Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-02-07)
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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Palmieri | RW | NYI | 17 | 2 | 5.4 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 51 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 32 | 2 | 2.1 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 39 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 21 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Kirby Dach | C,RW | MTL | 28 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 56 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 20 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 45 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 34 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Filip Chytil | C,RW | NYR | 33 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 17 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Kent Johnson | LW,RW | CBJ | 5 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Ryan Donato | LW | SEA | 1 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 1 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 56 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Kaapo Kakko | RW | NYR | 4 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 49 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 17 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 19 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Adam Henrique | C,LW | ANA | 19 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Dawson Mercer | C,RW | NJ | 15 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 8 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Brandon Saad | LW | STL | 3 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 3 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 9 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 25 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Jeff Petry | D | PIT | 56 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 31 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Anders Lee | LW | NYI | 57 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Cole Perfetti | C,LW,RW | WPG | 18 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C,LW,RW | COL | 26 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 19 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Max Domi | C,LW,RW | CHI | 25 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 33 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 27 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Ryan Johansen | C | NSH | 13 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | WSH | 41 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 46 | 3 | 0.1 |
| James van Riemsdyk | LW,RW | PHI | 4 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | NJ | 24 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 29 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 44 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 25 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 12 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 51 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 4 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Conor Sheary | LW,RW | WSH | 10 | 1 | 0.0 |
| David Perron | RW | DET | 46 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 22 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tyler Seguin | C,RW | DAL | 58 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 4 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 5 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Marcus Johansson | LW,RW | WSH | 5 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 25 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 2 | 2 | -0.2 |
| K’Andre Miller | D | NYR | 51 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 52 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C,LW,RW | MIN | 4 | 3 | -0.2 |
| Anton Lundell | C | FLA | 25 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Nick Bonino | C,LW | SJ | 1 | 3 | -0.3 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | NSH | 8 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | CGY | 57 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 3 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Sam Lafferty | C,RW | CHI | 2 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Daniel Sprong | LW,RW | SEA | 6 | 4 | -0.4 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 7 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Nicolas Roy | C,RW | VGK | 4 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 7 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 8 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Noah Cates | C,LW | PHI | 2 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | VAN | 6 | 3 | -0.5 |
| Taylor Hall | LW | BOS | 53 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Wyatt Johnston | C | DAL | 2 | 1 | -0.6 |
| William Karlsson | C,LW | VGK | 27 | 3 | -0.6 |
| Nick Foligno | LW,RW | BOS | 5 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 3 | 4 | -0.6 |
| Nick Ritchie | LW | ARI | 3 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 20 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Tomas Tatar | LW,RW | NJ | 9 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 2 | 3 | -0.7 |
| Sam Steel | C,LW | MIN | 4 | 3 | -0.7 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | NYI | 24 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Reilly Smith | LW,RW | VGK | 43 | 3 | -0.8 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 6 | 3 | -0.8 |
| Mason Marchment | LW,RW | DAL | 16 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 50 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | VAN | 10 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | STL | 13 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Jonatan Berggren | LW,RW | DET | 1 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Brady Skjei | D | CAR | 44 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | WSH | 24 | 1 | -1.0 |
| Zach Parise | LW,RW | NYI | 5 | 2 | -1.1 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 9 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Joel Farabee | C,LW | PHI | 3 | 2 | -1.2 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 30 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Jeff Carter | C | PIT | 5 | 2 | -1.3 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 4 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Miles Wood | LW | NJ | 2 | 1 | -1.5 |
| J.J. Moser | D | ARI | 3 | 2 | -1.6 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 49 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | TOR | 10 | 1 | -1.8 |
| Skater | Position | Team | Roster % | Off Days | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 17 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Adam Henrique | C,LW | ANA | 19 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 19 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 8 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 6 | 3 | -0.8 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 19 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Nick Ritchie | LW | ARI | 3 | 2 | -0.7 |
| J.J. Moser | D | ARI | 3 | 2 | -1.6 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 39 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 25 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Taylor Hall | LW | BOS | 53 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Nick Foligno | LW,RW | BOS | 5 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 22 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 50 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 4 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 27 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Brady Skjei | D | CAR | 44 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Kent Johnson | LW,RW | CBJ | 5 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 33 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 3 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 34 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 17 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | CGY | 57 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 7 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Max Domi | C,LW,RW | CHI | 25 | 2 | 0.3 |
| 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 | 0.4 |
| Tyler Seguin | C,RW | DAL | 58 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Wyatt Johnston | C | DAL | 2 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Mason Marchment | LW,RW | DAL | 16 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 29 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 44 | 3 | 0.0 |
| David Perron | RW | DET | 46 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 2 | 3 | -0.7 |
| Jonatan Berggren | LW,RW | DET | 1 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Anton Lundell | C | FLA | 25 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 21 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 4 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C,LW,RW | MIN | 4 | 3 | -0.2 |
| Sam Steel | C,LW | MIN | 4 | 3 | -0.7 |
| Kirby Dach | C,RW | MTL | 28 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 56 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 1 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 5 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Dawson Mercer | C,RW | NJ | 15 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | NJ | 24 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tomas Tatar | LW,RW | NJ | 9 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Miles Wood | LW | NJ | 2 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Ryan Johansen | C | NSH | 13 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | NSH | 8 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Kyle Palmieri | RW | NYI | 17 | 2 | 5.4 |
| Anders Lee | LW | NYI | 57 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | NYI | 24 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Zach Parise | LW,RW | NYI | 5 | 2 | -1.1 |
| Filip Chytil | C,RW | NYR | 33 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Kaapo Kakko | RW | NYR | 4 | 2 | 0.7 |
| K’Andre Miller | D | NYR | 51 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 20 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 30 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 51 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 32 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 8 | 2 | 0.5 |
| James van Riemsdyk | LW,RW | PHI | 4 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 4 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Noah Cates | C,LW | PHI | 2 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Joel Farabee | C,LW | PHI | 3 | 2 | -1.2 |
| Jeff Petry | D | PIT | 56 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 25 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 52 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Carter | C | PIT | 5 | 2 | -1.3 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 20 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Ryan Donato | LW | SEA | 1 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 9 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 31 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 12 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Daniel Sprong | LW,RW | SEA | 6 | 4 | -0.4 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 3 | 4 | -0.6 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 45 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 3 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Nick Bonino | C,LW | SJ | 1 | 3 | -0.3 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 56 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Brandon Saad | LW | STL | 3 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | STL | 13 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | TOR | 10 | 1 | -1.8 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 46 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 51 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 7 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | VAN | 6 | 3 | -0.5 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | VAN | 10 | 3 | -0.9 |
| 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 | -0.8 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 49 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Cole Perfetti | C,LW,RW | WPG | 18 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 9 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 49 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 25 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | WSH | 41 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Conor Sheary | LW,RW | WSH | 10 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Marcus Johansson | LW,RW | WSH | 5 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | WSH | 24 | 1 | -1.0 |
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)