10 Nashville Predators Players Crack The Fantasy Hockey Top 250

By Colby Guy | Oct 1, 2019

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 23: Viktor Arvidsson #33 celebrates his goal with Filip Forsberg #9 and Mattias Ekholm #14 of the Nashville Predators against the San Jose Sharks at Bridgestone Arena on October 23, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images) /

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148 and 149. Ryan Ellis and Mattias Ekholm

These two players will be grouped together because well, they are very similar when it comes to fantasy hockey (which is why they are also ranked back to back on NHL.com’s list).

They are solid two-way defensemen that can give you all of the little things you need in fantasy hockey- blocked shots, hits, assists, and occasionally goals.

They both had around 40 points last season, which makes either of them a good choice to bolster your defense this season.

Ekholm most likely has more point upside this year as he will likely be the one producing more offense with his offensive defense partner P.K. Subban gone and being replaced with a more defense-oriented Dante Fabbro, but both should be solid options.

They both should be available past the 10th round of the draft, which is great value for the defense position, as that’s where things start to get slim.

Ekholm and Ellis should be great options later in the draft if you decide to stockpile on forwards earlier on.

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