Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-03-07)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Terry | RW | ANA | 55 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 44 | 2 | 2.6 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 28 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 47 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 47 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 16 | 3 | 1.6 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 56 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 24 | 1 | 1.5 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 43 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 38 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Matias Maccelli | LW | ARI | 2 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 35 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 58 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 42 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 11 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Kyle Palmieri | RW | NYI | 3 | 0 | 0.9 |
| T.J. Oshie | C,RW | WSH | 37 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 34 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 55 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | SEA | 4 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 3 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Tom Wilson | RW | WSH | 45 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | VAN | 18 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 15 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 30 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 19 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Anders Lee | LW | NYI | 58 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | VGK | 39 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 25 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Kaapo Kakko | RW | NYR | 5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | LW | MTL | 7 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 38 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Warren Foegele | LW | EDM | 1 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 46 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 2 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Tyler Johnson | LW,RW | CHI | 2 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 47 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Filip Chytil | C,RW | NYR | 19 | 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 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 15 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 53 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | BUF | 4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 19 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 29 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Noah Cates | C,LW | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 4 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 33 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Robert Thomas | C,RW | STL | 53 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Cody Glass | C,RW | NSH | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jeff Petry | D | PIT | 55 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tyler Seguin | C,RW | DAL | 53 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Yakov Trenin | LW | NSH | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 8 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | NJ | 22 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | ANA | 4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 3 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Tomas Hertl | C | SJ | 54 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 11 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Lawson Crouse | LW,RW | ARI | 16 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Brandon Saad | LW | STL | 2 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 47 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 28 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 22 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | LW,RW | LA | 19 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Kailer Yamamoto | RW | EDM | 4 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Ryan O’Reilly | C | TOR | 46 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 2 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 8 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 3 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Christian Dvorak | C | MTL | 2 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | WSH | 2 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Anthony Cirelli | C,LW | TB | 13 | 1 | -0.5 |
| David Perron | RW | DET | 47 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 3 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | BOS | 59 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 24 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 24 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Jakob Pelletier | LW | CGY | 2 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C,LW | CAR | 7 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | CGY | 58 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Yanni Gourde | C | SEA | 13 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 11 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 10 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 2 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 10 | 3 | -1.0 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 35 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 24 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Matt Roy | D | LA | 9 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Samuel Girard | D | COL | 24 | 1 | -1.0 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 5 | 3 | -1.1 |
| Colton Sissons | C | NSH | 2 | 1 | -1.1 |
| William Karlsson | C,LW | VGK | 24 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 37 | 2 | -1.3 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 8 | 2 | -1.4 |
| Jake Walman | D | DET | 2 | 2 | -1.5 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 9 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Cole Guttman | C | CHI | 0 | 2 | -1.6 |
| Jeff Carter | C | PIT | 4 | 1 | -1.6 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 15 | 1 | -1.9 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 46 | 2 | -1.9 |
| Ivan Provorov | D | PHI | 33 | 0 | -2.0 |
| J.J. Moser | D | ARI | 3 | 1 | -2.1 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 27 | 1 | -2.4 |
| Skater | Position | Team | Roster % | Off Days | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Terry | RW | ANA | 55 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 16 | 3 | 1.6 |
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 15 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | ANA | 4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Frank Vatrano | LW,RW | ANA | 10 | 3 | -1.0 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 5 | 3 | -1.1 |
| Matias Maccelli | LW | ARI | 2 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Nick Schmaltz | C,RW | ARI | 35 | 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 | -2.1 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 28 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 21 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | BOS | 59 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 15 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | BUF | 4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 47 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | BUF | 11 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 56 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 34 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C,LW | CAR | 7 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 2 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 38 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 4 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 2 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 44 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 19 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 33 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Jakob Pelletier | LW | CGY | 2 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | CGY | 58 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Tyler Johnson | LW,RW | CHI | 2 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Cole Guttman | C | CHI | 0 | 2 | -1.6 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 43 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Samuel Girard | D | COL | 24 | 1 | -1.0 |
| Tyler Seguin | C,RW | DAL | 53 | 1 | 0.0 |
| David Perron | RW | DET | 47 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Robby Fabbri | LW,RW | DET | 10 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 24 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 37 | 2 | -1.3 |
| Jake Walman | D | DET | 2 | 2 | -1.5 |
| Warren Foegele | LW | EDM | 1 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Kailer Yamamoto | RW | EDM | 4 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 3 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 25 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 29 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | LW,RW | LA | 19 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Sean Durzi | D | LA | 35 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Matt Roy | D | LA | 9 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 58 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | LW | MTL | 7 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Mike Hoffman | LW,RW | MTL | 2 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 11 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Christian Dvorak | C | MTL | 2 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | NJ | 22 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Cody Glass | C,RW | NSH | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Yakov Trenin | LW | NSH | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Colton Sissons | C | NSH | 2 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Kyle Palmieri | RW | NYI | 3 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Anders Lee | LW | NYI | 58 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Kaapo Kakko | RW | NYR | 5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Filip Chytil | C,RW | NYR | 19 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 24 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 27 | 1 | -2.4 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 11 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 30 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Noah Cates | C,LW | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Scott Laughton | C,LW | PHI | 22 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 3 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Ivan Provorov | D | PHI | 33 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | PIT | 47 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Jeff Petry | D | PIT | 55 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 24 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Jeff Carter | C | PIT | 4 | 1 | -1.6 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 47 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 24 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | SEA | 4 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 38 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 8 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 3 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 8 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Yanni Gourde | C | SEA | 13 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 9 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 47 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Tomas Hertl | C | SJ | 54 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 53 | 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 | 28 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Anthony Cirelli | C,LW | TB | 13 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 15 | 1 | -1.9 |
| Ryan O’Reilly | C | TOR | 46 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 3 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 42 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | LW,RW | VAN | 55 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | VAN | 18 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 8 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | VGK | 39 | 1 | 0.6 |
| William Karlsson | C,LW | VGK | 24 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 46 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 8 | 2 | -1.4 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 46 | 2 | -1.9 |
| T.J. Oshie | C,RW | WSH | 37 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Tom Wilson | RW | WSH | 45 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 19 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | WSH | 2 | 0 | -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.
Come Back Tomorrow For Updated Streamers!
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Cheers!
Mark (18 Skaters)