Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-02-19)

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	8	4	2.5
Bowen Byram	D	COL	59	2	2.3
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	4	1	2.1
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	53	5	2.0
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	21	2	1.9
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	59	1	1.9
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	45	2	1.9
Logan Couture	C	SJ	46	1	1.8
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	37	3	1.8
William Carrier	LW	VGK	4	0	1.8
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	18	2	1.7
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	37	2	1.5
David Krejci	C	BOS	30	1	1.4
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	32	2	1.3
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	38	2	1.3
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	24	2	1.3
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	CHI	25	2	1.2
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	12	1	1.2
Dawson Mercer	C,RW	NJ	14	1	1.1
Robby Fabbri	LW,RW	DET	11	0	1.0
Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	55	1	1.0
Kaapo Kakko	RW	NYR	8	2	1.0
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	39	2	1.0
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	6	3	0.9
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	45	0	0.9
Cam Fowler	D	ANA	13	1	0.8
Phillip Danault	C	LA	31	2	0.8
Ondrej Palat	LW	NJ	39	1	0.8
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	16	2	0.8
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	22	2	0.8
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	10	2	0.7
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	4	2	0.6
Ryan Johansen	C	NSH	14	2	0.6
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	9	0	0.5
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	2	0.5
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	8	2	0.4
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	16	3	0.4
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	23	1	0.4
Kent Johnson	LW,RW	CBJ	5	2	0.3
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	55	4	0.3
Erik Gustafsson	D	WSH	41	1	0.3
J.T. Compher	C,RW	COL	24	2	0.3
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	4	1	0.3
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	2	0.2
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	3	1	0.2
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	26	1	0.2
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	32	2	0.2
Adam Boqvist	D	CBJ	7	2	0.2
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	NSH	8	2	0.2
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	20	1	0.2
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	24	1	0.2
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	27	3	0.1
Noah Hanifin	D	CGY	59	2	0.1
Jeff Petry	D	PIT	52	2	0.1
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	44	0	0.1
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	19	1	0.1
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	14	1	0.1
Nick Foligno	LW,RW	BOS	3	1	0.0
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	3	2	0.0
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	11	2	0.0
Dylan Cozens	C	BUF	57	2	0.0
Adam Henrique	C,LW	ANA	13	1	0.0
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	DET	21	0	0.0
Andrei Kuzmenko	LW,RW	VAN	46	0	-0.1
Marcus Johansson	LW,RW	WSH	4	1	-0.1
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	3	2	-0.1
Sam Lafferty	C,RW	CHI	4	2	-0.1
Nick Bonino	C,LW	SJ	1	1	-0.1
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	23	1	-0.1
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	11	2	-0.2
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	STL	14	1	-0.2
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	3	2	-0.2
Yanni Gourde	C	SEA	12	2	-0.2
Nicolas Roy	C,RW	VGK	4	0	-0.2
Cole Perfetti	C,LW,RW	WPG	13	5	-0.2
Kasperi Kapanen	RW	PIT	1	2	-0.3
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	4	1	-0.4
Nick Bjugstad	C,RW	ARI	5	3	-0.4
Erik Haula	C,LW	NJ	13	1	-0.4
Josh Anderson	RW	MTL	7	1	-0.4
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	11	1	-0.4
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	4	2	-0.4
Andreas Athanasiou	LW,RW	CHI	1	2	-0.4
Tyler Seguin	C,RW	DAL	54	1	-0.5
Evan Rodrigues	C,LW,RW	COL	17	2	-0.5
Oskar Sundqvist	C,RW	DET	0	0	-0.5
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	29	2	-0.5
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	2	2	-0.5
Dominik Kubalik	LW,RW	DET	26	0	-0.5
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	3	1	-0.5
David Perron	RW	DET	46	0	-0.6
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	7	0	-0.6
Taylor Hall	LW	BOS	50	1	-0.6
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	51	2	-0.6
Rasmus Ristolainen	D	PHI	11	2	-0.6
Juuso Parssinen	C	NSH	2	2	-0.6
Charlie Coyle	C	BOS	7	1	-0.6
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	3	3	-0.6
Samuel Girard	D	COL	22	2	-0.7
K’Andre Miller	D	NYR	59	2	-0.7
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	2	2	-0.7
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	9	1	-0.9
Sean Durzi	D	LA	32	2	-0.9
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	21	2	-0.9
Conor Sheary	LW,RW	WSH	7	1	-0.9
Phil Kessel	RW	VGK	4	0	-0.9
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	3	-0.9
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	3	2	-1.0
Brady Skjei	D	CAR	40	1	-1.0
Nino Niederreiter	LW	NSH	12	2	-1.0
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	6	1	-1.1
Nick Ritchie	LW	ARI	2	3	-1.2
Kyle Okposo	RW	BUF	1	2	-1.2
Jonatan Berggren	LW,RW	DET	1	0	-1.2
Owen Power	D	BUF	47	2	-1.3
Zach Parise	LW,RW	NYI	5	4	-1.3
Mattias Ekholm	D	NSH	8	2	-1.4
Damon Severson	D	NJ	19	1	-1.4
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	27	0	-1.4
Mason Marchment	LW,RW	DAL	15	1	-1.5
Dmitry Orlov	D	WSH	22	1	-1.7
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	50	1	-1.7
Jeff Carter	C	PIT	4	2	-1.8
Miles Wood	LW	NJ	2	1	-1.9
Nick Blankenburg	D	CBJ	1	2	-1.9
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	47	5	-1.9
Rasmus Sandin	D	TOR	11	3	-2.1

