Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-02-17)

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	4	2.8
Brayden Schenn	C,LW	STL	59	1	2.1
Bowen Byram	D	COL	59	2	2.0
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	48	2	2.0
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	52	4	2.0
William Carrier	LW	VGK	4	0	2.0
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	36	2	1.7
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	4	1	1.7
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	35	1	1.6
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	12	1	1.6
David Krejci	C	BOS	32	1	1.6
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	34	2	1.4
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	19	1	1.3
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	21	2	1.3
Logan Couture	C	SJ	47	1	1.3
Torey Krug	D	STL	59	1	1.3
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	20	2	1.2
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	43	2	1.2
Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	56	1	1.1
Robby Fabbri	LW,RW	DET	6	0	1.1
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	17	1	1.0
Ondrej Palat	LW	NJ	41	1	1.0
Anton Lundell	C,LW	FLA	23	2	0.9
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	4	1	0.9
Phillip Danault	C	LA	30	2	0.9
Kent Johnson	LW,RW	CBJ	5	1	0.9
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	11	1	0.8
Matias Maccelli	LW	ARI	2	2	0.7
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	22	2	0.6
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	4	1	0.6
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	39	1	0.6
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	46	0	0.6
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	CHI	24	3	0.5
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	23	0	0.5
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	6	2	0.5
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	33	1	0.5
Ryan Johansen	C	NSH	13	1	0.4
Adam Henrique	C,LW	ANA	15	2	0.4
Erik Gustafsson	D	WSH	39	0	0.4
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	1	0.4
Dawson Mercer	C,RW	NJ	13	1	0.4
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	14	2	0.4
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	26	0	0.4
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	23	1	0.3
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	20	0	0.3
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	21	0	0.3
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	3	0.2
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	3	1	0.2
Cam Fowler	D	ANA	13	2	0.2
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	27	3	0.2
Noah Hanifin	D	CGY	59	2	0.2
Tyler Seguin	C,RW	DAL	54	2	0.1
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	NSH	8	1	0.1
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	12	1	0.1
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	15	2	0.1
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	3	2	0.1
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	10	0	0.0
Nick Foligno	LW,RW	BOS	3	1	0.0
Marcus Johansson	LW,RW	WSH	4	0	0.0
Nick Bonino	C,LW	SJ	1	1	0.0
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	3	1	-0.1
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	11	1	-0.1
Yanni Gourde	C	SEA	12	1	-0.1
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	STL	14	1	-0.2
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	25	1	-0.2
Jeff Petry	D	PIT	53	2	-0.2
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	46	0	-0.2
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	55	4	-0.3
Cole Perfetti	C,LW,RW	WPG	14	4	-0.3
Sam Lafferty	C,RW	CHI	3	3	-0.3
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	7	0	-0.3
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	4	0	-0.3
Josh Anderson	RW	MTL	7	1	-0.3
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	2	1	-0.4
Evan Rodrigues	C,LW,RW	COL	18	2	-0.4
Andrei Kuzmenko	LW,RW	VAN	47	0	-0.4
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	DET	21	0	-0.5
Erik Haula	C,LW	NJ	12	1	-0.5
Nicolas Roy	C,RW	VGK	4	0	-0.5
Nick Bjugstad	C,RW	ARI	5	2	-0.5
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	52	2	-0.5
Juuso Parssinen	C	NSH	2	1	-0.5
Taylor Hall	LW	BOS	51	1	-0.6
Andreas Athanasiou	LW,RW	CHI	1	3	-0.6
Rasmus Ristolainen	D	PHI	11	2	-0.6
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	3	3	-0.6
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	3	2	-0.6
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	3	2	-0.6
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	3	1	-0.7
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	22	2	-0.7
David Perron	RW	DET	47	0	-0.7
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	2	3	-0.7
Charlie Coyle	C	BOS	7	1	-0.7
Conor Sheary	LW,RW	WSH	8	0	-0.8
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	12	2	-0.8
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	5	1	-0.8
Brady Skjei	D	CAR	41	1	-0.8
Phil Kessel	RW	VGK	4	0	-0.9
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	10	1	-0.9
Philipp Kurashev	LW,RW	CHI	0	3	-1.0
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	4	-1.0
Nino Niederreiter	LW	NSH	12	1	-1.0
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	6	2	-1.0
Sean Durzi	D	LA	31	2	-1.1
Kyle Okposo	RW	BUF	1	1	-1.1
Nick Ritchie	LW	ARI	3	2	-1.2
Samuel Girard	D	COL	22	2	-1.2
Mattias Ekholm	D	NSH	8	1	-1.3
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	28	0	-1.3
Dmitry Orlov	D	WSH	22	0	-1.3
Damon Severson	D	NJ	19	1	-1.3
Owen Power	D	BUF	47	1	-1.4
Christian Dvorak	C	MTL	1	1	-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	4	-1.4
Miles Wood	LW	NJ	2	1	-1.7
Timothy Liljegren	D	TOR	4	2	-1.7
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	50	2	-1.8
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	48	4	-1.9
Rasmus Sandin	D	TOR	9	2	-2.1

