Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-03-16)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 47 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 43 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Barrett Hayton | C | ARI | 22 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 59 | 0 | 2.0 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 29 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | WSH | 59 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 22 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 41 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 34 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 22 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 37 | 2 | 1.3 |
| T.J. Oshie | C,RW | WSH | 40 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 4 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 21 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | VAN | 15 | 1 | 0.9 |
| John Klingberg | D | MIN | 44 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Adam Boqvist | D | CBJ | 7 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 11 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 25 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Troy Terry | RW | ANA | 55 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Kyle Palmieri | RW | NYI | 3 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | VGK | 35 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Cody Glass | C,RW | NSH | 2 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 28 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 41 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 55 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Reilly Smith | LW,RW | VGK | 46 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 8 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | LW,RW | BOS | 28 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Ryan Hartman | C,RW | MIN | 37 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 44 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Alex Chiasson | RW | DET | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | NJ | 22 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Marcus Johansson | LW,RW | MIN | 3 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | SEA | 4 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 37 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Nino Niederreiter | LW | WPG | 32 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 3 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Samuel Girard | D | COL | 29 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | LW,RW | LA | 19 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 29 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 15 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 43 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 56 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Tom Wilson | RW | WSH | 42 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 22 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Tomas Hertl | C | SJ | 54 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Torey Krug | D | STL | 46 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 9 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 4 | 2 | 0.1 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 38 | 2 | 0.1 |
| David Perron | RW | DET | 45 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Zach Parise | LW,RW | NYI | 6 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 25 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Andreas Athanasiou | LW,RW | CHI | 2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tyler Johnson | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | WSH | 10 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Yakov Trenin | LW | NSH | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Brandon Saad | LW | STL | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| William Karlsson | C,LW | VGK | 25 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | LW | MTL | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 36 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 2 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Jakub Vrana | LW | STL | 20 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C,LW,RW | MIN | 4 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 2 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 14 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Tomas Tatar | LW,RW | NJ | 16 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Kent Johnson | LW,RW | CBJ | 5 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C,LW | CAR | 9 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 3 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Lukas Reichel | C,LW | CHI | 2 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 4 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C,LW,RW | COL | 26 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Yanni Gourde | C | SEA | 13 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 47 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | WSH | 12 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 31 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | BUF | 5 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Filip Chytil | C,RW | NYR | 16 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 56 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | RW | NSH | 1 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 2 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Jeff Petry | D | PIT | 57 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 24 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | CAR | 51 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Damon Severson | D | NJ | 17 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Nick Blankenburg | D | CBJ | 0 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 6 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 1 | -1.0 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | RW | STL | 1 | 2 | -1.0 |
| James van Riemsdyk | LW,RW | PHI | 2 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Colton Sissons | C | NSH | 2 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Ryan Pulock | D | NYI | 20 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Ross Colton | C,LW,RW | TB | 8 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 7 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Jake Walman | D | DET | 2 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 22 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Conor Sheary | LW,RW | WSH | 5 | 2 | -1.4 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 27 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 45 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Sam Lafferty | C,RW | TOR | 3 | 1 | -1.7 |
| William Eklund | LW | SJ | 3 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Anthony Mantha | LW,RW | WSH | 5 | 2 | -1.8 |
| Ivan Provorov | D | PHI | 31 | 1 | -1.8 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 15 | 1 | -1.9 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 9 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Caleb Jones | D | CHI | 1 | 1 | -2.1 |
| Skater | Position | Team | Roster % | Off Days | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Fowler | D | ANA | 22 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Mason McTavish | C,LW | ANA | 21 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Troy Terry | RW | ANA | 55 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Ryan Strome | C | ANA | 6 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Barrett Hayton | C | ARI | 22 | 1 | 2.4 |
