

24. Phil Kessel (BOS - RW) +16

25. Thomas Vanek (Buf - LW) -12

26. Shea Weber (Nas - D) -20

27. Patrick Marleau (SJ - C)

28. Pavel Datsyuk (Det - C)

29. Dustin Brown (LAK - RW)

30. Zdeno Chara (Bos - D) debut

31. Ilya Kovalchuk (Atl - RW) +19

32. Dion Phaneuf (Cgy - D)

33. Alex Kovalev (Mtl - RW)

34. Rene Bourque (Cgy - LW) debut

35. Patrick Kane (Chi - RW)

36. Scott Hartnell (Phi - LW)

37. Patrick Sharp (Chi - RW)

38. Ryan Smyth (Col - LW) debut

39. Dan Boyle (SJS - D) - 22

40. Scott Gomez (NYR - C)

41. Brian Gionta (NJ - RW) debut

42. Devin Setoguchi (SJS - RW) debut

43. Derek Roy (Buf - C) debut

44. Chris Pronger (Ana - D)

45. Jason Spezza (Ott - C)

46. Johan Franzen (Det - LW) debut

47. Olli Jokinen (Phx- C)

48. Simon Gagne (Phi - LW)

49. Mikael Samuelsson (Det - RW)

50. Jay Bouwmeester (Fla - D) debut

Bubble: Martin Havlat, Nikolai Zherdev, Jason Arnott, Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Clowe, Martin St. Louis, Michael Cammaleri, Ray Whitney

Dropped: Niklas Hagman, Jason Chimera, Alexander Semin, Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, DAvid Booth, Trent Hunter, Teemu Selanne

December Rotisserie Rankings - Goalies

2009-02-06T07:26:00.000-08:00

Once again I used the yahoo default league scoring to judge who had the best roto performance among all NHL goaltenders through December.

Wins/Goals Against Average/Save Percentage/Shutouts

Now these rankings are not on projected basis or positional importance. They are based on who actually performed the best in the roto categories amongst all NHL goaltenders in October, with the minimum of 15 games played. So somebody like Pekka Rinne was not eligible for this list.

Three consecutive shutouts allowes Steve Mason to vault over the Thomas/Fernandez combo, finally.

1. Steve Mason (CBJ - G) debut

2. Tim Thomas (Bos - G)

3. Manny Fernandez (Bos - G)

4. Roberto Luongo (Van - G)

5. Craig Anderson (Fla - G)

6. Niklas Backstrom (Min - G)

7. Scott Clemmensen (NJ - G)

8. Jonas Hiller (Ana - G)

9. Carey Price (Mtl - G)

10. Nikolai Khabibulin (Chi - G)

11. Cristobal Huet (Chi - G)

12. Mike Smith (TB - G)

13. Evgeni Nabokov (SJS - G)

14. Ryan Miller (Buf - G) debut

15. Dwayne Roloson (Edm - G)

16. Peter Budaj (Col - G) debut

17. Ilya Bryzgalov (Phx -G)

18. Dwayne Roloson (Edm - G)

19. Curtis Sanford (Van - G) debut

20. Brent Johnson (Was - G) debut

21. Ty Conklin (Det - G) debut

22. Cam Ward (Car - G) debut

23. Henrik Lundqvist (NYR - G)

24. Erik Ersberg (LAK - G)

25. Thomas Vokoun (Fla - G) debut

Bubble: Ilya Bryzgalov, Alex Auld, Dany Sabourin, Miikka Kiprusoff, Antero Niittymaki

November Rotisserie Rankings - Rookies

2008-12-05T12:58:00.000-08:00

I used the yahoo default league scoring to judge who had the best roto performance among all NHL rookies in October.

Goals/Assists/Plus-Minus/Power Play Points/PIMS/Shots on Goal

Now these rankings are not on projected basis or positional importance. They are based on who actually performed the best in the roto categories amongst all NHL rookies in October.

Columbus Blue Jacket rookie Derick Brassard continues to lead the way through November, but he has been joined by Kris Versteeg. The chosen one Steven Stamkos comes in at number 5, but until recently has been spinning his wheels. Their are TWO representatives from God's team and the 2016 parade planning is already under way in Toronto.

