Like many of the Rangers, Mika Zibanejad has been extraordinarily irritating this season. Earlier than Friday’s out of doors recreation in Miami, he had one shot on purpose within the earlier 5 video games mixed! So naturally, he had one of many video games of the season up to now, scoring a hat trick on six pictures and including two assists within the 5-1 win over the Panthers. The highest line for the Rangers was harmful all through, and identical to that, Zibanejad is forward of final season’s factors tempo. He’s simply shy of a 30+40 tempo now and the shot price is again up in direction of three per recreation. It’s not thrilling, and it’s undoubtedly near the perimeter, however I lean in direction of backside finish maintain nonetheless. The minutes are by means of the roof in the meanwhile and with their lack of depth, I can’t think about that altering any time quickly. Let’s check out what else occurred over the weekend:
Friday’s Video games
Oskar Sundqvist – Aim and an help. And there’s your annual Sundqvist replace!
Pavel Buchnevich – Two assists with a shot. Buch is a middling to stable streamer now. He’s fallen off fairly a bit. My hope is that he’s traded and it boosts his inventory again up.
Mathieu Joseph – Two assists. Joseph tends to flash a couple of instances a season, however he’s far too inconsistent to get on the fantasy radar.
Alexey Toropchenko – Aim and an help with two pictures. Don’t even give it some thought.
Artemi Panarin – Two targets and an help with 5 pictures. Right here’s to hoping Panarin can put a streak collectively.
Alexis Lafreniere – Three assists with two pictures. He’s been past disappointing, on tempo for 15 targets and below 30 assists. Laf is caught in middling streamer vary.
Vincent Trocheck – Two assists with a shot and two PIM. Trocheck has 9 factors in his final eight video games, however his shot price has cratered to below two per recreation. In case your league has hits, maintain. If not, I’ve him extra elite streamer. Nonetheless can’t imagine he’s on the Olympic staff. I imply, I can, but additionally can’t for those who catch my drift.
Igor Shesterkin – 36 saves on 37 pictures. Igor is taking part in properly with a 2.47/.912. The issue is his staff is taking part in poorly in entrance of him, so he’s solely successful about half of his begins. He’s a #1 regardless, however he doesn’t fairly have prime 5 upside proper now.
Quinn Hughes – 4 assists with two pictures. Hughes has been nice to start out in Minnesota, averaging an help per recreation. We simply want the shot price to return up.
Joel Eriksson Ek – Two assists with two pictures. It’s not flashy, however JEEK is doing sufficient to be a backside finish maintain.
Yakov Trenin – Aim and an help with two pictures. Good fourth liner, however he’s solely a streamer for hits.
Danila Yurov – Two targets. Yurov has been palying on the primary line, and there’s some actual long run potential right here, however there’s not rather a lot in the meanwhile. The shot price could be very poor and Yurov isn’t getting any PP time.
Jake DeBrusk – Aim and two assists with 5 pictures. DeBrusk is pushing in direction of three pictures per recreation, however his capturing proportion is about half of final season. He’s a middling to stable streamer for the shot price, however proper now, he’s solely on tempo for 20+20.
Saturday’s Video games
Stuart Skinner – 11 saves on 12 pictures within the 4-1 win over Detroit. Absolute defensive masterclass from the Pens. Skinner is in the identical boat Jarry was there. I’m probably not regardless of the staff doing properly.
Sidney Crosby – Two assists with a shot. He had two extra factors on Sunday, giving him twelve within the final seven video games. Fairly, fairly good.
Parker Wotherspoon – Two assists with a shot. He’s carving out a little bit of tremendous deep league worth with a 30 level tempo with 2 hits per recreation and 1.5 blocks per. Nothing for shallow leagues although.
Jet Greaves – 32 saves on 33 pictures within the 5-1 win over the Sabres. That’s one strategy to cool off the most popular staff within the league. Greaves truly performed once more on Sunday, exhibiting that the amount is large proper now. He’s a stable #2.
Damon Severson – Two assists with three pictures and two PIM. Even with eight factors within the final seven video games, I’m not too keen on Severson.
Zach Werenski – Two assists with 5 pictures. Werenski has a number of factors in 5 straight video games. He’s by some means been even higher than final season.
