Information is power in fantasy hockey drafts. I've competed against owners who have a NASA supercomputer breaking down player analytics and owners who are privy to so much fresh injury data that it seems like a HIPAA violation.
On the flip side, I've drafted against owners whose clocks run out as they scan the player list in an effort to check Jaromir Jagr's eligibility. These owners, naturally, are the ones who end up winning the leagues (sigh).
The 10 players discussed here are the ones on whom I plant my rhetorical flag for the 2024-25 season. My reasoning is sound and it hopefully inspires you to either follow my lead or open your mind to other possibilities in fantasy puck this season.