Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-01-23)
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 | 41 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 39 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 51 | 3 | 2.2 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 8 | 4 | 2.1 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 23 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 20 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 56 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 59 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Ryan Hartman | C,RW | MIN | 27 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 50 | 2 | 1.5 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 36 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C,LW,RW | COL | 36 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 25 | 3 | 1.3 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | WSH | 51 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | BUF | 3 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | LW | FLA | 58 | 2 | 1.2 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 26 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Robert Thomas | C | STL | 56 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 15 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Brandon Saad | LW | STL | 3 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Kirby Dach | C,RW | MTL | 17 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 6 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 13 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 3 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Jonathan Toews | C | CHI | 12 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 33 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 12 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 14 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 5 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 5 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 48 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Daniel Sprong | LW,RW | SEA | 8 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Anders Lee | LW | NYI | 52 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 9 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | LW,RW | VAN | 5 | 2 | 0.3 |
| James van Riemsdyk | LW,RW | PHI | 5 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C,LW,RW | MIN | 4 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Adam Henrique | C,LW | ANA | 7 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 3 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Brett Pesce | D | CAR | 10 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Juuso Parssinen | C | NSH | 4 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Anton Lundell | C | FLA | 24 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | WSH | 26 | 1 | 0.2 |
| T.J. Oshie | C,RW | WSH | 24 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Cole Perfetti | C,LW,RW | WPG | 22 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 52 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Ryan Johansen | C | NSH | 14 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 45 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Dylan Cozens | C | BUF | 56 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 21 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Tom Wilson | RW | WSH | 51 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kent Johnson | LW,RW | CBJ | 5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Taylor Hall | LW | BOS | 53 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Max Domi | C,LW,RW | CHI | 24 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Nicolas Roy | C,RW | VGK | 7 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | NSH | 8 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 14 | 3 | -0.1 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 7 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 4 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 8 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | NYI | 25 | 3 | -0.3 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 38 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Reilly Smith | LW,RW | VGK | 51 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 44 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 6 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Gustav Nyquist | LW,RW | CBJ | 4 | 3 | -0.5 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 24 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Charlie Coyle | C | BOS | 9 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 3 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | NYI | 1 | 3 | -0.5 |
| Nino Niederreiter | LW | NSH | 14 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 6 | 1 | -0.5 |
| John Klingberg | D | ANA | 39 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Zach Parise | LW,RW | NYI | 6 | 3 | -0.6 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 30 | 3 | -0.6 |
| Joel Farabee | C,LW | PHI | 4 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Nick Foligno | LW,RW | BOS | 3 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 1 | 3 | -0.7 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | WSH | 25 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 11 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | VAN | 11 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Nick Ritchie | LW | ARI | 4 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Calen Addison | D | MIN | 11 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | STL | 12 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Nick Blankenburg | D | CBJ | 1 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 21 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | CGY | 58 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Jonatan Berggren | LW,RW | DET | 1 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 4 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 1 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 9 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Brady Skjei | D | CAR | 38 | 3 | -1.1 |
| Ross Colton | C,LW,RW | TB | 3 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 4 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Noel Acciari | C,LW | STL | 7 | 1 | -1.1 |
| JJ Peterka | LW,RW | BUF | 1 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 29 | 2 | -1.2 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 45 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Emil Bemstrom | LW,RW | CBJ | 0 | 3 | -1.3 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 2 | -1.3 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 54 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Cam York | D | PHI | 2 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 52 | 1 | -1.8 |
| Colton Parayko | D | STL | 11 | 1 | -1.8 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C,LW | FLA | 2 | 2 | -1.9 |
| Ryan Pulock | D | NYI | 27 | 3 | -1.9 |
| 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 | -1.0 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 9 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 15 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nick Ritchie | LW | ARI | 4 | 0 | -0.8 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 36 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Taylor Hall | LW | BOS | 53 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 24 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Charlie Coyle | C | BOS | 9 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Nick Foligno | LW,RW | BOS | 3 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | BUF | 3 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 13 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Dylan Cozens | C | BUF | 56 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 4 | 1 | -1.1 |
| JJ Peterka | LW,RW | BUF | 1 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 45 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 51 | 3 | 2.2 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 25 | 3 | 1.3 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 3 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Brett Pesce | D | CAR | 10 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Brady Skjei | D | CAR | 38 | 3 | -1.1 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 6 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Kent Johnson | LW,RW | CBJ | 5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Gustav Nyquist | LW,RW | CBJ | 4 | 3 | -0.5 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 30 | 3 | -0.6 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 1 | 3 | -0.7 |
| Nick Blankenburg | D | CBJ | 1 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Emil Bemstrom | LW,RW | CBJ | 0 | 3 | -1.3 |
| 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 | 12 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 3 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Max Domi | C,LW,RW | CHI | 24 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C,LW,RW | COL | 36 | 0 | 1.4 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 26 | 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 | 54 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | LW | FLA | 58 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Anton Lundell | C | FLA | 24 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C,LW | FLA | 2 | 2 | -1.9 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 33 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 38 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 6 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Ryan Hartman | C,RW | MIN | 27 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C,LW,RW | MIN | 4 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Calen Addison | D | MIN | 11 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 59 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Kirby Dach | C,RW | MTL | 17 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 4 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Juuso Parssinen | C | NSH | 4 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Ryan Johansen | C | NSH | 14 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | NSH | 8 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Nino Niederreiter | LW | NSH | 14 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Anders Lee | LW | NYI | 52 | 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 | 27 | 3 | -1.9 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 14 | 3 | -0.1 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 29 | 2 | -1.2 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 2 | -1.3 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 41 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 39 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 5 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 9 | 0 | 0.3 |
| James van Riemsdyk | LW,RW | PHI | 5 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Joel Farabee | C,LW | PHI | 4 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Cam York | D | PHI | 2 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 20 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 50 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 12 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Daniel Sprong | LW,RW | SEA | 8 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 21 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 8 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 1 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 56 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Robert Thomas | C | STL | 56 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Brandon Saad | LW | STL | 3 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | STL | 12 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Noel Acciari | C,LW | STL | 7 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Colton Parayko | D | STL | 11 | 1 | -1.8 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 23 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 21 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Ross Colton | C,LW,RW | TB | 3 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 8 | 4 | 2.1 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | LW,RW | VAN | 5 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 45 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 7 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 44 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | VAN | 11 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Nicolas Roy | C,RW | VGK | 7 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Reilly Smith | LW,RW | VGK | 51 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Cole Perfetti | C,LW,RW | WPG | 22 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 52 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 11 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 52 | 1 | -1.8 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | WSH | 51 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | WSH | 26 | 1 | 0.2 |
| T.J. Oshie | C,RW | WSH | 24 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tom Wilson | RW | WSH | 51 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | WSH | 25 | 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.
Come Back Tomorrow For Updated Streamers!
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Cheers!
Mark (18 Skaters)