Hello everyone. Welcome to the sixth edition of JOT This Down!
Thank you to everyone who provided feedback in volume five. I appreciate it. Keep the questions, comments, and concerns coming. I’ll be here all week to answer any and everything you may have.
Week 6 (November 13th-19th)
*The New York Rangers play just one game this week.
**Edmonton Oilers lines TBD ahead of new head coach Kris Knoblauch’s debut.
| 2 Games | 3 Games | 4 Games |
| Boston Bruins
Carolina Hurricanes Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Kings Minnesota Wild Nashville Predators San Jose Sharks Toronto Maple Leafs Washington Capitals |
Arizona Coyotes
Buffalo Sabres Calgary Flames Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Florida Panthers Montreal Canadiens New Jersey Devils Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers Tampa Bay Lightning Vancouver Canucks Winnipeg Jets |
Anaheim Ducks
Columbus Blue Jackets New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins Seattle Kraken St. Louis Blues Vegas Golden Knights |
Sleepers to Stream-(will usually look at players on teams with four games)
- Lukas Dostal (ANA)
- Pavel Mintyukov (ANA)
- Adam Fantilli (CBJ)
- Simon Holmstrom (NYI)
- Semyon Varlamov (NYI)
- Rickard Rakell (PIT)
- Kailer Yamamoto (SEA)
- Eeli Tolvanen (SEA)
- Jaden Schwartz (SEA)
- Scott Perunovich (STL)
- Kasperi Kapanen (STL)
- William Karlsson (VGK)
- Mike Amadio (VGK)
All Aboard The Pickup Train-(add these guys before it’s too late if they are still available)
- Pyotr Kochetkov (CAR)
- Oliver Ekman-Larsson (FLA)
Notable Line Changes-(line changes to even strength units along with who may be good stack options.)
- Alex Killorn (ANA) skates with Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry.
- J.J. Peterka (BUF) skates with Tage Thompson and Jordan Greenway.
- Seth Jarvis (CAR) skates with Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho.
- Alex Vlasic (CHI) on the top pair with Seth Jones.
- Jonathan Drouin (COL) moves up to replace Artturi Lehkonen with Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin.
- Marc-Andre Fleury and Filip Gustavsson (MIN) in true 1A/1B timeshare.
- Alex Newhook (MTL) skates with Nick Suzuki and Josh Anderson.
- Gustav Nyquist (NSH) skates with Ryan O’Reilly and Filip Forsberg.
- Michael Mcleod (NJD) skates with Jesper Bratt and Tyler Toffoli.
- Simon Holmstrom (NYI) skates with Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat.
- Blake Wheeler (NYR) skates with Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad.
- Vladimir Tarasenko (OTT) skates with Josh Norris and Brady Tkachuk.
- Tyson Foerster (PHI) skates with Cam Atkinson and Sean Couturier.
- William Eklund (SJS) skates with Tomas Hertl.
- Kailer Yamamoto (SEA) skates with Jaden Schwartz and Matthew Beniers.
- Matthew Knies (TOR) skates with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner.
- Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) skates with Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson.
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)
- Casey Mittelstadt (BUF) moves up to PP1.
- Connor Zary (CGY) moves up to PP1.
- Jeff Petry (DET) moves up to PP1.
- Matthew Boldy (MIN) back on PP1.
- Erik Gustafsson (NYR) replaces Adam Fox as PP1 QB.
- Drake Batherson (OTT) moves up to PP1.
- Tyson Foerster (PHI) moves up to PP1.
- Calen Addison (SJS) debuts as PP1 QB.
- Eeli Tolvanen (SEA) moves up to PP1.
- Scott Perunovich (STL) moves up as PP1 QB.
- Victor Hedman (TBL) moves back up to PP1 QB.
- William Karlsson (VGK) moves 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 | Robert Thomas (STL) | Owen Tippett (PHI) | J.J. Peterka (BUF) |
| Assists | Travis Sanheim (PHI) | Logan Cooley (ARI) | Casey Mittelstadt (BUF) |
| PowerPlay Points | Nick Suzuki (MTL) | Reilly Smith (PIT) | William Eklund (SJS) |
| Shots on Goal | Cam Atkinson (PHI) | Trevor Moore (LAK) | Warren Foegele (EDM) |
| Hits | Evander Kane (EDM) | Tanner Jeannot (TBL) | Keegan Kolesar (VGK) |
| Blocked Shots | Justin Faulk (STL) | Brayden McNabb (VGK) | Jamie Oleksiak (SEA) |
| PIM | Tom Wilson (WSH) | Max Domi (TOR) | Liam O’Brien (ARI) |
| Plus/Minus | Evan Rodrigues (FLA) | Owen Power (BUF) | Michael Amadio (VGK) |
| Faceoff Wins | Ryan O’Reilly (NSH) | Adam Lowry (WPG) | Michael McLeod (NJD) |
| Wins | Lukas Dostal (ANA) | Pyotr Kochetkov (CAR) | Connor Ingram (ARI) |
| GAA or Save % | Logan Thompson (VGK) | Joonas Korpisalo (OTT) | Petr Mrazek (CHI) |
Thank you for reading!
*All information was gathered from Yahoo, ESPN, dailyfaceoff.com, and NHL.com.
