Sunday, March 10, 2019

NHL 2018/19 Week 22 Fantasy Hockey Report


This is my week twenty-two fantasy hockey report for those competing in head to head categories or rotisserie leagues. There are both standard and deep league acquisition targets. This is more of a “waiver wire” report, looking for those who are more likely to be available in your league as opposed to the universally owned players. I also do not recommend any players who play 2 games or less over the next 7 days (Monday to Sunday), with a preference for those with 4 or more games.

Best Standard League Adds (20% to 60% Yahoo ownership):

1) James Van Reimsdyk, W, Phi, (51% Yahoo ownership): The Flyers have a good schedule this week, including a great Monday match-up against Ottawa. JVR has scored 8 PTS in his last 7 GP with 23 shots. If your league puts extra value on goals, then he becomes even more appealing. He was over 80% owned heading into the season, but injury and inconsistency has seen that fall to 50%. There is no denying the guy has upside when the stars align. I had the choice between JVR and Zucker to replace Landeskog in my 12-team standard league for the semi finals and I chose JVR because of the Ottawa game.

2) Jason Zucker, W, Min, (54% Yahoo ownership): Zucker has been a popular add over the past week on Yahoo, as he’s been hot since Ryan Donato came to town, scoring 7 PTS (mostly goals) in his last 8 GP with 22 shots. The Wild play 4 games at home in the upcoming week, and the Zucker-Donato-Staal line is on a roll. Zucker was 75% owned when the season started and that number gradually dropped as he disappointed owners. Finally, he’s starting to fulfill expectations. 

3) Ivan Provorov, D, Phi, (45% Yahoo ownership): Provorov’s production has been steadily improving over the second half of the season. Over his past 14 GP, the Russian has scored 7 PTS with 32 shots, 26 hits, and a +5. That’s the kind of production that people were expecting when they drafted him this year (myself included), it just took a while for him to get going. Good chance this kid finds himself on my sleeper list next season. At 22-years-old his best years should still be ahead of him.

4) Mikko Koskinen, G, Edm, (45% Yahoo ownership): Koskinen did miss his start on Saturday due to an illness, so hopefully that bug will be out of his system soon. Over his past 12 GP, the big guy has been surprisingly good, putting up a 2.43 GAA and .925 SV%. The Oilers have been giving him a heavy workload as they pretend to still be in playoff contention. I added him for my semi-final match coming up in a 12-team standard league.

5) Ryan Donato, W, Min, (24% Yahoo ownership): Donato was on my preseason sleeper list after scoring nearly a point per game in his audition with the Bruins last spring. The rookie was never able to get consistent deployment on Boston’s deep roster, but has exploded since being traded to Minnesota (9 PTS in his last 9 GP, with 23 shots and a +6). The kid has been producing on the power play as well, scoring 3 of those PTS with the man advantage.


Last Week: Justin Schultz, Josh Bailey, Jake DeBrusk, Anthony Mantha, Darcy Kuemper


Best Deep League Adds (under 20% ownership):

1) Lawson Crouse, W, Ari, (11% Yahoo ownership): The recommendation to add Crouse is dependent on hits counting in your league. Crouse is a hitting machine who won’t hurt you in points and shots (4 PTS, 18 shots, 34 hits, +4 in his last 7 GP). The Coyotes play on Monday and Tuesday, so I have even added him in a 12-team standard league to pad my hit total at the start of the week, then stream him out (probably for Zucker if he’s still on my waiver wire).

2) Travis Sanheim, D, Phi, (15% Yahoo ownership): The goal scoring may be unsustainable, but he’s a great deep league add for the fantasy playoffs. Over his last 6 GP, Sanheim has scored 7 PTS with a +7. The shot and hit totals have not been great, you just need to hope the point scoring hot streak lasts a little bit longer. Certainly someone I like for the Flyers Monday game against the Senators. Another 22-year-old Flyers defenseman who will be on a lot of sleeper lists next year.

3) Alexandar Georgiev, G, NYR, (7% Yahoo ownership): The young Russian has been splitting starts with Lundqvist and playing well, posting a 2.54 GAA and .924 SV% over his last 7 GP. The Rangers play 4 games next week, so Georgiev is a nice deep league sleeper. The Rangers should be tanking, but the coach has the team playing hard and trying to win.  

4) Troy Terry, W, Ana, (3% Yahoo ownership): After a dismal 30 game stretch with 5 wins and 25 losses, the Ducks appear to have stopped the bleeding, winning 3 of their last 4. Part of that success can be attributed to Terry, who has scored 7 PTS in his last 3 GP. The line of Terry, Ritchie, and Henrique has been on fire. Yet another youngster who could be a late round steal in drafts next season.

5) Vinnie Hinostroza, W, Ari, (4% Yahoo ownership): This has been a favourite deep league streaming target of mine in the 2nd half, and is a solid start of the week streamer (the Coyotes play Mon-Tue). Cousin Vinnie has scored 6 PTS in his last 7 GP with 15 shots, 14 hits, and a +6 rating. Unfortunately, I can’t stream him this week in my 18-team league because he’s been permanently added by another owner.


Last Week: Danton Heinen, Cal Clutterbuck, Johnny Boychuk, Jordan Eberle, Ryan Miller


The 1% (best adds 1% owned or less):

1) Robert Thomas, W, St. Louis: Thomas has been productive in St. Louis lately, scoring 5 PTS in his last 5 GP. He’s got strong prospect pedigree and will be a great sleeper pick for next season when he’ll turn 20 years old. In the meantime, the Blues have an enticing schedule this week, so he can help you out in a deep league if he’s available.

2) Adam Pelech, D, NYI: Pelech is not a big time point producer, but he’ll provide decent shot and hit totals on your blueline. Over his last 8 GP, he has recorded 3 PTS with 16 shots, 15 hits, and a +6 rating. Also, a good pick-up for the weekend, when the Islanders will play a weak Red Wings team.

3) Marcus Sorensen, W, SJ: The Sharks play 4 games, including 2 on Mon-Tue. I’m going to be streaming some Sharks myself at the start of the week.  Sorensen has scored 5 PTS in his last 4 GP playing on a productive line with Joe Thornton and Kevin Labanc.


Last Week: Valteri Filppula, Jared McCann, Filip Hronek

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