From the Athletic “NHL Player Tiers for 2023-24”, we have taken those rankings and applied it to the NEFHL Rosters. Note: Goalies were not ranked.
The tiers are as follows:
MVP = trophy consideration year in and year out, top players, build a franchise around.(1A, 1B and 1C)
Franchise = a top 32 skater, elite top line forward or number one defenseman (2A, 2B and 2C)
All Star = a top 60 skater, a good top line forward or average number one defenseman (3A, 3B and 3C)
Top Line = a top 125 skater, below average top line forward or average top pair defenseman (4A, 4B, 4C and 4D)
Point system is as follows:
1A = 13 points, 1B = 12 points, 1C = 11 points, 2A = 10 points, 2B = 9 points, 2C = 8 points, 3A = 7 points, 3B = 6 points, 3C = 5 points, 4A = 4 points, 4B = 3 points, 4C = 2 points and 4D = 1 point
11) Buffalo Sabres (4) – Total Score = 25
Jason Robertson (Franchise, 2A), Roman Josi (Franchise, 2B), Joel Eriksson Ek (Top Line, 4B), Evgeni Malkin (Top Line, 4B)
12) Colorado Avalanche (5) – Total Score = 22
Nathan MacKinnon (MVP, 1B), William Nylander (All Star, 3A), Cole Caufield (Top Line, 4D), Nick Suzuki (Top Line, 4D), Aaron Ekblad (Top Line, 4D)
13) Toronto Maple Leafs (5) – Total Score = 21
Victor Hedman (Franchise, 2C), Mackenzie Weegar (All Star, 3C), Anze Kopitar (Top Line, 4A), Travis Konecny (Top Line, 4C), Owen Power (Top Line, 4C)
14) Tampa Bay Lighining (6) – Total Score = 20
Clayton Keller (All Star, 3C), Drew Doughty (All Star, 3C), Filip Forsberg (Top Line, 4A), Philip Danault (Top Line, 4C), Ryan Nugent Hopkins (Top Line, 4C), Dmitri Orlov (Top Line, 4C)
15) Arizona Coyotes (4) – Total Score = 20
Erik Karlsson (Franchise, 2C), Timo Meier (All Star, 3B), Valeri Nichuskhin (Top Line, 4B), Sam Reinhart (Top Line, 4B)
16) Carolina Hurricanes (4) – Total Score = 19
Jaccob Slavin (All Star, 3A), Steven Stamkos (All Star, 3C), John Tavares (Top Line, 4A), Adam Pelech (Top Line, 4B)
17) Anaheim Mighty Ducks (4) – Total Score = 17
Tage Thompson (All Star, 3A), Quinn Hughes (All Star, 3B), Chris Krieder (Top Line, 4C), Jonas Brodin (Top Line, 4C)
18) Winnipeg Jets (4) – Total Score = 16
Nikita Kucherov (Franchise, 2A), Morgan Rielly (Top Line, 4A), Elias Lindholm (Top Line, 4D), Dylan Cozens (Top Line, 4D)
19) Columbus Blue Jackets (2) – Total Score = 15
Jack Eichel (Franchise, 2B), Dougie Hamilton (All Star, 3B)
20) New Jersey Devils (5) – Total Score = 15
Kyle Connor (Top Line, 4A), Pierre Luc Dubois (Top Line, 4A), Alex Tuch (Top Line, 4B), Tomas Chabot (Top Line, 4B), Jakob Chychryn (Top Line, 4D)
21) Philadelphia Flyers (2) – Total Score = 13
Adam Fox (MVP, 1C), Bo Horvat (Top Line, 4C)
22) San Jose Sharks (4) – Total Score = 11
Shea Theodore (All Star, 3B), Tomas Hertl (Top Line, 4C), Jared McCann (Top Line, 4C), Brett Pesce (Top Line, 4D)
23) New York Islanders (3) – Total Score = 10
Connor Bedard (All Star, 3C), John Carlson (Top Line, 4B), Seth Jones (Top Line, 4C)
24) Detroit Red Wings (4) – Total Score = 8
Matt Boldy (Top Line, 4A), Jonathon Huberdeau (Top Line, 4C), Jordan Kyrou (Top Line, 4D), Jeff Skinner (Top Line, 4D)
25) Edmonton Oilers (4) – Total Score = 7
Jonathon Marchessault (Top Line, 4B), Patrik Laine (Top Line, 4C), Adrian Kempe (Top Line, 4D), Noah Hanifin (Top Line, 4D)
26) Montreal Canadiens (2) – Total Score = 6
Carter Verhaeghe (All Star, 3C), J.T Miller (Top Line, 4D)
27) Boston Bruins (2) – Total Score = 3
Brock Nelson (Top Line, 4C), Mark Scheifele (Top Line, 4D)
28) Nashville Predators (0) – Total Score = 0
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29) New York Rangers (0) – Total Score = 0
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30) Ottawa Senators (0) – Total Score = 0
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31) Seattle Kraken (0) – Total Score = 0
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32) St. Louis Blues (0) – Total Score = 0
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