FDH Fantasy Newsletter: Volume II, Issue XXVI

Welcome to our 42nd edition of the FDH Fantasy Newsletter, as we continue to bring you weekly fantasy sports updates in addition to our usual content on FantasyDrafthelp.com. Our archive of past editions is available right here on The FantasyDrafthelp.com Blog and specific links to past editions are available on the front page of FantasyDrafthelp.com.

In this week's edition:

^ The top 60 fantasy football players overall for 2009 on FDH's UQB system
^ The top fantasy players by position for 2009 on FDH's UQB system

The Top 60 Fantasy Football Players Overall For 2009 on FDH's UQB System

NOTE: The UQB system is explained in more detail here. Suffice to say that players are measured proportionately against each other in key categories based on the standard deviation from the mean in each area. It is truly the Ultimate Quantitative Baseline of how each player performed in 2008. Kickers are not included among the top overall players because although they account for a great deal of scoring, they do not get drafted in the top few rounds overall.


Players
UQB
Rk
Drew Brees
1797
1
Kurt Warner
1656
2
Jay Cutler
1643
3
Adrian Peterson
1618
4
Michael Turner
1606
5
DeAngelo Williams
1571
6
Clinton Portis
1570
7
Aaron Rodgers
1554
8T
Larry Fitzgerald
1554
8T
Calvin Johnson
1553
10
Andre Johnson
1552
11
Philip Rivers
1551
12
Peyton Manning
1550
13
Steve Smith
1549
14T
Greg Jennings
1549
14T
Roddy White
1548
16
Antonio Bryant
1546
17T
Terrell Owens
1546
17T
Randy Moss
1546
19
Vincent Jackson
1545
20T
Thomas Jones
1545
20T
Steve Slaton
1543
22T
Reggie Wayne
1543
22T
Kevin Walter
1541
24
Donald Driver
1539
25T
Matt Forte
1539
25T
Donovan McNabb
1538
27T
Isaac Bruce
1538
27T
Muhsin Muhammad
1538
27T
Santonio Holmes
1537
30
Chris Johnson
1536
31
Bernard Berrian
1535
32
Tony Gonzalez
1534
33
Lee Evans
1533
34
DeSean Jackson
1531
35
Braylon Edwards
1530
36T
Devery Henderson
1530
36T
Ryan Grant
1529
38T
Ted Ginn Jr.
1529
38T
Michael Jenkins
1528
40
Marques Colston
1527
41
LaDainian Tomlinson
1526
42
Jason Witten
1524
43
Anquan Boldin
1522
44
Steven Jackson
1520
45T
Matt Cassel
1520
45T
Robert Meachem
1520
45T
Frank Gore
1520
45T
Brandon Jacobs
1520
45T
Brandon Marshall
1520
45T
Mark Clayton
1520
45T
Derrick Ward
1519
52T
Marshawn Lynch
1519
52T
Lance Moore
1518
54T
Justin Gage
1518
54T
Owen Daniels
1518
54T
Chad Pennington
1518
54T
Dwayne Bowe
1517
58T
Chris Cooley
1517
58T
Dallas Clark
1517
58T
Malcom Floyd
1517
58T


The Top Fantasy Football Players by Position For 2009 on FDH's UQB System


QB
UQB
Rk
Drew Brees
1797
1
Kurt Warner
1656
2
Jay Cutler
1643
3
Aaron Rodgers
1554
4
Philip Rivers
1551
5
Peyton Manning
1550
6
Donovan McNabb
1538
7
Matt Cassel
1520
8
Chad Pennington
1518
9
David Garrard
1515
10
Brett Favre
1511
11
Tony Romo
1509
12T
Matt Ryan
1509
12T
Jason Campbell
1508
14T
Jake Delhomme
1508
14T
Ben Roethlisberger
1508
14T


