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Evan Berofsky recommends players with multiple games before the 4 Nations Face-Off starts, including Utah forward Nick Schmaltz, who should post sufficient stats as a lead player in all attacking situations.
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Evan Berofsky's pickups this week include JJ Peterka, who's getting plenty of attention thanks to three goals, a helper, four shots and a plus-6 on Tuesday.
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Juraj Slafkovsky has been consistent with 10 points in his last 18 games, and Evan Berofsky is expecting more output from him soon.
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Evan Berofsky highlights the best pickups this week and notes that as a lead in all attacking situations on a strong top-six, Marco Rossi deserves to be on more rosters.
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Jonathan Huberdeau started the season slow, but his recent hot streak makes him worthy of a pickup in most fantasy leagues.
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The New Year brings new waiver wire additions, including LA's Quinton Byfield who receives plenty of ice time and is eligible at all three forward spots in Yahoo! leagues.
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This week's top waiver wire choices include Panthers forward Anton Lundell who has provided across-the-board output with four assists, nine shots, 12 PIM, 13 hits and five blocks across five contests.
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In the final Waiver Wire before the break, Evan Berofsky recommends Jamie Benn, who has racked up 18 points, 47 shots, 48 PIM and 33 hits in his last 24 games and is still available in 48% of Yahoo! leagues.
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Evan Berofsky offers up this week's top waiver wire picks, including Bryan Rust, who scored a hat-trick Thursday and has been on fire since returning from a lower-body injury.
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Evan Berofsky offers up his key NHL pickups this week, starting in Columbus, where Sean Monahan has been the model of consistency.
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Pavel Buchnevich has had a slow start to the season but has maintained plenty of responsibilities and is worth stashing. Evan Berofsky outlines some of his favorite waiver targets on Yahoo for this week.
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Atop Evan Berofsky's picks this week is Matthew Knies, whose huge boost in ice time minutes has led to seven goals, four assists and 35 shots.
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Vegas mainstay William Karlsson recently returned from injury and has found the scoresheet in all five of his outings.
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Evan Berofsky outlines his top waiver pickups of the week, including Dylan Strome, who has been thriving while playing alongside Alex Ovechkin early in the year.
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Evan Berofsky's key pickups this week include Buffalo forward Dylan Cozens who only has two assists thus far, but has already fired 27 pucks on net.
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Evan Berofsky highlights this week's notable NHL waiver wire pickups, including Boston's defenseman Hampus Lindholm, who has undertaken a major role by skating in all situations for the Bruins.
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Evan Berofsky looks at the week's top NHL pickups, and on the defensive side of things, Owen Power has a decent fantasy floor to warrant more coverage.
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The first set of pickups of the year is led off by Gabriel Vilardi, who should fill a key role for the Jets as long as he's able to stay on the ice.
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With the Flames facing three vulnerable teams, Andrei Kuzmenko is primed to pile on the offensive production.
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Evan Berofsky offers some motivated, and widely available, players to help you in the home stretch, beginning with Vladimir Tarasenko in Florida.
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Rust has been on a roll since returning from injury and has a great spot in the Penguins' lineup, making him the top forward to pick up this week.
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Evan Berofsky lists a few players who could help you clinch a postseason berth, including Viktor Arvidsson, who made his long-awaited return Wednesday.
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This week's group of suggested pickups includes Boston's Jake DeBrusk, who's on fire right now and has a great lineup spot.
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New York Rangers' K'Andre Miller leads this week's defensemen pickups, as the trade deadline concludes Friday afternoon.
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Mason McTavish leads this week's forward pickups, as his numbers have picked up along with the rest of Anaheim's offense.
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Boone Jenner is the top forward to pick up this week, particularly in leagues where his physicality earns your fantasy points.
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This week's top pickups include Reilly Smith, who's returned from injury to fill a key role in Pittsburgh.