Week 2 Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Guide!

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[@shaunkay368]

Really appreciate how in-depth you go. One of the best fantasy hockey channels around!

[@rondahauser9877]

Mittlestadt is looking like the move for this week. Love the videos man they are so informative and right to the point. Don’t know what I’d do without them… do the research myself? Whom I kidding

[@CosmicGumbo555]

I picked up barbashev early thanks to you, appreciate it!

[@firedupfantasy]

UPDATE: OEL on PP1 right now, he's now a must-add I've been sick so trouble recording for long hours, here's some notes on the must-add players note: league settings will impact rankings i.e plus minus, blocks, etc, i.e if your league counts hits it would increase the ranking of wilson, tsyplakov, barbashev, zacha, etc THIS MEANS THE RANKINGS AREN'T 1:1 FOR YOUR LEAGUE, JUST A ROUGH ESTIMATE ON VALUE SPREAD ACROSS LEAGUES also some guys like hayton, norris, dach etc only have C eligibility and i recognize that being a reason for their roster percentage being low (it's still too low though) Forwards: 1. Dylan Guenther -this is obvious, doubt he's available anymore, i've been hyping this guy for a month lol 2. Matvei Michkov -looked electric last night, may have to hold through the growing pains but could be a league winner in the second half of the year 3. Bryan Rust -healthy, now L1 and pp1, great peripherals, don't sleep on him 4. Pavel Buchnevich -was concerned about move to center, but he's looking great, kyrou on his line, advanced stats suggested a bounce back and could see him be a point per game player again 5. Mark Stone -L1 and PP1 with Eichel (which is new), Barb-Eichel-Stone was COOKING 6. Gabriel Vilardi -don't panic on him, L1 and PP1, he'll start producing 7. Cutter Gauthier -should have good deployment, elite shot totals, speculative breakout 2nd-half guy 8. Anthony Duclair -no brainer, L1 and PP1, will produce 9. Jake Debrusk -L2 with Petey, PP1, looks good out there 10. JJ Peterka -your idiot leaguemates may drop this guy, don't panic, should have very good deployment, breakout potential 11. Tyler Toffoli -celebrini being out hurts but great deployment and great peripherals, underrated 12. Pavel Zacha -attached to Pastrnak even-strength and on the man advantage, looks great out there, lindholm on his line may help improve his totals from last year, GOOD HITS 13. Maxim Tsyplakov -L2 and PP1, looks really good out there, ELITE HITS 14. Josh Norris -L2, PP1, solid peripherals, no brainer, underrated 15. Barrett Hayton -L1 and PP1, solid periphs, we knew he was bouncing back because of his advanced stats, deployment is secure, no brainer 16. Tom Wilson -L2, PP1, if your league values hits he is elite 17. Jake Neighbours -secure deployment, L1 with Thomas, PP1 net front Kreider-lite 18. Nick Schmaltz -crappy peripherals but elite deployment L1 and PP1 with Keller 19. Victor Olofsson -moved to l3 even-strength which sucks but still PP1 which he should hold onto, looked great on there, only downside is bad peripherals 20. Leo Carlsson -breakout potential guy worth holding onto and seeing how he performs 21. Ivan Barbashev -L1 with Eichel, that line was COOKING, if your league counts hits he goes way up in these rankings, definitely temper expectations though he isn't PP1. he will cool down 22. Pierre-Luc Dubois -L2, PP1, good hit production, dual eligibility, being slept on a bit tbh 23. Kirby Dach -L2, PP1, solid peripherals, could very well have this deployment all year considering even when Laine was healthy he was practicing on PP1 24. Logan Cooley -not pp1 and bad peripherals but guy looks