RB
UQB
Rk
Adrian Peterson
1618
1
Michael Turner
1606
2
DeAngelo Williams
1571
3
Clinton Portis
1570
4
Thomas Jones
1545
5
Steve Slaton
1543
6
Matt Forte
1539
7
Chris Johnson
1536
8
Ryan Grant
1529
9
LaDainian Tomlinson
1526
10
Steven Jackson
1520
11T
Frank Gore
1520
11T
Brandon Jacobs
1520
11T
Derrick Ward
1519
14T
Marshawn Lynch
1519
14T
Kevin Smith
1515
16
Brian Westbrook
1514
17
Marion Barber
1512
18T
Jamal Lewis
1512
18T
Ronnie Brown
1512
18T
Maurice Jones-Drew
1512
18T
Le'Ron McClain
1507
22T
Larry Johnson
1507
22T
Pierre Thomas
1507
22T
Mewelde Moore
1506
25T
Justin Fargas
1506
25T
Ricky Williams
1506
25T
Jonathan Stewart
1506
25T
Fred Jackson
1506
25T
Kevin Faulk
1506
25T
Willie Parker
1505
31T
Dominic Rhodes
1505
31T
LenDale White
1505
31T
Joseph Addai
1504
34
Jerious Norwood
1503
35T
Julius Jones
1503
35T
Darren McFadden
1503
35T
Sammy Morris
1503
35T


WR
UQB
Rk
Larry Fitzgerald
1554
1
Calvin Johnson
1553
2
Andre Johnson
1552
3
Steve Smith
1549
4T
Greg Jennings
1549
4T
Roddy White
1548
6
Antonio Bryant
1546
7T
Terrell Owens
1546
7T
Randy Moss
1546
7T
Vincent Jackson
1545
10
Reggie Wayne
1543
11
Kevin Walter
1541
12
Donald Driver
1539
13
Isaac Bruce
1538
14T
Muhsin Muhammad
1538
14T
Santonio Holmes
1537
16
Bernard Berrian
1535
17
Lee Evans
1533
18
DeSean Jackson
1531
19
Braylon Edwards
1530
20T
Devery Henderson
1530
20T
Ted Ginn Jr.
1529
22
Michael Jenkins
1528
23
Marques Colston
1527
24
Anquan Boldin
1522
25
Robert Meachem
1520
26T
Brandon Marshall
1520
26T
Mark Clayton
1520
26T
Lance Moore
1518
29T
Justin Gage
1518
29T
Dwayne Bowe
1517
31T
Malcom Floyd
1517
31T
Eddie Royal
1516
33T
Andre' Davis
1516
33T
Ashley Lelie
1516
33T
Hines Ward
1516
33T
T.J. Houshmandzadeh
1515
37
Santana Moss
1514
38T
Chris Chambers
1514
38T
Deion Branch
1514
38T


TE
UQB
Rk
Tony Gonzalez
1534
1
Jason Witten
1524
2
Owen Daniels
1518
3
Chris Cooley
1517
4T
Dallas Clark
1517
4T
Zach Miller
1513
6
Antonio Gates
1511
7
Tony Scheffler
1509
8T
John Carlson
1509
8T
Visanthe Shiancoe
1508
10T
Billy Miller
1508
10T
Greg Olsen
1508
10T
Bo Scaife
1508
10T
Dustin Keller
1508
10T
Heath Miller
1508
10T
Marcedes Lewis
1508
10T


Kickers
UQB
Rk
Stephen Gostkowski
1531
1T
John Carney
1531
1T
John Kasay
1529
3T
Jason Elam
1529
3T
Rob Bironas
1528
5T
Ryan Longwell
1528
5T
Kris Brown
1528
5T
Robbie Gould
1528
5T
Joe Nedney
1527
9T
Jeff Reed
1527
9T
Neil Rackers
1523
11
David Akers
1514
12
Mason Crosby
1512
13T
Nate Kaeding
1512
13T
Matt Bryant
1511
15T
Rian Lindell
1511
15T
Matt Stover
1511
15T

Early Top 50 Overall for Fantasy Football 2009

These are our Top 50 Overall for this fantasy football season, subject to revision in the next two weeks as our overall draft board takes final shape.


