Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-03-29)

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
Barrett Hayton	C	ARI	43	2	2.7
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	58	1	2.6
Philip Tomasino	RW	NSH	5	1	2.3
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	48	1	1.8
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	43	2	1.8
Logan Couture	C	SJ	47	0	1.7
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	59	0	1.5
Pavel Dorofeyev	LW	VGK	3	1	1.5
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	DAL	32	2	1.4
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	43	1	1.3
Trevor Moore	LW,RW	LA	8	0	1.3
Phillip Danault	C	LA	35	0	1.3
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	BOS	25	0	1.2
Dawson Mercer	C,RW	NJ	49	0	1.2
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	44	2	1.2
Marcus Johansson	LW,RW	MIN	4	2	1.1
Rasmus Sandin	D	WSH	35	1	1.1
Tom Wilson	RW	WSH	42	1	1.1
J.T. Compher	C,RW	COL	48	1	1.0
Adam Boqvist	D	CBJ	7	0	1.0
Kyle Palmieri	RW	NYI	8	1	0.9
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	38	0	0.9
Cam Fowler	D	ANA	19	1	0.9
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	25	0	0.9
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	45	0	0.9
Jakub Vrana	LW	STL	32	0	0.9
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	35	1	0.9
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	42	2	0.8
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	4	0	0.8
David Perron	RW	DET	42	1	0.8
Luke Evangelista	RW	NSH	2	1	0.7
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	25	1	0.6
Kasperi Kapanen	RW	STL	8	0	0.6
David Krejci	C	BOS	30	0	0.6
Alex Iafallo	LW	LA	5	0	0.6
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	19	1	0.6
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	3	0	0.5
Matias Maccelli	LW	ARI	6	2	0.5
Brandon Saad	LW	STL	2	0	0.4
Dylan Cozens	C	BUF	58	1	0.4
Wyatt Johnston	C	DAL	5	2	0.4
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	VGK	28	1	0.3
Tomas Hertl	C	SJ	52	0	0.3
Tony DeAngelo	D	PHI	53	0	0.3
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	38	0	0.3
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	17	1	0.2
Lucas Raymond	RW	DET	34	1	0.2
Eetu Luostarinen	C,LW	FLA	7	1	0.1
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	24	0	0.1
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	2	0	0.1
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	2	0	0.1
Jack Quinn	LW,RW	BUF	7	1	0.1
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	38	1	0.1
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	8	1	0.1
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	14	1	0.0
Joel Farabee	C,LW	PHI	7	0	0.0
Noah Cates	C,LW	PHI	2	0	0.0
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	28	2	0.0
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	4	1	0.0
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	12	1	-0.1
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	33	1	-0.1
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	13	1	-0.1
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	55	0	-0.1
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	0	-0.1
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	28	2	-0.2
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	27	0	-0.2
Nino Niederreiter	LW	WPG	22	2	-0.3
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	4	2	-0.3
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	56	1	-0.3
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	2	1	-0.3
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	21	0	-0.3
Erik Haula	C,LW	NJ	16	0	-0.4
Phil Kessel	RW	VGK	4	1	-0.4
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	9	1	-0.4
Andreas Athanasiou	LW,RW	CHI	1	0	-0.4
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	2	0	-0.4
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	5	1	-0.4
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	17	2	-0.4
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	6	1	-0.6
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	22	2	-0.6
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	0	-0.6
Samuel Girard	D	COL	25	1	-0.6
Kiefer Sherwood	RW	NSH	3	1	-0.6
Chandler Stephenson	C,LW,RW	VGK	58	1	-0.6
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	9	0	-0.6
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	7	1	-0.6
Lukas Reichel	C,LW	CHI	1	0	-0.6
Owen Power	D	BUF	46	1	-0.6
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	PIT	9	0	-0.6
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	4	0	-0.7
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	40	2	-0.7
Dominik Kubalik	LW,RW	DET	20	1	-0.7
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C,LW	CAR	14	0	-0.8
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	14	0	-0.8
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	1	-0.9
Ondrej Palat	LW	NJ	19	0	-0.9
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	10	2	-1.0
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	10	1	-1.0
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	2	1	-1.0
Jeff Carter	C	PIT	4	0	-1.1
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	7	1	-1.1
Conor Sheary	LW,RW	WSH	4	1	-1.1
Adam Lowry	C	WPG	7	2	-1.3
Jake Walman	D	DET	2	1	-1.3
Kevin Labanc	LW,RW	SJ	1	0	-1.3
Seth Jones	D	CHI	55	0	-1.5
Nicholas Paul	C,LW	TB	13	1	-1.5
Shayne Gostisbehere	D	CAR	44	0	-1.5
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	2	0	-1.5
Sam Lafferty	C,RW	TOR	3	1	-1.6
Nick Ritchie	LW	CGY	2	2	-1.6
J.J. Moser	D	ARI	7	2	-1.6
Colton Sissons	C	NSH	3	1	-1.6
Jake Sanderson	D	OTT	29	0	-1.7
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	42	2	-1.7
