Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-02-27)
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.
| Skater | Position | Team | Roster % | Off Days | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Domi | C,LW,RW | CHI | 49 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 42 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Philip Tomasino | RW | NSH | 3 | 1 | 2.3 |
| Dawson Mercer | C,RW | NJ | 37 | 3 | 2.2 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 46 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Matias Maccelli | LW | ARI | 2 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 35 | 3 | 1.8 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 30 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 4 | 1 | 1.4 |
| William Carrier | LW | VGK | 5 | 4 | 1.3 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 41 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 39 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | WSH | 50 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 43 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 22 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 32 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 55 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Kyle Palmieri | RW | NYI | 7 | 0 | 1.0 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 37 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | LW | MTL | 10 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 57 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 15 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Kaapo Kakko | RW | NYR | 6 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 50 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | VAN | 13 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | NSH | 15 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 30 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 36 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Anton Lundell | C,LW | FLA | 21 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Reilly Smith | LW,RW | VGK | 44 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 23 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 15 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 56 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 34 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Tyler Johnson | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 8 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 2 | 2 | 0.4 |
| T.J. Oshie | C,RW | WSH | 31 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 3 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 50 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Warren Foegele | LW | EDM | 1 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | LW,RW | DET | 28 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C,LW | FLA | 3 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 32 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Filip Chytil | C,RW | NYR | 28 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 20 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Dylan Cozens | C | BUF | 59 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 7 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 13 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 27 | 1 | 0.1 |
| David Perron | RW | DET | 47 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | NJ | 25 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 36 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | SEA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 27 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Robert Thomas | C,RW | STL | 52 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | ANA | 4 | 3 | -0.1 |
| Lawson Crouse | LW,RW | ARI | 17 | 3 | -0.1 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 23 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Jakob Pelletier | LW | CGY | 2 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 2 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 9 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Anthony Cirelli | C,LW | TB | 17 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 8 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Tyler Seguin | C,RW | DAL | 50 | 3 | -0.2 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 3 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Erik Haula | C,LW | NJ | 12 | 3 | -0.2 |
| Zach Parise | LW,RW | NYI | 7 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 28 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 4 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Nick Bonino | C,LW | SJ | 1 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Cody Glass | C,RW | NSH | 1 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C,LW,RW | COL | 11 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 14 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | VGK | 20 | 4 | -0.5 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 47 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Yanni Gourde | C | SEA | 13 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 3 | 3 | -0.6 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 12 | 3 | -0.6 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 26 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Nick Bjugstad | C,RW | ARI | 5 | 3 | -0.7 |
| Nick Foligno | LW,RW | BOS | 5 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Tomas Tatar | LW,RW | NJ | 10 | 3 | -0.7 |
| Ross Colton | C,LW,RW | TB | 12 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 5 | 3 | -0.7 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | WSH | 17 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Brady Skjei | D | CAR | 37 | 3 | -0.8 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 9 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 2 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Colton Sissons | C | NSH | 2 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 10 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Christian Dvorak | C | MTL | 1 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | LW,RW | LA | 18 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 2 | -1.1 |
| Samuel Girard | D | COL | 30 | 3 | -1.1 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 2 | -1.1 |
| Taylor Hall | LW | BOS | 49 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Miles Wood | LW | NJ | 2 | 3 | -1.2 |
| K’Andre Miller | D | NYR | 55 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Cole Guttman | C | CHI | 0 | 2 | -1.3 |
| Timothy Liljegren | D | TOR | 3 | 1 | -1.3 |
| William Karlsson | C,LW | VGK | 26 | 4 | -1.3 |
| Nick Blankenburg | D | CBJ | 1 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | NSH | 8 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 16 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Mason Marchment | LW,RW | DAL | 13 | 3 | -1.6 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 48 | 4 | -1.6 |
| Ivan Provorov | D | PHI | 36 | 2 | -1.7 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 8 | 2 | -1.9 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 49 | 2 | -2.1 |
