Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-01-17)

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 5 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).

The 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 goals/assists in a game (relative to the other skaters on the list).

Scroll down to the next table if you’re targeting a skater from a specific team.

Streamers Ranked By Score

Skater	Position	Team	Roster %	Off Days	Score
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	28	1	3.4
Evan Rodrigues	C,LW,RW	COL	24	2	2.3
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	19	1	2.2
Scott Laughton	C,LW	PHI	30	2	1.9
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	9	2	1.9
Anthony Mantha	LW,RW	WSH	8	1	1.9
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	25	1	1.8
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	30	1	1.7
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	30	2	1.6
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	28	0	1.6
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	57	1	1.6
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	4	2	1.5
Brayden Schenn	C,LW	STL	59	0	1.5
David Krejci	C	BOS	23	2	1.3
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	16	1	1.2
Logan Couture	C	SJ	46	2	1.2
Dylan Cozens	C	BUF	56	2	1.1
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	21	1	1.1
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	5	2	1.1
Jonathan Toews	C	CHI	10	2	1.0
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	2	1.0
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	15	2	0.9
Brandon Saad	LW	STL	4	0	0.9
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	52	0	0.8
J.T. Compher	C,RW	COL	17	2	0.8
Juuso Parssinen	C	NSH	5	1	0.7
Robert Thomas	C	STL	57	0	0.7
Brett Pesce	D	CAR	13	0	0.7
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	17	2	0.6
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	25	1	0.6
Daniel Sprong	LW,RW	SEA	9	1	0.6
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	54	2	0.6
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	5	0	0.6
Taylor Hall	LW	BOS	55	2	0.5
Rickard Rakell	LW,RW	PIT	58	3	0.5
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	18	2	0.5
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	55	3	0.5
Phillip Danault	C	LA	33	1	0.5
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	6	2	0.3
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	1	2	0.3
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	10	2	0.3
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	58	2	0.3
Tyler Seguin	C,RW	DAL	52	2	0.3
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	16	1	0.3
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	4	1	0.3
Andre Burakovsky	LW,RW	SEA	46	1	0.2
Lucas Raymond	RW	DET	49	1	0.2
Conor Timmins	D	TOR	1	2	0.2
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	NSH	10	1	0.2
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	5	2	0.2
Adam Henrique	C,LW	ANA	6	1	0.2
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	5	2	0.2
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	27	2	0.2
Josh Bailey	LW,RW	NYI	1	2	0.1
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	9	2	0.1
Jean-Gabriel Pageau	C	NYI	25	2	0.1
Adam Lowry	C	WPG	14	2	0.1
Sam Steel	C,LW	MIN	8	1	0.1
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	52	1	0.1
Joel Farabee	C,LW	PHI	6	2	0.0
David Perron	RW	DET	51	1	0.0
Andrei Kuzmenko	LW,RW	VAN	45	2	0.0
Nick Ritchie	LW	ARI	4	2	0.0
Ryan Johansen	C	NSH	15	1	0.0
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	8	1	0.0
Cole Perfetti	C,LW,RW	WPG	27	2	-0.1
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	8	2	-0.1
Mason Marchment	LW,RW	DAL	21	2	-0.1
Kevin Labanc	LW,RW	SJ	2	2	-0.1
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	45	2	-0.1
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	4	1	-0.1
Kirby Dach	C,RW	MTL	17	1	-0.2
Jonatan Berggren	LW,RW	DET	1	1	-0.2
Sean Durzi	D	LA	37	1	-0.2
Seth Jones	D	CHI	51	2	-0.2
Nino Niederreiter	LW	NSH	17	1	-0.2
Alex Iafallo	LW	LA	6	1	-0.3
Calen Addison	D	MIN	12	1	-0.3
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	5	1	-0.4
Charlie Coyle	C	BOS	5	2	-0.4
Gustav Nyquist	LW,RW	CBJ	3	2	-0.4
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	23	1	-0.5
Nicolas Roy	C,RW	VGK	4	1	-0.5
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	CHI	21	2	-0.5
Paul Cotter	C,LW	VGK	0	1	-0.5
Dominik Kubalik	LW,RW	DET	34	1	-0.5
Nick Foligno	LW,RW	BOS	3	2	-0.6
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	27	1	-0.6
Wyatt Johnston	C	DAL	2	2	-0.6
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	6	2	-0.6
Gabriel Vilardi	LW,RW	LA	29	1	-0.6
Jake Walman	D	DET	7	1	-0.7
Mattias Ekholm	D	NSH	11	1	-0.7
Ty Smith	D	PIT	5	3	-0.7
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	16	1	-0.7
Travis Sanheim	D	PHI	4	2	-0.8
Kent Johnson	LW,RW	CBJ	5	2	-0.8
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	7	1	-0.8
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	NYI	1	2	-0.8
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	2	-0.8
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	D	VAN	11	2	-0.9
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	STL	13	0	-0.9
Marcus Foligno	LW,RW	MIN	13	1	-0.9
Robby Fabbri	LW,RW	DET	4	1	-0.9
Cam York	D	PHI	2	2	-1.0
Brady Skjei	D	CAR	37	0	-1.0
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	2	2	-1.1
Jack Quinn	LW,RW	BUF	4	2	-1.1
Derick Brassard	C,LW	OTT	0	2	-1.2
Owen Power	D	BUF	47	2	-1.2
Christian Dvorak	C	MTL	1	1	-1.2
Nicholas Paul	C,LW	TB	22	1	-1.2
Barclay Goodrow	C,LW,RW	NYR	4	1	-1.2
Nico Sturm	C,LW	SJ	1	2	-1.2
Emil Bemstrom	LW,RW	CBJ	0	2	-1.3
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	20	1	-1.3
Rasmus Sandin	D	TOR	16	2	-1.4
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	6	2	-1.4
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	56	1	-1.4
Adam Ruzicka	C,LW	CGY	2	2	-1.4
J.J. Moser	D	ARI	5	2	-1.5
Dylan Guenther	RW	ARI	2	2	-1.6
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	53	2	-1.7
Dmitry Orlov	D	WSH	26	1	-1.7
Ivan Provorov	D	PHI	42	2	-1.9
Colton Parayko	D	STL	13	0	-2.1

