Whether it's Phil Kessel getting traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Brandon Saad being shipped to the Columbus Blue Jackets or T.J. Oshie being dealt to the Washington Capitals, we've seen some impactful trades this offseason that could change the fantasy landscape for the 2015-16 season.

We've also seen our share of players changing addresses in free agency. Players including Mike Green and Justin Williams have new homes and could see a spike in fantasy value.

With these changes, fantasy owners are likely salivating at the chance to start preparing for draft season in September. To help you prepare, it's time for my offseason top 200 fantasy hockey rankings.

These rankings have been built on what I have learned following several free agency signings and trades this summer. As training camps draw closer and more moves take place, these rankings will be updated, including position-by-position rankings and breakdowns.

These rankings should be viewed as my projections of the NHL's most valuable fantasy players based on expectations for this season. Factors taken into account include position eligibility, line combinations, category coverage and statistical performance from previous seasons.

NOTE: These rankings were posted on July 10, 2015. They project value in standard fantasy hockey re-draft leagues, which include a 6x4 category scoring system: goals, assists, plus-minus, power-play points, shots on goal, penalty minutes, goalie wins, goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts.



MATT CUBETA'S OFFSEASON TOP 200 RANKINGS Rank Player

Position Team 1. Alex Ovechkin Forward 2. Sidney Crosby Forward 3. Steven Stamkos Forward 4. Jamie Benn Forward 5. John Tavares Forward 6. Patrick Kane Forward 7. Tyler Seguin Forward 8. Evgeni Malkin Forward 9. Carey Price Goalie 10. Claude Giroux Forward 11. Corey Perry Forward 12. Ryan Getzlaf Forward 13. Erik Karlsson Defenseman 14. Vladimir Tarasenko Forward 15. Phil Kessel Forward 16. Henrik Lundqvist Goalie 17. Max Pacioretty Forward 18. Rick Nash Forward 19. Joe Pavelski Forward 20. Jakub Voracek Forward 21. Jonathan Toews Forward 22. Nicklas Backstrom Forward 23. P.K. Subban Defenseman 24. Pekka Rinne Goalie 25. Zach Parise Forward 26. Logan Couture Forward 27. Ryan Johansen Forward 28. Blake Wheeler Forward 29. Pavel Datsyuk Forward 30. Marc-Andre Fleury Goalie 31. Braden Holtby Goalie 32. Taylor Hall Forward 33. Kris Letang Defenseman 34. Daniel Sedin Forward 35. Anze Kopitar Forward 36. Tuukka Rask Goalie 37. Tyler Johnson Forward 38. David Backes Forward 39. Jonathan Quick Goalie 40. Kevin Shattenkirk Defenseman 41. Henrik Zetterberg Forward 42. Nikita Kucherov Forward 43. Devan Dubnyk Goalie 44. Dustin Byfuglien Defenseman 45. Shea Weber Defenseman 46. Alexander Steen Forward 47. Gabriel Landeskog Forward 48. Marian Hossa Forward 49. Andrew Ladd Forward 50. Mark Giordano Defenseman 51. Matt Duchene Forward 52. Nathan MacKinnon Forward 53. Cory Schneider Goalie 54. Henrik Sedin Forward 55. Corey Crawford Goalie 56. Chris Kreider Forward 57. Victor Hedman Defenseman 58. Wayne Simmonds Forward 59. Drew Doughty Defenseman 60. Sergei Bobrovsky Goalie 61. Jeff Carter Forward 62. Ondrej Palat Forward 63. Connor McDavid Forward 64. Nick Foligno Forward 65. Ben Bishop Goalie 66. Jiri Hudler Forward 67. Jason Spezza Forward 68. Jordan Eberle Forward 69. Patrick Sharp Forward 70. Brent Burns Defenseman 71. Patrice Bergeron Forward 72. Roberto Luongo Goalie 73. T.J. Oshie Forward 74. Duncan Keith Defenseman 75. Eric Staal Forward 76. Milan Lucic Forward 77. Scott Hartnell Forward 78. Kyle Turris Forward 79. Keith Yandle Defenseman 80. Evander Kane Forward 81. Filip Forsberg Forward 82. Kyle Okposo Forward 83. Roman Josi Defenseman 84. Oliver Ekman-Larsson Defenseman 85. Radim Vrbata Forward 86. Patric Hornqvist Forward 87. Johnny Gaudreau Forward 88. Jaden Schwartz Forward 89. Derick Brassard Forward 90. Ryan Kesler Forward 91. Bobby Ryan Forward 92. Semyon Varlamov Goalie 93. John Carlson Defenseman 94. Joe Thornton Forward 95. