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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