1
Adrian Peterson
2
Michael Turner
3
Matt Forte
4
Drew Brees
5
DeAngelo Williams
6
Larry Fitzgerald
7
Steven Jackson
8
Andre Johnson
9
LaDainian Tomlinson
10
Brandon Jacobs
11
Brian Westbrook
12
Maurice Jones-Drew
13
Clinton Portis
14
Calvin Johnson
15
Peyton Manning
16
Randy Moss
17
Reggie Wayne
18
Tom Brady
19
Steve Slaton
20
Chris Johnson
21
Frank Gore
22
Marion Barber
23
Tony Romo
24
Anquan Boldin
25
Terrell Owens
26
Steve Smith
27
Kurt Warner
28
Philip Rivers
29
Roddy White
30
Greg Jennings
31
T.J. Houshmandzadeh
32
Brandon Marshall
33
Joseph Addai
34
Aaron Rodgers
35
Marques Colston
36
Ryan Grant
37
Thomas Jones
38
Chris Wells
39
LenDale White
40
Knowshon Moreno
41
Marshawn Lynch
42
Ronnie Brown
43
Kevin Smith
44
Larry Johnson
45
Darren McFadden
46
Willie Parker
47
Pierre Thomas
48
Jonathan Stewart
49
Jason Witten
50
Dallas Clark

FDH Fantasy Newsletter: Volume II, Issue XXV

Welcome to our 41st edition of the FDH Fantasy Newsletter, as we continue to bring you weekly fantasy sports updates in addition to our usual content on FantasyDrafthelp.com. Our archive of past editions is available right here on The FantasyDrafthelp.com Blog and specific links to past editions are available on the front page of FantasyDrafthelp.com.

In this week's edition:

^ Examining counterintuitive fantasy advice from The Hardball Times
^ Fantasy football 2009 early-round overview

Examining Counterintuitive Fantasy Advice from The Hardball Times

In our constant pursuit of value at FDH, we are constantly preaching for fantasy owners to buy into the credo of "Buy Low, Sell High." It is no accident that fantasy games have sprung up in recent years that have explicit Wall Street overtones, for fantasy sports operate on the exact same principles: acquire your assets as cheaply as possible and take your profits when they are ripe.

Occasionally, our peers in the industry will come at this reality from different angles and when they do, it's always worth examining their thoughts.

In this instance, specifically, the excellent hardcore baseball website The Hardball Times took on the question of whether the commonly-used equasion should be inverted to "Buy High, Sell Low." Most participants in the roundtable agreed, shockingly enough. We found some key points of disagreement with their interesting consensus.

^ Patrick Cane of The Albany Times-Union suggests that "Selling High" is flawed because, for example, a David Ortiz owner would still want way too much in return for him. Actually, his advice is flawed, because our advice is never "One Size Fits All" -- and in fact, our major criticism of Mr. Roto's advice is that it too frequently is exactly that. We never urge owners to make a bad deal when buying low, and if you run into such an unrealistic owner, just break off the trade talks. It's as simple as that.

^ Brett Greenfield of Fantasy Phenoms advocates "Buying High" on players such as Adam Jones. Now, it would perhaps be rubbing it in to mention Jones' cold streak ever since Brett's advice was printed, but it is also instructive. Very few players over the course of a season end up either far above or far below the median range of their expected value. To "Buy High" on Adam Jones would be to bet that he, at his still-young age of 23, is ready to play at his future-anticipated full-on franchise-player level the rest of the way through the season. For the overwhelming majority of hot players, there comes a point in time where you have missed the opportunity to buy them at a worthwhile level and that is the inherent flaw in Mr. Greenfield's advice.

^ Mike Podhorzer of FantasyPros911.com would advocate "Selling Low" on fallen stars such as Francisco Liriano. We would respectfully ask what the point in that bit of advice would be. "Name value" is not going to trump raw production in terms of what an owner is going to offer for a player with the awful stats of Liriano. We would be very surprised if players in big slumps would fetch big enough returns to merit failing to wait out the depths of their downside.