1. Derick Brassard (CBJ -C)

1. Kris Versteeg (CHI - RW)

2. Mikhail Grabovski (TOR - C) +6

4. Oscar Molller (LAK - C)

5. Steven Stamkos (TB - C) -2

6. Blake Wheeler (BOS - LW) +13

7. Troy Brouwer (CHI - RW)

8. Jakub Voracek (CBJ - RW)

9. Jannik Hansen (VAN - RW)

10. Alex Goligoski (PIT - D) +8

11. Drew Doughty (LAK - D) +14

12. Mikkel Boedker (PHX - RW)

13. Nikolai Kulemin (TOR - LW)

14. Patrik Berglund (STL - C)

15. Luke Schenn (TOR - D) +10

16. Michael Frolik (FLA - C)

17. Kevin Porter (PHX - C)

18. Benoit Pouliot (MIN - C) +7

19. Brandon Crombeen (STL - RW)

20. Patric Hornqvist (NAS- RW)

21. Jesse Winchester (OTT - RW)

22. Wayne Simmonds (LAK - RW)

23. Nate Thompson (NYI - C)

24. Kyle Okposo (NYI - RW) -9

25. Tomas Plihal (SJS - C)

Bubble: Kyle Turris, Luca Sbisa, Colin Fraser, Viktor Tikhonov, Brandon Sutter, Matt Hunwick, Anssi Salmela, Derek Dorsett, Bobby Ryan, Fabian Brunnstrom

November Rotisserie Rankings - Goalies

2008-12-01T18:13:00.000-08:00

Once again I used the yahoo default league scoring to judge who had the best roto performance among all NHL goaltenders in October.

Wins/Goals Against Average/Save Percentage/Shutouts

Now these rankings are not on projected basis or positional importance. They are based on who actually performed the best in the roto categories amongst all NHL goaltenders in October, with the minimum of 10 games played. So Brian Boucher once again was not eligible for this list.

My favourite whipping boy Tim Thomas once again lead the way through November.

1. Tim Thomas (Bos - G)

2. Craig Anderson (Fla - G) debut

3. Niklas Backstrom (Min - G)

4. Roberto Luongo (Van - G) +13

5. Jonas Hiller (Ana - G) debut

6. Henrik Lundqvist (NYR - G)

7. Alex Auld (Ott - G)

8. Carey Price (Mtl - G)

9. Martin Brodeur (NJ - G)

10. Mike Smith (TB - G)

11. Ryan Miller (Buf - G)

12. Nikolai Khabibulin (Chi - G)

13. Cam Ward (Car - G)

14. Erik Ersberg (LAK - G) debut

15. Evgeni Nabokov (SJS - G)

16. Peter Budaj (Col - G) debut

17. Ilya Bryzgalov (Phx -G)

18. Dwayne Roloson (Edm - G)

19. Brent Johnson (Was - G) debut

20. Marc Andre Fleury (Pit - G)

21. Joey MacDonald (NYI - G) debut

22. JS Giguere (Ana - G)

23. Miikka Kiprusoff (Cgy - G)

24. Tomas Vokoun (Fla - G)

25. Martin Biron (Phi - G) debut

Bubble: Jose Theodore, Dan Ellis, Jason LaBarbera, Cristobal Huet, Vesa Toskala

November Rotisserie Rankings - Skaters

2008-12-01T07:01:00.000-08:00

I used the yahoo default league scoring to judge who had the best roto performance among all NHL skaters through November.

Goals/Assists/Plus-Minus/Power Play Points/PIMS/Shots on Goal

Alexander the Great, a man who never saw a shot (117) he did not like, returned to form and lead by the Shots on Goal category powered his way to the top of the rotisserie rankings. The biggest surprise in the ranking is Shea Weber and the ancient Rob Blake powering in at number 6 and 7. Marian Hossa the October leader dropped to number 9.

