NHL Fantasy Waiver Wire: Add/Drop List for Week 9

NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire: Letting You Know Which Players You Should Add/Drop Heading Into Week 9, Complete Injury Update, Players of the Week, and More!

Welcome back to our weekly NHL Fantasy Hockey waiver wire, three new players have taken over the reigns as players of the week. And there’s also some new players to add to your pool for all three formats. There is also some new injuries listed as well as players on cold streaks, so anything you need to know is right here.

Like always, we’re here to help you gain the most out of your hockey pool. Most pools consist of a weekly total before being reset. So, it’s best to maximize your scoring during that week to either stay in the lead or try to climb the standings. The toughest part is always releasing players, but if you’re in a pool that isn’t very active, you can take those chances.

If you’re in a pool that everyone is involved in daily, at least keep your star players even if they’re going through a cold streak, so they’re not picked up when you release them.

*For a Yahoo pool containing 10 teams or less that only focus’ on the essentials*

Adds: (Depending on how your free agent pool looks)

Centres:
Travis Zajac (NJ) – 35% ownership, 512 adds since last week, 8G, 13A, +3.
Jason Spezza (DAL) – 71% ownership, 304 adds since last week, 5G, 9A, -14
Derek Stepan (NYR) – 42% ownership, 301 adds since last week, 5G, 14A, +5
Alexander Wennberg (CBJ) – 54% ownership, 296 adds since last week, 6G, 16A, +6
Sean Monahan (CGY) – 75% ownership, 255 adds since last week, 8G, 8A, -7
Nazem Kadri (TOR) – 65% ownership, 218 adds since last week, 10G, 8A, -3

Left Wingers:
Conor Sheary (PIT) – 12% ownership, 1,868 adds since last week, 7G, 8A, +10
Anders Lee (NYI) – 6% ownership, 814 adds since last week, 8G, 2A, +5
Antoine Roussel (DAL) – 36% ownership, 537 adds since last week, 5G, 10A, +5
Evander Kane (BUF) – 25% ownership, 384 adds since last week, 3G, 4A, -4
Marcus Johansson (WSH) – 59% ownership, 370 adds since last week, 11G, 8A, +6
Drake Caggiula (EDM) – 3% ownership, 345 adds since last week, 1G, 5A, Even

Right Wingers:
Andrew Shaw (MTL) – 43% ownership, 889 adds since last week, 6G, 7A, +11
Jakob Silfverberg (ANA) – 53% ownership, 255 adds since last week, 8G, 11A, +8
Kyle Palmieri (NJ) – 58% ownership, 218 adds since last week, 4G, 9A, +6
Jason Zucker (MIN) – 5% ownership, 187 adds since last week, 4G, 10A, +14
Anthony Mantha (DET) – 6% ownership, 164 adds since last week, 4G, 3A, +3
Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG) – 67% ownership, 149 adds since last week, 4G, 19A, +1

Defence:
Justin Schultz (PIT) – 26% ownership, 3,036 adds since last week, 3G, 10A, +16
Andrej Sekera (EDM) – 9% ownership, 1,126 adds since last week, 4G, 9A, +9
Ivan Provorov (PHI) – 20% ownership, 501 adds since last week, 3G, 10A, -5
Dion Phaneuf (OTT) – 54% ownership, 397 adds since last week, 3G, 7A, -6
Jared Spurgeon (MIN) – 16% ownership, 354 adds since last week, 1G, 18A, +13
Mark Borowiecki (OTT) – 9% ownership, 263 adds since last week, 0G, 1A, -1

Goalies:
Philipp Grubauer (WSH) – 8% ownership, 805 adds since last week, 3W, 9GA, 1.80GAA
Scott Darling (CHI) – 42% ownership, 780 adds since last week, 5W, 20GA, 2.39GAA
Keith Kinkaid (NJ) – 4% ownership, 767 adds since last week, 3W, 16GA, 2.59GAA
Antti Raanta (NYR) – 18% ownership, 469 adds since last week, 6W, 17GA, 2.05GAA
Steve Mason (PHI) – 53% ownership, 401 adds since last week, 11W, 60GA, 2.82GAA
Cam Ward (CAR) – 56% ownership, 324 adds since last week, 9W, 46GA, 2.17GAA

*For a Yahoo pool containing 20 teams or less that only focus’ on the essentials*

Adds: (Depending on how your free agent pool looks)

Centres:
Derek Ryan (CAR) – 0% ownership, 96 adds since last week, 3G, 4A, -2
Antoine Vermette (ARI) – 5% ownership, 52 adds since last week, 4G, 5A, -4
Mark Letestu (EDM) – 1% ownership, 52 adds since last week, 4G, 6A, -3
Jay Beagle (WSH) – 2% ownership, 49 adds since last week, 5G, 5A, +5
Matt Cullen (PIT) – 2% ownership, 38 adds since last week, 7G, 6A, +4
Phillip Danault (MTL) – 1% ownership, 28 adds since last week, 6G, 5A, +1