Fantasy Football 2009 Early-Round Overview

We at FantasyDrafthelp.com really love fantasy football, so it's not a put-down for us to truthfully state that fantasy football is to fantasy baseball as basic algebra is to trigonometry. The level of commitment required to have a good fantasy football squad pales in comparison to what it takes to win in fantasy baseball.

While this reality will never change, the gap in difficulty is narrowing somewhat, largely due to a trend that we have been following since 2005. That year, we commented on The Sporting News noticing the same trend that we were seeing: the tendency of NFL teams to move away from complete reliance on their lead RBs. Platoons in the commonly-understood sense were not making a comeback, but teams were rapidly adopting what we have described roughly as the "2/3 - 1/3" model. For teams with a speed back as the lead back, a power back would come off the bench as a fairly regular change-of-pace; for teams with a power back as the lead back, the converse would be true.

Glancing at the list of top RBs (and top overall fantasy players) in 2009, we see that the old reality in fantasy football of being able to count on one or two stud players carrying your squad to a title is dead and buried (or at least until the next time the game reinvents itself!). For example, Adrian Peterson is almost a consensus #1 on many boards this year. Now, we've been big on AP since way back, but given his injury history, he has to be the most fragile likely #1 overall pick in the recent history of the game. Others jockeying for that spot aren't any better in that regard:

^ Michael Turner is only in his second year as a lead RB after years of being regarded as merely an excellent backup to LT.

^ Matt Forte is coming off his rookie campaign and was relatively lightly-touted coming out of college.

^ Steven Jackson has been very banged-up in recent seasons.

^ DeAngelo Williams was a big fantasy disappointment until his breakthrough last season.

^ Maurice Jones-Drew may well be too small for the increased workload that he's going to receive with Fred Taylor having left town.

And on it goes. This is not meant as a criticism of these players or a sense that they are unworthy of where they will be selected in '09. They are very worthy of where they will be selected -- and therein lies the problem with the overall crop of players this year. You needn't even go back to the Emmitt Smith/Brett Favre/Jerry Rice days of fantasy football to remember a time when you could count on your top overall picks to almost singlehandedly keep you afloat.

Essentially, this dynamic plays in favor of all serious fantasy owners (who by definition include FDH readers!), as ideally in these games luck will be minimized and repetition of good picks would be necessary for victory.

In this climate, there is also a consensus moving towards the position we have been staking out for years: that a RB is not necessary in the first round and surely not necessary with the first two picks in the draft. It's hard to argue against the worthiness as a first-round pick of a Drew Brees, given his gaudy numbers of the past few years (especially in light of the fact that those numbers were posted without WR Colston for part of last season). After witnessing his historic production when the lights were brightest last year, who would dare argue against Larry Fitzgerald as a first-round pick? We are happy to see the industry catching up with our position: that explosiveness trumps position when it comes to early-round fantasy football drafting. Explosiveness wins titles.

With 2009 representing the culmination of the years-long trend towards "the extinction of the gimmes," fantasy owners will likely need to make at least four or five outstanding picks in the draft this year in order to win their leagues, instead of the previous two or three. Again, this words towards the benefit of the prepared -- and you are by definition one of those by following the FDH advice.

