Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-03-04)
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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 43 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Troy Terry | RW | ANA | 57 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Dawson Mercer | C,RW | NJ | 56 | 1 | 2.1 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 30 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 36 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 39 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 42 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 24 | 1 | 1.5 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 43 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Philip Tomasino | RW | NSH | 3 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 16 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 42 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 56 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 20 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | VAN | 18 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Matias Maccelli | LW | ARI | 2 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 46 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 8 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Kyle Palmieri | RW | NYI | 4 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Tyler Johnson | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 59 | 1 | 0.9 |
| T.J. Oshie | C,RW | WSH | 33 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 4 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 52 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 32 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | PIT | 14 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | TOR | 46 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Kaapo Kakko | RW | NYR | 5 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Anton Lundell | C,LW | FLA | 21 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 14 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 35 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 3 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 29 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C,LW | FLA | 4 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | SEA | 4 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Tyler Seguin | C,RW | DAL | 53 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 48 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 40 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 55 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 8 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Barrett Hayton | C | ARI | 7 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Filip Chytil | C,RW | NYR | 24 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 21 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 3 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 9 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 18 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 34 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | LW | MTL | 9 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 49 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | VGK | 26 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Anders Lee | LW | NYI | 59 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Jeff Petry | D | PIT | 54 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 13 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Robert Thomas | C,RW | STL | 53 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Warren Foegele | LW | EDM | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 26 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 7 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 27 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | ANA | 4 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | LW,RW | LA | 17 | 1 | -0.1 |
| David Perron | RW | DET | 49 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 4 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Anthony Cirelli | C,LW | TB | 16 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 48 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 12 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Cody Glass | C,RW | NSH | 1 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 13 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Lawson Crouse | LW,RW | ARI | 16 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 3 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | NJ | 23 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 36 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 3 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Christian Dvorak | C | MTL | 2 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Charlie Coyle | C | BOS | 7 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Jakob Pelletier | LW | CGY | 2 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | BUF | 4 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | CGY | 59 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 2 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 22 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | WSH | 15 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Nick Blankenburg | D | CBJ | 1 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 9 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Nick Bonino | C,LW | PIT | 1 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 24 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | BOS | 49 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 3 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 25 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 3 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Yanni Gourde | C | SEA | 13 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 25 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 12 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Ross Colton | C,LW,RW | TB | 10 | 1 | -1.0 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 5 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Calen Addison | D | MIN | 8 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Arthur Kaliyev | LW,RW | LA | 7 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Brady Skjei | D | CAR | 37 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Cole Guttman | C | CHI | 0 | 3 | -1.2 |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | EDM | 28 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Mason Marchment | LW,RW | DAL | 13 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Jake Walman | D | DET | 3 | 2 | -1.4 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 10 | 1 | -1.4 |
| William Karlsson | C,LW | VGK | 25 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Jeff Carter | C | PIT | 4 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 8 | 2 | -1.5 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 16 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Ivan Provorov | D | PHI | 34 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 3 | -1.8 |
| J.J. Moser | D | ARI | 3 | 1 | -2.0 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 27 | 1 | -2.1 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 47 | 2 | -2.3 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 56 | 1 | -2.3 |
| Skater | Position | Team | Roster % | Off Days | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Terry | RW | ANA | 57 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 16 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 14 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | ANA | 4 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 12 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 5 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 36 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Matias Maccelli | LW | ARI | 2 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Barrett Hayton | C | ARI | 7 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Lawson Crouse | LW,RW | ARI | 16 | 1 | -0.3 |
| J.J. Moser | D | ARI | 3 | 1 | -2.0 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 30 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 21 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Charlie Coyle | C | BOS | 7 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | BOS | 49 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 7 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 48 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 12 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | BUF | 4 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 56 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 35 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 3 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Brady Skjei | D | CAR | 37 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 42 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 4 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 2 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Nick Blankenburg | D | CBJ | 1 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 43 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 20 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 34 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Jakob Pelletier | LW | CGY | 2 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | CGY | 59 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Tyler Johnson | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Cole Guttman | C | CHI | 0 | 3 | -1.2 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 3 | -1.8 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 43 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Tyler Seguin | C,RW | DAL | 53 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Mason Marchment | LW,RW | DAL | 13 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 13 | 2 | 0.1 |
| David Perron | RW | DET | 49 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 25 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Jake Walman | D | DET | 3 | 2 | -1.4 |
| Warren Foegele | LW | EDM | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | EDM | 28 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 56 | 1 | -2.3 |
| Anton Lundell | C,LW | FLA | 21 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C,LW | FLA | 4 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 3 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 29 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 26 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | LW,RW | LA | 17 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 36 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Arthur Kaliyev | LW,RW | LA | 7 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Calen Addison | D | MIN | 8 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 59 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 3 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | LW | MTL | 9 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 13 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Christian Dvorak | C | MTL | 2 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Dawson Mercer | C,RW | NJ | 56 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | NJ | 23 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Philip Tomasino | RW | NSH | 3 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Cody Glass | C,RW | NSH | 1 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Kyle Palmieri | RW | NYI | 4 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Anders Lee | LW | NYI | 59 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Kaapo Kakko | RW | NYR | 5 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Filip Chytil | C,RW | NYR | 24 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 25 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 27 | 1 | -2.1 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 8 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 32 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 3 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 22 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Ivan Provorov | D | PHI | 34 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | PIT | 14 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 49 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Jeff Petry | D | PIT | 54 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Nick Bonino | C,LW | PIT | 1 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 24 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Jeff Carter | C | PIT | 4 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 39 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 24 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | SEA | 4 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 40 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 9 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 3 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 9 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Yanni Gourde | C | SEA | 13 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 10 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 46 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 4 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 55 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Robert Thomas | C,RW | STL | 53 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 27 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Anthony Cirelli | C,LW | TB | 16 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Ross Colton | C,LW,RW | TB | 10 | 1 | -1.0 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 16 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | TOR | 46 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 3 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 42 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | VAN | 18 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 52 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 8 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | VGK | 26 | 1 | 0.1 |
| William Karlsson | C,LW | VGK | 25 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 48 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 8 | 2 | -1.5 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 47 | 2 | -2.3 |
| T.J. Oshie | C,RW | WSH | 33 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 18 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | WSH | 15 | 1 | -0.5 |
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)