Centers
Luke Philp
Versatile playmaking forward who has creative upside and strong work ethic.
Riley Damiani
Speedy centre with average puck skills. Skating can be compared to players at an elite level. Needs to increase consistency of scoring in order to be a fantasy asset.
Topi Rönni
Decent-framed center who brings pace and intensity, solid playmaking and two-way play. Needs to improve his manipulation, deceptiveness and physical game, but shows middle-six upside.
Tyler Tullio
Undersized center who pairs a high-motor with a strong offensive skillset. Top-six upside who can play any forward position.
Macklin Celebrini
Exceptional rush offense creator with a solid base of pro-ready tools. Defensively sound, creative and agile, with a knack for winning board battles. Projects as a top-line, do-it-all center at the NHL level.
Dmitri Zlodeyev
A responsible 200-foot player with solid playmaking and shooting ability. Can lead a powerplay by himself. Not always able to play against physically strong opponents.
Ryder Korczak
A shifty offensive threat with good vision and passing ability. He has a slight frame that lacks strength and will need to add a bit more explosiveness to his stride but he could blossom into a productive NHLer.
Ondrej Pavel
Versatile centerman who will need to find a pro role to be NHL- and fantasy-relevant
Brad Lambert
A dynamic skater with excellent acceleration and top-end speed, edgework and agility is close to elite. Tough to knock off the puck, can fight through checks, and has elite puck-handling skills and scoring ability. Still, his vision and decision-making as a playmaker are questioned, and he is considered a boom-or-bust prospect with consistency concerns at both ends of the ice. He can potentially be a top-line center with PP1 usage if his all-around game develops. His floor is a bottom-six up-tempo center that can be relied on to kill penalties.
Braeden Cootes
Fast and furious forechecker with a high level of pace and puck skill