DFS: Wednesday's Center Value Rankings
Here are theScore's center value rankings for Wednesday, October 21:
| # | NAME | OPPONENT | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Krejci (BOS) | vs. PHI | Low |
| 2 | Connor McDavid (EDM) | vs. DET | Low |
| 3 | Nazem Kadri (TOR) | at BUF | Low |
| 4 | Dylan Larkin (DET) | at EDM | Low |
| 5 | Nathan MacKinnon (COL) | vs. CAR | Low |
| 6 | Patrice Bergeron (BOS) | vs. PHI | Low |
| 7 | Henrik Zetterberg (DET) | at EDM | Low |
| 8 | Jack Eichel (BUF) | vs. TOR | Medium |
| 9 | Claude Giroux (PHI) | at BOS | Medium |
| 10 | Eric Staal (CAR) | at COL | Medium |
| 11 | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) | vs. DET | Medium |
| 12 | Brayden Schenn (PHI) | at BOS | Medium |
| 13 | Tyler Ennis (BUF) | vs. TOR | Medium |
| 14 | Matt Duchene (COL) | vs. CAR | High |
| 15 | Sam Reinhart (BUF) | vs. TOR | High |
| 16 | Sam Gagner (PHI) | at BOS | High |
| 17 | Leo Komarov (TOR) | at BUF | High |
| 18 | Jordan Staal (CAR) | at COL | High |
| 19 | John Mitchell (COL) | vs. CAR | High |
| 20 | Mikhail Grigorenko (COL) | vs. CAR | High |
Krejci isn't among the highest-priced centers, but has started the season on fire with four goals and five assists in the first five games. McDavid has two goals and two assists in his last two games, and seems to be getting on track. Buffalo-Toronto looks to be high-scoring, with Kadri, Eichel, Ennis, Reinhart and Komarov offering value with varying degrees of risk.
Players with high pedigree like Giroux and Duchene have gotten off to slow starts, hence the medium degree of risk. Despite a bottom-six role and a career high of 12 goals in a season, Colorado's John Mitchell has four in five games so far, making him hard to overlook despite the fact that his bubble may soon burst.
Former top prospect Grigorenko has registered an assist in two games, and is reunited with his former QMJHL coach, Patrick Roy, in Colorado.