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	8	1	-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	19	1	0.9
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	17	1	0.2
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	5	1	-0.4
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	6	1	-0.6
Barrett Hayton	C	ARI	43	2	2.7
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	44	2	1.2
Matias Maccelli	LW	ARI	6	2	0.5
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	28	2	0.0
J.J. Moser	D	ARI	7	2	-1.6
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	BOS	25	0	1.2
David Krejci	C	BOS	30	0	0.6
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	24	0	0.1
Dylan Cozens	C	BUF	58	1	0.4
Jack Quinn	LW,RW	BUF	7	1	0.1
Owen Power	D	BUF	46	1	-0.6
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	1	-0.9
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	10	1	-1.0
Teuvo Teravainen	LW,RW	CAR	55	0	-0.1
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	27	0	-0.2
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	2	0	-0.4
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C,LW	CAR	14	0	-0.8
Shayne Gostisbehere	D	CAR	44	0	-1.5
Adam Boqvist	D	CBJ	7	0	1.0
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	38	0	0.9
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	4	0	0.8
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	2	0	0.1
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	43	2	1.8
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	28	2	-0.2
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	10	2	-1.0
Nick Ritchie	LW	CGY	2	2	-1.6
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	0	-0.1
Andreas Athanasiou	LW,RW	CHI	1	0	-0.4
Lukas Reichel	C,LW	CHI	1	0	-0.6
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	4	0	-0.7
Seth Jones	D	CHI	55	0	-1.5
Caleb Jones	D	CHI	1	0	-2.0
J.T. Compher	C,RW	COL	48	1	1.0
Samuel Girard	D	COL	25	1	-0.6
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	DAL	32	2	1.4
Wyatt Johnston	C	DAL	5	2	0.4
David Perron	RW	DET	42	1	0.8
Lucas Raymond	RW	DET	34	1	0.2
Dominik Kubalik	LW,RW	DET	20	1	-0.7
Jake Walman	D	DET	2	1	-1.3
Eetu Luostarinen	C,LW	FLA	7	1	0.1
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	59	0	1.5
Trevor Moore	LW,RW	LA	8	0	1.3
Phillip Danault	C	LA	35	0	1.3
Alex Iafallo	LW	LA	5	0	0.6
Marcus Johansson	LW,RW	MIN	4	2	1.1
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	42	2	0.8
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	4	2	-0.3
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	3	0	0.5
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	9	0	-0.6
Dawson Mercer	C,RW	NJ	49	0	1.2
Erik Haula	C,LW	NJ	16	0	-0.4
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	14	0	-0.8
Ondrej Palat	LW	NJ	19	0	-0.9
Philip Tomasino	RW	NSH	5	1	2.3
Luke Evangelista	RW	NSH	2	1	0.7
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	2	1	-0.3
Kiefer Sherwood	RW	NSH	3	1	-0.6
Colton Sissons	C	NSH	3	1	-1.6
Kyle Palmieri	RW	NYI	8	1	0.9
Anders Lee	LW	NYI	56	1	-0.3
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	17	2	-0.4
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	22	2	-0.6
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	0	-0.6
Jake Sanderson	D	OTT	29	0	-1.7
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	25	0	0.9
Tony DeAngelo	D	PHI	53	0	0.3
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	2	0	0.1
Joel Farabee	C,LW	PHI	7	0	0.0
Noah Cates	C,LW	PHI	2	0	0.0
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	21	0	-0.3
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	2	0	-1.5
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	45	0	0.9
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	38	0	0.3
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	PIT	9	0	-0.6
Jeff Carter	C	PIT	4	0	-1.1
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	58	1	2.6
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	19	1	0.6
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	8	1	0.1
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	4	1	0.0
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	33	1	-0.1
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	7	1	-0.6
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	2	1	-1.0
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	8	1	-1.9
Logan Couture	C	SJ	47	0	1.7
Tomas Hertl	C	SJ	52	0	0.3
Kevin Labanc	LW,RW	SJ	1	0	-1.3
Jakub Vrana	LW	STL	32	0	0.9
Kasperi Kapanen	RW	STL	8	0	0.6
Brandon Saad	LW	STL	2	0	0.4
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	38	1	0.1
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	7	1	-1.1
Nicholas Paul	C,LW	TB	13	1	-1.5
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	13	1	-0.1
Sam Lafferty	C,RW	TOR	3	1	-1.6
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	48	1	1.8
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	14	1	0.0
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	9	1	-0.4
Pavel Dorofeyev	LW	VGK	3	1	1.5
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	25	1	0.6
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	VGK	28	1	0.3
Phil Kessel	RW	VGK	4	1	-0.4
Chandler Stephenson	C,LW,RW	VGK	58	1	-0.6
Nino Niederreiter	LW	WPG	22	2	-0.3
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	40	2	-0.7
Adam Lowry	C	WPG	7	2	-1.3
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	42	2	-1.7
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	43	1	1.3
Rasmus Sandin	D	WSH	35	1	1.1
Tom Wilson	RW	WSH	42	1	1.1
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	35	1	0.9
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	12	1	-0.1
Conor Sheary	LW,RW	WSH	4	1	-1.1

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)