Streamers Arranged By Team

Skater	Position	Team	Roster %	Off Days	Score
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	19	1	2.2
Adam Henrique	C,LW	ANA	6	1	0.2
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	5	1	-0.4
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	7	1	-0.8
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	17	2	0.6
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	18	2	0.5
Nick Ritchie	LW	ARI	4	2	0.0
J.J. Moser	D	ARI	5	2	-1.5
Dylan Guenther	RW	ARI	2	2	-1.6
David Krejci	C	BOS	23	2	1.3
Taylor Hall	LW	BOS	55	2	0.5
Charlie Coyle	C	BOS	5	2	-0.4
Nick Foligno	LW,RW	BOS	3	2	-0.6
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	6	2	-0.6
Dylan Cozens	C	BUF	56	2	1.1
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	2	1.0
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	9	2	0.1
Jack Quinn	LW,RW	BUF	4	2	-1.1
Owen Power	D	BUF	47	2	-1.2
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	28	0	1.6
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	52	0	0.8
Brett Pesce	D	CAR	13	0	0.7
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	5	0	0.6
Brady Skjei	D	CAR	37	0	-1.0
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	4	2	1.5
Gustav Nyquist	LW,RW	CBJ	3	2	-0.4
Kent Johnson	LW,RW	CBJ	5	2	-0.8
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	2	2	-1.1
Emil Bemstrom	LW,RW	CBJ	0	2	-1.3
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	15	2	0.9
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	6	2	0.3
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	27	2	0.2
Adam Ruzicka	C,LW	CGY	2	2	-1.4
Jonathan Toews	C	CHI	10	2	1.0
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	1	2	0.3
Seth Jones	D	CHI	51	2	-0.2
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	CHI	21	2	-0.5
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	2	-0.8
Evan Rodrigues	C,LW,RW	COL	24	2	2.3
J.T. Compher	C,RW	COL	17	2	0.8
Tyler Seguin	C,RW	DAL	52	2	0.3
Mason Marchment	LW,RW	DAL	21	2	-0.1
Wyatt Johnston	C	DAL	2	2	-0.6
Lucas Raymond	RW	DET	49	1	0.2
David Perron	RW	DET	51	1	0.0
Jonatan Berggren	LW,RW	DET	1	1	-0.2
Dominik Kubalik	LW,RW	DET	34	1	-0.5
Jake Walman	D	DET	7	1	-0.7
Robby Fabbri	LW,RW	DET	4	1	-0.9
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	56	1	-1.4
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	28	1	3.4
Phillip Danault	C	LA	33	1	0.5
Sean Durzi	D	LA	37	1	-0.2
Alex Iafallo	LW	LA	6	1	-0.3
Gabriel Vilardi	LW,RW	LA	29	1	-0.6
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	30	1	1.7
Sam Steel	C,LW	MIN	8	1	0.1
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	4	1	-0.1
Calen Addison	D	MIN	12	1	-0.3
Marcus Foligno	LW,RW	MIN	13	1	-0.9
Kirby Dach	C,RW	MTL	17	1	-0.2
Christian Dvorak	C	MTL	1	1	-1.2
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	16	1	0.3
Juuso Parssinen	C	NSH	5	1	0.7
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	NSH	10	1	0.2
Ryan Johansen	C	NSH	15	1	0.0
Nino Niederreiter	LW	NSH	17	1	-0.2
Mattias Ekholm	D	NSH	11	1	-0.7
