Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-01-19)

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).

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	26	1	3.2
Anthony Mantha	LW,RW	WSH	7	0	2.5
Scott Laughton	C,LW	PHI	34	1	2.5
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	8	2	2.3
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	32	1	2.2
Evan Rodrigues	C,LW,RW	COL	38	1	2.0
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	23	1	1.7
David Krejci	C	BOS	26	1	1.7
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	18	0	1.6
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	55	1	1.5
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	26	1	1.5
Brayden Schenn	C,LW	STL	57	0	1.4
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	4	2	1.3
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	16	1	1.3
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	4	1	1.3
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	18	1	1.3
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	28	0	1.2
Erik Gustafsson	D	WSH	58	0	1.0
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	12	2	0.9
Logan Couture	C	SJ	45	1	0.8
Brandon Saad	LW	STL	4	0	0.8
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	30	0	0.8
Dylan Cozens	C	BUF	55	1	0.8
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	50	1	0.8
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	1	0.7
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	15	1	0.7
Robert Thomas	C	STL	56	0	0.7
Conor Timmins	D	TOR	1	2	0.7
Carter Verhaeghe	LW	FLA	56	1	0.7
Kirby Dach	C,RW	MTL	17	0	0.6
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	21	0	0.6
Brett Pesce	D	CAR	11	1	0.6
Jonathan Toews	C	CHI	10	1	0.6
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	4	1	0.5
Seth Jones	D	CHI	54	1	0.5
Daniel Sprong	LW,RW	SEA	9	1	0.5
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	5	1	0.5
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	17	1	0.5
Taylor Hall	LW	BOS	54	1	0.4
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	6	1	0.4
Phillip Danault	C	LA	32	1	0.4
Juuso Parssinen	C	NSH	6	0	0.4
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	56	2	0.4
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	9	1	0.4
Andre Burakovsky	LW,RW	SEA	45	1	0.3
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	1	1	0.3
Ilya Mikheyev	LW,RW	VAN	5	2	0.3
Tyler Seguin	C,RW	DAL	57	2	0.3
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	4	0	0.3
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	14	1	0.2
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	9	1	0.2
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	56	2	0.2
Lucas Raymond	RW	DET	48	0	0.2
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	25	0	0.2
Robby Fabbri	LW,RW	DET	4	0	0.2
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	4	1	0.2
Jean-Gabriel Pageau	C	NYI	25	2	0.1
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	8	1	0.1
David Perron	RW	DET	51	0	0.1
Adam Henrique	C,LW	ANA	6	0	0.1
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	8	2	0.1
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	49	1	0.0
Andrei Kuzmenko	LW,RW	VAN	45	2	0.0
Ty Smith	D	PIT	6	2	0.0
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	29	2	0.0
Sam Steel	C,LW	MIN	7	0	-0.1
Charlie Coyle	C	BOS	5	1	-0.1
Ryan Johansen	C	NSH	14	0	-0.1
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	1	-0.1
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	27	1	-0.1
Kevin Labanc	LW,RW	SJ	2	1	-0.2
Mason Marchment	LW,RW	DAL	20	2	-0.2
Joel Farabee	C,LW	PHI	5	1	-0.2
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	NSH	9	0	-0.2
Zach Parise	LW,RW	NYI	6	2	-0.2
Sean Durzi	D	LA	37	1	-0.2
Nick Ritchie	LW	ARI	4	1	-0.2
Nino Niederreiter	LW	NSH	16	0	-0.3
Alex Iafallo	LW	LA	6	1	-0.3
Jonatan Berggren	LW,RW	DET	1	0	-0.4
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	22	1	-0.5
Nicolas Roy	C,RW	VGK	4	1	-0.5
Emil Bemstrom	LW,RW	CBJ	0	2	-0.5
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	45	2	-0.5
Paul Cotter	C,LW	VGK	0	1	-0.5
Calle Rosen	D	STL	0	0	-0.5
John Klingberg	D	ANA	39	0	-0.5
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	10	1	-0.6
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	26	1	-0.6
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	14	2	-0.6
Gabriel Vilardi	LW,RW	LA	28	1	-0.6
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	1	1	-0.6
Anton Lundell	C	FLA	21	1	-0.6
Nick Foligno	LW,RW	BOS	3	1	-0.6
Josh Anderson	RW	MTL	4	0	-0.6
Dominik Kubalik	LW,RW	DET	32	0	-0.7
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	1	0	-0.7
Dylan Guenther	RW	ARI	2	1	-0.7
Mattias Ekholm	D	NSH	11	0	-0.7
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	5	0	-0.7
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	CHI	22	1	-0.8
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	D	VAN	11	2	-0.8
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	STL	12	0	-0.8
Christian Dvorak	C	MTL	1	0	-0.8
Jack Quinn	LW,RW	BUF	4	1	-0.8
JJ Peterka	LW,RW	BUF	1	1	-0.9
Gustav Nyquist	LW,RW	CBJ	3	2	-0.9
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	18	1	-0.9
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	2	2	-0.9
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	6	0	-0.9
Calen Addison	D	MIN	11	0	-0.9
Brady Skjei	D	CAR	36	1	-1.0
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	NYI	1	2	-1.0
Cam York	D	PHI	2	1	-1.1
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	2	-1.1
Marcus Foligno	LW,RW	MIN	12	0	-1.2
Nico Sturm	C,LW	SJ	1	1	-1.2
Owen Power	D	BUF	46	1	-1.2
Barclay Goodrow	C,LW,RW	NYR	4	2	-1.2
Tom Wilson	RW	WSH	52	0	-1.3
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	56	1	-1.3
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	3	0	-1.3
Dmitry Orlov	D	WSH	25	0	-1.5
Adam Ruzicka	C,LW	CGY	2	1	-1.5
Sheldon Dries	C,LW	VAN	0	2	-1.7
Ryan Pulock	D	NYI	29	2	-1.9
Colton Parayko	D	STL	12	0	-2.0
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	DET	26	0	-2.2
Samuel Girard	D	COL	10	1	-2.3