electric out there and is attached to Guenther, maybe he can take Schmaltz off pp1 at some point 25. Logan Stankoven -L1 with Robertson and Hintz while Bourque is out, don't get too hyped though because when Bourque is back there's a good chance they move Johnston back to L1, which makes Stank and L3/PP2 guy, we'll see 26. Connor Zary -L2 and PP1 guy, looked great last night, had solid numbers last year, bad peripherals but if PP1 sticks he could be sleepy 27. Yegor Chinakhov -L1 and PP1, not sure if this sticks because it makes no sense having Fantilli and Marchenko PP2, but for now he is a sleeper 28. Kent Johnson -should get dual eligibility soon, looked good in first game, bounce back potential in terms of his advanced stats from last year, bad peripherals but if he stays PP1 he will have value 29. Alex Laferriere -don't know how long this deployment will stick but L1/PP1 is really good and he has a very low roster % 30. Mason McTavish -currently PP1, looked good out there in preseason, breakout potential, although i have my concerns about the powerplay usage Anaheim runs, bad peripherals and only c eligibility as well 31. Jack Quinn -don't panic on him if you're in a deeper league, l2 and pp1 potentially? powerplay units messed up with Peterka out but he has potential 32. Nick Foligno -moved up to L1 and PP1, solid peripherals, looked much better than Mikheyev on top line, we'll see if PP1 sticks 33. Marco Rossi -bad peripherals, only C, and didn't have a lot of ice time in his first game, but he's L1 with Kaprizov so worth a look 34. Nikolai Kovalenko -L1 with Drouin out, L2 with other guys out, worth a look especially considering his numbers in the KHL, won't be PP1 though 35. Zach Benson -L1 with Tage and Tuch, this could stick because he's looked good, won't be PP1 though 36. Anthony Beauvillier -L1 with Crosby, won't be PP1 though Defensemen: 1. Justin Faulk -doubt he's available anymore but this one was obvious, if he's available i'd give him a look easily 2. Jake Walman -plus minus may be rough if your league counts those, but huge deployment increase from last year, elite blocks, will have solid shots/hits too and decent production 3. Adam Boqvist -PP1 on the Panthers still 4. Lane Hutson -honestly could see him taking over PP1 sooner than later (may have been wrong about him), crap peripherals but can't deny that the production could be there 5. Brandt Clarke -QBing PP1 still, even-strength minutes are crap though 6. Jordan Spence -good even-strength time, only PP2 for now though Goalies: Kuemper looked good, will see a lot of games Ingram 3 starts in a row, could see 55 games on a potential playoff team Gustavsson looked good, Wild could easily be a playoff team and Gus could return to how he played in 22-23, some risk with Fleury and Wallstedt but it will all depend on how he performs Montembeault - looks great out there, it's very early but even when he comes back to reality we should see them break up the primeau/monty split up, so volume could be sick plus lots of shots against Ersson - he's the guy on philly, 50ish games and will get peppered with shots Stolarz - already good in category leagues but could see some volume if Woll cannot stay healthy Lankinen - looked way better than Silovs, good stream before Demko comes back in a couple of weeks Dostal - great volume before gibson returns in a couple of weeks Blomqvist - ned will come back and this guy will be irrelevant, but could be a good stream if you are desperate for a goalie, don't panic on Jarry yet guys Wolf - Vladar didn't look the best, if Wolf outplays him you could see 40+ games Levi - playing good, 1a/1b with UPL probably (not happy about it lmao)