FDH Fantasy Newsletter: Volume II, Issue XXIV

Welcome to our 40th edition of the FDH Fantasy Newsletter, as we continue to bring you weekly fantasy sports updates in addition to our usual content on FantasyDrafthelp.com. In case you missed it, here are the previous issues: Volume I, Issue I (September 4, 2008), Volume I, Issue II (September 13, 2008), Volume I, Issue III (September 19, 2008), Volume I, Issue IV (September 27, 2008), Volume I, Issue V (October 4, 2008), Volume I, Issue VI (October 11, 2008), Volume I, Issue VII (October 18, 2008), Volume I, Issue VIII (October 25, 2008), Volume I, Issue IX (November 1, 2008), Volume I, Issue X (November 8, 2008), Volume I, Issue XI (November 15, 2008), Volume I, Issue XII (November 21, 2008), Volume 1, Issue XIII (November 30, 2008), Volume 1, Issue XIV (December 7, 2008), Volume I, Issue XV (December 14, 2008), Volume I, Issue XVI (December 20, 2008), Volume I, Issue XVII (December 28, 2008), Volume II, Issue I (January 3, 2009), Volume II, Issue II (January 11, 2009), Volume II, Issue III (January 20, 2009), Volume II, Issue IV (January 24, 2009), Volume II, Issue V (January 29, 2009), Volume II, Issue VI (February 8, 2009), Volume II, Issue VII (February 17, 2009), Volume II, Issue VIII (February 23, 2009), Volume II, Issue IX (February 28, 2009), Volume II, Issue X (March 8, 2009), Volume II, Issue XI (March 15, 2009), Volume II, Issue XII (March 21, 2009), Volume II, Issue XIII (March 31, 2009), Volume II, Issue XIV (April 4, 2009), Volume II, Issue XV (April 11, 2009), Volume II, Issue XVI (April 18, 2009), Volume II, Issue XVII (April 26, 2009), Volume II, Issue XVIII (May 2, 2009), Volume II, Issue XIX (May 10, 2009), Volume II, Issue XX (May 16, 2009), Volume II, Issue XXI (May 25, 2009), Volume II, Issue XXII (May 31, 2009), Volume II, Issue XXIII (June 7, 2009).

In this week's issue:

^ FDH Senior Editor Jason Jones breaks down RBs this year's football season
^ Top 10 recent baseball prospect call-ups

FDH Senior Editor Jason Jones breaks down top RBs for this year's football season

[Courtesy of his new sports blog Laundry on the Field, our Senior Editor Jason Jones evaluates this year's crop of top running backs in fantasy football.]

For the longest time I have asserted that LaDanainian Tomlinson is the unquestioned #1 pick until further notice...This is further notice. I don't even think that I in good conscious can even put him in the top five among RBs. Without a shadow of a doubt, it should be obvious that Adrian Peterson is 1 and Michael Turner is 2. After that begins the conjecture.

If you subscribe to the school of thought that dictates you base the bulk of your decision on previous season's production, you might just go chalk. Names like Matt Forte, Chris Johnson, Clinton Portis, and Marion Barber may come to mind. The other premier concept is to take a rough estimate on a players 2-3 year clip of production. These players would include, Willie Parker, Tomlinson, Steven Jackson, Larry Johnson, etc. I would like to include the "upside" aspect to the argument. This would include players who had good rookie or second year campaigns or rookies that have yet to play that could have significant seasons.

I supply this idea due to the fact that my first fantasy football championship had a couple of Vikings that no one gave much credit to at the time, but who's draft value was undeniable. The 2000 Daunte Culpepper and Randy Moss. Both of which were taken at great value rounds and proved to be a major contributor to that run. A more recent example is Adrian Peterson's rookie season. He was my 3rd RB taken in the sixth round. Don't let Matthew Berry tell that it is never a smart idea to draft rookies or for upside.

Running backs at the top of the draft is just not going to be as sure a thing as in the past. It will take a greater deal of research and the crunching of numbers to hit RB just right this season. Understand that the following 15 RBs list takes into consideration all of the previously stated criteria as well as details like, new coaching staff/philosophy, additional offensive players (LT,WR, TE) that may effect how a RB performs, stylistic strengths and weaknesses, and other factors.

Adrian Peterson
Michael Turner
Brian Westbrook
LaDainain Tomlinson
Steven Jackson
Willie Parker
Marion Barber
Knowshon Moreno (R)
Matt Forte
DeAngelo Williams
Clinton Portis
Chris Johnson
Marshawn Lynch
Maurice Jones-Drew
Jamal Lewis

Please understand that it is early JUNE. This list will be picked over and re-evaluated at least 20 more times before the start of the regular season. Just my initial observations.

