Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-03-27)

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.

Streamers Ranked By Score

Skater	Position	Team	Roster %	Off Days	Score
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	57	2	3.0
Tyson Foerster	C	PHI	0	0	2.6
Philip Tomasino	RW	NSH	5	1	2.4
Barrett Hayton	C	ARI	47	3	2.2
Pavel Dorofeyev	LW	VGK	2	1	2.0
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	DAL	33	2	1.9
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	42	1	1.7
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	51	0	1.7
Logan Couture	C	SJ	47	0	1.7
Trevor Moore	LW,RW	LA	8	0	1.4
Dawson Mercer	C,RW	NJ	52	1	1.4
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	35	1	1.3
Phillip Danault	C	LA	35	0	1.3
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	46	3	1.1
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	BOS	26	0	1.1
Rasmus Sandin	D	WSH	37	1	1.1
J.T. Compher	C,RW	COL	53	2	1.0
Tom Wilson	RW	WSH	40	1	1.0
Adam Boqvist	D	CBJ	7	0	0.9
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	38	0	0.9
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	19	2	0.9
Luke Evangelista	RW	NSH	2	1	0.9
Cam Fowler	D	ANA	20	1	0.9
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	41	3	0.8
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	35	1	0.8
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	4	0	0.7
Marcus Johansson	LW,RW	MIN	3	3	0.7
David Perron	RW	DET	41	1	0.7
Dylan Cozens	C	BUF	59	2	0.7
Eetu Luostarinen	C,LW	FLA	6	2	0.7
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	46	1	0.7
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	20	0	0.7
Alex Iafallo	LW	LA	5	0	0.7
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	3	1	0.6
Jakub Vrana	LW	STL	32	0	0.6
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	25	1	0.6
Troy Terry	RW	ANA	52	1	0.5
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	45	0	0.5
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	8	2	0.4
Jack Quinn	LW,RW	BUF	7	2	0.4
Wyatt Johnston	C	DAL	5	2	0.4
Tomas Hertl	C	SJ	52	0	0.4
Brandon Saad	LW	STL	2	0	0.4
Kyle Palmieri	RW	NYI	4	2	0.4
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	17	1	0.4
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	4	0	0.4
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	16	1	0.3
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	2	0	0.3
Lucas Raymond	RW	DET	34	1	0.3
Jack McBain	C	ARI	13	3	0.3
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	37	0	0.2
Tony DeAngelo	D	PHI	52	0	0.2
Kasperi Kapanen	RW	STL	6	0	0.2
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	VGK	28	1	0.2
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	24	0	0.1
Justin Barron	D	MTL	1	1	0.1
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	4	2	0.1
Noah Cates	C,LW	PHI	1	0	0.0
Alex Chiasson	RW	DET	0	1	0.0
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	0	0.0
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	55	0	0.0
Matias Maccelli	LW	ARI	6	3	0.0
Joel Farabee	C,LW	PHI	3	0	0.0
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	11	1	0.0
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	34	2	-0.1
Nino Niederreiter	LW	WPG	23	1	-0.1
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	56	2	-0.1
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	15	1	-0.1
Gabriel Vilardi	LW,RW	LA	22	0	-0.1
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	38	0	-0.1
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	4	3	-0.2
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	27	0	-0.2
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	10	1	-0.2
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	28	1	-0.3
Phil Kessel	RW	VGK	3	1	-0.3
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	2	0	-0.3
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	2	0	-0.3
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	2	1	-0.3
Andreas Athanasiou	LW,RW	CHI	1	0	-0.3
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	7	2	-0.4
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	5	1	-0.4
Erik Haula	C,LW	NJ	16	1	-0.4
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	6	1	-0.4
Lukas Reichel	C,LW	CHI	1	0	-0.4
Kiefer Sherwood	RW	NSH	2	1	-0.5
Owen Power	D	BUF	46	2	-0.5
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	4	0	-0.5
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	40	1	-0.5
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	PIT	9	0	-0.6
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	31	3	-0.6
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	15	1	-0.6
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	2	2	-0.6
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	7	1	-0.7
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	21	0	-0.7
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	1	-0.7
Chandler Stephenson	C,LW,RW	VGK	58	1	-0.7
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	2	-0.8
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	14	1	-0.8
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	10	1	-0.8
Dominik Kubalik	LW,RW	DET	20	1	-0.8
Damon Severson	D	NJ	20	1	-0.8
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C,LW	CAR	14	0	-0.9
Yakov Trenin	LW	NSH	2	1	-0.9
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	7	0	-0.9
Ondrej Palat	LW	NJ	20	1	-1.0
Conor Sheary	LW,RW	WSH	4	1	-1.0
Gustav Forsling	D	FLA	59	2	-1.2
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	21	1	-1.2
Adam Lowry	C	WPG	7	1	-1.3
Seth Jones	D	CHI	56	0	-1.3
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	10	2	-1.3
Jake Walman	D	DET	2	1	-1.3
Jeff Carter	C	PIT	4	0	-1.3
Kevin Labanc	LW,RW	SJ	1	0	-1.3
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	2	0	-1.4
Nick Blankenburg	D	CBJ	0	0	-1.4
Nicholas Paul	C,LW	TB	13	0	-1.4
Sam Lafferty	C,RW	TOR	3	1	-1.4
Shayne Gostisbehere	D	CAR	43	0	-1.4
J.J. Moser	D	ARI	8	3	-1.4
Jake Sanderson	D	OTT	29	1	-1.5
Colton Sissons	C	NSH	4	1	-1.5
Nick Ritchie	LW	CGY	2	1	-1.6
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	42	1	-1.7
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	8	2	-1.9
Caleb Jones	D	CHI	1	0	-2.0

