"We've all been there, right? Pick by pick, NHL players are coming off the board, but you have that one hidden MVP in the queue that you believe no one in your draft knows is an ATM for fantasy points. Finally, you're on the clock. You check the board just to be sure and then make a selection that you know will power your team to victory and make the other fantasy owners rage with jealousy over your perceptiveness and ingenuity."
"Most fantasy hockey projections have the same five or six forwards ranked near the top -- Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Auston Matthews, David Pastrnak and Kucherov. Draft any of them, and you're doing pretty good for yourself ... but I'm a Kucherov man for a couple of reasons. While he has led the NHL in assists for two straight seasons, it hasn't come at the expense of his goal scoring."
The list identifies ten NHL players to target as fantasy hockey selections for the 2025-26 season, emphasizing both obvious stars and undervalued picks. It encourages owners to recognize hidden MVPs and seize value moments when on the clock to boost fantasy rosters and provoke league rival reactions. ESPN standard fantasy scoring values are provided for skaters and goaltenders to frame point expectations and strategy. Nikita Kucherov is singled out for consecutive leadings in assists combined with high goal totals, underscoring his dual contributions to fantasy production.
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