Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-02-14)

 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.

Streamers Ranked By Score

Skater	Position	Team	Roster %	Off Days	Score
Kyle Palmieri	RW	NYI	11	2	3.1
David Krejci	C	BOS	33	2	2.3
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	50	2	2.2
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	58	1	1.9
Ondrej Palat	LW	NJ	33	2	1.7
Ridly Greig	C	OTT	2	3	1.7
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	34	2	1.7
William Carrier	LW	VGK	4	1	1.7
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	10	1	1.5
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	20	2	1.4
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	4	2	1.4
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	49	3	1.4
Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	57	1	1.4
Logan Couture	C	SJ	48	2	1.3
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	46	3	1.3
Kirby Dach	C,RW	MTL	32	1	1.3
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	36	2	1.2
J.T. Compher	C,RW	COL	23	2	1.2
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	19	1	1.1
Brayden Schenn	C,LW	STL	55	2	1.1
Kaapo Kakko	RW	NYR	6	3	1.1
Matias Maccelli	LW	ARI	2	2	1.1
Kent Johnson	LW,RW	CBJ	5	2	1.1
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	21	2	0.9
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	18	1	0.9
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	5	1	0.9
Phillip Danault	C	LA	29	1	0.8
Ryan Johansen	C	NSH	14	2	0.8
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	34	2	0.8
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	9	2	0.8
Scott Laughton	C,LW	PHI	29	2	0.8
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	7	2	0.8
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	25	1	0.8
Brandon Saad	LW	STL	2	2	0.7
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	11	2	0.7
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	48	1	0.7
Adam Henrique	C,LW	ANA	17	3	0.6
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	12	2	0.5
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	10	2	0.5
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	28	3	0.5
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	1	0.5
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	33	2	0.4
Dawson Mercer	C,RW	NJ	14	2	0.4
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	16	3	0.3
Noah Hanifin	D	CGY	59	2	0.3
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	22	1	0.3
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	12	2	0.3
Cam Fowler	D	ANA	14	3	0.2
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	NSH	8	2	0.2
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	CHI	24	3	0.2
Robby Fabbri	LW,RW	DET	2	2	0.2
Tyler Seguin	C,RW	DAL	56	1	0.2
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	22	1	0.2
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	3	2	0.2
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	13	1	0.1
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	3	2	0.1
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	3	1	0.1
Evan Rodrigues	C,LW,RW	COL	20	2	0.1
Erik Gustafsson	D	WSH	40	1	0.1
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	2	2	0.1
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	22	2	0.0
Cole Perfetti	C,LW,RW	WPG	15	3	0.0
Marcus Johansson	LW,RW	WSH	5	1	0.0
Anton Lundell	C	FLA	25	2	-0.1
Nick Bonino	C,LW	SJ	1	2	-0.1
Conor Sheary	LW,RW	WSH	8	1	-0.1
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	46	1	-0.2
Josh Anderson	RW	MTL	6	1	-0.2
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	52	2	-0.2
Anthony Cirelli	C,LW	TB	10	1	-0.3
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	24	1	-0.3
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	55	2	-0.3
Sam Lafferty	C,RW	CHI	2	3	-0.3
K’Andre Miller	D	NYR	54	3	-0.3
Andreas Athanasiou	LW,RW	CHI	1	3	-0.3
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	13	3	-0.4
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	4	2	-0.4
Nicolas Roy	C,RW	VGK	4	1	-0.4
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	4	3	-0.5
Nick Bjugstad	C,RW	ARI	5	2	-0.5
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	4	1	-0.5
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	29	3	-0.5
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	2	3	-0.5
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	23	2	-0.5
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	4	2	-0.5
Juuso Parssinen	C	NSH	2	2	-0.5
Jeff Petry	D	PIT	54	2	-0.6
Taylor Hall	LW	BOS	50	2	-0.6
Nico Sturm	C,LW	SJ	1	2	-0.7
Calen Addison	D	MIN	10	3	-0.7
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	5	2	-0.7
Phil Kessel	RW	VGK	4	1	-0.7
Andrei Kuzmenko	LW,RW	VAN	48	1	-0.8
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	9	2	-0.8
Kyle Okposo	RW	BUF	1	1	-0.8
David Perron	RW	DET	46	2	-0.8
Nino Niederreiter	LW	NSH	12	2	-0.8
Jonatan Berggren	LW,RW	DET	1	2	-0.9
Nick Ritchie	LW	ARI	3	2	-0.9
Erik Haula	C,LW	NJ	12	2	-0.9
Nick Foligno	LW,RW	BOS	4	2	-0.9
Brady Skjei	D	CAR	41	1	-0.9
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	3	-0.9
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	6	3	-1.0
Sean Durzi	D	LA	31	1	-1.0
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	STL	12	2	-1.0
Samuel Girard	D	COL	19	2	-1.0
Dmitry Orlov	D	WSH	23	1	-1.1
Damon Severson	D	NJ	19	2	-1.1
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	29	1	-1.1
Mattias Ekholm	D	NSH	8	2	-1.1
Owen Power	D	BUF	48	1	-1.1
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	DET	20	2	-1.2
Adam Lowry	C	WPG	8	3	-1.2
Jeff Carter	C	PIT	4	2	-1.3
Mason Marchment	LW,RW	DAL	15	1	-1.3
Emil Bemstrom	LW,RW	CBJ	0	2	-1.4
Joel Farabee	C,LW	PHI	2	2	-1.4
Miles Wood	LW	NJ	2	2	-1.5
Jack Quinn	LW,RW	BUF	4	1	-1.5
Arber Xhekaj	D	MTL	22	1	-1.6
Timothy Liljegren	D	TOR	4	2	-1.6
Marcus Foligno	LW,RW	MIN	12	3	-1.6
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	49	3	-1.7
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	48	3	-1.8
Rasmus Sandin	D	TOR	9	2	-2.1

