I haven’t done an updated hold/stream list since the season started, so I’m going to do that today. Instead of two separate categories, I’m going to do three now: hold, on the fringe between bottom end hold and elite streamer, and any level of streamer. This is for 12 team leagues. I will only make comments on certain players that I deem noteworthy, otherwise this will be purely a list. Assume that every starting goalie is worth holding unless noted otherwise, mostly by them being in the streaming category. Let’s get to it!
ANAHEIM DUCKS
Hold: Terry, Zegras
Fringe: Klingberg
Stream: Strome, Vatrano, McTavish, Shattenkirk, Gibson
ARIZONA COYOTES
Hold: Gostisbehere
Fringe: Keller, Crouse (in hits leagues), Chychrun (upon return)
Stream: Guenther, Vejmelka
BOSTON BRUINS
Hold: Bergeron, Marchand, Pastrnak, DeBrusk, McAvoy, Lindholm
Fringe: Hall, Krejci, Grzelcyk
Stream: Coyle, Zacha, Swayman
BUFFALO SABRES
Hold: Thompson, Dahlin
Fringe: Tuch, Skinner, Olofsson, Power
Stream: Cozens
CALGARY FLAMES
Hold: Kadri, Huberdeau, Lindholm, Andersson
Fringe: Toffoli
Stream: Backlund, Mangiapane, Weegar, Hanifin
CAROLINA HURRICANES
Hold: Aho, Svechnikov, Necas, Burns
Fringe: Teravainen
Stream: Jarvis, Noesen, Pesce, Slavin
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
Hold: Kane
Stream: Toews, Domi, Athanasiou, S. Jones (when healthy), C. Jones (without Seth), Soderblom
COLORADO AVALANCHE
Hold: MacKinnon, Rantanen, Lehkonen, Nichushkin (when healthy), Landeskog (when healthy), Makar, Toews, Byram (when healthy)
Stream: Rodrigues, Girard
With Valeri Nichushkin out for a month, Evan Rodrigues should be the fifth wheel on the power play, giving him a big boost. Bowen Byram is week to week which means the top pair is going to get all the minutes it can handle, especially with the deputy Samuel Girard day to day.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
Hold: Gaudreau, Laine, Werenski
Stream: Jenner, Roslovic, Johnson, Sillinger, Merzlikins
DALLAS STARS
Hold: Robertson, Hintz, Pavelski, Heiskanen
Stream: Benn, Marchment, Seguin, Johnston, Lundkvist
DETROIT RED WINGS
Hold: Larkin, Kubalik, Perron, Seider
Stream: Raymond, Copp, Nedeljkovic
EDMONTON OILERS
Hold: McDavid, Draisaitl, Hyman, RNH, Kane (when healthy), Nurse, Barrie
Fringe: Bouchard
Stream: Puljujarvi, Holloway, Yamamoto
With Evander Kane out three to four months, it’s unclear who will get boosted into the top six, and how many minutes they get. There’s been instances in the past where a guy in Edmonton’s top six still plays 11 minutes. Any of those last three could break out and they all could be useless.
FLORIDA PANTHERS
Hold: Barkov, Tkachuk, Verhaeghe, Reinhart, Ekblad, Montour, Forsling, Knight
Fringe: Bennett
Stream: Lundell, Gudas
I’m giving Sam Reinhart the benefit of the doubt because his underlying numbers look great and the shots will go in eventually. Even with Ekblad back in Florida’s next game, the other two are easy holds for now.
LOS ANGELES KINGS
Hold: Kopitar, Kempe, Vilardi, Fiala, Doughty
Stream: Danault, Arvidsson, Moore, Durzi, Roy, Quick
MINNESOTA WILD
Hold: Kaprizov, Zuccarello, Boldy, Eriksson Ek
Fringe: Hartman (when healthy), Addison
Stream: Gaudreau, Spurgeon
Calen Addison is purely based on team needs right now. If you need PPP, he’s still a viable option at the bottom of your roster.
MONTREAL CANADIENS
Hold: Suzuki, Caufield
Stream: Dach, Hoffman, Guhle, Xhekaj
NASHVILLE PREDATORS
Hold: Forsberg, Duchene, Josi
Stream: Granlund, Niederreiter, Johansen, Jeannot, Ekholm
NEW JERSEY DEVILS
Hold: Hischier, Hughes, Bratt, Hamilton
Stream: Zetterlund, Tatar, Mercer, Sharangovich, Wood, Bastian
NEW YORK RANGERS
Hold: Zibanejad, Panarin, Kreider, Trocheck, Fox, Trouba
Stream: Kakko, Lafreniere, Chytil
OTTAWA SENATORS
Hold: Tkachuk, Stutzle, DeBrincat, Batherson, Giroux, Chabot
Fringe: Sanderson
Stream: Pinto, Brassard, Motte
For now, Jake Sanderson is on PP1. I’m not convinced it lasts, but it does give him a boost to the fringe.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Hold: Konecny, DeAngelo
Fringe: Hayes, Provorov
Stream: Tippett, Farabee, Laughton
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Hold: Crosby, Guentzel, Malkin, Rust, Letang
Stream: Rakell, Zucker, Carter, Petry, DeSmith
SAN JOSE SHARKS
Hold: Meier, Karlsson
Fringe: Hertl, Reimer
Stream: Labanc, Couture, Barabanov, Sturm
SEATTLE KRAKEN
Hold: Burakovsky
Fringe: Dunn
Stream: Bjorkstrand, Beniers, Schwartz, Eberle, McCann (when healthy), Schultz
ST. LOUIS BLUES
Hold: Tarasenko, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Thomas, Krug, Faulk
Stream: Schenn, Saad, Parayko
I realize this is getting the Blues a lot of benefit of the doubt, and in two weeks, the hold list could be 1-2 guys. I just find it hard to believe they can’t turn it around to some degree, at least offensively.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Hold: Kucherov, Stamkos, Point, Hedman, Sergachev
Fringe: Hagel
Stream: Paul, Killorn, Colton, Perry
Word on the street is that Brandon Hagel is going to be on PP1 Thursday (writing this before the game takes place since I’m at Sabres vs Golden Knights). If that holds, he could get into be a hold pretty quickly.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Hold: Matthews, Marner, Tavares, Nylander, Rielly
Stream: Bunting, Robertson, Kerfoot, Liljegren
VANCOUVER CANUCKS
Hold: Pettersson, Miller, Horvat, Hughes
Fringe: Kuzmenko, Boeser
Stream: Mikheyev, Garland, OEL
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Hold: Eichel, Stone, Pietrangelo, Theodore
Fringe: Marchessault, Stephenson, Smith
Stream: Hill
WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Hold: Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Carlson
Stream: Strome, Oshie (when healthy), Mantha, Sheary, Gustafsson
WINNIPEG JETS
Hold: Scheifele, Connor, Ehlers (when healthy), Dubois, Morrissey
Stream: Perfetti, Wheeler, Pionk
That’s all for now guys. I’ll be back on Monday recapping the action from the weekend. As always, feel free to ask any questions, leave any comments, or give any suggestions below. Thanks for reading, take care!