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Forward 96. Gustav Nyquist Forward 97. Derek Stepan Forward 98. Steve Mason Goalie 99. Jarome Iginla Forward 100. James van Riemsdyk Forward 101. Alex Pietrangelo Defenseman 102. Brian Elliott Goalie 103. Jaroslav Halak Goalie 104. Brandon Saad Forward 105. Tomas Plekanec Forward 106. Patrick Marleau Forward 107. Jimmy Howard Goalie 108. Aaron Ekblad Defenseman 109. Ryan McDonagh Defenseman 110. Marian Gaborik Forward 111. Sean Monahan Forward 112. James Neal Forward 113. Bryan Little Forward 114. Tomas Tatar Forward 115. Jason Pominville Forward 116. Ryan Miller Goalie 117. Jonathan Huberdeau Forward 118. Thomas Vanek Forward 119. Mark Stone Forward 120. Ryan Callahan Forward 121. Justin Faulk Defenseman 122. Mats Zuccarello Forward 123. Mike Green Defenseman 124. Ondrej Pavelec Goalie 125. Andrei Markov Defenseman 126. Mikko Koivu Forward 127. David Krejci Forward 128. Brandon Dubinsky Forward 129. Tyson Barrie Defenseman 130. Ryan O'Reilly Forward 131. Tyler Toffoli Forward 132. Chris Kunitz Forward 133. Jack Eichel Forward 134. Sami Vatanen Defenseman 135. Alex Galchenyuk Forward 136. Mark Scheifele Forward 137. Mike Ribeiro Forward 138. Brad Marchand Forward 139. Paul Stastny Forward 140. Brendan Gallagher Forward 141. Jonas Hiller Goalie 142. Torey Krug Defenseman 143. Cam Talbot Goalie 144. Brayden Schenn Forward 145. Dougie Hamilton Defenseman 146. Ryan Strome Forward 147. Evgeny Kuznetsov Forward 148. Jeff Skinner Forward 149. Mike Smith Goalie 150. Kari Lehtonen Goalie 151. David Perron Forward 152. Dennis Wideman Defenseman 153. Craig Anderson Goalie 154. Drew Stafford Forward 155. Niklas Kronwall Defenseman 156. Jonathan Bernier Goalie 157. Mike Hoffman Forward 158. Jaromir Jagr Forward 159. Robin Lehner Goalie 160. Valtteri Filppula Forward 161. Martin Jones Goalie 162. Mark Streit Defenseman 163. Ryan Suter Defenseman 164. Andrew Hammond Goalie 165. Jake Allen Goalie 166. Craig Smith Forward 167. Mikael Granlund Forward 168. Jori Lehtera Forward 169. Nick Bjugstad Forward 170. Jacob Trouba Defenseman 171. Joffrey Lupul Forward 172. Loui Eriksson Forward 173. Johnny Boychuk Defenseman 174. Troy Brouwer Forward 175. Carl Soderberg Forward 176. Nick Leddy Defenseman 177. John Gibson Goalie 178. Nazem Kadri Forward 179. Justin Abdelkader Forward 180. Frederik Andersen Goalie 181. Kevin Hayes Forward 182. John Klingberg Defenseman 183. Tomas Hertl Forward 184. Zdeno Chara Defenseman 185. Eddie Lack Goalie 186. Antti Niemi Goalie 187. Jonathan Drouin Forward 188. Brent Seabrook Defenseman 189. Andrej Sekera Defenseman 190. Tyler Ennis Forward 191. TJ Brodie Defenseman 192. Steve Downie Forward 193. Anton Khudobin Goalie 194. Cam Fowler Defenseman 195. Dan Boyle Defenseman 196. Marko Dano Forward 197. Justin Williams Forward 198. Alexander Edler Defenseman 199. Dion Phaneuf Defenseman 200. Nail Yakupov Forward Just Missed: Colin Wilson, James Wisniewski, Jimmy Hayes, Cam Atkinson, Anton Stralman, Cam Ward, Anders Lee, Mike Cammalleri, Brad Richards, Max Domi, Reilly Smith, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Erik Johnson, Dustin Brown, J.T. Miller

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