Streamers Arranged By Team

Skater	Position	Team	Roster %	Off Days	Score
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	18	0	1.6
Adam Henrique	C,LW	ANA	6	0	0.1
John Klingberg	D	ANA	39	0	-0.5
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	5	0	-0.7
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	6	0	-0.9
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	3	0	-1.3
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	16	1	1.3
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	17	1	0.5
Nick Ritchie	LW	ARI	4	1	-0.2
Dylan Guenther	RW	ARI	2	1	-0.7
David Krejci	C	BOS	26	1	1.7
Taylor Hall	LW	BOS	54	1	0.4
Charlie Coyle	C	BOS	5	1	-0.1
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	10	1	-0.6
Nick Foligno	LW,RW	BOS	3	1	-0.6
Dylan Cozens	C	BUF	55	1	0.8
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	1	0.7
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	9	1	0.4
Jack Quinn	LW,RW	BUF	4	1	-0.8
JJ Peterka	LW,RW	BUF	1	1	-0.9
Owen Power	D	BUF	46	1	-1.2
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	26	1	1.5
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	50	1	0.8
Brett Pesce	D	CAR	11	1	0.6
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	4	1	0.5
Brady Skjei	D	CAR	36	1	-1.0
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	4	2	1.3
Emil Bemstrom	LW,RW	CBJ	0	2	-0.5
Gustav Nyquist	LW,RW	CBJ	3	2	-0.9
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	2	2	-0.9
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	15	1	0.7
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	6	1	0.4
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	27	1	-0.1
Adam Ruzicka	C,LW	CGY	2	1	-1.5
Jonathan Toews	C	CHI	10	1	0.6
Seth Jones	D	CHI	54	1	0.5
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	1	1	0.3
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	1	-0.1
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	CHI	22	1	-0.8
Evan Rodrigues	C,LW,RW	COL	38	1	2.0
Samuel Girard	D	COL	10	1	-2.3
Tyler Seguin	C,RW	DAL	57	2	0.3
Mason Marchment	LW,RW	DAL	20	2	-0.2
Lucas Raymond	RW	DET	48	0	0.2
Robby Fabbri	LW,RW	DET	4	0	0.2
David Perron	RW	DET	51	0	0.1
Jonatan Berggren	LW,RW	DET	1	0	-0.4
Dominik Kubalik	LW,RW	DET	32	0	-0.7
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	DET	26	0	-2.2
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	56	1	-1.3
Carter Verhaeghe	LW	FLA	56	1	0.7
Anton Lundell	C	FLA	21	1	-0.6
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	26	1	3.2
Phillip Danault	C	LA	32	1	0.4
Sean Durzi	D	LA	37	1	-0.2
Alex Iafallo	LW	LA	6	1	-0.3
Gabriel Vilardi	LW,RW	LA	28	1	-0.6
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	28	0	1.2
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	4	0	0.3
Sam Steel	C,LW	MIN	7	0	-0.1
Calen Addison	D	MIN	11	0	-0.9
Marcus Foligno	LW,RW	MIN	12	0	-1.2
Kirby Dach	C,RW	MTL	17	0	0.6
Josh Anderson	RW	MTL	4	0	-0.6
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	1	0	-0.7
Christian Dvorak	C	MTL	1	0	-0.8
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	14	1	0.2