Streamers Arranged By Team

Skater	Position	Team	Roster %	Off Days	Score
Adam Henrique	C,LW	ANA	15	2	0.4
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	12	2	-0.8
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	6	2	-1.0
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	36	2	1.7
Matias Maccelli	LW	ARI	2	2	0.7
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	14	2	0.4
Nick Bjugstad	C,RW	ARI	5	2	-0.5
Nick Ritchie	LW	ARI	3	2	-1.2
David Krejci	C	BOS	32	1	1.6
Nick Foligno	LW,RW	BOS	3	1	0.0
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	25	1	-0.2
Taylor Hall	LW	BOS	51	1	-0.6
Charlie Coyle	C	BOS	7	1	-0.7
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	17	1	1.0
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	1	0.4
Kyle Okposo	RW	BUF	1	1	-1.1
Owen Power	D	BUF	47	1	-1.4
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	23	1	0.3
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	3	1	0.2
Brady Skjei	D	CAR	41	1	-0.8
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	35	1	1.6
Kent Johnson	LW,RW	CBJ	5	1	0.9
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	3	1	-0.1
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	5	1	-0.8
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	34	2	1.4
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	21	2	1.3
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	22	2	0.6
Noah Hanifin	D	CGY	59	2	0.2
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	CHI	24	3	0.5
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	3	0.2
Sam Lafferty	C,RW	CHI	3	3	-0.3
Andreas Athanasiou	LW,RW	CHI	1	3	-0.6
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	2	3	-0.7
Philipp Kurashev	LW,RW	CHI	0	3	-1.0
Bowen Byram	D	COL	59	2	2.0
Evan Rodrigues	C,LW,RW	COL	18	2	-0.4
Samuel Girard	D	COL	22	2	-1.2
Tyler Seguin	C,RW	DAL	54	2	0.1
Mason Marchment	LW,RW	DAL	15	2	-1.4
Robby Fabbri	LW,RW	DET	6	0	1.1
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	DET	21	0	-0.5
David Perron	RW	DET	47	0	-0.7
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	50	2	-1.8
Anton Lundell	C,LW	FLA	23	2	0.9
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	20	2	1.2
Phillip Danault	C	LA	30	2	0.9
Sean Durzi	D	LA	31	2	-1.1
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	27	3	0.2
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	3	3	-0.6
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	12	1	1.6
Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	56	1	1.1
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	4	1	0.9
Josh Anderson	RW	MTL	7	1	-0.3
Christian Dvorak	C	MTL	1	1	-1.4
Ondrej Palat	LW	NJ	41	1	1.0
Dawson Mercer	C,RW	NJ	13	1	0.4
Erik Haula	C,LW	NJ	12	1	-0.5
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	10	1	-0.9
Damon Severson	D	NJ	19	1	-1.3
Miles Wood	LW	NJ	2	1	-1.7
Ryan Johansen	C	NSH	13	1	0.4
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	NSH	8	1	0.1
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	2	1	-0.4
Juuso Parssinen	C	NSH	2	1	-0.5
Nino Niederreiter	LW	NSH	12	1	-1.0
Mattias Ekholm	D	NSH	8	1	-1.3
Kyle Palmieri	RW	NYI	9	4	2.8
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	55	4	-0.3
Zach Parise	LW,RW	NYI	5	4	-1.4
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	43	2	1.2
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	4	-1.0
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	48	2	2.0
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	3	2	0.1
Rasmus Ristolainen	D	PHI	11	2	-0.6
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	3	2	-0.6
Jeff Petry	D	PIT	53	2	-0.2
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	52	2	-0.5
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	22	2	-0.7
Jeff Carter	C	PIT	4	2	-1.4
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	19	1	1.3
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	11	1	0.8
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	4	1	0.6
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	39	1	0.6
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	33	1	0.5
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	12	1	0.1
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	11	1	-0.1
Yanni Gourde	C	SEA	12	1	-0.1
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	3	1	-0.7
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	4	1	1.7
Logan Couture	C	SJ	47	1	1.3
Nick Bonino	C,LW	SJ	1	1	0.0
Brayden Schenn	C,LW	STL	59	1	2.1
Torey Krug	D	STL	59	1	1.3
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	STL	14	1	-0.2
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	26	0	0.4
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	4	0	-0.3
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	6	2	0.5
Timothy Liljegren	D	TOR	4	2	-1.7
Rasmus Sandin	D	TOR	9	2	-2.1
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	46	0	0.6
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	10	0	0.0
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	7	0	-0.3
Andrei Kuzmenko	LW,RW	VAN	47	0	-0.4
William Carrier	LW	VGK	4	0	2.0
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	46	0	-0.2
Nicolas Roy	C,RW	VGK	4	0	-0.5
Phil Kessel	RW	VGK	4	0	-0.9
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	28	0	-1.3
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	52	4	2.0
Cole Perfetti	C,LW,RW	WPG	14	4	-0.3
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	48	4	-1.9
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	23	0	0.5
Erik Gustafsson	D	WSH	39	0	0.4
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	20	0	0.3
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	21	0	0.3
Marcus Johansson	LW,RW	WSH	4	0	0.0
Conor Sheary	LW,RW	WSH	8	0	-0.8
Dmitry Orlov	D	WSH	22	0	-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)