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 player 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. Be on the lookout for Evan’s post on Monday as well. Let’s get to it!
ANAHEIM DUCKS
Hold: None
Fringe: Terry
Stream: Carlsson, Vatrano, McTavish, Zegras, Gauthier, Strome, Zellweger, Mintyukov, Gudas, Gibson
BOSTON BRUINS
Hold: Pastrnak, Marchand, McAvoy
Stream: Lindholm, Zacha, Coyle, Lindholm, Zadorov, Korpisalo
BUFFALO SABRES
Hold: Thompson, Peterka, Dahlin
Fringe: Tuch, Power, Byram
Stream: Cozens, Benson, Quinn, Zucker
CALGARY FLAMES
Hold: Kadri, Andersson, Weegar
Stream: Huberdeau, Sharangovich, Coleman, Coronato, Backlund, Zary, Pospisil, Kuzmenko, Wolf
CAROLINA HURRICANES
Hold: Aho, Necas, Svechnikov, Burns, Gostisbehere
Fringe: Jarvis
Stream: Roslovic, Slavin, Kotkaniemi, Orlov, Walker
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
Hold: Bedard
Fringe: Jones
Stream: Bertuzzi, Teravainen, Donato, Hall, Kurashev, Foligno, Dickinson
COLORADO AVALANCHE
Hold: MacKinnon, Rantanen, Mittelstadt, Lehkonen, Nichushkin (when back next week), Makar, Toews
Stream: Ivan, Girard, Annunen
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
Hold: Werenski
Fringe: Monahan, Marchenko
Stream: Fantilli, Chinakhov, Sillinger, Merzlikins
DALLAS STARS
Hold: Robertson, Hintz, Duchene, Johnston, Stankoven, Heiskanen, Harley
Stream: Marchment, Seguin, Benn, Dadonov, Bourque, Lindell, DeSmith
DETROIT RED WINGS
Hold: Larkin, DeBrincat
Fringe: Raymond, Kane, Seider, Lyon
Stream: Tarasenko, Copp, Compher, Gustafsson
EDMONTON OILERS
Hold: McDavid, Draisaitl, Hyman, Bouchard, Ekholm
Fringe: RNH
Stream: Arvidsson, Skinner, Henrique, Nurse
FLORIDA PANTHERS
Hold: Reinhart, Tkachuk, Barkov, Verhaeghe, Forsling
Fringe: Bennett, Ekblad
Stream: Rodrigues, Lundell, Balinskis
LOS ANGELES KINGS
Hold: Kempe, Kopitar, Fiala, Clarke
Stream: Laferriere, Byfield, Moore, Danault, Foegele
MINNESOTA WILD
Hold: Kaprizov, Eriksson Ek, Boldy, Zuccarello, Faber
Fringe: Spurgeon, Brodin
Stream: Rossi, Hartman
MONTREAL CANADIENS
Hold: Caufield, Suzuki, Matheson
Stream: Slafkovsky, Dach, Newhook, Hutson, Guhle
NASHVILLE PREDATORS
Hold: Forsberg, Stamkos, Marchessault, Josi
Fringe: RoR
Stream: Nyqvist, Skjei
NEW JERSEY DEVILS
Hold: Hughes, Hischier, Bratt, Meier, Hamilton
Fringe: L. Hughes
Stream: Mercer, Noesen, Haula, Cotter, Pesce, Allen
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Hold: Horvat, Nelson, Barzal (when healthy), Dobson
Stream: Palmieri, Lee, Tsyplakov, Pulock, Varlamov
NEW YORK RANGERS
Hold: Panarin, Zibanejad, Kreider, Trocheck, Lafreniere, Fox
Stream: R. Smith, Chytil, Trouba, Quick
OTTAWA SENATORS
Hold: Tkachuk, Stutzle, Batherson, Norris, Sanderson
Fringe: Giroux, Chabot
Stream: Greig, Pinto, Gaudette
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Hold: Konecny
Fringe: Michkov, Tippett
Stream: Couturier, Farabee, Frost, Brink, Drysdale, Sanheim
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Hold: Crosby, Malkin, Rust, Karlsson, Letang
Fringe: Rakell
Stream: Bunting
SAN JOSE SHARKS
Hold: Celebrini, Granlund
Stream: Toffoli, Smith, Eklund, Zetterlund, Liljegren, Walman
SEATTLE KRAKEN
Hold: McCann, Montour, Dunn (when healthy)
Stream: Beniers, Bjorkstrand, Eberle, Stephenson, Tolvanen, Schwartz, Evans, Larsson, Oleksiak
ST. LOUIS BLUES
Hold: Kyrou, Thomas (when healthy), Buchnevich
Fringe: Parayko
Stream: Neighbours, Schenn, Saad, Faulk
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Hold: Kucherov, Point, Guentzel, Hagel, Hedman
Fringe: Cirelli
Stream: Paul, Moser
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Hold: Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Tavares, Rielly
Fringe: Woll (lean to hold)
Stream: Knies, Domi, OEL
UTAH HOCKEY CLUB
Hold: Keller, Guenther, Sergachev
Fringe: Cooley
Stream: Schmaltz, Hayton, Maccelli, Vejmelka
VANCOUVER CANUCKS
Hold: Pettersson, Miller, Boeser, Hughes, Lankinen (until Demko is back)
Fringe: Hronek
Stream: Garland, DeBrusk, Suter, Hoglander
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Hold: Eichel, Stone, Theodore, Hanifin, Pietrangelo
Fringe: Dorofeyev, Barbashev, Hertl, Karlsson
Stream: Samsonov (when healthy)
WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Hold: Ovechkin, Strome, McMichael, Carlson, Chychrun
Fringe: Wilson (depending on format), Lindgren
Stream: Protas, Dubois, Mangiapane, TVR
WINNIPEG JETS
Hold: Connor, Scheifele, Ehlers, Morrissey, Pionk
Stream: Vilardi, Perfetti, Niederreiter, Namestnikov, Lowry