Denton Mateychuk – Two assists with two pictures. The previous lottery choose is heating up with 9 factors in his final seven video games. There’s long run upside right here, however in commonplace 12’ers, he’s on the perimeter. We actually want that shot price to uptick.
Jacob Markstrom – 30 saves on 31 pictures within the 4-1 win over the Mammoth. He’s been atrocious this season, however the upside remains to be there. He’s caught behind Allen now, so Markstrom is extra streamer than maintain.
Brett Pesce – Two assists with three pictures. Pesce’s days of proviing stable offense seem like over.
Jesper Bratt – Aim and an help with 4 pictures. Jack Hughes dished two assists. Bratt has fallen off fairly a bit, largely as a result of the ability play factors are down considerably. However, Bratt stays a transparent maintain.
Owen Tippett – Aim and an help with two pictures. Strong streamer by means of and thru.
Nick Seeler – Aim and an help with two pictures. Completely not.
Sean Couturier – Two assists with six pictures. Backside finish to middling streamer. The shot price is ugly now.
Connor McDavid – Aim and an help with six pictures. I don’t suppose we’ll see a profession excessive in factors for McDavid, however there’s an opportunity for it. There’s a really excessive likelihood we see his second highest level whole.
Jordan Binnington – 25 save shutout within the 2-0 win over Montreal. The numbers are past atrocious. Arduous move.
Nikita Kucherov – Aim and 4 assists with two pictures. Remarkably, Kucherov is within the midst of a 17 recreation level streak. So rattling good.
Darren Raddysh – Hat trick. Out of nowhere, Raddysh has made a soar from 35-40 level defenseman to pushing some extent per recreation. Sure, Hedman has been out for lots of the time, however nonetheless. Raddysh even saved PP1 when Hedman final got here again earlier than being damage once more. It’s time to acknowledge Raddysh as a backside finish #1 in 12’ers.
Oliver Bjorkstrand – Two assists with three pictures. Bjorkstrand is reasonable PPP, however he’s offering little or no else.
Brayden Level – Aim and an help with two pictures. Jake Guentzel dished two assists. We’re lastly beginning to see the Level we’re accustomed to.
Pavol Regenda – Hat trick on six pictures with two PIM. It’s going to be actually exhausting to prime Regenda as probably the most obscure hat trick of the season. Hell, he solely had 4 targets in 28 video games within the AHL!
Jeff Skinner – Two assists with three pictures. He bounces across the lineup, however proper now, Skinner is getting minimal ice time. Backside finish streamer.
Timothy Liljegren – Two assists. He’s offered subsequent to nothing offensively this season. Cross on Liljegren.
Kyle Connor – Aim and an help with two pictures. It’s stunning to see the Jets in final place, however Connor remains to be on a 40+60 tempo.
Thomas Chabot – Two targets. It’s boring, however Chabot continues to do sufficient to be a backside finish maintain.
Auston Matthews – Two targets on six pictures. Matthews is lastly beginning to get on a roll. He’s already the best purpose scorer in Toronto historical past after this efficiency.
Jonathan Drouin – Two assists with a shot. Backside finish streamer.
Mathew Barzal – Two assists with two pictures and two PIM. Barzal is on the perimeter, however I lean in direction of holding him. The minutes are glorious in the meanwhile.
Emil Heineman – Aim and an help with two pictures. Heineman was ice chilly earlier than this recreation, so I’ve him extra within the middling streamer vary.
Matthew Schaefer – Two targets. Twelve targets already as an 18 yr outdated is bonkers.
Nathan MacKinnon – Aim and three assists with two pictures. I do know we don’t actually speak about plus-minus right here, however MacKinnon is on tempo to complete +100. It’s a season for the ages going for Colorado and MacKinnon.
Brock Nelson – Two targets on seven pictures. Should personal in all places once more.
Cale Makar – Two assists with two pictures. I really feel like I haven’t talked about Makar a lot currently, however right here he’s on tempo for 25+70. One other cheat code.
Martin Necas – Two assists. The shot price is down a bit, however who can complain about Necas pacing over 100 factors.
Sebastian Aho – Aim and an help with seven pictures. This was purpose #300 for Mr. Consistency.
Michael Bunting – Aim and three assists with two pictures and two PIM. Erik Haula had two targets on six pictures with two PIM, whereas Steven Stamkos dished two assists, including two pictures. Out of nowhere, the Predators are on a pleasant run. This line gained the sport for the Flames. Stammer is an elite streamer whereas he’s on fireplace, whereas the opposite two are middling streamers.
