Sleepers & Fades
Sleepers — 24-and-under skaters the model projects to take a step forward, the players worth reaching a round early for. Fades — productive veterans (30+) projected to slip, the names to let a leaguemate overpay for. ← Fantasy Guide
Scored for Banger — a banger-league riser is a different player than a points-league one.
📈 Sleepers · young risers
| Player | Pos | Tm | Age | Per-game change in your league's categories | Δ P/gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckett Sennecke | R | ANA | 20 | HIT 1.18→1.2BLK 0.29→0.34PIM 0.76→0.7 | +0.22 |
| Matthew Schaefer | D | NYI | 19 | HIT 0.49→0.52BLK 1.35→1.37PIM 0.46→0.49 | +0.14 |
| Jimmy Snuggerud | R | STL | 22 | HIT 1.01→1.01BLK 0.56→0.55PIM 0.26→0.3 | +0.15 |
| Connor Bedard | C | CHI | 21 | HIT 0.45→0.53BLK 0.39→0.42PIM 0.72→0.72 | +0.11 |
| Macklin Celebrini | C | SJS | 20 | HIT 0.65→0.64BLK 0.65→0.66PIM 0.54→0.51 | +0.11 |
| Matthew Knies | L | TOR | 24 | HIT 1.92→2.04BLK 0.41→0.44PIM 0.37→0.43 | +0.01 |
| Matvei Michkov | R | PHI | 21 | HIT 0.41→0.42BLK 0.23→0.28PIM 0.88→0.76 | +0.15 |
| Ryan Leonard | R | WSH | 21 | HIT 1.65→1.66BLK 0.33→0.38PIM 0.63→0.62 | +0.08 |
| Dylan Guenther | R | UTA | 23 | HIT 0.84→0.82BLK 0.35→0.43PIM 0.35→0.37 | +0.07 |
| Lian Bichsel | D | DAL | 22 | HIT 2.78→2.99BLK 0.84→0.91PIM 0.74→0.76 | -0.06 |
| Marco Kasper | C | DET | 22 | HIT 2.3→2.21BLK 0.63→0.61PIM 0.41→0.42 | +0.12 |
| Mason McTavish | C | STL | 23 | HIT 1.27→1.15BLK 0.44→0.44PIM 0.56→0.59 | +0.11 |
| Artyom Levshunov | D | CHI | 20 | HIT 1.44→1.41BLK 1.1→1.17PIM 0.65→0.62 | +0.08 |
| Lane Hutson | D | MTL | 22 | HIT 0.38→0.42BLK 1.67→1.59PIM 0.41→0.43 | +0.12 |
| Leo Carlsson | C | ANA | 21 | HIT 0.2→0.26BLK 0.41→0.47PIM 0.47→0.43 | +0.11 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | L | MTL | 22 | HIT 1.28→1.61BLK 0.95→0.87PIM 0.63→0.62 | +0.03 |
| Zachary Bolduc | R | MTL | 23 | HIT 2.18→1.95BLK 0.55→0.53PIM 0.36→0.4 | +0.08 |
| Adam Fantilli | C | CBJ | 22 | HIT 1.7→1.59BLK 0.62→0.62PIM 0.46→0.4 | +0.12 |
📉 Fades · aging producers projected to slip
| Player | Pos | Tm | Age | Per-game change in your league's categories | Δ P/gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Sabourin | R | TBL | 34 | HIT 2.42→2.31BLK 0.42→0.44PIM 3.42→2.58 | -0.13 |
| Darren Raddysh | D | TOR | 30 | HIT 0.92→0.82BLK 0.95→0.99PIM 0.99→0.69 | -0.20 |
| Connor Clifton | D | BOS | 31 | HIT 3.6→3.15BLK 1.68→1.59PIM 1.06→0.89 | -0.05 |
| Sean Walker | D | CAR | 31 | HIT 1.74→1.52BLK 1.54→1.41PIM 0.73→0.66 | -0.08 |
| Vincent Desharnais | D | WSH | 30 | HIT 1.94→1.81BLK 1.57→1.53PIM 1.28→1.04 | -0.09 |
| Ryan Lomberg | L | CBJ | 31 | HIT 2.26→1.99BLK 0.3→0.29PIM 1.04→0.9 | -0.09 |
| Mika Zibanejad | C | NYR | 33 | HIT 1.3→1.02BLK 0.62→0.59PIM 0.17→0.22 | -0.07 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | L | CAR | 35 | HIT 3.9→3.44BLK 0.26→0.28PIM 1.23→1.1 | -0.04 |
| Brock Nelson | C | COL | 35 | HIT 0.47→0.46BLK 0.8→0.69PIM 0.44→0.37 | -0.07 |
| Jordan Staal | C | CAR | 38 | HIT 2.21→2.02BLK 0.64→0.59PIM 0.39→0.35 | -0.07 |
| Ben Chiarot | D | DET | 35 | HIT 2.07→1.9BLK 1.95→1.86PIM 0.91→0.84 | -0.08 |
| Steven Stamkos | C | NSH | 36 | HIT 1.09→0.99BLK 0.44→0.47PIM 0.71→0.63 | -0.08 |
| Marcus Foligno | L | MIN | 35 | HIT 3.21→3.17BLK 0.84→0.73PIM 1.2→1.09 | -0.03 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | L | SJS | 31 | HIT 4.71→4.79BLK 0.42→0.4PIM 0.69→0.61 | -0.05 |
| Bobby McMann | C | SEA | 30 | HIT 2.12→2BLK 0.35→0.35PIM 0.54→0.51 | -0.11 |
| Justin Faulk | D | DET | 34 | HIT 0.9→0.96BLK 1.69→1.57PIM 0.54→0.49 | -0.08 |
| Blake Coleman | L | MIN | 34 | HIT 2.2→2.04BLK 0.7→0.69PIM 0.71→0.63 | -0.03 |
| Michael McCarron | C | MIN | 31 | HIT 2.59→2.37BLK 0.97→0.88PIM 1.18→1.17 | -0.07 |
Δ P/gm compares projected points-per-game to actual 2025-26 (min 20 GP). Signals only — a fade isn't a "don't draft," it's a "don't pay last year's price."