Fantasy Hockey Streamers (2023-02-22)

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
Matias Maccelli	LW	ARI	2	3	2.6
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	33	1	2.5
Logan Couture	C	SJ	46	0	2.4
Kyle Palmieri	RW	NYI	10	3	2.4
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	CHI	32	2	2.1
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	5	0	1.9
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	39	1	1.7
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	34	3	1.7
William Carrier	LW	VGK	5	2	1.7
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	54	3	1.6
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	36	1	1.6
Ryan O’Reilly	C	TOR	57	3	1.4
Dawson Mercer	C,RW	NJ	20	1	1.3
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	44	1	1.3
David Krejci	C	BOS	28	1	1.3
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	20	1	1.2
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	38	1	1.2
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	42	2	1.1
Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	54	1	1.1
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	10	1	1.0
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	2	1.0
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	25	2	1.0
Robby Fabbri	LW,RW	DET	23	1	1.0
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	35	2	0.9
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	29	1	0.9
Cam Fowler	D	ANA	15	2	0.8
Kaapo Kakko	RW	NYR	7	2	0.8
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	27	2	0.7
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	26	2	0.6
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	13	1	0.6
J.T. Compher	C,RW	COL	27	3	0.6
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	5	3	0.6
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	2	0.6
Adam Boqvist	D	CBJ	9	1	0.6
Jeff Petry	D	PIT	52	1	0.5
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	15	2	0.5
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	3	1	0.5
Andrei Kuzmenko	LW,RW	VAN	47	1	0.5
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	9	1	0.5
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	14	2	0.5
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	17	3	0.4
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	22	2	0.4
Erik Gustafsson	D	WSH	43	2	0.4
Erik Haula	C,LW	NJ	14	1	0.3
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	3	2	0.3
Phillip Danault	C	LA	31	2	0.3
Ondrej Palat	LW	NJ	33	1	0.3
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	2	1	0.2
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	9	2	0.2
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	20	2	0.2
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	DET	24	1	0.2
Ryan Johansen	C	NSH	15	1	0.2
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	3	1	0.1
Scott Laughton	C,LW	PHI	26	2	0.1
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	32	1	0.1
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	18	2	0.1
Dylan Cozens	C	BUF	59	2	0.1
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	25	1	0.1
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	45	2	0.0
Nicolas Roy	C,RW	VGK	5	2	0.0
Nick Foligno	LW,RW	BOS	4	1	0.0
Sam Lafferty	C,RW	CHI	4	2	0.0
Nick Bonino	C,LW	SJ	1	0	-0.1
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	22	1	-0.1
Adam Henrique	C,LW	ANA	11	2	-0.1
Noah Hanifin	D	CGY	59	1	-0.1
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	4	2	-0.1