[@samphelps856]

Thank you, this was excellent!

[@darmbains9727]

This guy has best ones Been watching his for few years

[@P26k]

Thank you, great breakdown as always, hopefully your feeling better

[@MatthewTaylorBlais]

Would be cool if you included a quick section on streaming strategies for the week - like, Anaheim having those 3 later week off-nights is a good opportunity to grab someone from a team that plays mon/tues and then swap them for an Anaheim player on Wednesday. Get 5 games out of that streaming spot instead of 4. So, who are the best streamers on teams that play Mon/tues? Thanks for all the info as always

[@firedupfantasy]

good point, isles, penguins and panthers play monday/tuesday so players on those teams

[@MatthewTaylorBlais]

@@firedupfantasy I grabbed Lundell and Laferriere - pretty good start you could say

[@jaydensiba8138]

I’m in a 12 team categories league. I’ve got Rickard Rakell and he’s been an absolute muffin. Looking to add a guy in his place that has better peripherals, specifically hits and blocks. any suggestions?

[@firedupfantasy]

depends who's on the wire and your league settings

[@PeteTheGreek77]

Great content as always 👏 Would u drop Skinner from Edm for Stolarz? Cant stand Skinners inconsistency and figure Toronto may have more wins...scoring is 4pts W, 0.2 per save, 3pts per shutout and -2 per goal against. Thank you and appreciate any insight.

[@firedupfantasy]

wouldn't do that. edmonton will figure it out

[@PeteTheGreek77]

@@firedupfantasy Interesting, my worry with Skinner is in my league scoring (ESPN scoring) its minus 2 for each goal...i assumed Stolarz or Kotchekov (Also avail) will give up less goals with Stolarz probably getting as many wins since Wall is out and Stolarz may be the #1 G for the next few months at a minumum. Why are you so confident in Skinner...just painful to watch all the goals he lets up lol...btw in my ESPN league its simply 9 F and 5 D 5 Bench and 1 IR...so knowing position isnt a probelm, does it make it more obvious to replace Hagel for Norris? Also I have Seth Jarvis...should I drop him for Norris or another goalie? Appreciate your feedback as always! Thanks!

[@firedupfantasy]

@@PeteTheGreek77 I'd rather have Norris than Hagel. I see what you mean about goalies. -2 per goal against is so rough. I'd just stream goalies if I were you lol. I firmly believe oilers will turn it around and so will Skinner but wouldn't hate picking up Stolarz when your settings

[@PeteTheGreek77]

@@firedupfantasy Hey hope youre well! I hope you can give me some more advice if possible..frustrated....here below is my roster in ESPN and so far Im 0-2 in a Points league (G: 2, A: 1, P: 1, PPG: 1, PPA: 1, PPP: .5, Blocks: .5, Hits: .1, Shots: .1, GWG: 1; Hat Trick: 3...goalies W 4, SV .2 GA -2, SO 3) and I literally have the most points in the league except I happened to play the only team that could beat me in points each week. Frustrating. I saw they keep streaming 2-3 players to beat me since I get so many points and want to also stream if possible by dropping 2 players and streaming a goalie or player each day to add potential points. My problem is I have a pretty good roster and dont know who to drop, if any. If you had to drop 2 players or 1 player, who would you drop...or am I just being impatient and should just hold back and play it out? Btw Skinner has been killing me lol Appreciate whatever insight you may have and hope alls well my fantasy hockey brother! 9 Forwards Start Nikita Kucherov TB F Jack Hughes NJ F Mitch Marner Tor F Aleksander Barkov Fla F Clayton Keller Utah F Jesper Bratt NJ F Tim StutzleT Ott F Matt Boldy Min F Timo Meier NJ F 5 Defense Start Cale Makar Col D Evan Bouchard Edm D Zach Werenski Cls D Shea Theodore Vgk D Mikhail Sergachev M Utah D 1 Utility Starts UTIL Roope Hintz Dal F 5 Bench Bench Seth Jarvis Car F Bench Brandon Hagel TB F Bench Robert Thomas StL F Bench Dylan Guenther Utah F Ivan Barbashev Vgk F 1 IR Valeri Nichushkin Col F 2 Goalies Start G Ilya Sorokin NYI G G Stuart Skinner Edm G

[@TheLradd]

What are your thoughts on TUCH not being on power play 1 over guys like Zucker, Cozens, Power? Thanks

[@firedupfantasy]

Not a fan obviously. we'll just have to wait and see what happens when peterka is fully healthy and a few games go by

[@jordanthiessen8131]

Where do you find all your line combos?

[@firedupfantasy]

mainly twitter/x, beat reporters will post line combos from practice

[@jordanthiessen8131]

@@firedupfantasy I’m always on daily or left wing lock. Do you find Twitter more accurate?