| David Krejci | C | BOS | 29 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | LW,RW | BOS | 28 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Pavel Zacha | C,LW,RW | BOS | 22 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Jack Quinn | LW,RW | BUF | 9 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Owen Power | D | BUF | 47 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | BUF | 5 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Seth Jarvis | LW,RW | CAR | 29 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW,RW | CAR | 56 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C,LW | CAR | 9 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Stefan Noesen | LW,RW | CAR | 2 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | CAR | 51 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Boone Jenner | C | CBJ | 37 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Adam Boqvist | D | CBJ | 7 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Jack Roslovic | C | CBJ | 4 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | CBJ | 2 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Kent Johnson | LW,RW | CBJ | 5 | 2 | -0.4 |
| Nick Blankenburg | D | CBJ | 0 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Mikael Backlund | C | CGY | 43 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Dillon Dube | LW,RW | CGY | 14 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW,RW | CGY | 31 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Andreas Athanasiou | LW,RW | CHI | 2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tyler Johnson | LW,RW | CHI | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Taylor Raddysh | LW,RW | CHI | 3 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Lukas Reichel | C,LW | CHI | 2 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Caleb Jones | D | CHI | 1 | 1 | -2.1 |
| Samuel Girard | D | COL | 29 | 2 | 0.3 |
| J.T. Compher | C,RW | COL | 38 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C,LW,RW | COL | 26 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Alex Chiasson | RW | DET | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| David Perron | RW | DET | 45 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Lucas Raymond | RW | DET | 36 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Jake Walman | D | DET | 2 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW,RW | DET | 22 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW,RW | LA | 25 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Phillip Danault | C | LA | 28 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | LA | 3 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | LW,RW | LA | 19 | 1 | 0.3 |
| John Klingberg | D | MIN | 44 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Ryan Hartman | C,RW | MIN | 37 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Marcus Johansson | LW,RW | MIN | 3 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C,LW,RW | MIN | 4 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | MTL | 55 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | MTL | 15 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard | LW | MTL | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | NJ | 22 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Tomas Tatar | LW,RW | NJ | 16 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Damon Severson | D | NJ | 17 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Cody Glass | C,RW | NSH | 2 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Yakov Trenin | LW | NSH | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | RW | NSH | 1 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Colton Sissons | C | NSH | 2 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Kyle Palmieri | RW | NYI | 3 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Zach Parise | LW,RW | NYI | 6 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Ryan Pulock | D | NYI | 20 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Filip Chytil | C,RW | NYR | 16 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | LW,RW | NYR | 24 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Shane Pinto | C | OTT | 5 | 1 | -1.0 |
| Jake Sanderson | D | OTT | 27 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Owen Tippett | LW,RW | PHI | 11 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Kevin Hayes | C,LW | PHI | 25 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Morgan Frost | C,LW | PHI | 2 | 1 | -0.3 |
| James van Riemsdyk | LW,RW | PHI | 2 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Ivan Provorov | D | PHI | 31 | 1 | -1.8 |
| Jason Zucker | LW | PIT | 43 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Jeff Petry | D | PIT | 57 | 2 | -0.8 |
| Jared McCann | C,LW | SEA | 59 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Jordan Eberle | RW | SEA | 22 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | SEA | 8 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | SEA | 4 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Matty Beniers | C | SEA | 37 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | SEA | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | LW,RW | SEA | 7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Yanni Gourde | C | SEA | 13 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Justin Schultz | D | SEA | 9 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Logan Couture | C | SJ | 47 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Alexander Barabanov | LW,RW | SJ | 4 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Tomas Hertl | C | SJ | 54 | 1 | 0.2 |
| William Eklund | LW | SJ | 3 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Torey Krug | D | STL | 46 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Brandon Saad | LW | STL | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jakub Vrana | LW | STL | 20 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Brayden Schenn | C,LW | STL | 56 | 2 | -0.6 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | RW | STL | 1 | 2 | -1.0 |
| Alex Killorn | LW,RW | TB | 41 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Ross Colton | C,LW,RW | TB | 8 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Nicholas Paul | C,LW | TB | 15 | 1 | -1.9 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C,LW,RW | TOR | 4 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Sam Lafferty | C,RW | TOR | 3 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | VAN | 41 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW,RW | VAN | 15 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Conor Garland | LW,RW | VAN | 8 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C,LW | VGK | 35 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Reilly Smith | LW,RW | VGK | 46 | 1 | 0.6 |
| William Karlsson | C,LW | VGK | 25 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Blake Wheeler | RW | WPG | 44 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Nino Niederreiter | LW | WPG | 32 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Adam Lowry | C | WPG | 7 | 1 | -1.3 |
| Neal Pionk | D | WPG | 45 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | WSH | 59 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Dylan Strome | C,RW | WSH | 34 | 2 | 1.5 |
| T.J. Oshie | C,RW | WSH | 40 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Tom Wilson | RW | WSH | 42 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | WSH | 10 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | WSH | 12 | 2 | -0.5 |
| Conor Sheary | LW,RW | WSH | 5 | 2 | -1.4 |
| Anthony Mantha | LW,RW | WSH | 5 | 2 | -1.8 |
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)