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Fantasy hockey top 100 forwards: Jaromir Jagr of Florida Panthers defying age at 43 - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings, Advice and Analysis Western ConferencePacificCentralEastern ConferenceAtlanticMetropolitanFantasy top 100 forwards: Panthers' Jagr defying ageTuesday, 10.20.2015 / 12:35 PM / By  - NHL.com Fantasy InsiderE-mailShare with your FriendsTo:From:Message:Fantasy top 100 forwards: Panthers' Jagr defying ageNHL.com fantasy insider Pete Jensen breaks down the forward landscape all season long with top 100 rankings, trending players and waiver-wire advice.Every Tuesday during the season, NHL.com fantasy hockey insider Pete Jensen provides in-depth forward analysis. From updated weekly top 100 rankings to trending players and more http://www.pitpiratesedge.com/jared-hughes-pirates-jersey, Jensen is your go-to guy for fantasy forward advice all season long.In a fast-paced, physical sport like hockey where most superstars are in their mid-20s, you have to marvel at any player over 40 years old who can hold his ground on the same playing field. isn't just holding his ground though. The 43-year-old is performing at an elite level, and it's far from an early-season fluke. He's anchoring the ' top line and first power-play unit with seven points (four goals, three assists), two power-play points, a plus-2 and 12 shots on goal in his first five games of 2015-16. That rate of point production (1.4 per game) is greater than his career average (1.2). Jagr has 1,809 points in 1,555 NHL games, tops among active players and fourth in League history.Per Elias Sports Bureau, no player in League history has produced 70-plus points in a season at age 43 or older. At this point, no one can put that potential achievement past Jagr, who will turn 44 on Feb. 15 and is the oldest player in the NHL by more than four years.The best part is the Czech Republic journeyman has linemate -- less than half his age -- along for the ride. Barkov, 20, was taken second by the Panthers in the 2013 NHL Draft and is in the early stages of a breakout season with six points (three goals, three assists), a plus-2, two PPP and 17 SOG in five games.Jagr and Barkov have formed one of the best point pairs League-wide (six team goals with each recording a point), trailing only and of the and and of the by one goal for the NHL lead. Watching Jagr (56 percent owned in Yahoo) and Barkov (35 percent) mesh in all situations is something to treasure, whether you own them in fantasy hockey or not.Step back and think about this for a second: Barkov was born in 1995; Jagr scored 149 points with the in 1995-96.Two decades later, Jagr visits the Penguins on Tuesday at Consol Energy Center as hockey fans around the world continue to scratch their heads at this phenomenon. To put it into perspective, Jagr enters the game with more points on the season than , and -- combined!Jagr is one of the most acclaimed hockey players of all-time, but he's also becoming one of the most mesmerizing stories of longevity in the history of American sports.TRENDING UP:, C, The clear bright spot for the Bruins through five games has been Krejci, who is tied with teammate for the League lead in power-play points (five). He's also tied with the ' and the ' for the most points in the NHL (nine) -- quite the response to missing nearly half the season in 2014-15 (31 points in 47 games). He helps Boston's cause possession-wise and will eclipse 70 points for the first time since 2008-09 if he keeps up anything resembling his current scoring rate http://www.pitpiratesedge.com/gregory-polanco-pirates-jersey. His frequent linemates and have been hit-or-miss, but Krejci's power-play production is carrying him thus far.TRENDING DOWN:, LW/RW, Nash assisted on 's power-play goal Monday against the , but has been largely a disappointment seven games into the season. He ranks seventh in the NHL in SOG (24), but is a minus-3 with two assists and no goals after a career-best 42 in 79 games last season http://www.pitpiratesedge.com/sean-rodriguez-pirates-jersey. The Rangers have elevated to Nash's line at even strength (hurting 's value), but fantasy owners are still awaiting results. Nash is tied for third in the League in even-strength goals since 2012-13, so buy low if any owners are looking to unload him.KEEP AN EYE ON:, LW/RW, I touched on Ehlers' growing chemistry with and when discussing trios with staying power last week, but Ehlers doesn't seem to be catching on the way most rookies are in year-long fantasy leagues. Only 25 percent owned in Yahoo, the dual-eligible Ehlers is seeing more than two minutes per game on the power play, usually on the second unit with Scheifele, and has four points (two PPP), a plus-5 and 20 SOG (most among rookies) in his first six NHL games. He and the ' (49 percent) enter the top 100 fantasy forwards this week Tony Sanchez Jersey, joining fellow first-year studs (), (), (), (Red Wings) and (Coyotes). This could end up being the deepest rookie class in quite some time. TOP 100 FANTASY FORWARDSThese rankings are based on expectations for this season. Value is quantified by line combinations, power-play usage, past performance and overall upside in standard Yahoo categories (goals, assists, plus-minus, penalty minutes, power-play points and shots on goal).