[@Jhockey_24]

😅 I am looking for PP1 D's: Boqvist, OEL for points (goals/assists)? Radish?

[@Vanderman68]

Boldy or Larkin? Just for the year, possible keep Head to head, goals, assists, ppp, pims, +-, sog, hits, blocks

[@StephenSimmons-wf7md]

Thoughts on dropping Dylan Cozens for Josh Norris..H2H points 14 team. offensive points( goals,Assists, PPG,PPA PPP, SHG,SHA,SHP, GWG) +/-. ..no points for hits

[@firedupfantasy]

Yes

[@StephenSimmons-wf7md]

I have Jeff Sanderson, so it should pair up nicely ..

[@MIKSSTORE]

I have Tristan Jarry should I take Montembeault or Jake Allen idk he is playing like trash especially today 3 goal against and they took him out…

[@firedupfantasy]

it really depends on league settings like cats vs points and which values but in general i'd rather have monty than jarry at this point. jarry is cooked

[@MIKSSTORE]

@@firedupfantasy I also have sarros and skinner they are all playing trash recently so idk what to do should I try and trade??

[@firedupfantasy]

@@MIKSSTORE hold onto saros and skinner

[@MIKSSTORE]

@@firedupfantasy ima take Monteambeault instead of Jarry thx

[@MIKSSTORE]

@@firedupfantasy yo I got one more question today all my goalies are playing so Montembeault, Skinner and Sarros who should I play (Edm is playing against Nashville) So I need to pick 2 goalies but idk who?

[@j-dog9800]

Hey brother, someone dropped Seth Jarvis in my league... Would you rather have Peterka or Jarvis ROS?

[@firedupfantasy]

Jarvis

[@millionfish]

I just traded Laferriere (who I picked up off of the waiver wire) for Vilardi. Good trade for me? 12 team, H2H, G, A, P, PPP, SOG, HIT, BLK, PIM

[@firedupfantasy]

Only problem with Vilardi in your league is the lack of shots hits blocks and PIM It’s hard to say how it will turn out but I can tell you I expect vilardi to easily produce more goals, assists, points and ppp than laferrierre

[@jacktweddle3995]

What do you think about Laferrière over Byfield this week? Planning on dropping Quinton for Laf. Playing top line top pp next to Poopitar and Kempe for 4 games.

[@firedupfantasy]

Hard to say, this deployment could easily be short term. Wouldn’t drop Byfield just yet

[@ACHward]

Currently only have 1 goalie in my cats league (SV, W, GA, SO) and it's Sorokin. Most teams are holding 3-4 goalies, so it's pretty thin on the waiver wire. There's a limit on the roster moves per season (80) which makes streaming each week more difficult. My current strat is to just get the minimum for weekly starts, punt SV, and target favorable match ups to at least tie in wins. Am I doing this right, or would you do it differently?

[@firedupfantasy]

Sounds like a solid strategy

[@peytonmanners]

Do I drop jarry or woll for Monty?

[@firedupfantasy]

I wouldn’t mind dropping Jarry for Monty honestly

[@Alex1996Ju]

Hello. Do I drop nicholas elhers for hayton or duclair? Thanks Also do I drop mctavish or cutter gauthier for hayton or duclair?

[@firedupfantasy]

Keep Ehlers for now I’d rather have Duclair and Hayton than McTavish honestly

[@Efan1]

Boss! My LW is in trouble, I have Fiala and RNH, I have Hintz, Point, McDavid and Larkin at C, who do I sacrifice to improve my LW? G:3 A:2 SOG:0.5 Hits:0.5 BLK:0.5

[@jordanthiessen8131]

Barbashev! Fiala should heat up, but either could. Barbs is top line with eichel.

[@kbellYT]

im in 12man category league (wins, save %, GAA, shutouts) and im stuck with Kuemper, korpisalo and knight as my goalies, Should I drop korpisalo/knight for someone? my options are: silovs, Talbot, Hildeby, Wolf, Lankinen, Levi, pickard, quick, vejmelka, kahkonen and/or rittich.

