Every Monday, theScore will offer a weekly fantasy hockey column detailing a handful of moves you should make. Ownership percentages (as of Dec. 30) and position eligibility are courtesy of Yahoo.
Pick up Collin Delia
Team: Blackhawks
Position: G
Ownership: 12 percent
It's an awfully small sample size, but Collin Delia has been sharper than a butcher's knife in his three games manning the Chicago Blackhawks' crease. He's won all three contests, posting a 1.66 goals-against average and a .957 save percentage along the way.
The 24-year-old undrafted netminder was sensational in the AHL this season, posting a 2.34 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage for a middling Rockford IceHogs squad. Corey Crawford is out indefinitely with a concussion so Delia should receive the bulk of the starts moving forward.
Try to buy low on Tyler Seguin
Team: Stars
Position: C
Ownership: 99 percent
It's safe to say there's a lot of negativity surrounding Tyler Seguin and the Dallas Stars these days, but it could play to your advantage in fantasy. Seguin's somewhat down year is under the microscope so his owner may be willing to sell him for pennies on the dollar - if you can make the right offer.
Seguin's shots per game are right around his career average in Dallas. His 3.95 individual high-danger scoring chances for per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 would stand to be the third-best mark of his career. This suggests Seguin is bound for a massive second half.
Drop Keith Kinkaid for MacKenzie Blackwood
Team: Devils
Position: G
Ownership: Kinkaid (46 percent), Blackwood (16 percent)
MacKenzie Blackwood has started three of the New Jersey Devils' last five games and if he keeps up his strong play he could pull away with the team's No. 1 gig. In five appearances this season, he owns a 1.58 goals-against average, a .956 save percentage, and the first shutout of his NHL career. This follows a relatively successful 15-game AHL stint during which he registered a 2.69 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage.
Meanwhile, Keith Kinkaid has struggled after a strong start to the season, posting an .877 save percentage in his last 12 games.
New Jersey will need a miracle to make the playoffs this season so there's plenty of incentive to give Blackwood, a 2015 second-round pick, the lion's share of the starts for the remainder of the campaign.
Add Jakob Chychrun in banger leagues
Team: Coyotes
Position: D
Ownership: 12 percent
Jakob Chychrun missed the first 18 games of the campaign after undergoing offseason knee surgery. It's not unusual for a player to need time to get back up to game speed after a prolonged absence - just ask Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander.
Chychrun took some time to get settled but he's been dialed in offensively of late, picking up four points in his last six games. Even if the offense dries up a bit, the former first-round pick still provides ample secondary stats (shots, hits, blocks, PIMs) to remain effective in banger leagues.
Don't bother adding Garret Sparks
Team: Maple Leafs
Position: G
Ownership: 14 percent
Frederik Andersen is nursing a groin injury but Garret Sparks isn't worth picking up. The Maple Leafs don't play until Thursday and are only in action twice this week. If you're relying on Andersen for starts this week and he remains sidelined, look elsewhere for goaltending help. Sparks has looked incredibly shaky even in his strong performances this season; don't give in to the temptation of trusting the Leafs' high-powered offense to provide enough run support to make Sparks valuable.
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