Every Monday, theScore offers a weekly fantasy hockey column detailing a handful of moves you should make. This week's edition focuses on Week 14. Ownership percentages and position eligibility are courtesy of Yahoo.

Buy low on Jamie Benn

Team: Stars
Position: C/LW
Ownership: 90%

I wasn't so confident in a Benn turnaround earlier in the season, but I'm now more inclined to think a strong second half is on the horizon.

Since Dec. 1, Benn ranks fifth in the NHL with 1.36 expected goals per 60 minutes among players with 200 minutes played. Prior to that date, he ranked 47th with 1.02 expected goals per 60 minutes. He's scored only four goals in 15 games since the beginning of December, but it's clear he's starting to get more chances.

Benn has also been hampered by a career-low 8.3 shooting percentage this season after entering the campaign with a career mark of 13.5%. Now that he's shooting more and getting more quality chances, it's possible the former Art Ross winner has a 15-goal second half in him.

Don't sell the farm for Benn in a trade, but scoop him up if he can be had for a low cost.

Hang onto Brendan Gallagher

Team: Canadiens
Position: RW
Ownership: 86%

Gallagher is sidelined indefinitely with a concussion, but even if you're out of IR spots, he needs to be stashed in fantasy.

The pesky winger leads the entire NHL in 1.52 expected goals per 60 minutes. He already has an impressive 15 goals, but following his recovery, he could fill the net even more if he can get a bit of puck luck. More playing time wouldn't hurt either, considering he was averaging less than 17 minutes per night before he went down.

If you're in a comfortable playoff spot and Gallagher's owner is dealing with a lot of injuries, you may be able to trade for the two-time 30-goal scorer well below market value. This is risky since his return date is up in the air, but it could pay dividends by the time fantasy playoffs roll around.

Add Tanner Pearson

Team: Canucks
Position: LW
Ownership: 29%

Pearson is finally getting rewarded for his high-volume shooting. The Canucks winger surprisingly ranks 17th in the NHL in shots per 60 minutes at five-on-five. However, his season thus far has been a tale of two halves:

Pearson's shot rates have cooled off, but he's still tallied three goals and five assists in his last five games. With a spot seemingly secured on Bo Horvat's line, Pearson is worth owning.

Add Chris Driedger

Team: Panthers
Position: G
Ownership: 8%

I recommended adding Driedger after he recorded a shutout in his first NHL start back in November. His value didn't quite skyrocket right away, but he's now in serious contention of earning more playing time.

After stopping 31 of 32 shots against the red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, Driedger now has a .944 save percentage and 1.81 goals-against average in six games this season. It's a small sample size, but considering the $70-million man Sergei Bobrovsky has an .856 save percentage in his last six contests and has overall been abysmal this year, a timeshare is a real possibility.

The Panthers are a really good team, so in the off chance Driedger can grab the starting gig and run with it, he has league-winning upside.

Start your rebuild in keeper leagues

If you're outside of the playoff picture in your keeper league, it's time to start trading players who can help you beyond this season. If you wait any longer, contending owners will make their moves without you, and you may miss out on their best future assets. Start working the phones.

(Advanced stats source: Natural Stat Trick)

Josh Wegman has been theScore's resident fantasy hockey expert since 2015. Find him on Twitter @JoshWegman_.

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Akil Thomas scored the winner with under four minutes remaining to give Canada a 4-3 victory over Russia in the gold-medal game at the World Junior Hockey Championship in the Czech Republic on Sunday.

Connor McMichael and captain Barrett Hayton scored before Thomas' decisive marker, with Canada rallying from a 3-1 deficit in the third period.

It's the country's third gold medal at the tournament over the last six years, and its first world-junior gold on European ice since 2008.

The Canadian squad last won it all in 2018, when it defeated Sweden to capture gold in Buffalo.

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IIHF president Rene Fasel has set a deadline for the NHL to decide whether or not the league will participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Speaking at the closing press conference at the world juniors Sunday, Fasel said he needs a decision from commissioner Gary Bettman by the end of August, according to The Canadian Press.

"We would like to have a decision as early as possible if they're coming to Beijing - 'Yes' or 'No,"' Fasel said. "In Pyeongchang, there was a late 'No.' Especially the North American teams, U.S. and Canada, had some problems to find the players and to build up a good team."

The NHL informed the IIHF that it wouldn't be participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang 10 months prior to the event. It marked the first time since 1998 that the league didn't send its players to the Winter Games.

In November, Bettman remained resistant to the idea of sending players to the Olympics, saying participation is "incredibly disruptive" to the NHL season. However, Fasel believes there's no greater stage for the game of hockey.

"The first mission is to promote the game of ice hockey," Fasel said. "The Olympic Games is the unique platform we can use, especially in Asia, with the best on best. Asia is two-thirds of the population. I consider Gary a smart person.

"He's smart. At the end, he will come ... I hope."

There hasn't been a best-on-best international hockey tournament since the World Cup in 2016. The NHL said in December that a proposed World Cup in 2021 won't work, but the league is aiming to hold one in 2024.

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Sportsnet's Brian Burke isn't a fan of Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin's recent comments regarding the All-Star Game.

"Please don't vote, I like the days off more," Larkin said to reporters earlier this week when asked about being a candidate for the "Last Man In" fan vote, per USA Today's Helene St. James. "I'm sure there's guys more deserving to go so I'm fine with that."

Burke, a former hockey executive and general manager, did not take Larkin's comments kindly.

"It's an honor to be a part of the All-Star weekend ... You should get a speeding ticket on your way to the airport to fly to this game Dylan Larkin, and you shouldn't scoff at it like that," Burke said during Sportsnet's "To The Point" segment on Saturday.

"A player acquires the right to turn this down like Alex Ovechkin, but that's after he played in about 12 or 15 of these," he continued. "International hockey, all the other stuff he's done, all the playoffs. Once you've done that, you can say no to this game."

Larkin, 23, appeared in the All-Star Game during his rookie season in 2016. He has 10 goals and 26 points in 42 games this campaign.

Burke went on to say that if he were Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman, he would have "ripped his face off" for the comments, adding "If you're going to be that stupid, do it off-camera."

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