Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-03-20)

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.

Streamers Ranked By Score

Skater	Position	Team	Roster %	Off Days	Score
Logan Couture	C	SJ	47	1	3.0
Barrett Hayton	C	ARI	29	4	2.5
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	56	1	2.4
Philip Tomasino	RW	NSH	3	1	2.3
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	43	1	2.2
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	DAL	41	0	1.7
Tyson Foerster	C	PHI	0	0	1.6
Rasmus Sandin	D	WSH	55	0	1.5
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	4	1	1.4
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	17	1	1.4
Troy Terry	RW	ANA	56	1	1.3
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	35	0	1.3
Marcus Johansson	LW,RW	MIN	3	1	1.3
Tom Wilson	RW	WSH	41	0	1.2
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	20	1	1.2
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	43	1	1.2
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	21	1	1.1
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	40	1	1.0
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	25	2	1.0
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	43	1	1.0
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	8	1	1.0
Cam Fowler	D	ANA	25	1	1.0
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	BOS	26	1	1.0
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	41	0	1.0
Josh Anderson	RW	MTL	14	1	0.9
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	15	0	0.7
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	51	0	0.7
Wyatt Johnston	C	DAL	4	0	0.7
Sam Bennett	C	FLA	59	2	0.6
Jack McBain	C	ARI	5	4	0.6
Phillip Danault	C	LA	28	2	0.6
Matias Maccelli	LW	ARI	3	4	0.5
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	VGK	35	0	0.5
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	54	1	0.5
Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	54	1	0.5
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	4	1	0.4
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	44	0	0.4
Adam Boqvist	D	CBJ	7	1	0.4
Jakub Vrana	LW	STL	30	1	0.4
Gabriel Vilardi	LW,RW	LA	18	2	0.4
Brandon Saad	LW	STL	2	1	0.3
Kyle Palmieri	RW	NYI	3	2	0.3
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	44	0	0.3
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	28	1	0.3
John Klingberg	D	MIN	46	1	0.3
K’Andre Miller	D	NYR	43	0	0.3
J.T. Compher	C,RW	COL	36	5	0.3
Nino Niederreiter	LW	WPG	31	0	0.2
Alex Chiasson	RW	DET	0	1	0.2
Zach Parise	LW,RW	NYI	5	2	0.2
Andreas Athanasiou	LW,RW	CHI	1	2	0.2
Tomas Hertl	C	SJ	54	1	0.2
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	42	2	0.2
Alex Iafallo	LW	LA	3	2	0.2
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	26	1	0.2
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	45	2	0.1
Yanni Gourde	C	SEA	12	1	0.1
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	35	1	0.1
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	2	1	0.1
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	27	0	0.1
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	12	1	0.1
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	2	0.0
David Perron	RW	DET	43	1	0.0
Evan Rodrigues	C,LW,RW	COL	27	5	0.0
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	2	0	0.0
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	21	4	0.0
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	30	1	-0.1
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	7	1	-0.1
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	24	0	-0.2
Jack Quinn	LW,RW	BUF	8	2	-0.2
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	2	1	-0.2
Lucas Raymond	RW	DET	35	1	-0.2
Warren Foegele	LW	EDM	1	3	-0.2
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	56	2	-0.3
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	4	1	-0.3
Torey Krug	D	STL	48	1	-0.3
Kasperi Kapanen	RW	STL	1	1	-0.3
Samuel Girard	D	COL	26	5	-0.3
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	PIT	10	2	-0.4
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	2	1	-0.4
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	4	1	-0.4
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	2	1	-0.4
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	6	1	-0.5
Owen Power	D	BUF	48	2	-0.5
Mattias Ekholm	D	EDM	33	3	-0.5
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	9	1	-0.5
Kent Johnson	LW,RW	CBJ	5	1	-0.5
Trevor van Riemsdyk	D	WSH	10	0	-0.5
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	4	2	-0.6
Lukas Reichel	C,LW	CHI	2	2	-0.6
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	5	1	-0.6
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C,LW	CAR	11	1	-0.6
Noah Cates	C,LW	PHI	1	0	-0.6
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	11	1	-0.6
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	13	0	-0.7
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	15	0	-0.7
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	4	2	-0.8
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	6	1	-0.8
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	2	-0.8
Brayden Schenn	C,LW	STL	58	1	-0.8
Kaapo Kakko	RW	NYR	4	0	-0.8
Alex Belzile	RW	MTL	0	1	-0.9
Kailer Yamamoto	RW	EDM	3	3	-0.9
Kiefer Sherwood	RW	NSH	1	1	-1.0
Joel Farabee	C,LW	PHI	2	0	-1.1
Shayne Gostisbehere	D	CAR	46	1	-1.1
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	23	0	-1.1
Ryan Pulock	D	NYI	19	2	-1.1
Nick Blankenburg	D	CBJ	1	1	-1.1
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	8	0	-1.3
William Eklund	LW	SJ	3	1	-1.3
Dominik Kubalik	LW,RW	DET	21	1	-1.4
Nick Bjugstad	C,RW	EDM	5	3	-1.5
Nicholas Paul	C,LW	TB	14	0	-1.5
Jake Walman	D	DET	2	1	-1.5
Colton Sissons	C	NSH	3	1	-1.5
Jake Sanderson	D	OTT	28	2	-1.5
Conor Sheary	LW,RW	WSH	4	0	-1.5
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	2	0	-1.6
J.J. Moser	D	ARI	3	4	-1.7
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	45	0	-1.7
Kevin Labanc	LW,RW	SJ	1	1	-1.8
Caleb Jones	D	CHI	1	2	-2.0
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	8	1	-2.0

