JFH Top 20 Centers

It’s that time of year where everyone is looking to get an edge come draft day. Just Fantasy Hockey wants to help you get the most out of your draft and take your team to the next level.

The center position is one of great importance on your fantasy team as they contribute in all facets of the game and generally lead teams in scoring. Drafting a number one center should be a priority for any team on draft day as there are a limited number of elite stars but plenty point per game centers.

Here is a point forecast for the top 20 JFH centers in the NHL for 2009 - 2010.

PLAYER NAME - TEAM - AGE - GP - G - A - PTS - FORECASTED PTS

Malkin, Evgeni - PIT - 23 - 82 - 35 - 78 - 113 - 110
Crosby, Sidney - PIT - 21 - 77 - 33 - 70 - 103 - 105
Getzlaf, Ryan - ANA - 24 - 81 - 25 - 66 - 91 - 95
Datsyuk, Pavel - DET - 31 - 81 - 32 - 65 - 97 - 92
Backstrom, Nicklas - WAS - 21 - 82 - 22 - 66 - 88 - 91
Lecavalier, Vincent - TAM - 29 - 77 - 29 - 38 - 67 - 91
Savard, Marc - BOS - 32 - 82 - 25 - 63 - 88 - 91
Carter, Jef f - PHI - 24 - 82 - 46 - 38 - 84 - 86
Sedin, Henrik - VAN - 28 - 82 - 22 - 60 - 82 - 84
Spezza, Jason - OTT - 26 - 82 - 32 - 41 - 73 - 84
Thornton, Joe - SJS - 30 - 82 - 25 - 61 - 86 - 84
Richards, Mike - PHI - 24 - 79 - 30 - 50 - 80 - 82
Staal, Eric - CAR - 24 - 82 - 40 - 35 - 75 - 82
Cammalleri, Michael - MON - 27 - 81 - 39 - 43 - 82 - 78
Kopitar, Anze - LAK - 21 - 82- 27 - 39 - 66 - 78
Zetterberg, Henrik - DET - 28 - 77 - 31- 42 -73 - 77
Roy, Derek - BUF - 26 - 82 - 28 - 42 - 70 - 75
Stastny, Paul - COL - 23 - 45 - 11 - 25 - 36 - 75
McDonald, Andy - STL - 31 - 46 - 15 - 29 - 44 - 74
Koivu, Mikko - MIN - 26 - 79 - 20 - 47 - 67 - 73

The question remains for many poolies, “Where do I draft these players?’

There is no simple answer for that question as there are many grey areas when drafting. The best advice that can be offered on draft day is to get the best player available at any position.

Mark