Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-03-05)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 42 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Troy Terry | RW | ANA | 56 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Dawson Mercer | C,RW | NJ | 58 | 2 | 2.2 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 29 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 35 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 40 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 24 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 46 | 1 | 1.6 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 44 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 15 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 55 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 42 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 41 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Matias Maccelli | LW | ARI | 2 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 9 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 59 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | VAN | 18 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 31 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Tom Wilson | RW | WSH | 44 | 1 | 0.8 |
| T.J. Oshie | C,RW | WSH | 33 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Kyle Palmieri | RW | NYI | 4 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 4 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | PIT | 13 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 52 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Tyler Johnson | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 14 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 34 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | SEA | 4 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 18 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 29 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 39 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Anders Lee | LW | NYI | 58 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | TOR | 43 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 19 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Kaapo Kakko | RW | NYR | 5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 3 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Barrett Hayton | C | ARI | 7 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 49 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 47 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Tyler Seguin | C,RW | DAL | 53 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 2 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Filip Chytil | C,RW | NYR | 23 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 9 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 21 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | LW | MTL | 8 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 33 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Yakov Trenin | LW | NSH | 1 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 27 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 54 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 8 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 4 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Robert Thomas | C,RW | STL | 53 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 25 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jeff Petry | D | PIT | 55 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | BUF | 4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | ANA | 4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Warren Foegele | LW | EDM | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 12 | 3 | -0.1 |
| Cody Glass | C,RW | NSH | 1 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | LW,RW | LA | 17 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Tomas Hertl | C | SJ | 54 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 12 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Lawson Crouse | LW,RW | ARI | 16 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Brandon Saad | LW | STL | 2 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 3 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | NJ | 23 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 11 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 3 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Anthony Cirelli | C,LW | TB | 15 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Christian Dvorak | C | MTL | 2 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Ryan O’Reilly | C | TOR | 55 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 2 | 0 | -0.3 |
| David Perron | RW | DET | 49 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 48 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | CGY | 59 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 22 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 8 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 36 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Jakob Pelletier | LW | CGY | 2 | 3 | -0.5 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 3 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 25 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 24 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | BOS | 51 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 2 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Yanni Gourde | C | SEA | 13 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Nick Bonino | C,LW | PIT | 1 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | WSH | 14 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Ross Colton | C,LW,RW | TB | 10 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 11 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 25 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 5 | 3 | -1.0 |
| Colton Sissons | C | NSH | 2 | 2 | -1.1 |
| Brady Skjei | D | CAR | 36 | 2 | -1.2 |
| Arthur Kaliyev | LW,RW | LA | 7 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Cole Guttman | C | CHI | 0 | 3 | -1.3 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 7 | 3 | -1.3 |
| Jake Walman | D | DET | 3 | 3 | -1.4 |
| Mason Marchment | LW,RW | DAL | 13 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 9 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Jeff Carter | C | PIT | 4 | 1 | -1.4 |
| William Karlsson | C,LW | VGK | 25 | 2 | -1.4 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 16 | 2 | -1.7 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 3 | -1.8 |
| Ivan Provorov | D | PHI | 34 | 1 | -1.8 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 47 | 3 | -1.8 |
| J.J. Moser | D | ARI | 3 | 2 | -2.0 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 27 | 2 | -2.1 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 56 | 1 | -2.3 |
| Skater | Position | Team | Roster % | Off Days | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Terry | RW | ANA | 56 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 15 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 14 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | ANA | 4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 11 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 5 | 3 | -1.0 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 35 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Matias Maccelli | LW | ARI | 2 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Barrett Hayton | C | ARI | 7 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Lawson Crouse | LW,RW | ARI | 16 | 2 | -0.2 |
| J.J. Moser | D | ARI | 3 | 2 | -2.0 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 29 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 21 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | BOS | 51 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | BUF | 4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 11 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 48 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 55 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 34 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 2 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Brady Skjei | D | CAR | 36 | 2 | -1.2 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 41 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 4 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 2 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 42 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 19 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 33 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | CGY | 59 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Jakob Pelletier | LW | CGY | 2 | 3 | -0.5 |
| Tyler Johnson | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Cole Guttman | C | CHI | 0 | 3 | -1.3 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 3 | -1.8 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 44 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Tyler Seguin | C,RW | DAL | 53 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Mason Marchment | LW,RW | DAL | 13 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 12 | 3 | -0.1 |
| David Perron | RW | DET | 49 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 25 | 3 | -0.9 |
| Jake Walman | D | DET | 3 | 3 | -1.4 |
| Warren Foegele | LW | EDM | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 56 | 1 | -2.3 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 29 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 3 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 25 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | LW,RW | LA | 17 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 36 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Arthur Kaliyev | LW,RW | LA | 7 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 59 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 2 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | LW | MTL | 8 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 12 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Christian Dvorak | C | MTL | 2 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Dawson Mercer | C,RW | NJ | 58 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | NJ | 23 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Yakov Trenin | LW | NSH | 1 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Cody Glass | C,RW | NSH | 1 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Colton Sissons | C | NSH | 2 | 2 | -1.1 |
| Kyle Palmieri | RW | NYI | 4 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Anders Lee | LW | NYI | 58 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Kaapo Kakko | RW | NYR | 5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Filip Chytil | C,RW | NYR | 23 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 25 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 27 | 2 | -2.1 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 9 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 31 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 3 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 22 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Ivan Provorov | D | PHI | 34 | 1 | -1.8 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | PIT | 13 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 49 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Jeff Petry | D | PIT | 55 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 24 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Nick Bonino | C,LW | PIT | 1 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Jeff Carter | C | PIT | 4 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 40 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 24 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | SEA | 4 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 39 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 9 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 3 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 8 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Yanni Gourde | C | SEA | 13 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 9 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 46 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 4 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Tomas Hertl | C | SJ | 54 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 54 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Robert Thomas | C,RW | STL | 53 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Brandon Saad | LW | STL | 2 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 27 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Anthony Cirelli | C,LW | TB | 15 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Ross Colton | C,LW,RW | TB | 10 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 16 | 2 | -1.7 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | TOR | 43 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Ryan O’Reilly | C | TOR | 55 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 3 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 42 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | VAN | 18 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 52 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 8 | 2 | 0.1 |
| William Karlsson | C,LW | VGK | 25 | 2 | -1.4 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 47 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 7 | 3 | -1.3 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 47 | 3 | -1.8 |
| Tom Wilson | RW | WSH | 44 | 1 | 0.8 |
| T.J. Oshie | C,RW | WSH | 33 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 18 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | WSH | 14 | 1 | -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)