Left Wingers:
Andrew Cogliano (ANA) – 6% ownership, 197 adds since last week, 7G, 7A, +6
Nick Ritchie (ANA) – 5% ownership, 67 adds since last week, 6G, 2A, Even
Marcus Foligno (BUF) – 2% ownership, 45 adds since last week, 4G, 4A, Even
Michael Raffl (PHI) – 1% ownership, 45 adds since last week, 6G, 2A, +7
Chris Vandevelde (PHI) – 0% ownership, 23 adds since last week, 5G, 5A, -4
Joonas Donskoi (SJ) – 26% ownership, 19 adds since last week, 2G, 6A, Even

Right Wingers:
Jason Zucker (MIN) – 5% ownership, 189 adds since last week, 4G, 10A, +14
Zack Kassian (EDM) – 1% ownership, 26 adds since last week, 2G, 4A, +1
Josh Anderson (CBJ) – 3% ownership, 78 adds since last week, 7G, 3A, +9
Alex Chiasson (DAL) – 1% ownership, 34 adds since last week, 5G, 6A, +3
Brett Ritchie (DAL) – 1% ownership, 29 adds since last week, 7G, 2A, +1
Cal Clutterbuck (NYI) – 7% ownership, 27 adds since last week, 2G, 7A, +3

Sep 22, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; Washington Capitals goalie Philipp Grubauer (31) reacts after giving up the winning goal to Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak at TD Garden. The Boston Bruins won 2-1 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /

Defence:
Jaccob Slavin (CAR) – 1% ownership, 76 adds since last week, 1G, 8A, +4
Troy Stecher (VAN) – 1% ownership, 67 adds since last week, 1G, 5A, -4
David Savard (CBJ) – 2% ownership, 57 adds since last week, 1G, 5A, +11
Calvin De Haan (NYI) – 8% ownership, 46 adds since last week, 1G, 6A, +7
Brooks Orpik (WSH) – 3% ownership, 43 adds since last week, 0G, 6A, +7
Nathan Beaulieu (MTL) – 4% ownership, 38 adds since last week, 1G, 6A, +9

Goalies:
Philipp Grubauer (WSH) – 8% ownership, 811 adds since last week, 3W, 9GA, 1.80GAA
Keith Kinkaid (NJ) – 4% ownership, 767 adds since last week, 3W, 16GA, 2.59GAA
Aaron Dell (SJ) – 2% ownership, 104 adds since last week, 2W, 7GA, 1.93GAA
Anders Nilsson (BUF) – 8% ownership, 88 adds since last week, 5W, 21GA, 2.38GAA
Curtis McElhinney (CBJ) – 1% ownership, 49 adds since last week, 1W, 8GA, 2.03GAA
Michael Hutchinson (WPG) – 6% ownership, 24 adds since last week, 3W, 30GA, 2.95GAA

*For an ESPN pool containing 10-20 teams, including all statistical categories*

Centres:
Charlie Coyle (MIN) – 9G, 9A, +7, 18PIM, 3PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 58SH, 27HITS, 22BLKS, 2GWG
Travis Zajac (NJ) – 8G, 13A, +2, 14PIM, 3PPG, 2PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 60SH, 34HITS, 9BLKS, 1GWG
Adam Lowry (WPG) – 6G, 2A, -3, 19PIM, 1PPG, 2PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 39SH, 76HITS, 21BLKS, 0GWG
Luke Glendening (DET) – 1G, 6A, -1, 10PIM, 0PPG, 1PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 36SH, 78HITS, 34BLKS, 0GWG
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (OTT) – 4G, 5A, +2, 4PIM, 0PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 52SH, 64HITS, 25BLKS, 1GWG
Brandon Dubinsky (CBJ) – 3G, 5A, +4, 17PIM, 0PPG, 1PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 30SH, 72HITS, 19BLKS, 2GWG

Left Wingers:
Antoine Roussel (DAL) – 5G, 10A, +5, 70PIM, 0PPG, 3PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 36SH, 39HITS, 18BLKS, 2GWG
Patrick Maroon (EDM) – 8G, 5A, +4, 28PIM, 0PPG, 2PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 62SH, 63HITS, 3BLKS, 1GWG
Anders Lee (NYI) – 8G, 2A, +5, 16PIM, 2PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 49SH, 65HITS, 14BLKS, 2GWG
Viktor Arvidsson (NSH) – 9G, 7A, Even, 10PIM, 1PPG, 2PPA, 2SHG, 1SHA, 85SH, 10HITS, 14BLKS, 0GWG
Marcus Foligno (BUF) – 4G, 4A, -1, 17PIM, 0PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 42SH, 86HITS, 21BLKS, 0GWG
Nick Ritchie (ANA) – 6G, 2A, Even, 14PIM, 1PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 52SH, 78HITS, 9BLKS, 1GWG

