Hello everyone. Welcome to the eighth edition of JOT This Down!
Keep the questions, comments, and concerns coming. I’ll be here all week to answer any and everything you may have.
Week 8 (November 27th-December 3rd)
| 2 Games | 3 Games | 4 Games |
| Edmonton Oilers
Los Angeles Kings |
Anaheim Ducks
Arizona Coyotes Carolina Hurricanes Calgary Flames Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens New Jersey Devils New York Islanders Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Seattle Kraken St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs Winnipeg Jets |
Boston Bruins
Buffalo Sabres Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Columbus Blue Jackets Florida Panthers Nashville Predators New York Rangers San Jose Sharks Tampa Bay Lightning Vegas Golden Knights Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks |
Sleepers to Stream-(will usually look at players on teams with four games)
- Jake DeBrusk (BOS)
- J.J. Peterka (BUF)
- Devon Levi (BUF)
- Ukko Pekka Luukkonen (BUF)
- Phillipp Kurashev (CHI)
- Alex Vlasic (CHI)
- Jonathan Drouin (COL)
- Kirill Marchenko (CBJ)
- Sam Bennett (FLA)
- Ryan O’Reilly (NSH)
- Gustav Nyquist (NSH)
- Blake Wheeler (NYR)
- William Eklund (SJS)
- Calen Addison (SJS)
- Aliaeksi Protas (WSH)
- Charlie Lindgren (WSH)
Notable Line Changes-(line changes to even strength units along with who may be good stack options.)
- Logan Cooley (ARI) skating with Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz.
- Casey Mittelstadt (BUF) skating with Alex Tuch and Jeff Skinner.
- Yegor Sharangovich (CGY) skating with Elias Lindholm and Andrew Mangiapane.
- Phillipp Kurashev (CHI) now skating with Connor Bedard.
- Joe Veleno (DET) now skating with Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond.
- Dawson Mercer (NJD) now skating with Jack Hughes and Tyler Toffoli.
- Simon Holmstrom (NYI) now skating with Mat Barzal and Bo Horvat.
- Josh Norris (OTT) now skating with Brady Tkachuk and Drake Batherson.
- Drew O’Connor (PIT) now skating with Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel.
- Jake Neighbours (STL) now skating with Pavel Buchnevich and Robert Thomas.
- Sam Lafferty (VAN) now skating with Elias Pettersson and Ilya Mikheyev.
Power Play Unit Exposure-(examine any notable movements on the top powerplay unit. I will not say “McDavid is on PP1” because that is obvious. However, if someone gets boosted onto PP1 with McDavid, they will be posted here)
- Alex Killorn (ANA) bumped up to PP1.
- J.J. Peterka (BUF) bumped up to PP1.
- Rasmus Andersson (CGY) is now the PP1 QB.
- Brent Burns (CAR) is now the PP1 QB.
- Jonathan Drouin (COL) bumped up to PP1.
- Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) bumped up to PP1.
- J.T. Compher (DET) bumped up to PP1.
- Sam Bennett (FLA) bumped up to PP1.
- Jared Spurgeon (MIN) is now the PP1 QB.
- Colton Sissons (NSH) bumped up to PP1.
- Radim Zohorna (PIT) bumped up to PP1.
- Fabian Zetterlund (SJS) bumped up to PP1.
- Filip Hronek (VAN) bumped up to PP1.
- Dylan Strome (WSH) bumped up to PP1.
Category Fillers to Roster-
*Please let me know if this range of players is available or not in your league. I can include a fourth category of players under 5% rostered or something like that for the hardcore leagues. I am just trying to learn my audience as the season goes on.
| Category | Shallow Leagues
(61% to 99% rostered) |
Standard Leagues
(26% to 60% rostered) |
Deeper Leagues
(under 25% rostered) |
| Goals | Lawson Crouse (ARI) | Dawson Mercer (NJD) | Luke Evangelista (NSH) |
| Assists | Zach Werenski (CBJ) | Matias Maccelli (ARI) | Calen Addison (MIN) |
| PowerPlay Points | Matt Duchene (DAL) | Cole Perfetti (WPG) | Jonathan Drouin (WPG) |
| Shots on Goal | Charlie Coyle (BOS) | Sean Couturier (PHI) | Jason Dickinson (CHI) |
| Hits | Radko Gudas (ANA) | Tanner Jeannot (TBL) | Noel Acciari (PIT) |
| Blocked Shots | Sean Durzi (ARI) | Brayden McNabb (VGK) | Mario Ferraro (SJS) |
| PIM | Tom Wilson (WSH) | Max Domi (TOR) | Liam O’Brien (ARI) |
| Plus/Minus | Hampus Lindholm (BOS) | Noah Hanifin (CGY) | Alexandre Carrier (NSH) |
| Faceoff Wins | Boone Jenner (CBJ) | Tomas Hertl (SJS) | Jean-Gabriel Pageau (NYI) |
| Wins | Jonathan Quick (NYR) | Charlie Lindgren (WAS) | Alex Nedeljkovic (PIT) |
| GAA or Save % | Jacob Markstrom (CGY) | Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) | Mackenzie Blackwood (SJS) |
Thank you for reading!
*All information was gathered from Yahoo, ESPN, dailyfaceoff.com, and NHL.com.
