Here are theScore's center value rankings for Monday, January 18:
Top Options
| Name | Opponent | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Aleksander Barkov (FLA) | vs. EDM | 10 |
| Joe Thornton (SJ) | vs. OTT | 9 |
| Bryan Little (WPG) | vs. COL | 8 |
Barkov is unreal and still relatively affordable. Meanwhile, Thornton is putting up superhuman numbers with 14 points over his last 10 games. He won't cost much, either.
Best of the Rest
| Name | Opponent | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Soderberg (COL) | at WPG | 7 |
| Matt Duchene (COL) | at WPG | 6 |
| Jack Eichel (BUF) | at ARI | 6 |
| Paul Stastny (STL) | vs. PIT | 6 |
| Nathan MacKinnon (COL) | at WPG | 5 |
| Leon Draisaitl (EDM) | at FLA | 5 |
Because of Eichel's salary, he has to do less to return solid value. Soderberg is even cheaper and should be considered as long as he's skating with Gabriel Landeskog.
Nothing to See Here
| Name | Opponent | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Pavelski (SJ) | vs. OTT | 4 |
| Evgeni Malkin (PIT) | at STL | 3 |
| Sidney Crosby (PIT) | at STL | 3 |
| David Backes (STL) | vs. PIT | 2 |
| Kyle Turris (OTT) | at SJ | 2 |
The first three have each been stellar of late, but Pavelski is too expensive while Makin and Crosby have a tricky goaltending matchup on the road against Brian Elliott and the Blues. Turris has only four assists in his last 10 and is a minus-9 in that time.
