Fantasy hockey is all the rage, and whether or not you're playing for money or just in a free office pool it can be an exciting and fun way to enjoy hockey; but the difficulty comes in who you should pick. This is where the Daily Faceoff's Matt Larkin comes in.
Larkin released his Top 300 player rankings for the 2024-2025 season, and gives you a thorough breakdown of the criteria used in order to determine who sits where. Factors such as team success, statistics, real-life vs. fantasy value, and upside of potential stars. Sitting near the top of that list is the Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews; ranking 4th trailing only Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Leon Draisaitl.
This is a key factor in Matthews ranking as more often than not, goals and points are some of the primary point production methods on a game to game basis. While McDavid, MacKinnon and Draisaitl seem to outscore Matthews in terms of overall production; Matthews blows them out of the water when it comes to shots and shot attempts. He blasts the puck on net, taking a volume approach to goal scoring on top of his extraordinary talent.