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	11	1	-0.2
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	3	2	-0.2
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	NSH	8	1	-0.2
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	1	1	-0.2
Marcus Johansson	LW,RW	WSH	3	2	-0.2
Zach Parise	LW,RW	NYI	7	3	-0.2
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	STL	14	0	-0.3
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	11	1	-0.3
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	16	2	-0.3
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	50	1	-0.3
Juuso Parssinen	C	NSH	2	1	-0.3
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	7	1	-0.4
Evan Rodrigues	C,LW,RW	COL	13	3	-0.4
Robert Thomas	C,RW	STL	54	0	-0.4
Tyler Seguin	C,RW	DAL	51	3	-0.4
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	4	1	-0.4
Josh Anderson	RW	MTL	7	1	-0.4
Sean Durzi	D	LA	33	2	-0.5
Kasperi Kapanen	RW	PIT	1	1	-0.5
Trevor Moore	LW,RW	LA	9	2	-0.5
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	31	2	-0.5
Oskar Sundqvist	C,RW	DET	0	1	-0.5
Yanni Gourde	C	SEA	12	1	-0.5
Dominik Kubalik	LW,RW	DET	26	1	-0.5
Nick Bjugstad	C,RW	ARI	5	3	-0.5
David Perron	RW	DET	46	1	-0.5
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	3	2	-0.5
Nino Niederreiter	LW	NSH	12	1	-0.6
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	3	2	-0.6
Taylor Hall	LW	BOS	50	1	-0.6
Samuel Girard	D	COL	24	3	-0.6
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	4	1	-0.7
Charlie Coyle	C	BOS	7	1	-0.7
K’Andre Miller	D	NYR	59	2	-0.7
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	22	1	-0.7
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	2	2	-0.7
Brady Skjei	D	CAR	38	2	-0.9
Phil Kessel	RW	VGK	4	2	-0.9
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	10	1	-1.0
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	5	2	-1.0
Christian Dvorak	C	MTL	1	1	-1.0
Mattias Ekholm	D	NSH	8	1	-1.0
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C,LW	CAR	4	2	-1.0
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	2	-1.0
Conor Sheary	LW,RW	WSH	6	2	-1.1
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	2	1	-1.1
Nick Blankenburg	D	CBJ	1	1	-1.2
Damon Severson	D	NJ	19	1	-1.2
Kyle Okposo	RW	BUF	1	2	-1.2
Owen Power	D	BUF	47	2	-1.2
Jonatan Berggren	LW,RW	DET	1	1	-1.2
Miles Wood	LW	NJ	2	1	-1.3
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	27	2	-1.3
Nick Ritchie	LW	ARI	2	3	-1.4
Mason Marchment	LW,RW	DAL	14	3	-1.5
Dmitry Orlov	D	WSH	20	2	-1.6
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	50	2	-1.6
Timothy Liljegren	D	TOR	4	3	-1.7
Jeff Carter	C	PIT	4	1	-1.8
Colton Parayko	D	STL	9	0	-1.9
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	49	3	-2.1
J.J. Moser	D	ARI	3	3	-2.3

Streamers Arranged By Team

Skater	Position	Team	Roster %	Off Days	Score
Cam Fowler	D	ANA	15	2	0.8
Mason McTavish	C,LW	ANA	14	2	0.5
Adam Henrique	C,LW	ANA	11	2	-0.1
Kevin Shattenkirk	D	ANA	4	2	-0.1
Frank Vatrano	LW,RW	ANA	16	2	-0.3
Ryan Strome	C	ANA	5	2	-1.0
Matias Maccelli	LW	ARI	2	3	2.6
Nick Schmaltz	C,RW	ARI	34	3	1.7
Lawson Crouse	LW,RW	ARI	17	3	0.4
Nick Bjugstad	C,RW	ARI	5	3	-0.5
Nick Ritchie	LW	ARI	2	3	-1.4
J.J. Moser	D	ARI	3	3	-2.3
David Krejci	C	BOS	28	1	1.3
Nick Foligno	LW,RW	BOS	4	1	0.0
Pavel Zacha	C,LW,RW	BOS	22	1	-0.1
Taylor Hall	LW	BOS	50	1	-0.6
Charlie Coyle	C	BOS	7	1	-0.7
Casey Mittelstadt	C	BUF	3	2	0.6
Victor Olofsson	RW	BUF	15	2	0.5
Dylan Cozens	C	BUF	59	2	0.1
Kyle Okposo	RW	BUF	1	2	-1.2
Owen Power	D	BUF	47	2	-1.2
Seth Jarvis	LW,RW	CAR	25	2	1.0
