While most people are gearing up for their fantasy football drafts, hockey never sleeps here at CanucksArmy. The same can be said of our friends over at Daily Faceoff, who put out their top 300 fantasy player rankings for the 2024-25 NHL season, authored by fantasy hockey expert Matt Larkin.
10 total Vancouver Canucks found their way onto Larkin’s list, with four players coming in the top 50. Here, we see the Canucks’ “core four” players:
16. J.T. Miller, C, Canucks: He has reached his peak at 31, but what a peak it is: give or take 100 points, 200 shots and 200 hits. If he was 25 years old, I’d have him top 10, but I could see some minor regression this season. Even if that happens, he’ll remain an elite combo-meal chef.
20. Quinn Hughes, D, Canucks: Has as many points upside year to year as any defenseman this generation but slots below the top three only because he’s less of a beast in the other categories. That said, it was awesome to see him make such huge gains in shots and goals.
21. Elias Pettersson, C, Canucks: I’m not one to go off intangibles too much, but Petey is a competitor. He has a lot to prove after what was a slight down year by his standards. I could see him spiking back to 100 points – while carrying a second-round cost on draft day. I like the value here.
43. Thatcher Demko, G, Canucks: You draft him and feel confident you have a stud G1 for your fantasy team as long as he’s playing. But Demko gets nicked up time and again, to the point you breathe a sigh of relief if he even makes it to 50 starts. You want him, but you’ll need to pair him with a solid No. 2 that you feel comfortable using for extended stretches.
Outside of the top 50 but somebody who has certainly raised his stock from this time last year is Brock Boeser. Boeser not only scored 30 goals for the first time in his career, but he also hit 40 — a great achievement for the sharpshooting winger who has dealt with plenty of adversity so far in his young career. He comes in at 88.
88. Brock Boeser, RW, Canucks: He finally did it! He played 81 games and buried 40 goals. Boeser always had the shooting talent to get there. That said, he converted on 19.6 percent of his shots and is a career 13.8 percent shooter, so I’d rather not pay for last year’s production. Let’s see him do it again.
In the 150-250 range, the Canucks have two players, and as you could guess based on my DeBrusk 30 goals prediction from a couple of weeks ago, my personal opinion is that DeBrusk could be a phenomenal sleeper pick if he’s being rated this low.
182. Filip Hronek, D, Canucks: Was one of the best value picks of any fantasy blueliner in the first half. Then he was a complete non-entity down the stretch, with no goals and four assists in his final 19 games. I’m splitting the difference here. Quinn Hughes’ partner is neither as good as his first half nor as bad as his second, and I expect something in the 45-point range.
209. Jake DeBrusk, LW, Canucks: It feels like the streaky DeBrusk has a wide range of outcomes given the talented linemate options available on his new team. But he was never hurting for big opportunities with great players in Boston, either. I’m betting his value stays about the same. He’ll be a depth option to give you 20-25 goals.
Finally, the Canucks had three players in the final 50 of Larkin’s rankings.
262. Arturs Silovs, G, Canucks: He owns an .898 career SV%, but that’s just in nine regular-season appearances. He earned Vancouver’s trust in the playoffs and, with Demko’s constant injury problems, Silovs is going to play. He’ll probably have to start for an extended stretch at some point.
272. Conor Garland, RW, Canucks: Sure, there’s 20-25-45 production here more years than not, but in the later stages of the draft I’d rather chase upside. You can find the Garlands of the world on the waiver wire during the season.
279. Daniel Sprong, RW, Canucks: One of the most efficient scorers in the league over the past couple years. Even when he barely plays, he gets 15-20 goals. If Vancouver expands his role, is he a deep sleeper to get 30?
Happy drafting folks! You can read the full ranking by clicking here.
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