Right Wingers:
Mark Stone (OTT) – 9G, 11A, +1, 8PIM, 4PPG, 4PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 44SH, 20HITS, 21BLKS, 2GWG
Michael Frolik (CGY) – 6G, 9A, +2, 10PIM, 0PPG, 0PPA, 2SHG, 0SHA, 70SH, 22HITS, 22BLKS, 1GWG
Brett Ritchie (DAL) – 7G, 2A, +1, 17PIM, 1PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 63SH, 50HITS, 8BLKS, 0GWG
Josh Anderson (CBJ) – 7G, 3A, +9, 23PIM, 0PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 43SH, 45HITS, 16BLKS, 1GWG
Michael Grabner (NYR) – 13G, 4A, +19, 4PIM, 0PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 1SHA, 60SH, 14HITS, 17BLKS, 1GWG
Radim Vrbata (ARI) – 8G, 9A, -7, 6PIM, 2PPG, 2PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 75SH, 19HITS, 6BLKS, 0GWG

Defense:
Mark Borowiecki (OTT) – 0G, 1A, -1, 44PIM, 0PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 11SH, 123HITS, 39BLKS, 0GWG
Deryk Engelland (CGY) – 1G, 5A, +8, 34PIM, 0PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 39SH, 57HITS, 51BLKS, 1GWG
Adam Larsson (EDM) – 2G, 4A, -4, 24PIM, 0PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 32SH, 90HITS, 48BLKS, 0GWG
Calvin De Haan (NYI) – 1G, 6A, +7, 26PIM, 0PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 38SH, 39HITS, 73BLKS, 0GWG
Ivan Provorov (PHI) – 3G, 10A, -5, 10PIM, 0PPG, 2PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 50SH, 42HITS, 55BLKS, 1GWG
Justin Faulk (CAR) – 3G, 6A, -13, 8PIM, 1PPG, 4PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 68SH, 46HITS, 26BLKS, 0GWG

Goalies:
Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) – 10W, 9L, 1OTL, 53GA, 537SV, .910SV%, 2SO
Robin Lehner (BUF) – 5W, 9L, 4OTL, 45GA, 515SV, .920SV%, 0SO
Jaroslav Halak (NYI) – 5W, 6L, 5OTL, 47GA, 488SV, .912SV%, 1SO
Louis Domingue (ARI) – 4W, 9L, 1OTL, 41GA, 380SV, .903SV%, 0SO
Jacob Markstrom (VAN) – 6W, 5L, 2OTL, 34GA, 306SV, .900SV%, 0SO
Anders Nilsson (BUF) – 5W, 2L, 2OTL, 21GA, 308SV, .932SV%, 1SO

Legend:

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= Goals

= Assists

PIM

= Penalty Minutes

PPG

= Power-Play-Goals

PPA

= Power-Play-Assists

SHG

= Short-Handed-Goals

SHO

= Short-Handed Assists

GWG

= Game-Winning-Goals

= Shots

Hits

= Hits

BLKS

= Blocks

= Wins

= Losses

= Saves

SV%

= Save Percentage

= Shutouts

= Goals Against

GAA

= Goals-Against-Average

Drops: (Players currently on cold streaks that are likely to continue this trend).

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Max Domi (ARI) – 1 point in last 5 games played.
Victor Rask (CAR) – 2 points in last 6 games played.
Travis Konecny (PHI) – 3 points in last 9 games played.
Andrei Markov (MTL) – 2 points in last 7 games played.
Damon Severson (NJ) – 3 points in last 11 games played.
Torey Krug (BOS) – 1 point in last 4 games played.
Brandon Sutter (VAN) – 1 point in last 4 games played.
Ryan McDonagh (NYR) – 2 points in last 8 games played.
Keith Yandle (FLA) – 2 points in last 8 games played.
Tyler Toffoli (LA) – 1 point in last 4 games played.
Ryan Johansen (NSH) – 1 point in last 4 games played.
Jeff Skinner (CAR)– 1 point in last 4 games played.
Zach Werenski (CBJ) – 1 point in last 5 games played.
Mikael Granlund (MIN) – 1 point in last 5 games played.
Gustav Nyquist (DET) – 1 point in last 6 games played.
William Nylander (TOR) – 0 points in last 3 games played.
Ondrej Palat (TB) – 0 points in last 3 games played.
Mitch Marner (TOR) – 0 points in last 3 games played.
Tyler Johnson (TB) – 0 points in last 3 games played.
Anton Stralman (TB) – 0 points in last 4 games played.
Alec Martinez (LA) – 0 points in last 4 games played.
David Perron (STL) – 0 points in last 4 games played.
Bo Horvat (VAN) – 0 points in last 4 games played.
Jonas Brodin (MIN) – 0 points in last 5 games played.
Zach Parise (MIN) – 0 points in last 5 games played.
Tanner Pearson (LA) – 0 points in last 6 games played.
Jake Gardiner (TOR) – 0 points in last 6 games played.