Stefan Noesen	LW,RW	CAR	3	2	0.3
Brady Skjei	D	CAR	38	2	-0.9
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C,LW	CAR	4	2	-1.0
Boone Jenner	C	CBJ	39	1	1.7
Adam Boqvist	D	CBJ	9	1	0.6
Kirill Marchenko	RW	CBJ	2	1	0.2
Jack Roslovic	C	CBJ	4	1	-0.7
Nick Blankenburg	D	CBJ	1	1	-1.2
Mikael Backlund	C	CGY	33	1	2.5
Andrew Mangiapane	LW,RW	CGY	36	1	1.6
Dillon Dube	LW,RW	CGY	29	1	0.9
Noah Hanifin	D	CGY	59	1	-0.1
Max Domi	C,LW,RW	CHI	32	2	2.1
Tyler Johnson	LW,RW	CHI	1	2	1.0
Sam Lafferty	C,RW	CHI	4	2	0.0
Taylor Raddysh	LW,RW	CHI	2	2	-0.7
J.T. Compher	C,RW	COL	27	3	0.6
Evan Rodrigues	C,LW,RW	COL	13	3	-0.4
Samuel Girard	D	COL	24	3	-0.6
Tyler Seguin	C,RW	DAL	51	3	-0.4
Mason Marchment	LW,RW	DAL	14	3	-1.5
Robby Fabbri	LW,RW	DET	23	1	1.0
Tyler Bertuzzi	LW,RW	DET	24	1	0.2
Oskar Sundqvist	C,RW	DET	0	1	-0.5
Dominik Kubalik	LW,RW	DET	26	1	-0.5
David Perron	RW	DET	46	1	-0.5
Jonatan Berggren	LW,RW	DET	1	1	-1.2
Evan Bouchard	D	EDM	50	2	-1.6
Viktor Arvidsson	LW,RW	LA	26	2	0.6
Phillip Danault	C	LA	31	2	0.3
Sean Durzi	D	LA	33	2	-0.5
Trevor Moore	LW,RW	LA	9	2	-0.5
Ryan Hartman	C,RW	MIN	27	2	0.7
Frederick Gaudreau	C,LW,RW	MIN	3	2	-0.5
Nick Suzuki	C	MTL	54	1	1.1
Rafael Harvey-Pinard	LW	MTL	10	1	1.0
Mike Hoffman	LW,RW	MTL	3	1	0.5
Josh Anderson	RW	MTL	7	1	-0.4
Christian Dvorak	C	MTL	1	1	-1.0
Dawson Mercer	C,RW	NJ	20	1	1.3
Erik Haula	C,LW	NJ	14	1	0.3
Ondrej Palat	LW	NJ	33	1	0.3
Tomas Tatar	LW,RW	NJ	10	1	-1.0
Damon Severson	D	NJ	19	1	-1.2
Miles Wood	LW	NJ	2	1	-1.3
Ryan Johansen	C	NSH	15	1	0.2
Mikael Granlund	C,RW	NSH	8	1	-0.2
Cody Glass	C,RW	NSH	1	1	-0.2
Juuso Parssinen	C	NSH	2	1	-0.3
Nino Niederreiter	LW	NSH	12	1	-0.6
Mattias Ekholm	D	NSH	8	1	-1.0
Kyle Palmieri	RW	NYI	10	3	2.4
Zach Parise	LW,RW	NYI	7	3	-0.2
Filip Chytil	C,RW	NYR	35	2	0.9
Kaapo Kakko	RW	NYR	7	2	0.8
Alexis Lafreniere	LW,RW	NYR	31	2	-0.5
K’Andre Miller	D	NYR	59	2	-0.7
Shane Pinto	C	OTT	5	2	-1.0
Kevin Hayes	C,LW	PHI	42	2	1.1
Owen Tippett	LW,RW	PHI	9	2	0.2
Scott Laughton	C,LW	PHI	26	2	0.1
James van Riemsdyk	LW,RW	PHI	3	2	-0.2
Morgan Frost	C,LW	PHI	3	2	-0.6
Jeff Petry	D	PIT	52	1	0.5
Bryan Rust	RW	PIT	50	1	-0.3
Kasperi Kapanen	RW	PIT	1	1	-0.5
Jason Zucker	LW	PIT	22	1	-0.7
Jeff Carter	C	PIT	4	1	-1.8
Jordan Eberle	RW	SEA	20	1	1.2
Matty Beniers	C	SEA	38	1	1.2
Oliver Bjorkstrand	RW	SEA	9	1	0.5
Jaden Schwartz	LW	SEA	3	1	0.1
Jared McCann	C,LW	SEA	32	1	0.1
Eeli Tolvanen	LW,RW	SEA	11	1	-0.2
Justin Schultz	D	SEA	11	1	-0.3
Yanni Gourde	C	SEA	12	1	-0.5
Alexander Wennberg	C	SEA	2	1	-1.1
Logan Couture	C	SJ	46	0	2.4
Alexander Barabanov	LW,RW	SJ	5	0	1.9
Nick Bonino	C,LW	SJ	1	0	-0.1
Ivan Barbashev	C,LW	STL	14	0	-0.3
Robert Thomas	C,RW	STL	54	0	-0.4
Colton Parayko	D	STL	9	0	-1.9
Alex Killorn	LW,RW	TB	25	1	0.1
Ross Colton	C,LW,RW	TB	4	1	-0.4
Ryan O’Reilly	C	TOR	57	3	1.4
Calle Jarnkrok	C,LW,RW	TOR	5	3	0.6
Timothy Liljegren	D	TOR	4	3	-1.7
Brock Boeser	RW	VAN	44	1	1.3
Anthony Beauvillier	LW,RW	VAN	13	1	0.6
Andrei Kuzmenko	LW,RW	VAN	47	1	0.5
Conor Garland	LW,RW	VAN	7	1	-0.4
William Carrier	LW	VGK	5	2	1.7
Reilly Smith	LW,RW	VGK	45	2	0.0
Nicolas Roy	C,RW	VGK	5	2	0.0
Phil Kessel	RW	VGK	4	2	-0.9
William Karlsson	C,LW	VGK	27	2	-1.3
Blake Wheeler	RW	WPG	54	3	1.6
Neal Pionk	D	WPG	49	3	-2.1
T.J. Oshie	C,RW	WSH	22	2	0.4
Erik Gustafsson	D	WSH	43	2	0.4
Dylan Strome	C,RW	WSH	20	2	0.2
Nicklas Backstrom	C	WSH	18	2	0.1
Marcus Johansson	LW,RW	WSH	3	2	-0.2
Conor Sheary	LW,RW	WSH	6	2	-1.1
Dmitry Orlov	D	WSH	20	2	-1.6

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)