Juuso Parssinen	C	NSH	6	0	0.4
Ryan Johansen	C	NSH	14	0	-0.1
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	NSH	9	0	-0.2
Nino Niederreiter	LW	NSH	16	0	-0.3
Mattias Ekholm	D	NSH	11	0	-0.7
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	56	2	0.2
Jean-Gabriel Pageau	C	NYI	25	2	0.1
Zach Parise	LW,RW	NYI	6	2	-0.2
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	NYI	1	2	-1.0
Ryan Pulock	D	NYI	29	2	-1.9
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	12	2	0.9
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	14	2	-0.6
Barclay Goodrow	C,LW,RW	NYR	4	2	-1.2
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	2	-1.1
Scott Laughton	C,LW	PHI	34	1	2.5
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	32	1	2.2
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	5	1	0.5
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	9	1	0.2
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	4	1	0.2
Joel Farabee	C,LW	PHI	5	1	-0.2
Cam York	D	PHI	2	1	-1.1
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	56	2	0.4
Ty Smith	D	PIT	6	2	0.0
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	29	2	0.0
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	23	1	1.7
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	55	1	1.5
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	18	1	1.3
Daniel Sprong	LW,RW	SEA	9	1	0.5
Andre Burakovsky	LW,RW	SEA	45	1	0.3
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	8	1	0.1
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	22	1	-0.5
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	1	1	-0.6
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	18	1	-0.9
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	4	1	1.3
Logan Couture	C	SJ	45	1	0.8
Kevin Labanc	LW,RW	SJ	2	1	-0.2
Nico Sturm	C,LW	SJ	1	1	-1.2
Brayden Schenn	C,LW	STL	57	0	1.4
Brandon Saad	LW	STL	4	0	0.8
Robert Thomas	C	STL	56	0	0.7
Calle Rosen	D	STL	0	0	-0.5
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	STL	12	0	-0.8
Colton Parayko	D	STL	12	0	-2.0
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	8	2	2.3
Conor Timmins	D	TOR	1	2	0.7
Ilya Mikheyev	LW,RW	VAN	5	2	0.3
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	8	2	0.1
Andrei Kuzmenko	LW,RW	VAN	45	2	0.0
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	45	2	-0.5
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	D	VAN	11	2	-0.8
Sheldon Dries	C,LW	VAN	0	2	-1.7
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	49	1	0.0
Nicolas Roy	C,RW	VGK	4	1	-0.5
Paul Cotter	C,LW	VGK	0	1	-0.5
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	26	1	-0.6
Anthony Mantha	LW,RW	WSH	7	0	2.5
Erik Gustafsson	D	WSH	58	0	1.0
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	30	0	0.8
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	21	0	0.6
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	25	0	0.2
Tom Wilson	RW	WSH	52	0	-1.3
Dmitry Orlov	D	WSH	25	0	-1.5

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)