Streamers Arranged By Team

Skater	Position	Team	Roster %	Off Days	Score
Cam Fowler	D	ANA	13	1	0.8
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	14	1	0.1
Adam Henrique	C,LW	ANA	13	1	0.0
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	11	1	-0.4
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	3	1	-0.5
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	6	1	-1.1
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	37	3	1.8
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	16	3	0.4
Nick Bjugstad	C,RW	ARI	5	3	-0.4
Nick Ritchie	LW	ARI	2	3	-1.2
David Krejci	C	BOS	30	1	1.4
Nick Foligno	LW,RW	BOS	3	1	0.0
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	23	1	-0.1
Taylor Hall	LW	BOS	50	1	-0.6
Charlie Coyle	C	BOS	7	1	-0.6
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	16	2	0.8
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	2	0.2
Dylan Cozens	C	BUF	57	2	0.0
Kyle Okposo	RW	BUF	1	2	-1.2
Owen Power	D	BUF	47	2	-1.3
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	59	1	1.9
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	3	1	0.2
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	24	1	0.2
Brady Skjei	D	CAR	40	1	-1.0
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	37	2	1.5
Kent Johnson	LW,RW	CBJ	5	2	0.3
Adam Boqvist	D	CBJ	7	2	0.2
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	3	2	0.0
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	4	2	-0.4
Nick Blankenburg	D	CBJ	1	2	-1.9
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	21	2	1.9
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	32	2	1.3
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	22	2	0.8
Noah Hanifin	D	CGY	59	2	0.1
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	CHI	25	2	1.2
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	2	0.5
Sam Lafferty	C,RW	CHI	4	2	-0.1
Andreas Athanasiou	LW,RW	CHI	1	2	-0.4
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	2	2	-0.7
Bowen Byram	D	COL	59	2	2.3
J.T. Compher	C,RW	COL	24	2	0.3
Evan Rodrigues	C,LW,RW	COL	17	2	-0.5
Samuel Girard	D	COL	22	2	-0.7
Tyler Seguin	C,RW	DAL	54	1	-0.5
Mason Marchment	LW,RW	DAL	15	1	-1.5
Robby Fabbri	LW,RW	DET	11	0	1.0
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	DET	21	0	0.0
Oskar Sundqvist	C,RW	DET	0	0	-0.5
Dominik Kubalik	LW,RW	DET	26	0	-0.5
David Perron	RW	DET	46	0	-0.6
Jonatan Berggren	LW,RW	DET	1	0	-1.2
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	50	1	-1.7
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	24	2	1.3
Phillip Danault	C	LA	31	2	0.8
Sean Durzi	D	LA	32	2	-0.9
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	27	3	0.1
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	3	3	-0.6
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	12	1	1.2
Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	55	1	1.0
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	4	1	0.3
Josh Anderson	RW	MTL	7	1	-0.4
Dawson Mercer	C,RW	NJ	14	1	1.1
Ondrej Palat	LW	NJ	39	1	0.8
Erik Haula	C,LW	NJ	13	1	-0.4
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	9	1	-0.9
Damon Severson	D	NJ	19	1	-1.4
Miles Wood	LW	NJ	2	1	-1.9
Ryan Johansen	C	NSH	14	2	0.6
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	NSH	8	2	0.2
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	2	2	-0.5
Juuso Parssinen	C	NSH	2	2	-0.6
Nino Niederreiter	LW	NSH	12	2	-1.0
Mattias Ekholm	D	NSH	8	2	-1.4
Kyle Palmieri	RW	NYI	8	4	2.5
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	55	4	0.3
Zach Parise	LW,RW	NYI	5	4	-1.3
Kaapo Kakko	RW	NYR	8	2	1.0
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	39	2	1.0
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	29	2	-0.5
K’Andre Miller	D	NYR	59	2	-0.7
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	3	-0.9
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	45	2	1.9
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	8	2	0.4
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	3	2	-0.1
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	3	2	-0.2
Rasmus Ristolainen	D	PHI	11	2	-0.6
Jeff Petry	D	PIT	52	2	0.1
Kasperi Kapanen	RW	PIT	1	2	-0.3
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	51	2	-0.6
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	21	2	-0.9
Jeff Carter	C	PIT	4	2	-1.8
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	18	2	1.7
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	38	2	1.3
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	10	2	0.7
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	4	2	0.6
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	32	2	0.2
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	11	2	0.0
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	11	2	-0.2
Yanni Gourde	C	SEA	12	2	-0.2
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	3	2	-1.0
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	4	1	2.1
Logan Couture	C	SJ	46	1	1.8
Nick Bonino	C,LW	SJ	1	1	-0.1
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	STL	14	1	-0.2
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	26	1	0.2
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	4	1	-0.4
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	6	3	0.9
Rasmus Sandin	D	TOR	11	3	-2.1
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	45	0	0.9
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	9	0	0.5
Andrei Kuzmenko	LW,RW	VAN	46	0	-0.1
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	7	0	-0.6
William Carrier	LW	VGK	4	0	1.8
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	44	0	0.1
Nicolas Roy	C,RW	VGK	4	0	-0.2
Phil Kessel	RW	VGK	4	0	-0.9
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	27	0	-1.4
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	53	5	2.0
Cole Perfetti	C,LW,RW	WPG	13	5	-0.2
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	47	5	-1.9
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	23	1	0.4
Erik Gustafsson	D	WSH	41	1	0.3
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	20	1	0.2
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	19	1	0.1
Marcus Johansson	LW,RW	WSH	4	1	-0.1
Conor Sheary	LW,RW	WSH	7	1	-0.9
Dmitry Orlov	D	WSH	22	1	-1.7

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)