Streaming tips for Week 23, the playoff quarterfinals
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It’s playoff time in fantasy hockey which means hard decisions need to be made for the stretch run. Do you ditch the player who held your roster together only to fade when you needed him most? Do you grab that risky young talent who’s getting more ice time now that his team’s out of playoff contention?
Here’s all the latest to help you win your week.
TEAMS TO TARGET
Colorado Avalanche
The reigning champs kicked off the week with an easy 5-0 win over the Hawks, and the rest of the week should be a cinch too. They’ll host the struggling Penguins on Wednesday and then finish the week with a home-and-home series against the Coyotes on Friday and Sunday, two days with sparse action that will allow fantasy managers to gain a few more points when the majority of teams have the night off.
Depth players such as Denis Malgin, Evan Rodrigues and J.T. Compher are all good streaming options, as is Bowen Byram, who would be a top power-play quarterback on any other team and may play an even bigger role if Cale Makar (lower body) misses time due to injury.
St. Louis Blues
They’re not an obvious choice to pick players from, which is what makes the Blues such a great option. They’ve won four of their past six. Scoring goals hasn’t been a problem and, who knows, maybe they’ll keep Joel Hofer around for a little while longer just to see if they can keep the good mojo going. Their scoring is a little more spread out with Pavel Buchnevich now playing center (and excelling), and both Kasperi Kapanen and Jakub Vrana (more on him below) are starting to pitch in some points, too. The Blues play a home-and-home series against the Wings, who are in the midst of a 2-9-1 slump, before facing the lottery-bound Ducks on Saturday and the Kings on Sunday, which will surely be their toughest game of the week.
TEAMS TO AVOID
Carolina Hurricanes
The Canes play four games this week but it might be the toughest schedule of any week this season: A home-and-home series against the red-hot…
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