Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-03-01)

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
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	CHI	58	2	3.3
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	43	1	2.3
Dawson Mercer	C,RW	NJ	41	3	2.2
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	37	3	2.2
Matias Maccelli	LW	ARI	2	3	1.8
Philip Tomasino	RW	NSH	3	1	1.6
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	41	1	1.6
J.T. Compher	C,RW	COL	41	2	1.3
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	15	2	1.3
Logan Couture	C	SJ	47	1	1.3
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	21	1	1.3
David Krejci	C	BOS	31	0	1.2
Erik Gustafsson	D	TOR	50	1	1.1
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	32	3	1.1
Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	56	2	1.1
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	4	1	1.0
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	42	2	1.0
Kyle Palmieri	RW	NYI	5	0	0.9
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	55	3	0.9
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	39	2	0.8
Andrei Kuzmenko	LW,RW	VAN	51	2	0.8
Cam Fowler	D	ANA	16	3	0.8
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	NSH	15	1	0.8
Kaapo Kakko	RW	NYR	5	1	0.7
William Carrier	LW	VGK	6	3	0.6
Eetu Luostarinen	C,LW	FLA	3	0	0.6
Anton Lundell	C,LW	FLA	21	0	0.6
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	10	2	0.6
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	33	2	0.6
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	49	3	0.6
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	23	2	0.5
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	8	2	0.5
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	2	0.5
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	14	3	0.5
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	35	1	0.5
Barrett Hayton	C	ARI	6	3	0.5
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	8	2	0.5
Brayden Schenn	C,LW	STL	55	0	0.4
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	44	3	0.4
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	32	2	0.4
Phillip Danault	C	LA	30	1	0.4
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	32	2	0.4
Robert Thomas	C,RW	STL	53	0	0.4
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	49	0	0.4
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	21	0	0.4
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	3	2	0.3
Robby Fabbri	LW,RW	DET	15	2	0.3
Alex Iafallo	LW	LA	3	1	0.2
Tyler Seguin	C,RW	DAL	52	2	0.2
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	DET	32	2	0.2
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	26	1	0.2
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	12	1	0.2
Jack Quinn	LW,RW	BUF	5	1	0.1
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	27	1	0.1
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	4	1	0.1
Ondrej Palat	LW	NJ	23	3	0.0
Warren Foegele	LW	EDM	1	3	0.0
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	3	2	0.0
Sean Durzi	D	LA	36	1	-0.1
Owen Power	D	BUF	48	1	-0.1
David Perron	RW	DET	50	2	-0.1
Scott Laughton	C,LW	PHI	22	2	-0.1
Jeff Petry	D	PIT	54	0	-0.2
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	17	3	-0.2
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	8	2	-0.2
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	27	1	-0.2
Jakob Pelletier	LW	CGY	2	1	-0.2
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	3	2	-0.3
Josh Anderson	RW	MTL	8	2	-0.3
Erik Haula	C,LW	NJ	12	3	-0.3
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	4	3	-0.3
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	2	1	-0.3
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	1	1	-0.3
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	27	1	-0.4
Nick Bonino	C,LW	SJ	1	1	-0.4
Nick Blankenburg	D	CBJ	1	1	-0.4
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	4	1	-0.4
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	8	2	-0.6
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	2	3	-0.6
Yanni Gourde	C	SEA	13	2	-0.6
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	VGK	27	3	-0.6
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	12	3	-0.7
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	11	3	-0.7
Dominik Kubalik	LW,RW	DET	26	2	-0.7
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	2	2	-0.8
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	15	2	-0.8
Brady Skjei	D	CAR	36	3	-0.8
Gabriel Vilardi	LW,RW	LA	17	1	-0.8
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	11	1	-0.9
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	23	0	-0.9
Nick Foligno	LW,RW	BOS	5	0	-1.0
Arthur Kaliyev	LW,RW	LA	7	1	-1.0
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	5	3	-1.0
Colton Sissons	C	NSH	2	1	-1.1
Dmitry Orlov	D	BOS	29	0	-1.1
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	6	1	-1.1
Miles Wood	LW	NJ	2	3	-1.2
Mason Marchment	LW,RW	DAL	13	2	-1.3
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	2	2	-1.3
K’Andre Miller	D	NYR	45	1	-1.3
Samuel Girard	D	COL	27	2	-1.3
Timothy Liljegren	D	TOR	3	1	-1.3
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	25	3	-1.4
Cole Guttman	C	CHI	0	2	-1.4
Jake Walman	D	DET	2	2	-1.5
Adam Lowry	C	WPG	8	3	-1.5
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	10	2	-1.5
Nicholas Paul	C,LW	TB	16	1	-1.6
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	52	3	-1.8
Ivan Provorov	D	PHI	35	2	-1.8
Jeff Carter	C	PIT	4	0	-1.9
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	48	3	-2.2

