Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-02-06)
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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 32 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 51 | 3 | 2.9 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 42 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 21 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Kirby Dach | C,RW | MTL | 28 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 56 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 20 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 45 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Filip Chytil | C,RW | NYR | 29 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 24 | 3 | 1.2 |
| Kent Johnson | LW,RW | CBJ | 5 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Ryan Donato | LW | SEA | 1 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 33 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 8 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 57 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 50 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 19 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Brandon Saad | LW | STL | 3 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 16 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 3 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Anders Lee | LW | NYI | 56 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 9 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 26 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Jeff Petry | D | PIT | 57 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 31 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Kaapo Kakko | RW | NYR | 4 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Cole Perfetti | C,LW,RW | WPG | 19 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C,LW,RW | COL | 26 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Adam Henrique | C,LW | ANA | 17 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Max Domi | C,LW,RW | CHI | 25 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 33 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 43 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 29 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 18 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Ryan Johansen | C | NSH | 13 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | LW,RW | VAN | 3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | WSH | 42 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 7 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 4 | 3 | 0.1 |
| James van Riemsdyk | LW,RW | PHI | 4 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 4 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 29 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 44 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 27 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 12 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Conor Sheary | LW,RW | WSH | 11 | 1 | 0.0 |
| David Perron | RW | DET | 46 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 25 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| K’Andre Miller | D | NYR | 51 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 5 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Anton Lundell | C | FLA | 25 | 3 | -0.1 |
| Marcus Johansson | LW,RW | WSH | 6 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 26 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 2 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 50 | 4 | -0.2 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 7 | 4 | -0.2 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 52 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 7 | 4 | -0.3 |
| Nick Bonino | C,LW | SJ | 1 | 3 | -0.3 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | NSH | 8 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 3 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Sam Lafferty | C,RW | CHI | 2 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Daniel Sprong | LW,RW | SEA | 6 | 4 | -0.4 |
| Nicolas Roy | C,RW | VGK | 4 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Noah Cates | C,LW | PHI | 2 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Nick Ritchie | LW | ARI | 3 | 3 | -0.5 |
| Ross Colton | C,LW,RW | TB | 4 | 3 | -0.6 |
| Taylor Hall | LW | BOS | 54 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | VAN | 3 | 4 | -0.6 |
| Tomas Tatar | LW,RW | NJ | 10 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 6 | 4 | -0.6 |
| William Karlsson | C,LW | VGK | 27 | 3 | -0.6 |
| Nick Foligno | LW,RW | BOS | 5 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 2 | 4 | -0.7 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | NYI | 24 | 3 | -0.7 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 2 | 3 | -0.8 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | CGY | 57 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Reilly Smith | LW,RW | VGK | 43 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 19 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 51 | 1 | -1.0 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | STL | 13 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Jonatan Berggren | LW,RW | DET | 1 | 3 | -1.0 |
| Brady Skjei | D | CAR | 46 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | WSH | 25 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Joel Farabee | C,LW | PHI | 3 | 3 | -1.1 |
| Zach Parise | LW,RW | NYI | 5 | 3 | -1.2 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 9 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | VAN | 10 | 4 | -1.4 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 30 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Jeff Carter | C | PIT | 5 | 2 | -1.5 |
| Dylan Guenther | RW | ARI | 2 | 3 | -1.5 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 4 | 1 | -1.7 |
| J.J. Moser | D | ARI | 3 | 3 | -1.9 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 50 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | TOR | 11 | 1 | -2.0 |
| Skater | Position | Team | Roster % | Off Days | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Henrique | C,LW | ANA | 17 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 18 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 7 | 4 | -0.2 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 6 | 4 | -0.6 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 19 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Nick Ritchie | LW | ARI | 3 | 3 | -0.5 |
| Dylan Guenther | RW | ARI | 2 | 3 | -1.5 |
| J.J. Moser | D | ARI | 3 | 3 | -1.9 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 42 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 27 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Taylor Hall | LW | BOS | 54 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Nick Foligno | LW,RW | BOS | 5 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 25 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 51 | 1 | -1.0 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 4 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 29 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 4 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Brady Skjei | D | CAR | 46 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Kent Johnson | LW,RW | CBJ | 5 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 33 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 3 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 33 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 16 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 7 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | CGY | 57 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Max Domi | C,LW,RW | CHI | 25 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 2 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Sam Lafferty | C,RW | CHI | 2 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C,LW,RW | COL | 26 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 29 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 44 | 3 | 0.1 |
| David Perron | RW | DET | 46 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 2 | 3 | -0.8 |
| Jonatan Berggren | LW,RW | DET | 1 | 3 | -1.0 |
| Anton Lundell | C | FLA | 25 | 3 | -0.1 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 21 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kirby Dach | C,RW | MTL | 28 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 56 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 5 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Tomas Tatar | LW,RW | NJ | 10 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Ryan Johansen | C | NSH | 13 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | NSH | 8 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Anders Lee | LW | NYI | 56 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | NYI | 24 | 3 | -0.7 |
| Zach Parise | LW,RW | NYI | 5 | 3 | -1.2 |
| Filip Chytil | C,RW | NYR | 29 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Kaapo Kakko | RW | NYR | 4 | 3 | 0.5 |
| K’Andre Miller | D | NYR | 51 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 19 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 30 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 32 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 51 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 8 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 4 | 3 | 0.1 |
| James van Riemsdyk | LW,RW | PHI | 4 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Noah Cates | C,LW | PHI | 2 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Joel Farabee | C,LW | PHI | 3 | 3 | -1.1 |
| Jeff Petry | D | PIT | 57 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 26 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 52 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Carter | C | PIT | 5 | 2 | -1.5 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 20 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Ryan Donato | LW | SEA | 1 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 9 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 31 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 12 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Daniel Sprong | LW,RW | SEA | 6 | 4 | -0.4 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 2 | 4 | -0.7 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 45 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 3 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Nick Bonino | C,LW | SJ | 1 | 3 | -0.3 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 57 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Brandon Saad | LW | STL | 3 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | STL | 13 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 24 | 3 | 1.2 |
| Ross Colton | C,LW,RW | TB | 4 | 3 | -0.6 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | TOR | 11 | 1 | -2.0 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 43 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | LW,RW | VAN | 3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 50 | 4 | -0.2 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 7 | 4 | -0.3 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | VAN | 3 | 4 | -0.6 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | VAN | 10 | 4 | -1.4 |
| Nicolas Roy | C,RW | VGK | 4 | 3 | -0.4 |
| William Karlsson | C,LW | VGK | 27 | 3 | -0.6 |
| Reilly Smith | LW,RW | VGK | 43 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 50 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Cole Perfetti | C,LW,RW | WPG | 19 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 9 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 50 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 26 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | WSH | 42 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Conor Sheary | LW,RW | WSH | 11 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Marcus Johansson | LW,RW | WSH | 6 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | WSH | 25 | 1 | -1.1 |
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)