1. Alexander Ovechkin (Was - LW)

2. Sidney Crosby (Pit - C)

3. Corey Perry (Ana - RW)

4. Evgeni Malkin (Pit - C)

5. Marc Savard (Bos - C)

6. Shea Weber (Nas - D) +32

7. Rob Blake (SJS - D)

8. Ryan Getzlaf (Ana - C)

9. Marian Hossa (Det - RW)

10. Jarome Iginla (Cgy - RW)

11. Mikko Koivu (Min - C) +20

12. Eric Staal (Car - C)

13. Thomas Vanek (Buf - LW)

14. Mike Richards (Phi - C) +19

15. Jeff Carter (Phi - C)

16. Dion Phaneuf (Cgy - D)

17. Dan Boyle (SJS - D)

18. Devin Setoguchi (SJS - RW) +28

19. Dustin Brown (LAK - RW) debut

20. Patrick Marleau (SJ - C)

21. Zach Parise (NJ - LW)

22. Henrik Zetterberg (Det - C)

23. Brandon Dubinsky (NYR - C) -19

24. Ryan Clowe (SJS - LW) +20

25. Bill Guerin (NYI - RW) debut

26. Dany Heatley (Ott - LW)

27. Sheldon Souray (Edm - D) debut

28. Patrick Sharp (Chi - RW)

29. Patrick Elias (NJ - LW)

30. Shane Doan (Phx - LW) debut

31. Vincent Lecavalier (TB - C) +17

32. Olli Jokinen (Phx - C) debut

33. Rick Nash (CBJ - LW)

34. Teemu Selanne (Ana - RW) debut

35. Mikael Samuelsson (Det - RW)

36. Chris Pronger (Ana - D)

37. Nikolai Zherdev (NYR - RW)

38. Patrick Kane (Chi - RW) debut

39. Daniel Sedin (Van - LW) debut

40. Phil Kessel (Bos - RW)

41. Trent Hunter (NYI - RW) debut

42. David Booth (Fla - LW) debut

43. Simon Gagne (Phi - LW) debut

44. Joe Pavelski (SJS - C) debut

45. Joe Thornton (SJS - C) debut

46. Alexander Semin (Was - LW) - 35

47. Jason Chimera (CBJ- LW) debut

48. Jason Spezza (Ott - C)

49. Niklas Hagman (Tor - RW)

50. Ilya Kovalchuk (Atl - LW)

Bubble: Markus Naslund, Brian Gionta, Chris Drury, Zdeno Chara, Milan Lucic, Scott Gomez, Keith Tkachuk, Alex Kovalev

Dropped: Rene Bourque, Mike Green, Martin Havlat, Alex Burrows, Aaron Voros, Sergei Federov, Sean Avery, Paul Mara, Joe Sakic, Christian Ehrhoff

That being said, all of these numbers are early, and when the stars heat up it will offer them greater seperation from the Niklas Hagman and Rene Bourque's of the world. But their have definitely been some fantasy surprises to begin 2009.

October Rotisserie Rankings - Rookies

2008-11-05T14:20:00.001-08:00

I used the yahoo default league scoring to judge who had the best roto performance among all NHL rookies in October.

Goals/Assists/Plus-Minus/Power Play Points/PIMS/Shots on Goal

Now these rankings are not on projected basis or positional importance. They are based on who actually performed the best in the roto categories amongst all NHL rookies in October.

Columbus Blue Jacket rookie Derick "ONE R" Brassard leads the way in October. The chosen one Steven Stamkos ranks third, all you doubting owners...breathe and relax. Players who played less than 5 games were not considered.

1. Derick Brassard (CBJ -C)

2. Oscar Moller (LAK - C)

3. Steven Stamkos (TB - C)

4. Kris Versteeg (CHI - RW)

5. Jakub Voracek (CBJ - RW)

6. Patric Hornqvist (NSH - RW)

7. Troy Brouwer (Chi - RW)

8. Mikhail Grabovski (TOR - C)

9. Jack Skille (CHI - RW)

10. Mikkel Boedker (PHX - RW)

11. Jannik Hansen (Van - RW)

12. Brandon Sutter (Car - RW)

13. Ryan Jones (Nas - RW)

14. Nikolai Kulemin (TOR - LW)

15. Kyle Okposo (NYI - RW)

16. Fabian Brunnstrom (Dal - LW)

17. Patrik Berglund (STL - C)

18. Alex Goligoski (PIT - D)

19. Blake Wheeler (BOS - LW)

20. Luca Sbisa (PHI - D)

21. James Neal (DAL - LW)

22. Kevin Klein (NAS - D)

23. Viktor Tikhonov (PHX - RW)

24. T.J. Oshie (STL - C)

25. Tomas Plihal (SJS - C)

Bubble: John Mitchell, Benoit Poiliot, Luke Schenn, Andreas Nodl, Drew Doughty, Rick Rypien, Brian Boyle, Chris Porter, Kyle Turris

October Rotisserie Rankings - Goalies

2008-11-05T14:19:00.000-08:00

Once again I used the yahoo default league scoring to judge who had the best roto performance among all NHL goaltenders in October.

Wins/Goals Against Average/Save Percentage/Shutouts

Now these rankings are not on projected basis or positional importance. They are based on who actually performed the best in the roto categories amongst all NHL goaltenders in October, with the minimum of 5 games played. So Brian Boucher and his back to back shutouts was not eligible for this list.

