We don't know exactly how much hockey, if at all, we'll see this season, but while we sit and wait for Donald Fehr and Gary Bettman to come to an agreement fantasy hockey has arrived.
Registration is open for the 2012-13 NHL season and you can jump in a mock draft at any time before your regular league holds theirs.
[Also: Predicted NHL conference standings for 2012-13 season]
New for 2012:
New Commissioner Tools
- Import traded draft picks from last season
- Set a keeper deadline and allow fantasy managers to declare keepers
- Approve keepers and assign them to your draft
Polls
- Add a poll to your league message board
- Reach quick consensus on league issues
- Add up to 10 voting options
Playoff Reseeding
Reseed your championship bracket automatically so the highest seeds always play the lowest seeds
Predetermined Random Draft Order
Randomize your live draft order before your draft date
Configurable Draft Pick Times
Change the time allowed per draft pick to speed up or slow down your live draft
Topic Pinning
Keep your most important league topics at the top of the message board
After the jump, your top 100 players for 2012-13, according to the Y! Fantasy Hockey staff.
1. Steven Stamkos
2. Evgeni Malkin
3. Claude Giroux
4. Sidney Crosby
5. Alex Ovechkin
6. Henrik Lundqvist
7. Corey Perry
8. Daniel Sedin
9. John Tavares
10. Jonathan Quick
Giroux was No. 54 in the Y! rankings last year and after a 93-point campaign he gets the No. 3 spot. Can he repeat his success with Jaromir Jagr in Dallas? Concern for Crosby will always be there with his concussion history. He had two comebacks last season and potted 37 points in 22 games. Would you take him higher than No. 4 in your league?
[More: Beleaguered Blue Jackets unveil new 'NWA' attitude]
11. Pekka Rinne
12. Zach Parise
13. Ilya Kovalchuk
14. Phil Kessel
15. James Neal
16. Rick Nash
17. Scott Hartnell
18. Jimmy Howard
19. Jason Spezza
20. Henrik Sedin
21. Tuukka Rask
22. Patrick Sharp
23. Eric Staal
24. Tyler Seguin
25. Erik Karlsson
26. Anze Kopitar
27. Taylor Hall
28. Cory Schneider
29. Milan Lucic
30. Bobby Ryan
31. Jordan Eberle
32. Jarome Iginla
33. Ilya Bryzgalov
34. Jaroslav Halak
35. Patrick Kane
36. David Backes
37. Henrik Zetterberg
38. Jonathan Toews
39. Gabriel Landeskog
40. Mike Smith
Getty Images41. Nicklas Backstrom
42. Cam Ward
43. Carey Price
44. Kris Letang
45. Patrick Marleau
46. Brad Richards
47. Martin St. Louis
48. Jeff Skinner
49. Kari Lehtonen
50. Mike Richards
51. Dustin Byfuglien
52. Thomas Vanek
53. Zdeno Chara
54. Logan Couture
55. Braden Holtby
56. Ryan Miller
57. Marc-Andre Fleury
58. Loui Eriksson
59. Marian Hossa
60. Joe Thornton
61. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
62. Brian Campbell
63. Joe Pavelski
64. Wayne Simmonds
65. Matt Duchene
66. Roberto Luongo
67. Evander Kane
68. Dan Boyle
69. Alexandre Burrows
Getty Images70. Jason Pominville
71. Craig Anderson
72 . Max Pacioretty
73 . Shea Weber
74. Martin Brodeur
75. Johan Franzen
76. Jamie Benn
77. Dany Heatley
78. *Nail Yakupov
79. Dustin Brown
80. Alex Pietrangelo
81. Matt Moulson
82. Brad Marchand
83. Danny Briere
84. David Clarkson
85. P.A. Parenteau
86. Ray Whitney
87. Justin Williams
88. Jordan Staal
89. Ryan Suter
90. Shane Doan
91. Devan Dubnyk
92. Ryane Clowe
93. Patrice Bergeron
94. P.K. Subban
95. Tyler Ennis
96. Ryan Getzlaf
97. Alexander Edler
98. Drew Stafford
99. Teemu Selanne
100. Ryan Callahan
*rookie
Sign up your team and league today.
We'll have plenty of fantasy hockey coverage this week, including posts by Dobber, who'll be back for another season with us.
Any surprises in the Y! list? Who's too high? Who's too low? Anyone not crack the top 100 that you believe deserves to be there?