Streamers Arranged By Team

Skater	Position	Team	Roster %	Off Days	Score
Troy Terry	RW	ANA	56	1	1.3
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	21	1	1.1
Cam Fowler	D	ANA	25	1	1.0
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	6	1	-0.5
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	11	1	-0.6
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	6	1	-0.8
Barrett Hayton	C	ARI	29	4	2.5
Jack McBain	C	ARI	5	4	0.6
Matias Maccelli	LW	ARI	3	4	0.5
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	21	4	0.0
J.J. Moser	D	ARI	3	4	-1.7
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	BOS	26	1	1.0
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	26	1	0.2
Jack Quinn	LW,RW	BUF	8	2	-0.2
Owen Power	D	BUF	48	2	-0.5
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	4	2	-0.8
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	54	1	0.5
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	28	1	0.3
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	2	1	-0.4
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C,LW	CAR	11	1	-0.6
Shayne Gostisbehere	D	CAR	46	1	-1.1
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	40	1	1.0
Adam Boqvist	D	CBJ	7	1	0.4
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	2	1	0.1
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	4	1	-0.4
Kent Johnson	LW,RW	CBJ	5	1	-0.5
Nick Blankenburg	D	CBJ	1	1	-1.1
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	43	1	2.2
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	12	1	0.1
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	30	1	-0.1
Andreas Athanasiou	LW,RW	CHI	1	2	0.2
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	2	0.0
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	4	2	-0.6
Lukas Reichel	C,LW	CHI	2	2	-0.6
Caleb Jones	D	CHI	1	2	-2.0
J.T. Compher	C,RW	COL	36	5	0.3
Evan Rodrigues	C,LW,RW	COL	27	5	0.0
Samuel Girard	D	COL	26	5	-0.3
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	DAL	41	0	1.7
Wyatt Johnston	C	DAL	4	0	0.7
Alex Chiasson	RW	DET	0	1	0.2
David Perron	RW	DET	43	1	0.0
Lucas Raymond	RW	DET	35	1	-0.2
Dominik Kubalik	LW,RW	DET	21	1	-1.4
Jake Walman	D	DET	2	1	-1.5
Warren Foegele	LW	EDM	1	3	-0.2
Mattias Ekholm	D	EDM	33	3	-0.5
Kailer Yamamoto	RW	EDM	3	3	-0.9
Nick Bjugstad	C,RW	EDM	5	3	-1.5
Sam Bennett	C	FLA	59	2	0.6
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	25	2	1.0
Phillip Danault	C	LA	28	2	0.6
Gabriel Vilardi	LW,RW	LA	18	2	0.4
Alex Iafallo	LW	LA	3	2	0.2
Marcus Johansson	LW,RW	MIN	3	1	1.3
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	43	1	1.0
John Klingberg	D	MIN	46	1	0.3
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	4	1	-0.3
Josh Anderson	RW	MTL	14	1	0.9
Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	54	1	0.5
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	5	1	-0.6
Alex Belzile	RW	MTL	0	1	-0.9
Philip Tomasino	RW	NSH	3	1	2.3
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	2	1	-0.2
Kiefer Sherwood	RW	NSH	1	1	-1.0
Colton Sissons	C	NSH	3	1	-1.5
Kyle Palmieri	RW	NYI	3	2	0.3
Zach Parise	LW,RW	NYI	5	2	0.2
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	56	2	-0.3
Ryan Pulock	D	NYI	19	2	-1.1
K’Andre Miller	D	NYR	43	0	0.3
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	15	0	-0.7
Kaapo Kakko	RW	NYR	4	0	-0.8
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	23	0	-1.1
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	2	-0.8
Jake Sanderson	D	OTT	28	2	-1.5
Tyson Foerster	C	PHI	0	0	1.6
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	15	0	0.7
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	2	0	0.0
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	24	0	-0.2
Noah Cates	C,LW	PHI	1	0	-0.6
Joel Farabee	C,LW	PHI	2	0	-1.1
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	2	0	-1.6
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	42	2	0.2
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	45	2	0.1
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	PIT	10	2	-0.4
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	56	1	2.4
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	20	1	1.2
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	8	1	1.0
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	4	1	0.4
Yanni Gourde	C	SEA	12	1	0.1
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	35	1	0.1
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	7	1	-0.1
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	2	1	-0.4
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	8	1	-2.0
Logan Couture	C	SJ	47	1	3.0
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	4	1	1.4
Tomas Hertl	C	SJ	54	1	0.2
William Eklund	LW	SJ	3	1	-1.3
Kevin Labanc	LW,RW	SJ	1	1	-1.8
Jakub Vrana	LW	STL	30	1	0.4
Brandon Saad	LW	STL	2	1	0.3
Torey Krug	D	STL	48	1	-0.3
Kasperi Kapanen	RW	STL	1	1	-0.3
Brayden Schenn	C,LW	STL	58	1	-0.8
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	44	0	0.3
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	8	0	-1.3
Nicholas Paul	C,LW	TB	14	0	-1.5
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	17	1	1.4
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	43	1	1.2
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	9	1	-0.5
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	51	0	0.7
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	VGK	35	0	0.5
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	27	0	0.1
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	44	0	0.4
Nino Niederreiter	LW	WPG	31	0	0.2
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	45	0	-1.7
Rasmus Sandin	D	WSH	55	0	1.5
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	35	0	1.3
Tom Wilson	RW	WSH	41	0	1.2
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	41	0	1.0
Trevor van Riemsdyk	D	WSH	10	0	-0.5
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	13	0	-0.7
Conor Sheary	LW,RW	WSH	4	0	-1.5

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!

I aim to post streamer suggestions every day so check back regularly. Bookmark this site and follow me on Twitter @18sktrs to make sure you get daily updates.

Cheers!

Mark (18 Skaters)