| J.J. Moser | D | ARI | 3 | 3 | -2.3 |
| Skater | Position | Team | Roster % | Off Days | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 15 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | ANA | 4 | 3 | -0.1 |
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 14 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 12 | 3 | -0.6 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 5 | 3 | -0.7 |
| Matias Maccelli | LW | ARI | 2 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 35 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Lawson Crouse | LW,RW | ARI | 17 | 3 | -0.1 |
| Nick Bjugstad | C,RW | ARI | 5 | 3 | -0.7 |
| J.J. Moser | D | ARI | 3 | 3 | -2.3 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 30 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 20 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Nick Foligno | LW,RW | BOS | 5 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Taylor Hall | LW | BOS | 49 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Dylan Cozens | C | BUF | 59 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 13 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 47 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 32 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 57 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 3 | 3 | -0.6 |
| Brady Skjei | D | CAR | 37 | 3 | -0.8 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 41 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 2 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 4 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Nick Blankenburg | D | CBJ | 1 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 42 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 22 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 36 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Jakob Pelletier | LW | CGY | 2 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Max Domi | C,LW,RW | CHI | 49 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Tyler Johnson | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 2 | -1.1 |
| Cole Guttman | C | CHI | 0 | 2 | -1.3 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 37 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C,LW,RW | COL | 11 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Samuel Girard | D | COL | 30 | 3 | -1.1 |
| Tyler Seguin | C,RW | DAL | 50 | 3 | -0.2 |
| Mason Marchment | LW,RW | DAL | 13 | 3 | -1.6 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 15 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | LW,RW | DET | 28 | 2 | 0.3 |
| David Perron | RW | DET | 47 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 26 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Warren Foegele | LW | EDM | 1 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 48 | 4 | -1.6 |
| Anton Lundell | C,LW | FLA | 21 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C,LW | FLA | 3 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 30 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 3 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 27 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 36 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | LW,RW | LA | 18 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 55 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | LW | MTL | 10 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 2 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 8 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Christian Dvorak | C | MTL | 1 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Dawson Mercer | C,RW | NJ | 37 | 3 | 2.2 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | NJ | 25 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Erik Haula | C,LW | NJ | 12 | 3 | -0.2 |
| Tomas Tatar | LW,RW | NJ | 10 | 3 | -0.7 |
| Miles Wood | LW | NJ | 2 | 3 | -1.2 |
| Philip Tomasino | RW | NSH | 3 | 1 | 2.3 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | NSH | 15 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Cody Glass | C,RW | NSH | 1 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Colton Sissons | C | NSH | 2 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | NSH | 8 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Kyle Palmieri | RW | NYI | 7 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Zach Parise | LW,RW | NYI | 7 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Kaapo Kakko | RW | NYR | 6 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Filip Chytil | C,RW | NYR | 28 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 28 | 1 | -0.3 |
| K’Andre Miller | D | NYR | 55 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 2 | -1.1 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 34 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 8 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 23 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 3 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Ivan Provorov | D | PHI | 36 | 2 | -1.7 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 39 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 23 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 32 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | SEA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 9 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Yanni Gourde | C | SEA | 13 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 9 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 2 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 10 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 46 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 4 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Nick Bonino | C,LW | SJ | 1 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 56 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Robert Thomas | C,RW | STL | 52 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 27 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Anthony Cirelli | C,LW | TB | 17 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Ross Colton | C,LW,RW | TB | 12 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 16 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Timothy Liljegren | D | TOR | 3 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 43 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 50 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | VAN | 13 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 7 | 2 | 0.1 |
| William Carrier | LW | VGK | 5 | 4 | 1.3 |
| Reilly Smith | LW,RW | VGK | 44 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | VGK | 20 | 4 | -0.5 |
| William Karlsson | C,LW | VGK | 26 | 4 | -1.3 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 50 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 8 | 2 | -1.9 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 49 | 2 | -2.1 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | WSH | 50 | 2 | 1.1 |
| T.J. Oshie | C,RW | WSH | 31 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | WSH | 17 | 2 | -0.8 |
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)