Every Monday, theScore will offer a weekly fantasy hockey column detailing five moves you should make. Ownership percentages (as of Nov. 4) and position eligibility are courtesy of Yahoo.
Trade for a Ducks player
The most frustrating part about setting your weekly fantasy hockey lineup is having too many players in action on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, but nearly vacant lineups the other four days. Trading for an Anaheim Ducks player can help mitigate this.
The Ducks have 44 games left on non-busy days, which is six more than any other team in the league. If you can acquire a Ducks player for someone evenly matched on, say, the Blue Jackets, Kings, Canadiens, or Lightning (all of which have a league-low 20 games remaining on non-busy days), it could go a long way to helping you win your weekly matchups.
Rickard Rakell and Jakob Silfverberg would make for prime trade targets.
Drop Juuse Saros in keeper leagues
Team: Predators
Position: G
Ownership: 44 percent
Up until Saturday, drafting Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros in your keeper league looked like a shrewd move. With Pekka Rinne's contract set to expire after the season, it seemed as though Saros would take over starting duties in the Music City next year. However, Rinne inked a two-year extension on Saturday, stripping Saros of all of his fantasy value.
Believe in the Islanders goalie tandem
Lehner: 45 percent
Greiss: 28 percent
The New York Islanders were a historically bad defensive team a year ago, and their goaltending tandem of Jaroslav Halak and Thomas Greiss had virtually no fantasy value. However, both Greiss and offseason acquisition Robin Lehner have been sensational this year, and it doesn't appear to be a fluke.
Head coach Barry Trotz, a noted defensive guru, has brought some much-needed structure to the Islanders, and his goaltenders are reaping the benefits. Keep in mind, Trotz has made goalies such as Dan Ellis and Chris Mason fantasy relevant in the past, so it's not too far-fetched to believe Greiss and Lehner can maintain their strong play.
If both are available and you only have room to add one, Lehner is likely the safer bet. If you own Greiss and Lehner, hang on to both until one of them establishes himself as the No. 1 guy.
Stream Jakub Vrana
Team: Capitals
Position: LW/RW
Ownership: 12 percent
Vrana has found himself on the Capitals top line next to Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov, so it's safe to say the speedster is in a great position to put up points. But more importantly, the Caps play four games this week, and all four contests come on non-busy game days, so you'll be able to get him in your starting lineup each night he plays.
Pick up Josh Anderson
Team: Blue Jackets
Position: RW
Ownership: 29 percent
Anderson has seven goals this season, and five points in his last six games. The hulking winger may not be a household name, but there's reason to believe that his production is no fluke.
He ranks fourth in the NHL in individual scoring chances per 60 minutes at 5-on-5, according to Natural Stat Trick. This has been a consistent theme throughout his career, as he's generated chances at a high rate in each of the past two seasons. After all, he scored at a 25-goal pace last season, but was limited to 63 games.
The only concern is that Anderson's ice time is down roughly three minutes per game compared to a year ago, but if he continues to fill the net, head coach John Tortorella will have no choice but to reward him with more playing time.
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