2017-18 Potential Keepers

*Last Updated (February 20, 2017)

The Round listed is the Round that they are eligible to be kept in 

(For example, Toews below was drafted in Round 5)

DISCLAIMER: This list is not necessarily accurate or complete. I am human and make mistakes. Keep track of your own players. It is your responsibility to notify me if I forgot to add a player, and if there are players listed that should no longer be listed. Do not trade a player and then find out he is a keeper after - make sure you tell me if I made a mistake.

Format: Round Eligible for 2016-17. First Name, Last Name, Eligible Position(s), Team (Years remaining to be kept)

Ex: 8. John Smith, LW (NYR) (3)

Ed Armellino (Amazing Kreiderman)
2016-17: 3rd    2015-16: 3rd     2014-15: 1st    2013-14: 1st

Tier I

4. Jonathan Toews, C, Chicago (3)

6. Rick Nash, LW/RW, NY Rangers (3)

6. Milan Lucic, LW, Edmonton (3) (from Corso)
7. Sergei Bobrovsky, G, Columbus (3) (from Corso)
8. Mark Scheifele, C, Winnipeg (2)

11. Robby Fabbri, C/LW, St. Louis (3)

Tier II

12. Dylan Strome, C, Arizona (4)

13. David Pastrnak, RW, Boston (4)

14. Erik Johnson, D, Colorado (4)

15. John Gibson, G, Anaheim (3)

16. Jacob Trouba, D, Winnipeg (4)

16. Brent Burns, D, San Jose (1)

17. J.T. Miller, C/LW/RW, NY Rangers (4)

20. Adam Larsson, D, Edmonton (4)

21. Pavel Buchnevich, LW/RW, NY Rangers (4)

21. Jason Demers, D, Florida (4)

22. Lawson Crouse, LW, Arizona (4)

Lifetime

24. Chris Kreider, LW, NY Rangers

26. Alexander Nylander, LW, Buffalo

*Tarasenko was originally drafted in Round 13, making him a Tier II Keeper

Chris Brady (Halak ak ak ak ak ak)
2016-17: 10th    2015-16: 11th   2014-15: 3rd   2013-14: 3rd

Tier I

4. Frederik Andersen, G, Toronto (3)

5. Kevin Shattenkirk, D, NY Rangers (3)

5. T.J. Oshie, RW, Washington (3)

6. Brent Seabrook, D, Chicago (3)

6. Alex Galchenyuk, C, Montreal (3)

7. Jonathan Huberdeau, LW, Florida (3)

8. Alex Pietrangelo, D, St. Louis (3)

9. Vincent Trocheck, C, Florida (3) (from Joe)
9. James Reimer, G, Florida (3)

10. Jaden Schwartz, LW, St. Louis (3)

Tier II

*11. Nathan MacKinnon, C, RW, Colorado (1)
**11. Kyle Turris, C, Ottawa (1)

13. Nick Leddy, D, NY Islanders (4) (from Ed)

14. Jesse Puljujarvi, RW, Edmonton (4)

15. Sean Monahan, C, Calgary (2)

20. Antoine Roussel, LW, Dallas (4)

Lifetime

24. Steve Mason, G, Philadelphia

25. Jake Gardiner, D, Toronto

25. Teuvo Teravainen, C/LW/RW, Carolina (from Ed)

*MacKinnon was originally drafted in Round 15 so he's a Tier II Keeper

**Turris was originally drafted in Round 15 so he’s a Tier II Keeper.

Note: Brady has no Round 9 or 10 pick after trading them, and therefore, Pietrangelo becomes a Round 7 Keeper, and Schwartz becomes a Round 8 Keeper.

Tim Roberts (Raised in a barn)

2016-17: 12th    2015-16: 9th     2014-15: 6th   2013-14: 7th

Tier I

7. Ryan Suter, D, Minnesota (3)

8. Marc-Edouard Vlasic, D, San Jose (3)

10. Patric Hornqvist, RW, Pittsburgh (3)

 11. Zdeno Chara, D, Boston (3) (from Silvio)

Tier II

12. Michael Stone, D, Calgary (4)

12. Roman Josi, D, Nashville (1) (from Brady)
13. Ryan Miller, G, Vancouver (4)

14. Niklas Kronwall, D, Detroit (4)

16. Nail Yakupov, RW, St. Louis (4)

17. Nick Foligno, LW, RW, Columbus (2)

18. Mitchell Marner, C, RW, Toronto (4)

19. Ryan Strome, C, RW, Edmonton (2)

20. Justin Abdelkader, LW, RW, Detroit (3)

21. Tyler Ennis, C, LW, RW, Buffalo (4)

22. Shane Prince, C, LW, RW, New York Islanders (4)

Lifetime
24. Ryan Pulock, D, New York Islanders

24. Marcus Johansson, LW, RW, Washington (from Silvio)

25. Craig Smith, RW, Nashville (from Silvio)
25. Anthony Duclair, LW, RW, Arizona

 26. Joshua Ho-Sang, C, RW, New York Islanders (from Craig)

Joe Lupo (Yzerman's Wings)