Top 10 recent baseball prospect call-ups

From Evan Longoria to Ryan Braun, some of the greatest rookie call-ups in recent years have started the season in the minor leagues. With ballclubs looking to cut down on players' service time and keep their initial rights for as long as possible, fantasy owners have had to adjust to discerning the value of potential impact rookies as spring turns to summer.

This year's crop is one of the greatest in recent memory. As such, we have ranked them for you in terms of non-keeper impact. Here are the top 10 recent call-ups of 2009.

1 Matt Wieters (C, Baltimore): How's this for pressure? The kid's already got his own website with his version of "Chuck Norris facts!" Over the long haul, he projects to an even better version of Brian McCann (one of our favorites, year-in and year-out), or perhaps even Gary Carter or, dare we say, Johnny Bench! For this year, figure in poor-man's-McCann production, which still puts him very high on the list of desirable catchers.

2 Tommy Hanson (RHP, Atlanta): He projects as a prototype #1 arm and he has a chance to have a great first trip around the league this summer. Averaging out to a #2 or #3 in the short term is great value for the price he is likely to command in your league.

3 David Price (LHP, Tampa Bay): And so it begins in earnest. He's back up, likely for good, and like Hanson he will have many nights when he shows great flashes of his potential.

4 Carlos Gonzalez (OF, Colorado): The key prospect in the Matt Holliday deal, this five-tool prospect will demonstrate that last year's rough initial outing is not indicative of his long-term future. Before long, with apologies to Tulow, he will be known as THE player that the Rockies are rebuilding around.

5 Andrew McCutchen (OF, Pittsburgh): Speaking of five tools ... well, he's still growing into the power, but that will surely come in time. For now, his lethal speed is his greatest weapon.

6 David Huff (LHP, Cleveland): This southpaw, who flashed pinpoint control in the minor leagues, will get many opportunities this summer because of the simply miserable state of Cleveland pitching. Unless he is judged to be seriously regressing, he'll keep getting opportunities.

7 Gordon Beckham (SS, Chicago White Sox): Like many of the players on this list, he has amazing long-term upside. For the short term, think slightly better-than-average power and contact at a traditionally weak position.

8 Reid Brignac (SS, Tampa Bay): For a high-profile prospect, his arrival was quieter than most of these other players. The Rays have other options at the position and may not have him on a long leash, so think Beckham with more risk.

9 Sean West (LHP, Florida): He's pitched very well on average for the Marlins, but he'll be hard-pressed to keep a spot once the rotation is back at full strength. He could very well force their hand, but that's a lot for a fantasy owner to count on in terms of measuring the risk.

10 Ross Detwiler (LHP, Washington): Like Huff, the horrific nature of his team's pitching staff is his greatest strength in terms of the length of the leash furnished to him.

FDH Fantasy Newsletter: Volume II, Issue XXIII

Welcome to our 39th edition of the FDH Fantasy Newsletter, as we continue to bring you weekly fantasy sports updates in addition to our usual content on FantasyDrafthelp.com. In case you missed it, here are the previous issues: Volume I, Issue I (September 4, 2008), Volume I, Issue II (September 13, 2008), Volume I, Issue III (September 19, 2008), Volume I, Issue IV (September 27, 2008), Volume I, Issue V (October 4, 2008), Volume I, Issue VI (October 11, 2008), Volume I, Issue VII (October 18, 2008), Volume I, Issue VIII (October 25, 2008), Volume I, Issue IX (November 1, 2008), Volume I, Issue X (November 8, 2008), Volume I, Issue XI (November 15, 2008), Volume I, Issue XII (November 21, 2008), Volume 1, Issue XIII (November 30, 2008), Volume 1, Issue XIV (December 7, 2008), Volume I, Issue XV (December 14, 2008), Volume I, Issue XVI (December 20, 2008), Volume I, Issue XVII (December 28, 2008), Volume II, Issue I (January 3, 2009), Volume II, Issue II (January 11, 2009), Volume II, Issue III (January 20, 2009), Volume II, Issue IV (January 24, 2009), Volume II, Issue V (January 29, 2009), Volume II, Issue VI (February 8, 2009), Volume II, Issue VII (February 17, 2009), Volume II, Issue VIII (February 23, 2009), Volume II, Issue IX (February 28, 2009), Volume II, Issue X (March 8, 2009), Volume II, Issue XI (March 15, 2009), Volume II, Issue XII (March 21, 2009), Volume II, Issue XIII (March 31, 2009), Volume II, Issue XIV (April 4, 2009), Volume II, Issue XV (April 11, 2009), Volume II, Issue XVI (April 18, 2009), Volume II, Issue XVII (April 26, 2009), Volume II, Issue XVIII (May 2, 2009), Volume II, Issue XIX (May 10, 2009), Volume II, Issue XX (May 16, 2009), Volume II, Issue XXI (May 25, 2009), Volume II, Issue XXII (May 31, 2009).