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	58	2	0.3
Josh Bailey	LW,RW	NYI	1	2	0.1
Jean-Gabriel Pageau	C	NYI	25	2	0.1
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	NYI	1	2	-0.8
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	16	1	1.2
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	16	1	-0.7
Barclay Goodrow	C,LW,RW	NYR	4	1	-1.2
Derick Brassard	C,LW	OTT	0	2	-1.2
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	6	2	-1.4
Scott Laughton	C,LW	PHI	30	2	1.9
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	30	2	1.6
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	10	2	0.3
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	5	2	0.2
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	5	2	0.2
Joel Farabee	C,LW	PHI	6	2	0.0
Travis Sanheim	D	PHI	4	2	-0.8
Cam York	D	PHI	2	2	-1.0
Ivan Provorov	D	PHI	42	2	-1.9
Rickard Rakell	LW,RW	PIT	58	3	0.5
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	55	3	0.5
Ty Smith	D	PIT	5	3	-0.7
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	25	1	1.8
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	57	1	1.6
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	21	1	1.1
Daniel Sprong	LW,RW	SEA	9	1	0.6
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	4	1	0.3
Andre Burakovsky	LW,RW	SEA	46	1	0.2
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	8	1	0.0
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	23	1	-0.5
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	20	1	-1.3
Logan Couture	C	SJ	46	2	1.2
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	5	2	1.1
Kevin Labanc	LW,RW	SJ	2	2	-0.1
Nico Sturm	C,LW	SJ	1	2	-1.2
Brayden Schenn	C,LW	STL	59	0	1.5
Brandon Saad	LW	STL	4	0	0.9
Robert Thomas	C	STL	57	0	0.7
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	STL	13	0	-0.9
Colton Parayko	D	STL	13	0	-2.1
Nicholas Paul	C,LW	TB	22	1	-1.2
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	9	2	1.9
Conor Timmins	D	TOR	1	2	0.2
Rasmus Sandin	D	TOR	16	2	-1.4
Andrei Kuzmenko	LW,RW	VAN	45	2	0.0
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	8	2	-0.1
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	45	2	-0.1
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	D	VAN	11	2	-0.9
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	52	1	0.1
Nicolas Roy	C,RW	VGK	4	1	-0.5
Paul Cotter	C,LW	VGK	0	1	-0.5
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	27	1	-0.6
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	54	2	0.6
Adam Lowry	C	WPG	14	2	0.1
Cole Perfetti	C,LW,RW	WPG	27	2	-0.1
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	53	2	-1.7
Anthony Mantha	LW,RW	WSH	8	1	1.9
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	25	1	0.6
Dmitry Orlov	D	WSH	26	1	-1.7

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.

Come Back Tomorrow For Updated Streamers!

I aim to post streamer suggestions every day so check back regularly. Consider bookmarking this site and following me on Twitter @18sktrs to make sure you get daily updates.

Cheers!

Mark (18 Skaters)