Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-01-07)
What Is This?
This is a list of potential short-term streamers who were selected by a bot, not by me personally. Is it a good idea to use a bot to find streamers? See the note at the end of this post for my thoughts on the topic.
OK, let’s look at the upcoming schedule and then see who made the 18_SKATERS_BOT’s list of streamers.
The NHL Schedule
There are 4 off days in the 8-day period that starts today. An “off day” is a day on which there are 16 or fewer teams playing (i.e., it is capped at half the teams in the NHL).
18_SKATERS_BOT’s Streamers
Here are the robo-recommended streamers for the current 8-day period. Only skaters who are on a roster in fewer than 60% of Yahoo leagues were eligible for selection.
The skaters are ranked based on their Score which essentially means they’re ranked according to who is most likely to get points (goal or assist) in a game relative to the other skaters on the list. You can scroll down to the next table if you want to target a skater from a specific team.
| Skater | Position | Team | Roster % | Off Days | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 29 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Robert Thomas | C | STL | 56 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 17 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 17 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Dylan Cozens | C | BUF | 53 | 1 | 1.8 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 22 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 58 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Thomas Novak | C | NSH | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 25 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 30 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 12 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 37 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Daniel Sprong | LW,RW | SEA | 4 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Kevin Hayes | C | PHI | 23 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 5 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 6 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | LW,RW | VAN | 5 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 50 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 14 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 32 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | NSH | 11 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 43 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Michael Rasmussen | C,LW | DET | 11 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Jonathan Toews | C | CHI | 12 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 26 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 7 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 57 | 2 | 0.5 |
| James van Riemsdyk | LW,RW | PHI | 7 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Kevin Labanc | LW,RW | SJ | 2 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 10 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 7 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Gustav Nyquist | LW,RW | CBJ | 4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Zach Parise | LW,RW | NYI | 10 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 4 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | RW | PIT | 3 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Tomas Tatar | LW,RW | NJ | 13 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Brett Pesce | D | CAR | 4 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 28 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 57 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 16 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 45 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 45 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 27 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | VAN | 12 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | SEA | 5 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Adam Henrique | C,LW | ANA | 9 | 3 | -0.2 |
| Jonatan Berggren | LW,RW | DET | 1 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 46 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | NYI | 27 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Vince Dunn | D | SEA | 55 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | NYI | 1 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Andre Burakovsky | LW,RW | SEA | 39 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Jeff Carter | C | PIT | 6 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | LW,RW | LA | 27 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 8 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Adam Ruzicka | C,LW | CGY | 3 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 9 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 1 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Tyler Seguin | C,RW | DAL | 54 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Ryan Johansen | C | NSH | 16 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Marcus Bjork | D | CBJ | 1 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Cole Perfetti | C,LW,RW | WPG | 14 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Seth Jones | D | CHI | 52 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 28 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Kirby Dach | C,RW | MTL | 16 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | NSH | 11 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Ryan O’Reilly | C | STL | 30 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 39 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Max Domi | C,LW,RW | CHI | 23 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 4 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Ross Colton | C,LW,RW | TB | 4 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Nino Niederreiter | LW | NSH | 16 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Ryan Pulock | D | NYI | 32 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | TOR | 25 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 21 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Nico Sturm | C,LW | SJ | 1 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 8 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 12 | 3 | -1.2 |
| Tyler Johnson | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | ANA | 4 | 3 | -1.3 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 8 | 3 | -1.3 |
| Sheldon Dries | C,LW | VAN | 0 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 14 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Christian Dvorak | C | MTL | 1 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 32 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 58 | 3 | -1.5 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 50 | 2 | -1.6 |
| Skater | Position | Team | Roster % | Off Days | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 17 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 7 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Adam Henrique | C,LW | ANA | 9 | 3 | -0.2 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 12 | 3 | -1.2 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | ANA | 4 | 3 | -1.3 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 8 | 3 | -1.3 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 25 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Dylan Cozens | C | BUF | 53 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 26 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Brett Pesce | D | CAR | 4 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 57 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 5 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Gustav Nyquist | LW,RW | CBJ | 4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Marcus Bjork | D | CBJ | 1 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 12 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 28 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 16 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Adam Ruzicka | C,LW | CGY | 3 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Jonathan Toews | C | CHI | 12 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Seth Jones | D | CHI | 52 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Max Domi | C,LW,RW | CHI | 23 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Tyler Johnson | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 1 | -1.2 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 22 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Tyler Seguin | C,RW | DAL | 54 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Michael Rasmussen | C,LW | DET | 11 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 45 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Jonatan Berggren | LW,RW | DET | 1 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 46 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 58 | 3 | -1.5 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 29 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 32 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 7 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | LW,RW | LA | 27 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 39 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 1 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Kirby Dach | C,RW | MTL | 16 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 4 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Christian Dvorak | C | MTL | 1 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Tomas Tatar | LW,RW | NJ | 13 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Thomas Novak | C | NSH | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | NSH | 11 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Ryan Johansen | C | NSH | 16 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | NSH | 11 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Nino Niederreiter | LW | NSH | 16 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Zach Parise | LW,RW | NYI | 10 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | NYI | 27 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | NYI | 1 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Ryan Pulock | D | NYI | 32 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 8 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 32 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Kevin Hayes | C | PHI | 23 | 3 | 1.1 |
| James van Riemsdyk | LW,RW | PHI | 7 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 4 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 57 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | RW | PIT | 3 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Jeff Carter | C | PIT | 6 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 21 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 17 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 37 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Daniel Sprong | LW,RW | SEA | 4 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | SEA | 5 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Vince Dunn | D | SEA | 55 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Andre Burakovsky | LW,RW | SEA | 39 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 9 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 14 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 6 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 50 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Kevin Labanc | LW,RW | SJ | 2 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Nico Sturm | C,LW | SJ | 1 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Robert Thomas | C | STL | 56 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 58 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Ryan O’Reilly | C | STL | 30 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 27 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 28 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Ross Colton | C,LW,RW | TB | 4 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 14 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | TOR | 25 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | LW,RW | VAN | 5 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 43 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 45 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | VAN | 12 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 8 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Sheldon Dries | C,LW | VAN | 0 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 10 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Cole Perfetti | C,LW,RW | WPG | 14 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 50 | 2 | -1.6 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 30 | 2 | 1.3 |
Is It A Good Idea To Use A Bot To Find Streamers?
I can see a few benefits to using a bot to hunt for streamers: (1) it shrinks the pool of potential streamers, leaving us with the easier task of picking our streamers from a small number of candidates; (2) it eliminates personal bias - the bot looks at the data, not the vibes; and (3) it catches everything - the bot will not miss a skater getting extra time-on-ice, or a skater generating increased scoring chances.
There’s an important caveat to that last point though, and it’s the bot’s biggest weakness: the bot is not smart when it comes to changes that are expected to occur in the future. The bot simply pulls historical data from Natural Stat Trick and uses it to project future skater performance. The bot knows nothing else. It’s oblivious to tweets about new line combinations and news about roster changes. Does that mean the bot’s suggestions are worthless? Of course not. Just be aware of the issue when reviewing the bot’s suggestions.
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Cheers!
Mark (18 Skaters)