In this week's issue, we bring you our revised "Ultimate Hockey Stat" for 2009, along with an unveiling of the top players at all positions.

2009 Hockey Ultimate Stat Top 50 Overall

NOTE: This feature, along with separate breakouts by position, will appear in the forthcoming HOCKEY DRAFTOLOGY 2009, a draft guide with information about the 2009 NHL Entry Draft -- and much, much more! These numbers appeared previously in our May 25 newsletter, but we have found an improvement to make to the formula -- so the previous numbers should be regarded as null and void. We are not only bringing you the Top 50 regardless of position in this issue, but we're also providing a breakdown of the top players by position. Remember, these were the top players in fantasy hockey on a per-game basis in 2008-09.


Steve Mason
360
1
Tim Thomas
359
2
Niklas Backstrom
358
3
Roberto Luongo
354
4
Alexander Semin
335
5
Evgeni Nabokov
334
6
Cam Ward
330
7
Evgeni Malkin
327
8
Alexander Ovechkin
325
9
Pekka Rinne
321
10
Tomas Vokoun
312
11
Sidney Crosby
307
12T
Ryan Miller
307
12T
Chris Mason
304
14
Henrik Lundqvist
303
15
Pavel Datsyuk
302
16
Derick Brassard
299
17
Zach Parise
295
18
Ryan Getzlaf
292
19
Marian Hossa
290
20
Marc Savard
289
21
Jeff Carter
287
22
Jonas Hiller
284
23T
Nikolai Khabibulin
284
23T
Ty Conklin
283
25T
Marc-Andre Fleury
283
25T
Miikka Kiprusoff
283
25T

Daniel Briere
282
28
Tim Connolly
281
29
Mike Richards
280
30
Martin Brodeur
278
31
Corey Perry
273
32
Joe Thornton
269
33T
Scott Clemmensen
269
33T
Nicklas Backstrom
268
35
Daniel Sedin
267
36
Jonathan Quick
266
37T
Henrik Sedin
266
37T
Martin Havlat
265
39
Rick Nash
264
40
Steve Ott
263
41
Patrik Elias
262
42
David Krejci
261
43
Simon Gagne
260
44
Scott Hartnell
259
45
Johan Franzen
258
46T
Alex Burrows
258
46T
Bobby Ryan
257
48T
Jamie Langenbrunner
257
48T
Ilya Kovalchuk
255
49
Phil Kessel
254
50T
Eric Staal
254
50T

2009 Hockey Ultimate Stat Top Left Wings

Alexander Semin
335
1
Alexander Ovechkin
325
2
Zach Parise
295
3
Daniel Sedin
267
4
Rick Nash
264
5
Patrik Elias
262
6
Simon Gagne
260
7
Scott Hartnell
259
8
Alex Burrows
258
9
Ilya Kovalchuk
255
10
Henrik Zetterberg
249
11T
Sean Avery
249
11T
Mike Cammalleri
244
13
Rene Bourque
242
14
Alex Tanguay
236
15
David Booth
232
16
Dany Heatley
231
17T
Thomas Vanek
231
17T
Ray Whitney
228
19
Tomas Holmstrom
225
20T
Ryan Malone
225
20T
Milan Michalek
222
22
Ryane Clowe
219
23
Loui Eriksson
218
24
Steve Sullivan
217
25