[@kbellYT]

varlamov is an option as well

[@jamesreacts6249]

Do I drop vilardi for batherson?

[@firedupfantasy]

Depends on your scoring values under your league settings. Having hits would give Batherson an edge. I would lean Batherson in most leagues though.

[@noahjarvback]

I have a points league with hits and weekly lineup setup Should i add any of Bo Horvat, Sam Bennet, Necas, Hayton, Zacha, Cooley, kopitar or Huberdeau for either Vilardi or Gauthier?

[@firedupfantasy]

You gotta drop specific scoring values for me

[@noahjarvback]

@@firedupfantasy Goals = 6 Assists = 4 +/- = 2 PPP = 2 SOG = 0.9 Hits = 0.5 Blocks = 1

[@noahjarvback]

@@firedupfantasy Goal = 6 Assist = 4 +/- = 2 PPP = 2 SOG = 0.9 Hits = 0.5 Blocks = 1

[@noahjarvback]

@@firedupfantasy is it worth dropping Boqvist for Guhle? Its my 5 D

[@yourfaceistube]

Seth Jarvis or Mitch Marner? (3 games each)

[@firedupfantasy]

definitely marner

[@yourfaceistube]

@@firedupfantasy Cheers brother - also looks like Svech has a higher Rostered percentage - should I use him over Jarvis?

[@Huevoman2020]

Anyone looking to join another League? Last min league on Yahoo H2H categories 75$ entry "Shoresy's Shooters" is the league name 12 teams Categories: G, A, PPP, PIM, Shots, Hits, Blocks, W, GAA, SV%, SO Butcher your draft or could just use more fantasy hockey? Everyone welcome, will keep pushing draft back until league fills

[@curtisushedo9623]

Hey boss, Is this league still open? Is it a keeper or redraft?

[@michaeldove7997]

What about Philip Broberg in KKufl league? … decent production and a D4 play?

[@firedupfantasy]

Meh he's alright. Won't put up the best periphs, no PP1 time, production will cool off. Not a big fan unless I was in a deeper league. I guess if it was in a 14 or 16 team league he'd be an okay 4th d-man. Just don't expect the production we've seen so far

[@ammarammar889]

Drop Byram for OEL? Scoring values - 3G/2A/1PPP/0.4BLK/0.4HIT/0.4SOG/0.5+/-/1GWG/2SHG

[@firedupfantasy]

Yes

[@lifeafterlexi475]

Keep Daccord or Grubauer ? I need one gone asap, obvi leaning towards Daccord

[@firedupfantasy]

i'd rather daccord but looks like they are splitting so both are not ideal. in a cats league tho daccord could be solid and i believe he should be better than gru

[@Michael_RareZebra]

Is Lane Hutson really on PP1 yet ?

[@firedupfantasy]

Sorry that was an editing mistake. Not yet, but could happen very soon.

[@henric.9153]

not yet

[@henric.9153]

Points projections for Jake Wallman?

[@firedupfantasy]

30-40

[@acerzm3673]

Should i drop Gauthier for walman or clarke I only have 3 defense men and I would get one more game for the week

[@firedupfantasy]

depends on league settings/scoring values brother. is there 4 defensemen spots and you are only holding 3? you need to have 4 of thats the case. i like walman quite a bit but he may be tough on plus minus. i guess clarke could also be tough in that department as well. wouldn't mind dropping gauthier for walman but i like gauthier. if he's your worst player and you need a dman than go with walman

[@acerzm3673]

Yea 4 defensemen spot and he is my worst player in a 14 league with villardi and and barbashev. Thanks for your help men!

