Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-03-06)
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 | 41 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Troy Terry | RW | ANA | 55 | 3 | 2.6 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 29 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 45 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 46 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 15 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 56 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 25 | 1 | 1.5 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 45 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 42 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 39 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Matias Maccelli | LW | ARI | 2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 36 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 59 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 12 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | VAN | 17 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Tom Wilson | RW | WSH | 44 | 1 | 0.9 |
| T.J. Oshie | C,RW | WSH | 33 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Kyle Palmieri | RW | NYI | 4 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 4 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | PIT | 12 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 35 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | SEA | 4 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 52 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Tyler Johnson | LW,RW | CHI | 2 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 14 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 32 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 18 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 28 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Anders Lee | LW | NYI | 58 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | VGK | 34 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | TOR | 39 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 18 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Kaapo Kakko | RW | NYR | 5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | LW | MTL | 8 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 3 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 39 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 2 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 48 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 46 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Tyler Seguin | C,RW | DAL | 52 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Filip Chytil | C,RW | NYR | 21 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Barrett Hayton | C | ARI | 7 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 8 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 21 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 33 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Yakov Trenin | LW | NSH | 1 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 54 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 8 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 8 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 4 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Robert Thomas | C,RW | STL | 52 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 24 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jeff Petry | D | PIT | 54 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | BUF | 4 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | NJ | 23 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | ANA | 4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Warren Foegele | LW | EDM | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Cody Glass | C,RW | NSH | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 3 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | LW,RW | LA | 17 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 13 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Tomas Hertl | C | SJ | 54 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Lawson Crouse | LW,RW | ARI | 16 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Brandon Saad | LW | STL | 2 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 11 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 29 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 23 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Ryan O’Reilly | C | TOR | 52 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 2 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 47 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 9 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 3 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | CGY | 58 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Christian Dvorak | C | MTL | 2 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 35 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Jakob Pelletier | LW | CGY | 2 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Anthony Cirelli | C,LW | TB | 15 | 1 | -0.5 |
| David Perron | RW | DET | 48 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 3 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 24 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 23 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Yanni Gourde | C | SEA | 13 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | BOS | 51 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 13 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Nick Bonino | C,LW | PIT | 1 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | WSH | 14 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 2 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 10 | 3 | -0.8 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 25 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Samuel Girard | D | COL | 26 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 5 | 3 | -1.0 |
| Colton Sissons | C | NSH | 2 | 2 | -1.0 |
| William Karlsson | C,LW | VGK | 25 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Arthur Kaliyev | LW,RW | LA | 7 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 39 | 2 | -1.2 |
| Cole Guttman | C | CHI | 0 | 3 | -1.2 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 7 | 3 | -1.3 |
| Jake Walman | D | DET | 3 | 2 | -1.3 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 10 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Mason Marchment | LW,RW | DAL | 13 | 2 | -1.3 |
| Jeff Carter | C | PIT | 4 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 3 | -1.7 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 16 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 46 | 3 | -1.8 |
| Ivan Provorov | D | PHI | 34 | 0 | -1.8 |
| J.J. Moser | D | ARI | 3 | 1 | -1.9 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 27 | 2 | -2.1 |
| Travis Sanheim | D | PHI | 2 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 57 | 1 | -2.3 |
| Skater | Position | Team | Roster % | Off Days | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Terry | RW | ANA | 55 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 15 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 14 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | ANA | 4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 10 | 3 | -0.8 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 5 | 3 | -1.0 |
| Matias Maccelli | LW | ARI | 2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 36 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Barrett Hayton | C | ARI | 7 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Lawson Crouse | LW,RW | ARI | 16 | 1 | -0.2 |
| J.J. Moser | D | ARI | 3 | 1 | -1.9 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 29 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 21 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | BOS | 51 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 8 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | BUF | 4 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 11 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 47 | 2 | -0.3 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 56 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 35 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 2 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 39 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 4 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 2 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 41 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 18 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 33 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | CGY | 58 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Jakob Pelletier | LW | CGY | 2 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Tyler Johnson | LW,RW | CHI | 2 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Cole Guttman | C | CHI | 0 | 3 | -1.2 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 3 | -1.7 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 45 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Samuel Girard | D | COL | 26 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Tyler Seguin | C,RW | DAL | 52 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Mason Marchment | LW,RW | DAL | 13 | 2 | -1.3 |
| David Perron | RW | DET | 48 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 13 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 25 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 39 | 2 | -1.2 |
| Jake Walman | D | DET | 3 | 2 | -1.3 |
| Warren Foegele | LW | EDM | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | EDM | 57 | 1 | -2.3 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 28 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 3 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 24 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | LW,RW | LA | 17 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 35 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Arthur Kaliyev | LW,RW | LA | 7 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 59 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | LW | MTL | 8 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 2 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 13 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Christian Dvorak | C | MTL | 2 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | NJ | 23 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Yakov Trenin | LW | NSH | 1 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Cody Glass | C,RW | NSH | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Colton Sissons | C | NSH | 2 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Kyle Palmieri | RW | NYI | 4 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Anders Lee | LW | NYI | 58 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Kaapo Kakko | RW | NYR | 5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Filip Chytil | C,RW | NYR | 21 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 24 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 27 | 2 | -2.1 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 12 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 32 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 23 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 3 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Ivan Provorov | D | PHI | 34 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Travis Sanheim | D | PHI | 2 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Mikael Granlund | C,RW | PIT | 12 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 48 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Jeff Petry | D | PIT | 54 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 23 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Nick Bonino | C,LW | PIT | 1 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Jeff Carter | C | PIT | 4 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 45 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 25 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | SEA | 4 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 39 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 8 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 3 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 9 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Yanni Gourde | C | SEA | 13 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 10 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 46 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 4 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Tomas Hertl | C | SJ | 54 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 54 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Robert Thomas | C,RW | STL | 52 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Brandon Saad | LW | STL | 2 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 29 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Anthony Cirelli | C,LW | TB | 15 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 16 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | TOR | 39 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Ryan O’Reilly | C | TOR | 52 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 3 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 42 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | VAN | 17 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 52 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 8 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | VGK | 34 | 1 | 0.6 |
| William Karlsson | C,LW | VGK | 25 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 46 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 7 | 3 | -1.3 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 46 | 3 | -1.8 |
| Tom Wilson | RW | WSH | 44 | 1 | 0.9 |
| T.J. Oshie | C,RW | WSH | 33 | 1 | 0.9 |
| 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)