2009 Hockey Ultimate Stat Top Centers

Evgeni Malkin
327
1
Sidney Crosby
307
2
Pavel Datsyuk
302
3
Derick Brassard
299
4
Ryan Getzlaf
292
5
Marc Savard
289
6
Jeff Carter
287
7
Daniel Briere
282
8
Tim Connolly
281
9
Mike Richards
280
10
Joe Thornton
269
11
Nicklas Backstrom
268
12
Henrik Sedin
266
13
Steve Ott
263
14
David Krejci
261
15
Johan Franzen
258
16
Phil Kessel
254
17T
Eric Staal
254
17T
Jamie Lundmark
252
19
Patrick Marleau
250
20
Robert Lang
247
21
Jason Arnott
246
22
Travis Zajac
239
23
Jonathan Toews
238
24
T.J. Oshie
235
25

2009 Hockey Ultimate Stat Top Right Wings

Marian Hossa
290
1
Corey Perry
273
2
Martin Havlat
265
3
Bobby Ryan
257
4T
Jamie Langenbrunner
257
4T
Jarome Iginla
249
6
Shane Doan
243
7
Michael Ryder
238
8T
David Backes
238
8T
Daniel Alfredsson
233
9
Martin St. Louis
231
10
Ales Hemsky
231
10
Patrick Sharp
229
11
Devin Setoguchi
228
12
Owen Nolan
227
13
Alex Kovalev
225
14
Blake Wheeler
224
15
Teemu Selanne
223
16
Kris Versteeg
221
17
Patrick Kane
220
18
Pavol Demitra
214
19
Brian Gionta
213
20T
Tuomo Ruutu
213
20T
Chuck Kobasew
210
22
Nikolai Zherdev
205
23
Jean-Pierre Dumont
200
24
David Clarkson
199
25T
Joffrey Lupul
199
25T

2009 Hockey Ultimate Stat Top Defensemen

Mike Green
346
1
Nicklas Lidstrom
265
2
Zdeno Chara
257
3
Rob Blake
256
4
Mark Streit
248
5
Duncan Keith
246
6
Dennis Wideman
244
7
Brian Rafalski
240
8
Dan Boyle
239
9
Sheldon Souray
237
10
Lubomir Visnovsky
236
11
Andrei Markov
233
12
Shea Weber
230
13
Matt Hunwick
229
14
Kevin Bieksa
223
15
Scott Niedermayer
221
16T
Kimmo Timonen
221
16T
Craig Rivet
216
18
Chris Pronger
214
19
Niklas Kronwall
209
20T
Denis Grebeshkov
209
20T
Dion Phaneuf
207
22
Cameron Barker
206
23
Steve Montador
205
24
Joni Pitkanen
204
25
Paul Martin
203
26
Bryan McCabe
202
27
Brian Campbell
201
28
Anton Babchuk
196
29T
Filip Kuba
196
29T
Alexander Edler
195
31
Keith Ballard
194
32
Jay Bouwmeester
193
33T
Marek Zidlicky
193
33T
Jaroslav Spacek
193
33T

2009 Hockey Ultimate Stat Top Goalies

Steve Mason
360
1
Tim Thomas
359
2
Niklas Backstrom
358
3
Roberto Luongo
354
4
Evgeni Nabokov
334
5
Cam Ward
330
6
Pekka Rinne
321
7
Tomas Vokoun
312
8
Ryan Miller
307
9
Chris Mason
304
10
Henrik Lundqvist
303
11
Jonas Hiller
284
12T
Nikolai Khabibulin
284
12T
Ty Conklin
283
14T
Marc-Andre Fleury
283
14T
Miikka Kiprusoff
283
14T
Martin Brodeur
278
17
Scott Clemmensen
269
18
Jonathan Quick
266
19
Brian Boucher
253
20
Martin Biron
251
21
Cristobal Huet
245
22
Craig Anderson
244
23
Dwayne Roloson
240
24
Marty Turco
235
25