Hello everyone. Welcome to the third edition of JOT This Down!
Thank you to everyone who provided feedback in volume two. I really appreciate it. Keep the questions, comments, and concerns coming. I’ll be here all week to answer any and everything you may have.
Week 3 (October 23rd-29th)
| 2 Games | 3 Games | 4 Games |
| Arizona Coyotes
Chicago Blackhawks Dallas Stars Florida Panthers Nashville Predators Tampa Bay Lightning |
Anaheim Ducks
Boston Bruins Calgary Flames Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers LA Kings NY Islanders NY Rangers Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Seattle Kraken St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks Vegas Golden Knights Winnipeg Jets |
Buffalo Sabres
Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens New Jersey Devils San Jose Sharks Washington Capitals |
Sleepers to Stream – (will usually look at players on teams with four games)
- Jordan Greenway (BUF)
- J.J. Peterka (BUF)
- Brock Faber (MIN)
- Calen Addison (MIN)
- Marco Rossi (MIN)
- Rafael Harvey-Pinard (MTL)
- Alex Newhook (MTL)
- Arber Xhekaj (MTL
- Ondrej Palat (NJD)
- Luke Hughes (NJD)
- Akira Schmid (NJD)
- Anthony Duclair (SJS)
- William Eklund (SJS)
- Mario Ferraro (SJS)
- Matthew Phillips (WSH)
- Rasmus Sandin (WSH)
All Aboard The Pickup Train-(add these guys before it’s too late if they are still available)
- Logan Cooley (ARI)
- Brady Skjei (CAR)
- Evan Rodrigues (FLA)
- Josh Norris (OTT)
Notable Line Changes – (line changes to even strength units along with who may be good stack options.)
- Leo Carlsson (ANA) skating with Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry on line 1.
- Pavel Zacha (BOS) centering Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak on line 1.
- Jordan Greenway (BUF) now skating with Tage Thompson on line 1.
- Zach Hyman (EDM) now skating with Leon Draisaitl on line 1. Keep lookout for Connor McDavid’s replacement.
- Rafael Harvey-Pinard (MTL) now skating with Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki on line 1.
- Anthony Duclair (SJS) now skating with Tomas Hertl on line 1.
- Brandon Saad (STL) now skating with Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas on line 1.
- Alex Barre-Boulet (TBL) now skating with Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point on line 1.
- Brayden McNabb (VGK) now paired with Shea Theodore on line 1.
- Matthew Phillips (WSH) skating with Alex Ovechkin on line 1.
- Mason Appleton (WPG) replacing Gabriel Vilardi on line 1 with Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele.
PowerPlay 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)
- Pavel Mintyukov (ANA) getting a look as PP1 QB.
- Logan Cooley (ARI) skating on the top PP unit.
- Adam Ruzicka (CGY) now skating on top PP unit.
- Corey Perry (CHI) on PP1 unit.
- Kent Johnson (CBJ) skating with the top PP unit.
- David Perron (DET) back on the PP1 unit.
- Evan Rodrigues (FLA) on the top PP unit.
- Marcus Johansson (MIN) now on the top PP unit.
- Josh Norris (OTT) now skating on top PP unit.
- Jake Sanderson (OTT) now anchoring top PP unit as QB.
- Travis Sanheim (PHI) now anchoring top PP unit as QB.
- Kasperi Kapanen (STL) now skating on top PP unit.
- Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) now skating on top PP unit.
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 | Andrew Mangiapane (CGY) | Frank Vatrano (ANA) | Trevor Moore (LAK) |
| Assists | Brady Skjei (CAR) | Lucas Raymond (DET) | Ryan Strome (ANA) |
| Power Play Points | Logan Cooley (ARI) | Ryan Johansen (COL) | Adam Ruzicka (CGY) |
| Shots on Goal | Seth Jarvis (CAR) | Andrew Copp (DET) | Scott Laughton (PHI) |
| Hits | Evander Kane (EDM) | Tom Wilson (WSH) | Marcus Foligno (MIN) |
| Blocked Shots | Mackenzie Weegar (CGY) | Jake Walman (DET) | Mario Ferraro (SJS) |
| PIM | Radko Gudas (ANA) | Bowen Byram (COL) | Jason Dickinson (CHI) |
| Plus/Minus | Valeri Nichushkin (COL) | Evan Rodrigues (FLA) | Alex Vlasic (CHI) |
| Faceoff Wins | Boone Jenner (CBJ) | Sean Couturier (PHI) | Jordan Staal (CAR) |
| Wins | Logan Thompson (VGK) | Jonas Johansson (TBL) | Casey DeSmith (VAN) |
| GAA or Save % | Jordan Binnington (STL) | Karel Vejmelka (ARI) | Anton Forsberg (OTT) |
Thank you for reading!
*All information was gathered from Yahoo, ESPN, dailyfaceoff.com, and NHL.com.