[@oneofyk]

Are you a ducks fan? I was shocked to see lacombe as the #1.. and then he was benched for tonights came and zellweger back in the expected #1 PP spot

[@firedupfantasy]

@@oneofyk nope not a Ducks fan. In fact I have no allegiance to any team lol Btw Lacombe wasn’t benched. He was out with an illness Not sure what’s gonna happen with that top unit. Zellweger seems to be the odd man out at the moment but who knows

[@oneofyk]

@@firedupfantasy ah. Good catch on the illness. Probably the best to not have an allegiance in fantasy. It definitely sways my drafts

[@theohoppe5581]

The Tampa bay power play is fucking with all of us 😂

[@Davidquuuuu]

John Carlson is good

[@ktowniecity7269]

So is Lane Hutson not over owned like this dude says before the year. Most of these KZbinrs are worse than random strangers on the street.. they just are comfortable making bad takes in front of the camera. It’s fun to laugh at these guys. Most yts are already outcasts in society having met a few of them abroad and my cousin dated this dork with 200,000 subscribers That eck KZbinr even deleted videos once he gets roasted in the comments

[@firedupfantasy]

yup carlson is always underrated

[@firedupfantasy]

you sound fun man

[@austinfournier8486]

Should I try to trade Ekblad for Wallman? Or is it too soon to jump ship on Ekblad, he’s getting lots of minutes

[@firedupfantasy]

What are your scoring values? Seems like even with Boqvist out, Ekblad doesn’t get PP1. I would lean walman if your league didn’t count plus minus and if it valued peripherals

[@Cooliorodriguez94]

Points league. Walman, Boqvist, Gustafsson, Durzi. Who do I drop?

[@firedupfantasy]

You gotta drop the scoring values for me

[@Cooliorodriguez94]

@@firedupfantasy G is 5 A is 3 PPP is 0.5. SOG is .3

[@firedupfantasy]

@@Cooliorodriguez94 Durzi

[@Jackson_auclair]

Kuemper or kochetkov

[@bishopsantoro7665]

Drop David savard for lane Hutson?

[@firedupfantasy]

Yes

[@william3794]

Would you rather have Peterka or McCann? 10 man league. G/A/+-/PPP/SOG/H/B.

[@q-ball7757]

Would you trade Svechnikov for Boldy in a Points league blocks, hits and shots count. Thank you!!

[@firedupfantasy]

@@q-ball7757 give me the scoring values of each and then I can answer for ya :)

[@Couse15]

He'll no

[@q-ball7757]

@@firedupfantasy Goals 2, Assists 1, Blocks .5, Shots .1 and Hits 1. Thank you!!

[@firedupfantasy]

@@q-ball7757 hits 0.1 or 1.0?

[@q-ball7757]

​@@firedupfantasy It is .1 for both shots and hits.

[@joshkrahn7834]

Who would u pick up for Sunday October 13 G 2 A 1 PIM 1 ppp 0.5 SHP 0.5 SOG 0.1 HIT 0.1 BLK 0.5

[@firedupfantasy]

sorry dog had thanksgiving last night

[@lisafoadstock1452]

Should I trade my friend Patrick Kane for Bryan rust? I don’t trust the redwings as much as Pittsburg. I should also mention I have Crosby too

[@firedupfantasy]

Sort of risky with Rust. As much as I like him he’s a bandaid and on a worse powerplay than Kane. What are your scoring settings?

[@lisafoadstock1452]

@@firedupfantasy +6 G, +4 A, +0.9 SOG, -2 +/-, no real emphasis on peripherals either, +0.2 hit, +1 block Maybe I’ll wait for Kane to warm up then or drop for streams later in the season. I’d rather not team stack tbh, I’m just torn on who to eventually drop it’s between Kane, J.Benn, and maybe Tippett

[@y3ee3e]

slamming my head over the following: m.tkachuk over kaprizov suzuki over boldy Thomas over kyrou rust over guenther. ughhh.

[@firedupfantasy]

sheesh that's tough dog

[@StephenSimmons-wf7md]

Trade Brandt Clarke and Drew Doughty (IR stash) for Rasmus Dahlin? H2H points league Goals 6pts Assists 4pts PPG PPA,PPP SHG SHA SHP GWG all compounded .SOG 0.9pts blocks 1pt Nothing for hits