Streamers Arranged By Team

Skater	Position	Team	Roster %	Off Days	Score
Adam Henrique	C,LW	ANA	17	3	0.6
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	16	3	0.3
Cam Fowler	D	ANA	14	3	0.2
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	13	3	-0.4
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	6	3	-1.0
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	34	2	1.7
Matias Maccelli	LW	ARI	2	2	1.1
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	12	2	0.5
Nick Bjugstad	C,RW	ARI	5	2	-0.5
Nick Ritchie	LW	ARI	3	2	-0.9
David Krejci	C	BOS	33	2	2.3
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	22	2	0.0
Taylor Hall	LW	BOS	50	2	-0.6
Nick Foligno	LW,RW	BOS	4	2	-0.9
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	18	1	0.9
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	1	0.5
Kyle Okposo	RW	BUF	1	1	-0.8
Owen Power	D	BUF	48	1	-1.1
Jack Quinn	LW,RW	BUF	4	1	-1.5
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	58	1	1.9
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	3	1	0.1
Brady Skjei	D	CAR	41	1	-0.9
Kent Johnson	LW,RW	CBJ	5	2	1.1
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	34	2	0.8
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	3	2	0.2
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	5	2	-0.7
Emil Bemstrom	LW,RW	CBJ	0	2	-1.4
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	36	2	1.2
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	21	2	0.9
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	10	2	0.5
Noah Hanifin	D	CGY	59	2	0.3
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	CHI	24	3	0.2
Sam Lafferty	C,RW	CHI	2	3	-0.3
Andreas Athanasiou	LW,RW	CHI	1	3	-0.3
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	2	3	-0.5
J.T. Compher	C,RW	COL	23	2	1.2
Evan Rodrigues	C,LW,RW	COL	20	2	0.1
Samuel Girard	D	COL	19	2	-1.0
Tyler Seguin	C,RW	DAL	56	1	0.2
Mason Marchment	LW,RW	DAL	15	1	-1.3
Robby Fabbri	LW,RW	DET	2	2	0.2
David Perron	RW	DET	46	2	-0.8
Jonatan Berggren	LW,RW	DET	1	2	-0.9
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	DET	20	2	-1.2
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	49	3	-1.7
Anton Lundell	C	FLA	25	2	-0.1
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	19	1	1.1
Phillip Danault	C	LA	29	1	0.8
Sean Durzi	D	LA	31	1	-1.0
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	28	3	0.5
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	4	3	-0.5
Calen Addison	D	MIN	10	3	-0.7
Marcus Foligno	LW,RW	MIN	12	3	-1.6
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	10	1	1.5
Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	57	1	1.4
Kirby Dach	C,RW	MTL	32	1	1.3
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	5	1	0.9
Josh Anderson	RW	MTL	6	1	-0.2
Arber Xhekaj	D	MTL	22	1	-1.6
Ondrej Palat	LW	NJ	33	2	1.7
Dawson Mercer	C,RW	NJ	14	2	0.4
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	9	2	-0.8
Erik Haula	C,LW	NJ	12	2	-0.9
Damon Severson	D	NJ	19	2	-1.1
Miles Wood	LW	NJ	2	2	-1.5
Ryan Johansen	C	NSH	14	2	0.8