Matt Coronato – Two assists. 4 straight video games with no shot is bonkers. Makes you surprise if he’s taking part in by means of some kind of harm to his arm or wrist.
Brock Faber – Aim and an help with three pictures and 4 PIM. Faber is first rate sufficient throughout the board that he’s price holding. He’s stumbling into sufficient factors taking part in with Hughes.
Quinton Byfield – Aim and an help with 4 pictures and 4 PIM. I didn’t anticipate Byfield to take such a step again this season. He’s nonetheless a stable streamer, however I don’t see a lot of a case for holding outdoors of hoping for his upside.
Fraser Minten – Two targets on six pictures. Whereas he’s centering David Pastrnak (2A, 2 SOG), Minten is price monitoring. He hasn’t accomplished a lot but to get him previous middling streamer, however that may change if he continues to get 20 minutes of ice time.
Filip Hronek – Aim and an help. Hronek performed an insane half-hour on this recreation. He has eight assists within the final 9 video games. Hronek isn’t going to supply a lot else, so it comes all the way down to staff wants.
Sunday’s Video games
Wyatt Johnston – Two targets on three pictures with two PIM. A part of it’s capturing luck, however Johnston is taking a pleasant step ahead this season. He’s crushing on the ability play.
Phillip Danault – Two assists with two pictures and two PIM. Possibly Danault can get his offense again on observe in Montreal, however he has zero targets on the season. Straightforward move.
Juraj Slafkovsky – Aim and an help with 4 pictures. Slaf is beginning to make a good case for holding him. At least, he’s an elite streamer.
Lane Hutson – Aim and an help. I’m stunned that Hutson didn’t get extra consideration for the Olympic staff. He’s been so rattling good, together with his general defensive recreation.
Ben Kindel – Two assists with two pictures. Kindel has appeared fairly good as an 18 yr outdated within the league. He’s solely a backside finish streamer for now, however his long run upside appears to be like a lot increased than I initially thought.
Kirill Marchenko – Aim and an help with 4 pictures. He’s gone a bit below the radar this season in comparison with his breakout from final yr. Marchenko is correct according to final season, solidifying himself as a prime 75 participant pushing into the highest 50.
Daniil Tarasov – 27 saves on 28 pictures within the 2-1 win over the Avalanche. His general numbers are fairly tough, so I’m not too keen on utilizing Tarasov proper now. If he can string collectively a pair good begins after which Tkachuk comes again, it is likely to be sufficient to stream the unhealthy man from John Wick.
Gabriel Landeskog – Left the sport injured, as did Devon Toews. Brutal break for Landeskog, who seems to have a rib harm that might trigger him to overlook the Olympics. In spite of everything he’s been by means of, that may be devastating, so I hope he’s solely out a month. We’ll should see who bumps up the lineup, however Colton and Olofsson are the possible candidates. Small bumps to Burns and Malinski as properly, who each are on the perimeter.
Brandon Bussi – 28 saves on 29 pictures within the 3-1 win over the Devils. With Kochetkov out for the season and Andersen on the wrestle bus, Bussi is price proudly owning in all places.
Taylor Corridor – Aim and an help with 4 pictures. Corridor is a backside finish streamer at this level in his profession.
Tyler Bertuzzi – Hat trick on 5 pictures. Bertuzzi is beginning to warmth up once more. He’s been on the perimeter, so if you wish to roll with him whereas he’s sizzling, I’m good with it. Hopefully Bedard is again ahead of later.
Andre Burakovsky – Two assists with a shot. Strong streamer, however Burakovsky is sitting at below 1.5 pictures per recreation, so it’s exhausting to get him previous that degree.
Three Level Problem: We are going to do Tuesday’s video games per ordinary. You may’t choose MacKinnon, McDavid, Celebrini, Kucherov, Rantanen, Draisaitl, Necas, Robertson, Kaprizov, Scheifele, Connor, Johnston, or Boldy. Give me a loopy Zegras revenge recreation.
That’s all for now guys. As all the time, be happy to ask any questions, go away any feedback, or give any options beneath. MarmosDad shall be again on Wednesday, whereas I’ll be again on Friday. Thanks for studying, take care!
