89. (S18) C (Hamilton Steelhawks) - Miles Berger || -6
Average Grade: 75
Past Seasons: S21-85, S23-99, S24-74, S25-57, S26-47, S27-70, S28-67, S29-61, S30-83

At 89 is veteran Miles Berger, who remains somewhat in relevance despite not training anymore. Berger led the Steelhawks in scoring last season with a whopping 34, and while that isn't all that impressive on its own it has to account for the fact Hamilton was in full tank mode all season, relying on aging veterans and all-too-young prospects to lead the way. Strangely enough most of his points came with the Edmonton Blizzard, a team in the exact opposite end of the spectrum. Berger is just about done in this league, but he has had some pretty good seasons in his career.

88. (S17) C (Edmonton Blizzard) - Chico Salmon || -30
Average Grade: 75.20
Past Seasons: S20- 43, S21-20, S22-24, S23-37, S24-71, S25-5, S26-1, S27-23, S28-5, S29-59, S30-58

Speaking of another old-timer, Chico Salmon hits our list at number 88. The S17 draftee has made quite a career for himself, and like Berger has started to look forward to moving on with his career as he has not done much at all in training to keep himself fighting regression. With three top-5 finishes on this list and multiple high scoring finishes, Salmon scoring only 30 points on the year seems quite stale. But at his age we should be happy that we still get to see a future hall of famer put the puck in the net, if not nearly as much.

87. (S24) D (Texas Renegades) Patrick Brumm || +1
Average Grade: 75.40
Past Seasons: S27-89, S28-63, S29-91, S30-88

At 87 is a defenseman who is still not quite hitting his stride on a consistent basis, moving up on the list but only by a hair with a 12 goal 33 point season. A lot of that appears to be due to sitting in the shadow of fellow teammate Vladimir Lidstrom who had a monster 56 point season, and Brumm's physical play also appeared to hinder his movement to the higher rankings on this list. Brumm continues to work, and is getting closer and closer to becoming the player he was drafted to be, which should be good for Texas who continues to keep the ball rolling and churn out a competitive team each season.

86. (S23) D (Toronto North Stars) - Lukas Johnson || -37
Average Grade: 75.40
Past Seasons: S27-83, S28-80, S29-64, S30-49

At 86 is North Stars defenseman Lukas Johnson, falling back as he hit a wall along with the entire Toronto North Stars roster. Johnson scored 2 goals and 31 points, highest among defensemen on his team, but his ineffectiveness on the power play and overall weak two-way play hurt him this season. Johnson is a couple seasons away from regression, which means he could easily come back up the list and get back into that top-50, but his time is starting to run out as regression is a foul beast. The changing of the roster in Toronto could also change things, particularly the Palat trade.

85. (S22) D (New England Wolfpack) - Brandon Pomery || New Entry
Average Grade: 75.60
Past Seasons: None

At 85 is Wolfpack defenseman Brandon Pomery, hitting this list for the first time after a pretty solid 11 goal, 34 point season. While he took awhile to hit this list, Pomery looks like he is still making strides to improve his player, most notably on the defensive side of the puck. Pomery was a positive contributor to the Wolfpack cup run as well, and his play provided a lot of intangibles to their eventual championship. Regression is coming up fast, so we may not see him for very long.

84. (S16) C (Los Angeles Panthers) - Maxim Horvat || -7
Average Grade: 75.60
Past Seasons: S20-94, S21-77, S22-51, S23-41, S24-60, S25-7, S26-44, S27-8, S28-15, S29-16, S30-77

At 84 is Maxim Horvat, who has one more season to go before he calls it quits. Horvat has had quite the career, with two top-10 finishes, three Challenge Cups, and a ton of memories made along the way. Horvat's previous season saw him score only 4 goals and 30 points, which is a big reason why he is planning on retiring after S31, but his hockey sense over the years has served him well, allowing him 11 straight appearances on this list, including a 5 season stretch in the top-50. A future hall of famer, and one more season to go.

83. (S20) D (Calgary Dragons) - Sachimo Zoidberg || -48
Average Grade: 75.60
Past Seasons: S22-86, S23-76, S24-69, S25-55, S26-24, S27-47, S28-69, S29-47, S30-35

At 83 is Sachimo Zoidberg, another casualty of the big S20 regression. Zoidberg has moved aside for Bubba Nuck on the Dragons, as his 2 goals and 27 points was well below the team leader in points and fellow defensive teammate. However, Zoidberg has continued to be a physical beast, registering 171 hits and blocking 75 shots. Zoidberg may be past his prime with regression continuing to nibble at him, but he has been a huge contributor for the Dragons the last few years.

82. (S26) G (Winnipeg Jets) - Lukas Berger || -7
Average Grade: 75.80
Past Seasons: S30-75

At 82 is Lukas Berger, a young goaltender on the rise and trying to make a name for himself among the other young goaltenders currently in the league. Berger has hit a bit of a speed bump with a .894 save percentage and 3.36 goals against average, but like many goaltenders who start out strong just needs to chalk it up to a bit of a sophomore slump. Berger remains dedicated to becoming a franchise goaltender for Winnipeg, and we should be seeing him up among the top goaltenders soon if he keeps it up.

81. (S27) D (Los Angeles Panthers) - Chris Crutchfield || New Entry
Average Grade: 76.20
Past Seasons: None

At 81 is newcoming Chris Crutchfield who has broken onto the list after a few seasons of mediocre play. Crutchfield, who just signed a new four year extension with Los Angeles, scored 9 goals and 32 points, registered 171 hits, blocked 80 shots, and was a big factor in both the team's power play and penalty kill. Crutchfield is becoming a top-tier two-way defenseman, and while he hasn't quite mastered everything yet, he has all the tools to get to that point as early as next season. He just needs to finish it off.

80. (S25) C (Seattle Riot) - Evandrus Jesster || -32
Average Grade: 76.20
Past Seasons: S28-64, S29-60, S30-48

At 80 is Riot center Evandrus Jesster, drafted first overall back in the big S25 draft but not quite living up to those expectations so far. Unsure of what happened to Jesster with Seattle (that team does have a whacky general manager), the talented center scored 15 goals and only 29 points. After what we have seen from him in previous seasons, this seems like a very strange aberration, and hopefully it doesn't become a constant. At least Jesster was competent on the draw, because that is about all he had to work with last season. Not expecting him to stay here for too long if he continues to train, which we think he will keep doing.