2025 Hold/Stream List 3.0

It’s about that time to update my hold/stream list.

“Every 4-6 weeks during the season, I change things up and post a list of fantasy relevant players.  I look at things from the perspective of a 12 team league, and put players into three categories.  First, there are holds, who are players that should be on 100% of rosters.  Next, there are players on the fringe, who you can make a case for holding depending on team needs, or at the least, they’re the best of the best for streaming.  Lastly, there are streamers, who are worth using, but not worth holding.  I will list streamers in order of preference (generally, I only want to stream forwards, not defensemen.  Also, goalies will be last regardless of preference just to separate them).  Assume that I am holding every #1 goalie unless otherwise noted, but I will mention the backups I want to use.  If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please let me know below.

ANAHEIM DUCKS

Hold: Lacombe, Dostal

Fringe: Terry, Gibson (when healthy)

Stream: Carlsson, Vatrano, McTavish, Gauthier, Strome, Zellweger, Mintyukov, Trouba, Gudas

BOSTON BRUINS

Hold: Pastrnak, Marchand, McAvoy (when healthy)

Stream: E. Lindholm, Zacha, Geekie, Lohrei, Zadorov, Korpisalo

BUFFALO SABRES

Hold: Thompson, Dahlin, Power

Fringe: Peterka, Tuch, Byram

Stream: Kulich, Zucker, Cozens, Quinn

CALGARY FLAMES

Hold: Andersson, Weegar

Fringe: Kadri

Stream: Huberdeau, Frost, Farabee, Zary, Coleman, Coronato, Backlund, Sharangovich, Vladar

CAROLINA HURRICANES

Hold: Aho, Rantanen, Svechnikov, Jarvis, Gostisbehere, both goalies

Fringe: Burns

Stream: Roslovic, Kotkaniemi, Hall, Martinook, Orlov

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

Hold: Bedard

Stream: Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Donato, Foligno, Jones

COLORADO AVALANCHE

Hold: MacKinnon, Necas, Lehkonen, Nichushkin (when healthy), Makar, Toews

Fringe: Drouin

Stream: Colton, Mittelstadt, Wedgewood

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

Hold: Marchenko, Johnson, Werenski

Fringe: Johnson, Monahan (when healthy), Voronkov

Stream: Fantilli, Sillinger, JVR, Provorov, Severson, all goalies

DALLAS STARS

Hold: Robertson, Hintz, Duchene, Johnston, Heiskanen, Harley

Fringe: Granlund

Stream: Benn, Bourque, Marchment, Seguin, Stankoven (last three when healthy), Lindell, DeSmith

DETROIT RED WINGS

Hold: Larkin, DeBrincat, Raymond, Seider

Fringe: Kane

Stream: Kasper, Tarasenko, Copp, Compher

EDMONTON OILERS

Hold: McDavid, Draisaitl, Hyman, Bouchard, Ekholm

Stream: RNH, Arvidsson, Podkozlin, Savoie, J. Skinner, Nurse

FLORIDA PANTHERS

Hold: Reinhart, Tkachuk (when healthy), Barkov, Forsling, Ekblad

Fringe: Bennett, Verhaeghe

Stream: Lundell, Rodrigues

LOS ANGELES KINGS

Hold: Kempe, Kopitar, Doughty

Fringe: Fiala, Clarke

Stream: Laferriere, Turcotte, Moore, Byfield, Danault, Foegele, Rittich

MINNESOTA WILD

Hold: Kaprizov (when healthy), Boldy, Zuccarello, Faber

Fringe: Rossi

Stream: JEEK, Hinostroza, Gaudreau, Johansson, Spurgeon, Brodin, Fleury

MONTREAL CANADIENS

Hold: Caufield, Suzuki, Laine, Hutson

Stream: Slafkovsky, Dach, Anderson, Matheson

NASHVILLE PREDATORS

Hold: Forsberg, Josi

Stream: Marchessault, Stamkos, RoR, Nyqvist

NEW JERSEY DEVILS

Hold: Hughes, Hischier, Bratt, Meier, Hamilton

Fringe: L. Hughes

Stream: Noesen, Mercer, Palat, Allen (when Markstrom healthy, hold otherwise)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS

Hold: Barzal(when healthy), Dobson (when healthy)

Fringe: Nelson, Horvat, Lee, DeAngelo

Stream: Palmieri, Tsyplakov, Holmstrom, Pageau, Varlamov

NEW YORK RANGERS

Hold: Panarin, Miller, Fox

Fringe: Zibanejad, Trocheck

Stream: Kreider, Lafreniere, Cuylle, Quick

OTTAWA SENATORS

Hold: Tkachuk, Stutzle, Batherson, Sanderson

Fringe: Chabot

Stream: Giroux, Greig, Perron

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

Hold: Konecny, Michkov, Sanheim

Stream: Tippett, Couturier, Kuzmenko, Brink, Ristolainen

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Hold: Crosby, Rakell, Rust (when healthy), Karlsson, Letang

Fringe: Malkin

Stream: Bunting, Beauvillier, Tomasino, Grzelcyk

SAN JOSE SHARKS

Hold: Celebrini, Walman

Stream: Eklund, Toffoli, Zetterlund, Smith, Liljegren

SEATTLE KRAKEN

Hold: Montour, Dunn

Fringe: McCann, Wright

Stream: Bjorkstrand, Beniers, Stephenson, Kakko, Schwartz, Tolvanen

ST. LOUIS BLUES

Hold: Kyrou, Thomas, Parayko

Stream: Buchnevich, Holloway, Neighbours, Schenn, Broberg

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

Hold: Kucherov, Point, Guentzel, Hagel, Cirelli, Hedman

Stream: Paul, Moser, Raddysh

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

Hold: Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Tavares, Rielly, Woll

Fringe: Rielly, Knies

Stream: McMann, Holmberg, Domi, OEL

UTAH HOCKEY CLUB

Hold: Keller, Guenther, Cooley, Sergachev

Fringe: Durzi

Stream: Schmaltz, McBain, Hayton, Kesselring

VANCOUVER CANUCKS

Hold: Pettersson, Hughes (when healthy), Lankinen

Fringe: Hronek

Stream: Boeser, Garland, Chytil, DeBrusk, Suter, Sherwood

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

Hold: Eichel, Stone, Theodore (when healthy)

Fringe: Pietrangelo

Stream: Barbashev, Hertl, Olofsson, Dorofeyev, Hanifin

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

Hold: Ovechkin, Strome, McMichael, Wilson, Protas, Dubois, Carlson, Chychrun

Stream: Mangiapane, Sandin

WINNIPEG JETS

Hold: Connor, Scheifele, Ehlers, Vilardi, Morrissey, Pionk

Stream: Perfetti, Niederreiter, Lowry, Namestnikov, Appleton