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	NSH	8	2	0.2
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	2	2	0.1
Juuso Parssinen	C	NSH	2	2	-0.5
Nino Niederreiter	LW	NSH	12	2	-0.8
Mattias Ekholm	D	NSH	8	2	-1.1
Kyle Palmieri	RW	NYI	11	2	3.1
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	55	2	-0.3
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	46	3	1.3
Kaapo Kakko	RW	NYR	6	3	1.1
K’Andre Miller	D	NYR	54	3	-0.3
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	29	3	-0.5
Ridly Greig	C	OTT	2	3	1.7
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	3	-0.9
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	50	2	2.2
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	9	2	0.8
Scott Laughton	C,LW	PHI	29	2	0.8
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	3	2	0.1
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	4	2	-0.4
Joel Farabee	C,LW	PHI	2	2	-1.4
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	52	2	-0.2
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	23	2	-0.5
Jeff Petry	D	PIT	54	2	-0.6
Jeff Carter	C	PIT	4	2	-1.3
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	20	2	1.4
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	11	2	0.7
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	33	2	0.4
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	12	2	0.3
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	4	2	-0.5
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	4	2	1.4
Logan Couture	C	SJ	48	2	1.3
Nick Bonino	C,LW	SJ	1	2	-0.1
Nico Sturm	C,LW	SJ	1	2	-0.7
Brayden Schenn	C,LW	STL	55	2	1.1
Brandon Saad	LW	STL	2	2	0.7
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	STL	12	2	-1.0
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	25	1	0.8
Anthony Cirelli	C,LW	TB	10	1	-0.3
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	4	1	-0.5
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	7	2	0.8
Timothy Liljegren	D	TOR	4	2	-1.6
Rasmus Sandin	D	TOR	9	2	-2.1
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	48	1	0.7
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	13	1	0.1
Andrei Kuzmenko	LW,RW	VAN	48	1	-0.8
William Carrier	LW	VGK	4	1	1.7
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	46	1	-0.2
Nicolas Roy	C,RW	VGK	4	1	-0.4
Phil Kessel	RW	VGK	4	1	-0.7
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	29	1	-1.1
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	49	3	1.4
Cole Perfetti	C,LW,RW	WPG	15	3	0.0
Adam Lowry	C	WPG	8	3	-1.2
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	48	3	-1.8
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	22	1	0.3
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	22	1	0.2
Erik Gustafsson	D	WSH	40	1	0.1
Marcus Johansson	LW,RW	WSH	5	1	0.0
Conor Sheary	LW,RW	WSH	8	1	-0.1
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	24	1	-0.3
Dmitry Orlov	D	WSH	23	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.

Come Back Tomorrow For Updated Streamers!

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Cheers!

Mark (18 Skaters)