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Toronto Maple Leafs: Fantasy Hockey Tips and Advice for 2021-22

By Andrew Kogut

SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 06: A general view of the draft board following the first round of the 2020 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft at the NHL Network Studio on October 06, 2020 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 06: A general view of the draft board following the first round of the 2020 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft at the NHL Network Studio on October 06, 2020 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /
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Look for Players Who Play Multiple Positions

Fantasy hockey leagues will have spots for the centre, left wing, right wing, defense and goalie positions but having some players on your team that can move between the wings and/or centre positions allows you to maximum the numbers of games played and get the most out of your team.

McDavid (C), MacKinnon (C), Kucherov (RW), Matthews (C), Panarin (LW), Marchand (LW) ,Rantanen (RW) are all top-notch forwards and all should go in the first round but Draisaitl (C/LW), likely the 2nd overall pick in your league, provides so much value because he has that extra LW position designation meaning he is eligible for both centre and left wing. Brayden Point (C/RW) is another multi-position guy who should be available in the second round and who can provide a ton of value.

Andrei Svechnikov, Gabriel Landeskog and Matthew Tkachuk are other strong multi-position players who also rack up hits and are worth a look earlier than they may be ranked, particularly if your league settings track hits.

In fantasy hockey managers should be looking at anything that may give their team an edge. Over the course of the season there are going to be players who overachieve and prospects who break out and a lot of these guys will be available on waivers during the course of the season. For your draft don’t let random ‘expert’ rankings, mock drafts and over-analyzation cloud your judgement. Stick to these basics and let your fantasy team thrive!

As for the Toronto Maple Leafs, here are a few players who could provide some decent value later on in the draft:

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