Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-02-16)

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	9	3	2.8
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	48	2	2.4
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	59	1	2.1
Bowen Byram	D	COL	59	1	2.0
William Carrier	LW	VGK	4	1	1.8
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	4	2	1.8
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	38	2	1.7
David Krejci	C	BOS	32	2	1.7
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	51	4	1.6
Logan Couture	C	SJ	47	2	1.5
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	35	2	1.5
Torey Krug	D	STL	59	2	1.5
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	19	2	1.4
Brayden Schenn	C,LW	STL	57	2	1.4
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	34	3	1.3
Ondrej Palat	LW	NJ	40	2	1.3
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	19	1	1.2
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	12	1	1.2
Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	56	1	1.2
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	46	2	1.2
Kirby Dach	C,RW	MTL	32	1	1.1
Kent Johnson	LW,RW	CBJ	5	2	1.1
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	18	0	1.1
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	20	3	1.0
Phillip Danault	C	LA	29	1	0.9
Ryan Johansen	C	NSH	13	2	0.9
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	9	2	0.9
Scott Laughton	C,LW	PHI	27	2	0.9
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	11	2	0.8
Matias Maccelli	LW	ARI	2	2	0.7
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	5	1	0.7
Robby Fabbri	LW,RW	DET	3	1	0.6
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	47	0	0.6
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	14	3	0.5
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	32	2	0.5
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	CHI	24	3	0.5
Brandon Saad	LW	STL	2	2	0.5
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	7	1	0.5
Adam Henrique	C,LW	ANA	16	2	0.5
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	0	0.4
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	15	2	0.4
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	28	0	0.4
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	12	2	0.3
Noah Hanifin	D	CGY	59	3	0.3
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	NSH	8	2	0.3
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	3	0.3
Cam Fowler	D	ANA	13	2	0.2
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	3	1	0.2
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	27	2	0.2
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	3	2	0.2
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	3	2	0.2
Tyler Seguin	C,RW	DAL	55	2	0.2
Dawson Mercer	C,RW	NJ	13	2	0.2
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	2	2	0.1
Nick Bonino	C,LW	SJ	1	2	0.1
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	21	1	0.1
Marcus Johansson	LW,RW	WSH	4	1	0.1
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	15	2	0.1
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	4	2	0.1
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	11	0	0.0
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	23	2	0.0
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	21	1	0.0
Erik Gustafsson	D	WSH	39	1	0.0
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	39	2	0.0
Anton Lundell	C,LW	FLA	23	2	0.0
Cole Perfetti	C,LW,RW	WPG	14	4	-0.1
Jeff Petry	D	PIT	53	2	-0.2
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	45	1	-0.2
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	55	3	-0.2
Sam Lafferty	C,RW	CHI	2	3	-0.2
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	8	0	-0.3
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	4	0	-0.3
Josh Anderson	RW	MTL	6	1	-0.3
Evan Rodrigues	C,LW,RW	COL	20	1	-0.3
Andrei Kuzmenko	LW,RW	VAN	47	0	-0.4
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	23	1	-0.4
Oskar Sundqvist	C,RW	DET	0	1	-0.4
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	3	2	-0.4
Conor Sheary	LW,RW	WSH	8	1	-0.4
Nicolas Roy	C,RW	VGK	4	1	-0.4
Nick Bjugstad	C,RW	ARI	5	2	-0.5
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	52	2	-0.5
Taylor Hall	LW	BOS	50	2	-0.5
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	STL	12	2	-0.5
Charlie Coyle	C	BOS	7	2	-0.5
Juuso Parssinen	C	NSH	2	2	-0.5
Andreas Athanasiou	LW,RW	CHI	1	3	-0.6
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	4	2	-0.6
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	3	2	-0.6
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	3	2	-0.6
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	22	2	-0.6
Nico Sturm	C,LW	SJ	1	2	-0.6
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	2	3	-0.7
David Perron	RW	DET	47	1	-0.7
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	5	2	-0.7
Brady Skjei	D	CAR	41	1	-0.7
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	13	2	-0.7
Phil Kessel	RW	VGK	4	1	-0.8
Nick Foligno	LW,RW	BOS	3	2	-0.8
Erik Haula	C,LW	NJ	12	2	-0.8
Yanni Gourde	C	SEA	12	2	-0.8
Nino Niederreiter	LW	NSH	12	2	-0.9
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	10	2	-1.0
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	3	-1.0
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	6	2	-1.0
Sean Durzi	D	LA	31	1	-1.0
Jonatan Berggren	LW,RW	DET	1	1	-1.0
Kyle Okposo	RW	BUF	1	0	-1.1
Nick Ritchie	LW	ARI	3	2	-1.1
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	28	1	-1.1
Samuel Girard	D	COL	23	1	-1.2
Mattias Ekholm	D	NSH	8	2	-1.2
Damon Severson	D	NJ	19	2	-1.2
Christian Dvorak	C	MTL	1	1	-1.2
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	DET	21	1	-1.2
Adam Lowry	C	WPG	8	4	-1.2
Dmitry Orlov	D	WSH	23	1	-1.3
Owen Power	D	BUF	48	0	-1.4
Mason Marchment	LW,RW	DAL	15	2	-1.4
Jeff Carter	C	PIT	4	2	-1.4
Zach Parise	LW,RW	NYI	5	3	-1.4
Joel Farabee	C,LW	PHI	2	2	-1.5
Miles Wood	LW	NJ	2	2	-1.5
Timothy Liljegren	D	TOR	4	1	-1.7
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	50	2	-1.7
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	48	4	-1.9
Rasmus Sandin	D	TOR	9	1	-2.0