2016-17: 7th    2015-16: N/A    2014-15: N/A    2013-14: N/A

Tier I

5. Jakub Voracek, LW/RW, Philadelphia (3)

6. Mark Stone, RW, Ottawa (3)

7. Patrik Laine, LW/RW, Winnipeg (3)

7. Jason Spezza, C, Dallas (2)

8. Alec Martinez, D, Los Angeles (3)

9. Seth Jones, D, Columbus (3)

11. Henrik Sedin, C, Vancouver (3)

Tier II

*9. Vladimir Tarasenko, RW, St. Louis (1)
12. Jakob Silfverberg, RW, Anaheim (3)

14. Andrei Markov, D, Montreal (4)

15. Kris Russell, D, Edmonton (4)

16. Paul Stastny, C, St. Louis (4)
17. Eric Staal, C, Minnesota (4) (from Corso)

Lifetime

25. Teddy Purcell, LW/RW, Los Angeles

Chris Corso (Puckheads)

2016-17: 9th    2015-16: 6th     2014-15: 7th   2013-14: 10th

Tier I

4. Zach Parise, LW, Minnesota (3)

5. Justin Faulk, D, Carolina (3)

5. Dylan Larkin, C/RW, Detroit (3) (from Seth)
9. Tomas Hertl, C, LW, San Jose (3)

10. Derick Brassard, C, Ottawa (3)

Tier II

12. Jimmy Vesey, LW, New York Rangers (4)

13. Andre Burakovsky, LW, RW, Washington (4)

14. Gustav Nyquist, LW, RW, Detroit (4)

18. Jake Allen, G, St. Louis (2)

18. Elias Lindholm, C/RW, Carolina (3) (from Joe)

18. Matthew Tkachuk, LW, Calgary (4) (from Ed)
19. Mikael Granlund, C, LW, Minnesota (4)
19. Jacob Markstrom, G, Vancouver (4) (from Ed)

21. Ivan Provorov, D, Philadelphia (4)

22. Dan Girardi, D, New York Rangers (4)

Lifetime

24. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW, RW, Winnipeg

24. Thomas Vanek, LW/RW, Vancouver (from Joe)
25. Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW, Columbus

26. Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, Tampa Bay

*MacKinnon was originally drafted in Round 15 and thus is a Tier II Keeper.

Seth Phelan (Hartford Whalers)

2016-17: N/A    2015-16: N/A     2014-15: N/A    2013-14: N/A

Tier I

4. Jack Eichel, C, Buffalo (2)

5. Craig Anderson, G, Ottawa (3)

6. Max Domi, LW, Arizona (3)

8. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C, Washington (1) (from Corso)

9. Mike Zibanejad, C/RW, NY Rangers (3)

11. Marian Hossa, RW, Chicago (3)

Tier II

12. Evander Kane, LW, Buffalo (4)

13. Ryan McDonagh, D, NY Rangers (1)

17. Nick Holden, D, NY Rangers (4)

19. Alex Killorn, C/LW, Tampa Bay (3)

Lifetime

None

Craig Dixon (Pick Your Shit Up)
2016-17: 1st    2015-16: 2nd     2014-15: 5th   2013-14: 5th

Tier I

4. Brandon Saad, LW/RW, Columbus (3) (from Brady)

5. Tyson Barrie, D, Colorado (3)

6. John Klingberg, D, Dallas (2)

9. Ondrej Palat, LW, Tampa Bay (3)

9. Matt Murray, G, Pittsburgh (3) (from Tim)
11. Tyler Johnson, C, Tampa Bay (3)

Tier II

12. Jeff Skinner, LW, Carolina (4)

13. Victor Hedman, D, Tampa Bay (1)

14. Johnny Boychuk, D, New York Islanders (4)

15. Kyle Okposo, RW, Buffalo (1)

16. Mike Hoffman, LW, Ottawa (3)

18. Ryan Ellis, D, Nashville (4)

Lifetime

24. Matthew Barzal, C, NY Islanders (from Jen)

25. Leon Draisatl, C, RW, Edmonton

Jennifer Dixon (Snoopy's All-Stars)

2016-17: 2nd    2015-16: 10th     2014-15: 9th   2013-14: 6th

Tier I

4. Aaron Ekblad, D, Florida (3)

6. Ryan Kesler, C, Anaheim (3)

7. Thomas Greiss, G, NY Islanders (3)

8. Sami Vatanen, D, Anaheim (3)

8. Olli Maata, D, Pittsburgh (3)

9. Adam Henrique, C, New Jersey (3)

10. James van Riemsdyk, LW, Toronto (3)

11. Jared Spurgeon, D, Minnesota (3)

Tier II

12. Alexander Steen, LW/RW, St. Louis (1)

13. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, C, Edmonton (4)

15. Nazem Kadri, C, Toronto (4)

17. Tomas Tatar, LW, Detroit (2)

20. Frans Nielsen, C, Detroit (3)
21. Artem Anisimov, C, Chicago (4) (from Craig)

Lifetime

24. Brock Nelson, C, LW, New York Islanders (from Craig)
25. Anders Lee, LW, NY Islanders

Silvio Ennella (The Kliq)
2016-17: 4th    2015-16: 4th     2014-15: N/A   2013-14: N/A

