Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-01-22)
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.
| Skater | Position | Team | Roster % | Off Days | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 37 | 1 | 2.3 |
| Dawson Mercer | C,RW | NJ | 16 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 51 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 37 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 7 | 4 | 2.0 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 30 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 24 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 21 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 56 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Ryan Hartman | C,RW | MIN | 27 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 52 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C,LW,RW | COL | 40 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 25 | 3 | 1.3 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | WSH | 53 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | BUF | 3 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | LW | FLA | 56 | 2 | 1.1 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 29 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Robert Thomas | C | STL | 56 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Brandon Saad | LW | STL | 4 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Kirby Dach | C,RW | MTL | 18 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Jonathan Toews | C | CHI | 11 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 10 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 4 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 14 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 14 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 5 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 32 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 57 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 48 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Daniel Sprong | LW,RW | SEA | 8 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Anders Lee | LW | NYI | 53 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Tomas Tatar | LW,RW | NJ | 13 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | LW,RW | VAN | 5 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C,LW,RW | MIN | 4 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | NJ | 24 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Adam Henrique | C,LW | ANA | 7 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Brett Pesce | D | CAR | 11 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 3 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Juuso Parssinen | C | NSH | 5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 5 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Anton Lundell | C | FLA | 22 | 2 | 0.2 |
| James van Riemsdyk | LW,RW | PHI | 5 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | WSH | 27 | 1 | 0.1 |
| T.J. Oshie | C,RW | WSH | 24 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Ryan Johansen | C | NSH | 14 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 46 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Dylan Cozens | C | BUF | 55 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 22 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 15 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tom Wilson | RW | WSH | 52 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Taylor Hall | LW | BOS | 52 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 9 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | NSH | 9 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 8 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 4 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 8 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | NYI | 25 | 3 | -0.3 |
| Cole Perfetti | C,LW,RW | WPG | 20 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 45 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 38 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 51 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 6 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 15 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Joel Farabee | C,LW | PHI | 4 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 6 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 3 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | NYI | 1 | 3 | -0.5 |
| Nino Niederreiter | LW | NSH | 15 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 11 | 1 | -0.5 |
| John Klingberg | D | ANA | 39 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Zach Parise | LW,RW | NYI | 6 | 3 | -0.6 |
| Nick Foligno | LW,RW | BOS | 3 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | WSH | 26 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Nick Ritchie | LW | ARI | 3 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Max Domi | C,LW,RW | CHI | 22 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | VAN | 11 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Calen Addison | D | MIN | 11 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | STL | 12 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Erik Haula | C,LW | NJ | 13 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 22 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | CGY | 58 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Jonatan Berggren | LW,RW | DET | 1 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 4 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 1 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 9 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Brady Skjei | D | CAR | 39 | 3 | -1.0 |
| Ross Colton | C,LW,RW | TB | 3 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 4 | 1 | -1.0 |
| Noel Acciari | C,LW | STL | 8 | 0 | -1.0 |
| JJ Peterka | LW,RW | BUF | 1 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 30 | 2 | -1.2 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 45 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 6 | 2 | -1.3 |
| Cam York | D | PHI | 2 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Miles Wood | LW | NJ | 2 | 2 | -1.3 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 55 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 51 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Colton Parayko | D | STL | 12 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C,LW | FLA | 2 | 2 | -1.8 |
| Ryan Pulock | D | NYI | 28 | 3 | -1.8 |
| J.J. Moser | D | ARI | 4 | 1 | -2.0 |
| Skater | Position | Team | Roster % | Off Days | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Henrique | C,LW | ANA | 7 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 6 | 0 | -0.4 |
| John Klingberg | D | ANA | 39 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 4 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 9 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 15 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Nick Ritchie | LW | ARI | 3 | 1 | -0.7 |
| J.J. Moser | D | ARI | 4 | 1 | -2.0 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 30 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Taylor Hall | LW | BOS | 52 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 15 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Nick Foligno | LW,RW | BOS | 3 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | BUF | 3 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 10 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Dylan Cozens | C | BUF | 55 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 4 | 1 | -1.0 |
| JJ Peterka | LW,RW | BUF | 1 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 45 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 51 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 25 | 3 | 1.3 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 4 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Brett Pesce | D | CAR | 11 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Brady Skjei | D | CAR | 39 | 3 | -1.0 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 14 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 5 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | CGY | 58 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Jonathan Toews | C | CHI | 11 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 3 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Max Domi | C,LW,RW | CHI | 22 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C,LW,RW | COL | 40 | 0 | 1.3 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 29 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 48 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 3 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Jonatan Berggren | LW,RW | DET | 1 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 55 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | LW | FLA | 56 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Anton Lundell | C | FLA | 22 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C,LW | FLA | 2 | 2 | -1.8 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 32 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 38 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 6 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Ryan Hartman | C,RW | MIN | 27 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C,LW,RW | MIN | 4 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Calen Addison | D | MIN | 11 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Kirby Dach | C,RW | MTL | 18 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 4 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Dawson Mercer | C,RW | NJ | 16 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Tomas Tatar | LW,RW | NJ | 13 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | NJ | 24 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Erik Haula | C,LW | NJ | 13 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Miles Wood | LW | NJ | 2 | 2 | -1.3 |
| Juuso Parssinen | C | NSH | 5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Ryan Johansen | C | NSH | 14 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | NSH | 9 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Nino Niederreiter | LW | NSH | 15 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Anders Lee | LW | NYI | 53 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | NYI | 25 | 3 | -0.3 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | NYI | 1 | 3 | -0.5 |
| Zach Parise | LW,RW | NYI | 6 | 3 | -0.6 |
| Ryan Pulock | D | NYI | 28 | 3 | -1.8 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 30 | 2 | -1.2 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 6 | 2 | -1.3 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 37 | 1 | 2.3 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 37 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 5 | 1 | 0.2 |
| James van Riemsdyk | LW,RW | PHI | 5 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 9 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Joel Farabee | C,LW | PHI | 4 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Cam York | D | PHI | 2 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 57 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 21 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 52 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 14 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Daniel Sprong | LW,RW | SEA | 8 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 22 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 8 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 1 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 56 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Robert Thomas | C | STL | 56 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Brandon Saad | LW | STL | 4 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | STL | 12 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Noel Acciari | C,LW | STL | 8 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Colton Parayko | D | STL | 12 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 24 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 22 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Ross Colton | C,LW,RW | TB | 3 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 7 | 4 | 2.0 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | LW,RW | VAN | 5 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 46 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 8 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 45 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | VAN | 11 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Cole Perfetti | C,LW,RW | WPG | 20 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 51 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 11 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 51 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | WSH | 53 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | WSH | 27 | 1 | 0.1 |
| T.J. Oshie | C,RW | WSH | 24 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tom Wilson | RW | WSH | 52 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | WSH | 26 | 1 | -0.7 |
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.
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Cheers!
Mark (18 Skaters)