This is my week twelve 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) Alex Killorn, TB, (41% Yahoo ownership): Killorn has been
making frequent appearances on the Yahoo most added player list over the past
few weeks, as he was just 15% owned on Dec 1st. Over his past 13 GP,
Killorn has produced 12 PTS with 34 shots (averaging 19:07 of ice time) and has
been playing on a line with Stamkos and Cirelli. The winger has also been
seeing time on the top power play unit in Tampa, which would give any player a tremendous
boost in value. The window to add Killorn is closing fast. They do have Detroit
coming up this week.
2) Erik Gustafsson, Chi, (50% Yahoo ownership): After a fantastic breakout season, Gustafsson stumbled out of the starting gate, seeing his
ice time diminish, even sitting out as a healthy scratch. That bad start is now
in the rear-view mirror. Over his past 15 GP, the defenseman has scored 8 PTS
(44-point pace), with 32 shots and 27 hits while averaging 22:09 of ice time. A
big reason for his scoring resurgence is power play deployment. I added him as
a streamer 2 weeks ago in a 12-team standard league and he’s been too good to
drop.
3) Christian Dvorak, Ari, (26% Yahoo ownership): If you put any
center in the league on a line with Taylor Hall and Phil Kessel, I would be
recommending you add them to your fantasy team. Insert Christian Dvorak. We
have no idea how long this assignment will last, but I want to own stock in
Dvorak so long as it does. He has produced 10 PTS in his last 14 GP, and
obviously most of that was done without the Hall-Kessel combo. Ergo he was
still pretty good before landing this dream deployment,
having made previous appearances in my deep league waiver targets section.
4) Clayton Keller, Ari, (59% Yahoo ownership): While Keller might
not be playing on the top line with Hall and Kessel, he does see the ice with
them on the power play, which can only help his production. It also means that
other teams will be deploying their best shutdown pairings against a different
target 5 on 5, which could provide an indirect boost to Keller’s numbers. If
they ever do put him on a line with Hall, you’ll find him near the top of the
most added player list. This recommendation is not necessarily a short-term
streaming target, and more a guy that I’m interested in owning permanently for
the second half. Dual wing eligibility helps. High shot volume, but doesn’t hit
much.
5) Joonas Korpisalo, Cbj, (58% Yahoo ownership): If Korpisalo is
still on your waiver wire, you need to consider making him a permanent addition
to your roster. He’s been good enough for long enough to elevate him above
streamer status. Over the last 30 days he has posted 7 wins with a 1.89 GAA and
.929 SV %. I’ve owned him over that entire span in a 12-team standard league,
and Korps has helped dig me out of a hole dug by Bobrovsky’s bad start. There’s
probably a cold streak coming at some point in the future, but I’m going to
continue riding this wave while it has momentum.
Last Week: Anthony Duclair, Joonas Korpisalo, Andre Burakovsky, Ryan Graves, Zack
Kassian
Best Deep League Adds (under 20% ownership):
1) Noel Acciari, Fla, (12% Yahoo ownership): Acciari has scored 7
goals in his last 3 games. It’s worth pointing out that he’d gone pointless in
his previous 6 games before this outburst, and this kind of success is not
sustainable. That being said, I’m a big proponent of “ride the hot hand” and it
doesn’t get much hotter than this. The Panthers have the Red Wings on the
schedule next week and have been playing on a line with Trocheck and
Huberdeau, and that’s a nice place to be. I’m just not sure how much longer
they’ll keep Hoffman and Dadonov on the 3rd line. Also, Noel is French for Christmas, so now seems like the perfect time to add him...
2) James Reimer, Car, (17% Yahoo ownership): Reimer landed in
Carolina as a salary dump after a subpar season in Florida. The expectations
could not have been lower. I even saw a fantasy magazine that listed James as
the Hurricanes #3 goalie behind some AHL standout. Despite these low expectations,
Reimer has been having his best season in years with a .927 SV% in 14 GP. Over
his past 6 GP, he’s posted a 1.34 GAA and .957 SV%, earning himself a greater
time share with Mrazek. This level of success may not be sustainable, but I’m
certainly jumping on the bandwagon in the meantime.
3) Dmitry Orlov, Wsh, (6% Yahoo ownership): Orlov has been a safe
bet in fantasy over the past few seasons to score 30 PTS with 120 hits. 37
games into this season he’s on pace to set a career high in PTS, and may approach
the 40-point threshold. The defenseman does have more appeal in bangers leagues,
but is still useful in a variety of formats, albeit the deeper ones. I’m still
not adding him in a standard sized league unless the schedule looks really good
as a short-term streamer.
4) Zach Hyman, Tor, (12% Yahoo ownership): That ownership is too
low for a player playing on a line with Tavares and Marner. Hyman has not been hitting as much as past
seasons, which does hurt his banger league appeal, but the good news is he’s
scored 9 PTS in his last 13 GP with 32 shots, averaging 18:05 in ice time. That
type of production warrants more than 12% ownership. His equilibrium ownership value
was around 30% last season, so he is currently under-owned.
5) Nino Niederreiter, Car, (20% Yahoo ownership): If you listen
to the Daily Faceoff podcast, they loved this guy heading into the season, and
for the first two months was a major disappointment in the wake of an
impressive 2nd half after being traded to Carolina last season. Yet
over his past 6 GP, the winger has posted 6 PTS with 15 shots. He’s currently
listed on a line with Aho and Teravainen, which helps explain his recent boost
in production. I’m buying stock in that combination. Aho has been red hot.
Last Week: Gustav Nyquist, Samuel Girard, Calle Jarnkrok, Anders Nilsson, Oliver
Bjorkstrand
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