Fantasy Hockey Streamers For 2023-01-06
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 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).
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 | 30 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Robert Thomas | C | STL | 55 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 18 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Dylan Cozens | C | BUF | 53 | 1 | 1.8 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 25 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 58 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Thomas Novak | C | NSH | 0 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 12 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 16 | 4 | 1.3 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 25 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 37 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Daniel Sprong | LW,RW | SEA | 4 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 26 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 49 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Kevin Hayes | C | PHI | 23 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 5 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | LW,RW | VAN | 5 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Michael Rasmussen | C,LW | DET | 11 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | NSH | 11 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 4 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 24 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 17 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 32 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 43 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 27 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Jonathan Toews | C | CHI | 12 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 58 | 2 | 0.5 |
| James van Riemsdyk | LW,RW | PHI | 7 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Zach Parise | LW,RW | NYI | 10 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 8 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 10 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Gustav Nyquist | LW,RW | CBJ | 4 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | RW | PIT | 3 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Tomas Tatar | LW,RW | NJ | 14 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Brett Pesce | D | CAR | 3 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 15 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 57 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 46 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | NYI | 1 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | SEA | 5 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Kevin Labanc | LW,RW | SJ | 2 | 3 | -0.2 |
| Adam Henrique | C,LW | ANA | 9 | 4 | -0.2 |
| Vince Dunn | D | SEA | 54 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Andre Burakovsky | LW,RW | SEA | 40 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 44 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 27 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | NYI | 26 | 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 | -0.4 |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | NSH | 10 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 9 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 1 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Adam Ruzicka | C,LW | CGY | 3 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Tyler Seguin | C,RW | DAL | 55 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Marcus Bjork | D | CBJ | 1 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Kirby Dach | C,RW | MTL | 17 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Ryan O’Reilly | C | STL | 30 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 40 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Marcus Johansson | LW,RW | WSH | 4 | 3 | -0.7 |
| Max Domi | C,LW,RW | CHI | 23 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 4 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Nino Niederreiter | LW | NSH | 16 | 3 | -0.7 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | TOR | 26 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Ryan Pulock | D | NYI | 32 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Ryan Johansen | C | NSH | 16 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 22 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Seth Jones | D | CHI | 52 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Nico Sturm | C,LW | SJ | 1 | 3 | -1.0 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 8 | 1 | -1.0 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 12 | 4 | -1.1 |
| Anton Lundell | C | FLA | 24 | 2 | -1.1 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C,LW | FLA | 3 | 2 | -1.2 |
| Sheldon Dries | C,LW | VAN | 0 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 14 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Christian Dvorak | C | MTL | 1 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 8 | 4 | -1.4 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 32 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 59 | 3 | -1.4 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 50 | 3 | -1.4 |
| Tyler Johnson | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 2 | -1.5 |
| Samuel Girard | D | COL | 9 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Skater | Position | Team | Roster % | Off Days | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 16 | 4 | 1.3 |
| Adam Henrique | C,LW | ANA | 9 | 4 | -0.2 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 12 | 4 | -1.1 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 8 | 4 | -1.4 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 24 | 2 | 0.7 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 25 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Dylan Cozens | C | BUF | 53 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 27 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Brett Pesce | D | CAR | 3 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 57 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 5 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Gustav Nyquist | LW,RW | CBJ | 4 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Marcus Bjork | D | CBJ | 1 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 12 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 15 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 27 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Adam Ruzicka | C,LW | CGY | 3 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Jonathan Toews | C | CHI | 12 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Max Domi | C,LW,RW | CHI | 23 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Seth Jones | D | CHI | 52 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Tyler Johnson | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 2 | -1.5 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 25 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Samuel Girard | D | COL | 9 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Tyler Seguin | C,RW | DAL | 55 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Michael Rasmussen | C,LW | DET | 11 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 44 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 59 | 3 | -1.4 |
| Anton Lundell | C | FLA | 24 | 2 | -1.1 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C,LW | FLA | 3 | 2 | -1.2 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 30 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 32 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 8 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | LW,RW | LA | 27 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 40 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 1 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Kirby Dach | C,RW | MTL | 17 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 4 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Christian Dvorak | C | MTL | 1 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Tomas Tatar | LW,RW | NJ | 14 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Thomas Novak | C | NSH | 0 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | NSH | 11 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | NSH | 10 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Nino Niederreiter | LW | NSH | 16 | 3 | -0.7 |
| Ryan Johansen | C | NSH | 16 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Zach Parise | LW,RW | NYI | 10 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | NYI | 1 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | NYI | 26 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Ryan Pulock | D | NYI | 32 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 8 | 1 | -1.0 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 32 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Kevin Hayes | C | PHI | 23 | 3 | 1.1 |
| James van Riemsdyk | LW,RW | PHI | 7 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 58 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | RW | PIT | 3 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Jeff Carter | C | PIT | 6 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 22 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 18 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 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 | 54 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Andre Burakovsky | LW,RW | SEA | 40 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 9 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 14 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 49 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 4 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Kevin Labanc | LW,RW | SJ | 2 | 3 | -0.2 |
| Nico Sturm | C,LW | SJ | 1 | 3 | -1.0 |
| Robert Thomas | C | STL | 55 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 58 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Ryan O’Reilly | C | STL | 30 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 17 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | TOR | 26 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | LW,RW | VAN | 5 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 43 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 46 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 8 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Sheldon Dries | C,LW | VAN | 0 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 10 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 50 | 3 | -1.4 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 26 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Marcus Johansson | LW,RW | WSH | 4 | 3 | -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)