Streamers Arranged By Team

Skater	Position	Team	Roster %	Off Days	Score
Cam Fowler	D	ANA	16	3	0.8
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	14	3	0.5
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	4	3	-0.3
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	12	3	-0.7
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	5	3	-1.0
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	37	3	2.2
Matias Maccelli	LW	ARI	2	3	1.8
Barrett Hayton	C	ARI	6	3	0.5
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	17	3	-0.2
David Krejci	C	BOS	31	0	1.2
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	21	0	0.4
Nick Foligno	LW,RW	BOS	5	0	-1.0
Dmitry Orlov	D	BOS	29	0	-1.1
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	12	1	0.2
Jack Quinn	LW,RW	BUF	5	1	0.1
Owen Power	D	BUF	48	1	-0.1
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	4	1	-0.4
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	32	3	1.1
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	55	3	0.9
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	2	3	-0.6
Brady Skjei	D	CAR	36	3	-0.8
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	41	1	1.6
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	2	1	-0.3
Nick Blankenburg	D	CBJ	1	1	-0.4
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	43	1	2.3
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	21	1	1.3
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	35	1	0.5
Jakob Pelletier	LW	CGY	2	1	-0.2
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	CHI	58	2	3.3
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	2	0.5
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	2	2	-1.3
Cole Guttman	C	CHI	0	2	-1.4
J.T. Compher	C,RW	COL	41	2	1.3
Samuel Girard	D	COL	27	2	-1.3
Tyler Seguin	C,RW	DAL	52	2	0.2
Mason Marchment	LW,RW	DAL	13	2	-1.3
Robby Fabbri	LW,RW	DET	15	2	0.3
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	DET	32	2	0.2
David Perron	RW	DET	50	2	-0.1
Dominik Kubalik	LW,RW	DET	26	2	-0.7
Jake Walman	D	DET	2	2	-1.5
Warren Foegele	LW	EDM	1	3	0.0
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	52	3	-1.8
Eetu Luostarinen	C,LW	FLA	3	0	0.6
Anton Lundell	C,LW	FLA	21	0	0.6
Phillip Danault	C	LA	30	1	0.4
Alex Iafallo	LW	LA	3	1	0.2
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	27	1	0.1
Sean Durzi	D	LA	36	1	-0.1
Gabriel Vilardi	LW,RW	LA	17	1	-0.8
Arthur Kaliyev	LW,RW	LA	7	1	-1.0
Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	56	2	1.1
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	10	2	0.6
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	3	2	0.3
Josh Anderson	RW	MTL	8	2	-0.3
Dawson Mercer	C,RW	NJ	41	3	2.2
Ondrej Palat	LW	NJ	23	3	0.0
Erik Haula	C,LW	NJ	12	3	-0.3
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	11	3	-0.7
Miles Wood	LW	NJ	2	3	-1.2
Philip Tomasino	RW	NSH	3	1	1.6
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	NSH	15	1	0.8
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	1	1	-0.3
Colton Sissons	C	NSH	2	1	-1.1
Kyle Palmieri	RW	NYI	5	0	0.9
Kaapo Kakko	RW	NYR	5	1	0.7
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	26	1	0.2
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	27	1	-0.4
K’Andre Miller	D	NYR	45	1	-1.3
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	6	1	-1.1
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	33	2	0.6
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	8	2	0.5
Scott Laughton	C,LW	PHI	22	2	-0.1
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	3	2	-0.3
Ivan Provorov	D	PHI	35	2	-1.8
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	49	0	0.4
Jeff Petry	D	PIT	54	0	-0.2
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	23	0	-0.9
Jeff Carter	C	PIT	4	0	-1.9
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	39	2	0.8
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	23	2	0.5
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	32	2	0.4
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	3	2	0.0
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	8	2	-0.2
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	8	2	-0.6
Yanni Gourde	C	SEA	13	2	-0.6
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	2	2	-0.8
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	10	2	-1.5
Logan Couture	C	SJ	47	1	1.3
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	4	1	1.0
Nick Bonino	C,LW	SJ	1	1	-0.4
Brayden Schenn	C,LW	STL	55	0	0.4
Robert Thomas	C,RW	STL	53	0	0.4
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	27	1	-0.2
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	11	1	-0.9
Nicholas Paul	C,LW	TB	16	1	-1.6
Erik Gustafsson	D	TOR	50	1	1.1
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	4	1	0.1
Timothy Liljegren	D	TOR	3	1	-1.3
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	15	2	1.3
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	42	2	1.0
Andrei Kuzmenko	LW,RW	VAN	51	2	0.8
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	8	2	0.5
William Carrier	LW	VGK	6	3	0.6
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	44	3	0.4
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	VGK	27	3	-0.6
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	25	3	-1.4
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	49	3	0.6
Adam Lowry	C	WPG	8	3	-1.5
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	48	3	-2.2
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	32	2	0.4
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	15	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.

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)