Streamers Arranged By Team

Skater	Position	Team	Roster %	Off Days	Score
Cam Fowler	D	ANA	20	1	0.9
Troy Terry	RW	ANA	52	1	0.5
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	17	1	0.4
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	5	1	-0.4
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	6	1	-0.4
Barrett Hayton	C	ARI	47	3	2.2
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	46	3	1.1
Jack McBain	C	ARI	13	3	0.3
Matias Maccelli	LW	ARI	6	3	0.0
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	31	3	-0.6
J.J. Moser	D	ARI	8	3	-1.4
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	BOS	26	0	1.1
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	24	0	0.1
Dylan Cozens	C	BUF	59	2	0.7
Jack Quinn	LW,RW	BUF	7	2	0.4
Owen Power	D	BUF	46	2	-0.5
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	2	-0.8
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	10	2	-1.3
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	55	0	0.0
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	27	0	-0.2
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	2	0	-0.3
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C,LW	CAR	14	0	-0.9
Shayne Gostisbehere	D	CAR	43	0	-1.4
Adam Boqvist	D	CBJ	7	0	0.9
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	38	0	0.9
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	4	0	0.4
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	2	0	0.3
Nick Blankenburg	D	CBJ	0	0	-1.4
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	42	1	1.7
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	28	1	-0.3
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	10	1	-0.8
Nick Ritchie	LW	CGY	2	1	-1.6
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	0	0.0
Andreas Athanasiou	LW,RW	CHI	1	0	-0.3
Lukas Reichel	C,LW	CHI	1	0	-0.4
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	4	0	-0.5
Seth Jones	D	CHI	56	0	-1.3
Caleb Jones	D	CHI	1	0	-2.0
J.T. Compher	C,RW	COL	53	2	1.0
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	DAL	33	2	1.9
Wyatt Johnston	C	DAL	5	2	0.4
David Perron	RW	DET	41	1	0.7
Lucas Raymond	RW	DET	34	1	0.3
Alex Chiasson	RW	DET	0	1	0.0
Dominik Kubalik	LW,RW	DET	20	1	-0.8
Jake Walman	D	DET	2	1	-1.3
Eetu Luostarinen	C,LW	FLA	6	2	0.7
Gustav Forsling	D	FLA	59	2	-1.2
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	51	0	1.7
Trevor Moore	LW,RW	LA	8	0	1.4
Phillip Danault	C	LA	35	0	1.3
Alex Iafallo	LW	LA	5	0	0.7
Gabriel Vilardi	LW,RW	LA	22	0	-0.1
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	41	3	0.8
Marcus Johansson	LW,RW	MIN	3	3	0.7
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	4	3	-0.2
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	3	1	0.6
Justin Barron	D	MTL	1	1	0.1
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	7	1	-0.7
Dawson Mercer	C,RW	NJ	52	1	1.4
Erik Haula	C,LW	NJ	16	1	-0.4
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	14	1	-0.8
Damon Severson	D	NJ	20	1	-0.8
Ondrej Palat	LW	NJ	20	1	-1.0
Philip Tomasino	RW	NSH	5	1	2.4
Luke Evangelista	RW	NSH	2	1	0.9
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	2	1	-0.3
Kiefer Sherwood	RW	NSH	2	1	-0.5
Yakov Trenin	LW	NSH	2	1	-0.9
Colton Sissons	C	NSH	4	1	-1.5
Kyle Palmieri	RW	NYI	4	2	0.4
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	56	2	-0.1
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	15	1	-0.6
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	21	1	-1.2
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	1	-0.7
Jake Sanderson	D	OTT	29	1	-1.5
Tyson Foerster	C	PHI	0	0	2.6
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	20	0	0.7
Tony DeAngelo	D	PHI	52	0	0.2
Noah Cates	C,LW	PHI	1	0	0.0
Joel Farabee	C,LW	PHI	3	0	0.0
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	2	0	-0.3
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	21	0	-0.7
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	2	0	-1.4
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	45	0	0.5
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	37	0	0.2
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	PIT	9	0	-0.6
Jeff Carter	C	PIT	4	0	-1.3
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	57	2	3.0
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	19	2	0.9
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	8	2	0.4
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	4	2	0.1
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	34	2	-0.1
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	7	2	-0.4
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	2	2	-0.6
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	8	2	-1.9
Logan Couture	C	SJ	47	0	1.7
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	4	0	0.7
Tomas Hertl	C	SJ	52	0	0.4
Kevin Labanc	LW,RW	SJ	1	0	-1.3
Jakub Vrana	LW	STL	32	0	0.6
Brandon Saad	LW	STL	2	0	0.4
Kasperi Kapanen	RW	STL	6	0	0.2
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	38	0	-0.1
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	7	0	-0.9
Nicholas Paul	C,LW	TB	13	0	-1.4
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	15	1	-0.1
Sam Lafferty	C,RW	TOR	3	1	-1.4
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	46	1	0.7
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	16	1	0.3
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	10	1	-0.2
Pavel Dorofeyev	LW	VGK	2	1	2.0
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	25	1	0.6
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	VGK	28	1	0.2
Phil Kessel	RW	VGK	3	1	-0.3
Chandler Stephenson	C,LW,RW	VGK	58	1	-0.7
Nino Niederreiter	LW	WPG	23	1	-0.1
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	40	1	-0.5
Adam Lowry	C	WPG	7	1	-1.3
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	42	1	-1.7
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	35	1	1.3
Rasmus Sandin	D	WSH	37	1	1.1
Tom Wilson	RW	WSH	40	1	1.0
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	35	1	0.8
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	11	1	0.0
Conor Sheary	LW,RW	WSH	4	1	-1.0

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)