Streamers Arranged By Team

Skater	Position	Team	Roster %	Off Days	Score
Adam Henrique	C,LW	ANA	16	2	0.5
Cam Fowler	D	ANA	13	2	0.2
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	15	2	0.1
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	3	2	-0.6
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	13	2	-0.7
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	6	2	-1.0
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	38	2	1.7
Matias Maccelli	LW	ARI	2	2	0.7
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	15	2	0.4
Nick Bjugstad	C,RW	ARI	5	2	-0.5
Nick Ritchie	LW	ARI	3	2	-1.1
David Krejci	C	BOS	32	2	1.7
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	23	2	0.0
Taylor Hall	LW	BOS	50	2	-0.5
Charlie Coyle	C	BOS	7	2	-0.5
Nick Foligno	LW,RW	BOS	3	2	-0.8
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	18	0	1.1
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	0	0.4
Kyle Okposo	RW	BUF	1	0	-1.1
Owen Power	D	BUF	48	0	-1.4
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	59	1	2.1
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	3	1	0.2
Brady Skjei	D	CAR	41	1	-0.7
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	35	2	1.5
Kent Johnson	LW,RW	CBJ	5	2	1.1
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	3	2	0.2
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	5	2	-0.7
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	34	3	1.3
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	20	3	1.0
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	14	3	0.5
Noah Hanifin	D	CGY	59	3	0.3
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	CHI	24	3	0.5
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	3	0.3
Sam Lafferty	C,RW	CHI	2	3	-0.2
Andreas Athanasiou	LW,RW	CHI	1	3	-0.6
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	2	3	-0.7
Bowen Byram	D	COL	59	1	2.0
Evan Rodrigues	C,LW,RW	COL	20	1	-0.3
Samuel Girard	D	COL	23	1	-1.2
Tyler Seguin	C,RW	DAL	55	2	0.2
Mason Marchment	LW,RW	DAL	15	2	-1.4
Robby Fabbri	LW,RW	DET	3	1	0.6
Oskar Sundqvist	C,RW	DET	0	1	-0.4
David Perron	RW	DET	47	1	-0.7
Jonatan Berggren	LW,RW	DET	1	1	-1.0
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	DET	21	1	-1.2
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	50	2	-1.7
Anton Lundell	C,LW	FLA	23	2	0.0
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	19	1	1.2
Phillip Danault	C	LA	29	1	0.9
Sean Durzi	D	LA	31	1	-1.0
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	27	2	0.2
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	4	2	-0.6
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	12	1	1.2
Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	56	1	1.2
Kirby Dach	C,RW	MTL	32	1	1.1
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	5	1	0.7
Josh Anderson	RW	MTL	6	1	-0.3
Christian Dvorak	C	MTL	1	1	-1.2
Ondrej Palat	LW	NJ	40	2	1.3
Dawson Mercer	C,RW	NJ	13	2	0.2
Erik Haula	C,LW	NJ	12	2	-0.8
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	10	2	-1.0
Damon Severson	D	NJ	19	2	-1.2
Miles Wood	LW	NJ	2	2	-1.5
Ryan Johansen	C	NSH	13	2	0.9
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	NSH	8	2	0.3