Tier I

4. Taylor Hall, LW, New Jersey (3) (from Tim)
5. Matt Duchene, C, RW, Colorado (3)

6. Derek Stepan, C, Arizona (3)

7. Mats Zuccarello, RW, New York Rangers (3)

8. Joe Thornton, C, San Jose (2)

10. David Backes, RW, Boston (3)

Tier II

12. Mikko Koivu, C, Minnesota (4)

13. Radko Gudas, D, Philadelphia (4)

14. Bryan Little, C, Winnipeg (1)

15. Mark Borowiecki, D, Ottawa (4) (from Corso)
16. Brandon Dubinsky, C, Columbus (4)

16. David Krejci, C, Boston (3)

17. Tyler Toffoli, C, RW, Los Angeles (2)

19. Antti Raanta, G, Arizona (4)

Lifetime

26. Boone Jenner, C, LW, Columbus.

Peter Morseon (Malkin is a Caveman)
2016-17: 5th    2015-16: 1st     2014-15: 4th   2013-14: 8th

Tier I

4. Phil Kessel, RW, Pittsburgh (3)

5. Dustin Byfuglien, D, Winnipeg (1)

6. Jeff Carter, C, Los Angeles (3)

7. Auston Matthews, C, Toronto (3)

8. Alexander Radulov, LW, RW, Montreal (3)

9. Jonathan Drouin, LW, RW, Montreal (3)

10. Brendan Gallagher, RW, Montreal (3)

11. Henrik Zetterberg, C, LW, Detroit (3)

Tier II

12. Petr Mrazek, G, Detroit (3)

13. Niklas Hjalmarsson, D, Arizona (4)

15. Ben Bishop, G, Dallas (1)

16. Danny DeKeyser, D, Detroit (4)

17. Oscar Klefbom, D, Edmonton (4)

18. Ryan O’Reilly, C, LW, Buffalo (1)

19. Mike Smith, G, Calgary (4)

20. Victor Rask, C, Carolina (4)

Lifetime

24. T.J. Brodie, D, Calgary

26. Mikko Rantanen, LW, RW, Colorado

Dustin Fiore (Krugs R Bad M'kay)
2016-17: 7th    2015-16: 5th     2014-15: 10th   2013-14: 11th

Tier I

4. James Neal, RW, Nashville (2)

6. Jake Muzzin, D, Los Angeles (3)

7. Brayden Schenn, C, LW, Philadelphia (3)

8. Cam Talbot, G, Edmonton (3)

10. Matt Niskanen, D, Washington (3)

10. Mattias Ekholm, D, Nashville (3) (from Craig)

11. Kari Lehtonen, G, Dallas (3)

Tier II

12. Cam Fowler, D, Anaheim (4)

13. Noah Hanifin, D, Carolina (4)

14. Johnny Gaudreau, LW, Calgary (2)
14. William Nylander, C/RW, Toronto (4) (from Ed)

15. Torey Krug, D, Boston (1)

16. Scott Hartnell, LW, Columbus (4)

18. Michael Cammalleri, LW, New Jersey (4)

19. Kevin Hayes, C, RW, New York Rangers (4)
19. Joonas Donskoi, LW, RW, San Jose (4) (from Craig)

20. Rickard Rakell, C, LW, Anaheim (4)

21. Lee Stempniak, LW, RW, Carolina (4)

Lifetime

24. Sam Reinhart, C, RW, Buffalo

25. Trevor Daley, D, Pittsburgh

Alex Lopez (Barking Barkov)
2016-17: 11th    2015-16: N/A     2014-15: N/A   2013-14: N/A

Tier I

4. Brian Elliott, G, Philadelphia (3)

5. Duncan Keith, D, Chicago (3)

6. Jordan Eberle, RW, New York Islanders (3)

7. Jaromir Jagr, RW, UFA (3)

8. Semyon Varlamov, G, Colorado (3)

9. Kyle Palmieri, RW, New Jersey (3)

10. Anton Stralman, D, Tampa Bay (3)

11. Patrick Marleau, C/LW, Toronto (3)

Tier II

12. Aleksander Barkov, C, Florida (3)

13. Morgan Rielly, D, Toronto (4)

13. Sam Bennett, C/LW, Calgary (3) (from Joe)
14. Sebastian Aho, LW/RW, Carolina (4)

15. Jordan Staal, C/LW, Carolina (4)

16. Brian Campbell, D, Chicago (4)

16. Dougie Hamilton, D, Calgary (1) (from Corso via Lupo)
17. Andrew Shaw, C/RW, Montreal (4)

18. Rasmus Ristolainen, D, Buffalo (3)

19. Loui Eriksson, LW/RW, Vancouver (3)

20. Cam Ward, G, Carolina (4)

21. Michael Matheson, D, Florida (4)

22. Tyler Myers, D, Winnipeg (4)

Lifetime

24. Nick Bjugstad, C, Florida

25. Robin Lehner, G, Buffalo

26. Cam Atkinson, RW, Columbus