DFS: Wednesday's Center Value Rankings
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Here are theScore's center value rankings for Wednesday, October 28:
| # | Name | Opponent | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Turris (OTT) | vs CGY | Low |
| 2 | Mika Zibanejad (OTT) | vs CGY | Low |
| 3 | Sidney Crosby (PIT) | at WAS | Low |
| 4 | Evgeny Kuznetsov (WAS) | vs PIT | Low |
| 5 | Nicklas Backstrom (WAS) | vs PIT | Low |
| 6 | Evgeni Malkin (PIT) | at WAS | Low |
Take your pick of which Sens center you want in your lineup. One of them will surely go off against Calgary, and they're both low-priced. Crosby hasn't been Crosby-like so far this season, but he has 18 goals and 33 assists in 33 career games against Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals.
| # | Name | Opponent | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sean Monahan (CGY) | at OTT | Medium |
| 8 | Joe Pavelski (SJ) | vs NAS | Medium |
| 9 | Mike Fisher (NAS) | at SJ | Medium |
| 10 | Joe Thornton (SJ) | vs NAS | Medium |
Pavelski is a natural center, but spends most of his time burying tape-to-tape passes on Thornton's wing. Fisher centers Nashville's top line between snipers James Neal and Filip Forsberg.
| # | Name | Opponent | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Mike Ribeiro (NAS) | at SJ | High |
| 12 | Tomas Hertl (SJ) | vs NAS | High |
| 13 | Mikael Backlund (CGY) | at OTT | High |
| 14 | Nick Bonino (PIT) | at WAS | High |
| 15 | Joe Colborne (CGY) | at OTT | High |
Ribeiro and Hertl have upside, but the other three aren't the most talented offensive players around. Stay away.