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	2	2	0.1
Juuso Parssinen	C	NSH	2	2	-0.5
Nino Niederreiter	LW	NSH	12	2	-0.9
Mattias Ekholm	D	NSH	8	2	-1.2
Kyle Palmieri	RW	NYI	9	3	2.8
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	55	3	-0.2
Zach Parise	LW,RW	NYI	5	3	-1.4
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	46	2	1.2
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	3	-1.0
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	48	2	2.4
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	9	2	0.9
Scott Laughton	C,LW	PHI	27	2	0.9
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	3	2	0.2
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	3	2	-0.4
Joel Farabee	C,LW	PHI	2	2	-1.5
Jeff Petry	D	PIT	53	2	-0.2
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	52	2	-0.5
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	22	2	-0.6
Jeff Carter	C	PIT	4	2	-1.4
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	19	2	1.4
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	11	2	0.8
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	32	2	0.5
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	12	2	0.3
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	4	2	0.1
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	39	2	0.0
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	3	2	-0.6
Yanni Gourde	C	SEA	12	2	-0.8
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	4	2	1.8
Logan Couture	C	SJ	47	2	1.5
Nick Bonino	C,LW	SJ	1	2	0.1
Nico Sturm	C,LW	SJ	1	2	-0.6
Torey Krug	D	STL	59	2	1.5
Brayden Schenn	C,LW	STL	57	2	1.4
Brandon Saad	LW	STL	2	2	0.5
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	STL	12	2	-0.5
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	28	0	0.4
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	4	0	-0.3
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	7	1	0.5
Timothy Liljegren	D	TOR	4	1	-1.7
Rasmus Sandin	D	TOR	9	1	-2.0
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	47	0	0.6
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	11	0	0.0
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	8	0	-0.3
Andrei Kuzmenko	LW,RW	VAN	47	0	-0.4
William Carrier	LW	VGK	4	1	1.8
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	45	1	-0.2
Nicolas Roy	C,RW	VGK	4	1	-0.4
Phil Kessel	RW	VGK	4	1	-0.8
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	28	1	-1.1
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	51	4	1.6
Cole Perfetti	C,LW,RW	WPG	14	4	-0.1
Adam Lowry	C	WPG	8	4	-1.2
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	48	4	-1.9
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	21	1	0.1
Marcus Johansson	LW,RW	WSH	4	1	0.1
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	21	1	0.0
Erik Gustafsson	D	WSH	39	1	0.0
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	23	1	-0.4
Conor Sheary	LW,RW	WSH	8	1	-0.4
Dmitry Orlov	D	WSH	23	1	-1.3

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!

I aim to post streamer suggestions every day so check back regularly. Bookmark this site and follow me on Twitter @18sktrs to make sure you get daily updates.

Cheers!

Mark (18 Skaters)