My favourite whipping boy Tim Thomas lead the way in October. His back to back 1-0 victories propelled him to the top of the list for the month.

1. Tim Thomas (Bos - G)

2. Ryan Miller (Buf - G)

3. Henrik Lundqvist (NYR - G)

4. Mike Smith (TB - G)

5. Alex Auld (Ott - G)

6. Carey Price (Mtl - G)

7. Martin Brodeur (NJ - G)

8. Niklas Backstrom (Min - G)

9. Marc-Andre Fleury (Pit - G)

10. Cam Ward (Car - G)

11. Nikolai Khabibulin (Chi - G)

12. Miikka Kiprusoff (Cgy - G)

13. Cristobal Huet (Chi - G)

14. Tomas Vokoun (Fla - G)

15. Vesa Toskala (Tor - G)

16. Jean-Sebastien Giguere (Ana - G)

17. Roberto Luongo (Van -G)

18. Antero Niittymaki (Phi - G)

19. Evgeni Nabokov (SJ - G)

20. Manny Legace (StL - G)

21. Ilya Bryzgalov (Phx - G)

22. Mathieu Garon (Edm - G)

23. Jason LaBarbera (LA - G)

24. Kari Lehtonen (Atl - G)

25. Chris Osgood (Det - G)

Bubble: Peter Budaj, Fredrik Norrena, Joey MacDonald, Dan Ellis, Jose Theodore

October Rotisserie Rankings - Skaters

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I used the yahoo default league scoring to judge who had the best roto performance among all NHL skaters in October.

Goals/Assists/Plus-Minus/Power Play Points/PIMS/Shots on Goal

Now these rankings are not on projected basis or positional importance. They are based on who actually performed the best in the roto categories amongst all NHL skaters in October.

I was surpised to find that Benedict Arnold himself Marian Hossa was the most valuable Roto hockey player in the first month of the season. I have tabulated all the relevant statistics to form my top 50 below.

1. Marian Hossa (Det - RW)

2. Evgeni Malkin (Pit - C)

3. Tomas Vanek (Buf - LW)

4. Brandon Dubinsky (NYR - C)

5. Brenden Morrow (Dal - LW)

6. Sidney Crosby (Pit - C)

7. Ryan Getzlaf (Anh - C)

8. Scott Gomez (NYR - C)

9. Dan Boyle (SJ - D)

10. Marc Savard (Bos - C)

11. Alexander Semin (Was - LW)

12. Corey Perry (Anh - RW)

13. Mike Green (Was - D)

14. Alexander Ovechkin (Was - LW)

15. Henrik Zetterberg (Det - C,LW)

16. Dion Phaneuf (Cgy - D)

17. Zach Parise (NJ - LW)

18. Jarome Iginla (Cgy - RW)

19. Mikael Samuelsson (Det - RW)

20. Rob Blake (SJ - D)

21. Christian Ehrhoff (SJ - D)

22. Dany Heatley (Ott - LW)

23. Patrick Sharp (Chi - C,LW)

24. Patrik Elias (NJ - LW)

25. Patrick Marleau (SJ - C,LW)

26. Eric Staal (Car - C)

27. Rene Bourque (Cgy - LW)

28. Phil Kessel (Bos - RW)

29. Jeff Carter (Phi - C)

30. Pavel Datsyuk (Det - C)

31. Mikko Koivu (Min - C)

32. Paul Mara (NYR - D)

33. Mike Richards (Phi - C)

34. Milan Hejduk (Col - RW)

35. Paul Stastny (Col - C)

36. Sean Avery (Dal - LW)

37. Joe Sakic (Col - C)

38. Shea Weber (Nsh - D)

39. Nikolai Zherdev (NYR - RW)

40. Sergei Fedorov (Was - C)

41. Aaron Voros (NYR - LW)

42. Alex Burrows (Van - LW)

43. Devin Setoguchi (SJ - RW)

44. Ryane Clowe (SJ - LW)

45. Chris Pronger (Anh - D)

46. Niklas Hagman (Tor - LW)

47. Rick Nash (Cls - LW)

48. Vincent Lecavalier (TB - C)

49. Jason Spezza (Ott - C)

50. Martin Havlat (Chi - RW)

Bubble: Paul Kariya, Jason Blake, Patrice Bergeron, Nik Antropov, Mike Modano, Andy McDonald, Keith Tkachuk, Shane Doan, Chris Drury, Patrick Kane