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NHL Fantasy Fifty
by John Halpin, FOXSports.com
Updated: April 2, 2009, 9:15 PM EDT
Review my list of the Top 50 fantasy players in the NHL. These are the final rankings for the 2008-09 NHL season. Enjoy the playoffs!
| NHL Fantasy Fifty | ||||||
| Rk | P | A | Player | Pos | Tm | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | E. Malkin | C | PIT | What's better - winning Fantasy 50 or Hart Trophy? | |
| 2 | 2 | A. Ovechkin | LW | WAS | Ranks first in goals and pre-meditated celebrations | |
| 3 | 3 | M. Green | D | WAS | 28 goals - very nice | |
| 4 | 4 | N. Backstrom | G | MIN | Actually tied with Mason, but had to pick someone | |
| 5 | 20 | | S. Mason | G | COB | Led league with 10 shutouts |
| 6 | 11 | | Z. Chara | D | BOS | Leading B's to East's top seed |
| 7 | 14 | | Z. Parise | LW | NJD | How do the Devils keep finding these guys? |
| 8 | 5 | | T. Thomas | G | BOS | League-best 2.13 GAA, but overall just behind Backstrom/Mason |
| 9 | 8 | | J. Carter | C | PHI | 51 points before ASG, 25 after |
| 10 | 12 | | R. Blake | D | SAN | Still racks up the PIM |
| 11 | 16 | | S. Crosby | C | PIT | 11th? I'm disappointed |
| 12 | 7 | | M. Richards | C | PHI | Kicked in the head by Crazy Joe Davola |
| 13 | 22 | | P. Datsyuk | C | DET | Closing in on career high in points |
| 14 | 17 | | D. Boyle | D | SAN | With him and Blake, no wonder Sharks rule the West |
| 15 | 9 | | A, Semin | LW | WAS | I wonder if he wants some of Ovechkin's attention |
| 16 | 26 | | P. Rinne | G | NAS | 16-4-4 since February 1 |
| 17 | 25 | | C. Pronger | D | ANA | Vet stepping up for hot Ducks |
| 18 | 24 | | D. Sedin | LW | VAN | Leads Henrik in goals (30-19), trails in assists (57-47) |
| 19 | 33 | | M. Streit | D | NYI | Isles moving to KC, or Queens, or ... |
| 20 | 19 | | P. Elias | LW | NJD | Was Parise eight years ago |
| 21 | 21 | N. Lidstrom | D | DET | Two more Norris Trophies to tie Bobby Orr | |
| 22 | 28 | | S. Weber | D | NAS | Eight more Norris Trophies to tie Bobby Orr |
| 23 | 18 | | R. Getzlaf | C | ANA | Just reached career high with 83 points - congrats |
| 24 | 50 | | R. Luongo | G | VAN | Think Isles wish they'd kept him? |
| 25 | 6 | | M. Hossa | RW | DET | Missed time in March with knee injury |
| 26 | 35 | | S. Souray | D | EDM | Hip-hip, Souray! Have I used that already? |
| 27 | 13 | | M. Savard | C | BOS | Only four goals in last two months - ugh |
| 28 | 23 | | J. Iginla | RW | CAL | Did you know he has 406 career goals? Wow |
| 29 | 54 | | E. Nabokov | G | SAN | 7-1-1, 2.10 GAA in March |
| 30 | 27 | | H. Zetterberg | C | DET | Still can't believe he has a 12-year contract |
| 31 | 30 | | D. Wideman | D | BOS | Plus-minus king among blueliners |
| 32 | 56 | | I. Kovalchuk | LW | ATL | 87 points with a minus-12 rating? DEE-fense! |
| 33 | 52 | | S. Niedermayer | D | ANA | Brothers Scott, Rob combined for eight points in a game this week |
| 34 | 57 | | E. Staal | C | CAR | Heating up - 18 points in 13 March games |
| 35 | 45 | | C. Ward | G | CAR | Him, too - 10-1-2, 1.98 GAA in March |
| 36 | 15 | | C. Perry | RW | ANA | Perry, Ducks peaking at right time |
| 37 | 37 | D. Phaneuf | D | CAL | Had a phine season | |
| 38 | 36 | | S. Gagne | LW | PHI | Does everyone slow down after the ASG? |
| 39 | | M. Cammalleri | LW | CAL | First timer in final Fantasy 50 | |
| 40 | 43 | | K. Bieksa | D | VAN | Big part of Canucks' NW division lead |
| 41 | | J. Spezza | C | OTT | 18 points in March - HE doesn't slow down | |
| 42 | 34 | | T. Vokoun | G | FLA | Spent last 11 years in hockey hotbeds of Nashville, South Florida |
| 43 | 31 | | R. Nash | LW | COB | "Rick Nash" is a great hockey name |
| 44 | 55 | | A. Markov | D | MON | Leads blueliners with 51 assists |
| 45 | 46 | | P. Kubina | D | TOR | On verge of career high in points - in 13th year |
| 46 | 48 | | J. Thornton | C | SAN | Again - shoot the puck, Joe! |
| 47 | 38 | | R. Miller | G | BUF | Just back from ankle sprain that cost him nine spots |
| 48 | 47 | | S. Doan | RW | PHO | One of the last Winnipeg Jets |
| 49 | 29 | | V. Lecavalier | C | TAM | Wrist surgery ends season early |
| 50 | 10 | | M. Brodeur | G | NJD | For old time's sake - he played great when healthy |
| Just Missed | ||||||
| Rk | P | A | Player | Pos | Tm | Comment |
| 51 | 59 | | D. Keith | D | CHI | |
| 52 | 53 | | D. Heatley | LW | OTT | |
| 53 | 58 | | B. Rafalski | D | DET | |
| 54 | 51 | | N. Backstrom | C | WAS | |
| 55 | | J. Hiller | G | ANA | ||
| 56 | | M. St. Louis | RW | TAM | ||
| 57 | 41 | | J. Bouwmeester | D | FLO | |
| 58 | 32 | | J. Langenbrunner | RW | NJD | |
| 59 | 42 | | P. Kane | RW | CHI | |
| 60 | | F. Tyutin | D | COB | ||
| The Fallen | ||||||
| Rk | P | A | Player | Pos | Tm | Comment |
| 39 | | R. Clowe | LW | SAN | ||
| 40 | | J. Toews | C | CHI | ||
| 44 | | T. Conklin | G | DET | ||
| 45 | | D. Roy | C | BUF | ||
| 49 | | M. Koivu | C | MIN | ||
| 60 | | P. Marleau | C | SAN | ||
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Conklin is on the list and crosby drops off? wow.
wolveswall10/6/2008 14:03:00 PM(Report inappropriate content)
The habs are for real and I can guarantee 30 win s for a healthy Carey Price.Also watch out for Tanguay and Plekanec.Habs fan forever.
beegee479/25/2008 8:25:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
sorry to see only one NJ Devil in the top 50 - and as always it's Marty! This is going to be a long season!! Lew?
ctspearin9/10/2008 6:13:00 AM(Report inappropriate content)
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