Jonathan Bernier (ANA) – 1-1-0 in last 2 games played.
Pekka Rinne (NSH) – 1-1-1 in last 3 games played.
Peter Budaj (LA) – 0-0-1 in last 2 games played.
Petr Mrazek (DET) – 1-1-0 in last 2 games played.
Al Montoya (MTL) – 0-3-1 in last 4 games played.
Antti Niemi (DAL) – 0-1-1 in last 2 games played.
Roberto Luongo (FLA) – 0-1-1 in last 2 games played.
Darcy Kuemper (MIN) – 0-1-1 in last 2 games played.
Brian Elliott (CGY) – 0-5-1 in last 6 games played.
Cory Schneider (NJ) – 2-4-2 in last 8 games played.
Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) – 1-2-0 in last 3 games played.

Key Injuries:

Oct 24, 2016; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens center Alex Galchenyuk (27) warms up before the first period against Philadelphia Flyers at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports /

Rickard Rakell (ANA) – Upper-Body – Day-to-Day
Matt Beleskey (BOS) – Knee – Mid-January
Tyler Ennis (BUF) – Groin – Indefinitely
Zach Bogosian (BUF) – Knee – Week-to-Week
Elias Lindholm (CAR) – Lower-Body – Day-to-Day
Jordan Staal (CAR) – Concussion – Indefinitely
Brent Seabrook (CHI) – Upper-Body – Day-to-Day
Corey Crawford (CHI) – Abdomen – Day-to-Day
Jonathan Toews (CHI) – Back – Day-to-Day
Nick Foligno (CBJ) – Illness – Day-to-Day
Erik Johnson (COL) – Leg – Late-January
Gabriel Landeskog (COL) – Lower-Body – Day-to-Day
Patrick Sharp (DAL) – Concussion – Day-to-Day
Johnny Oduya (DAL) – Lower-Body – Day-to-Day
Ales Hemsky (DAL) – Hip – Indefinitely
Jonathan Ericsson (DET) – Back – Day-to-Day
Justin Abdelkader (DET) – Knee – Day-to-Day
Brendan Smith (DET) – Knee – Late-December
Darren Helm (DET) – Shoulder – Indefinitely
Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) – Achilles – Late-January-Early-February
Jonathan Quick (LA) – Groin – Indefinitely
David Desharnais (MTL) – Knee – Indefinitely
Alex Galchenyuk (MTL) – Knee – Indefinitely
Ryan Ellis (NSH) – Upper-Body – Day-to-Day
Pavel Zacha (NJ) – Face – Day-to-Day
Rick Nash (NYR) – Groin – Day-to-Day
Mika Zibanejad (NYR) – Leg – Early-January
Pavel Buchnevich (NYR) – Back – Day-to-Day
Craig Anderson (OTT) – Personal – Day-to-Day
Matt Read (PHI) – Abdomen – Early-January
Sean Couturier (PHI) – Lower-Body – Day-to-Day
Tomas Hertl (SJ) – Knee – Indefinitely
Ryan Callahan (TB) – Hip – Day-to-Day
Steven Stamkos (TB) – Knee – Indefinitely
Alexander Edler (VAN) – Finger – Late-December-Early-January
Jannik Hansen (VAN) – Ribs – Early-December

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Top Forward of the Week: LW Taylor Hall (NJ) – (4GP, 3G, 5A, 8PTS)
Taylor Hall played amazing last week and seems to be getting better in his new home in Jersey. He may have a cold streak here and there but he’s still a top 10 player in the league, so no matter what, do not get rid of him. If you do, however, make sure the return is of equal value so you’re not missing out on the numbers he’s likely to produce this season.

This applies if you wish to acquire him from someone else, just don’t give away too much, usually star-for-star trades work, but make sure you do your research and see who is going to have the better year so you come out on top of the deal.

Top Defenseman of the Week: D Erik Karlsson (OTT) – (3GP, 3G, 5A, 8PTS)
Erik Karlsson is also starting to find his footing this season which is perfect for anyone who owns him. If you do not own him, the same rules apply as to what we mentioned for Taylor Hall, just make sure you are coming out ahead. Because after all, that’s the purpose of playing NHL fantasy pools. If you cannot acquire him, however, there are still some solid defenseman in the free agent pool who you could take a shot on to help you gain more points this upcoming week.

Next: NHL Power Rankings: Week 9

Top Goalie of the Week: G Steve Mason (PHI) – (4GP, 4W, .926SV%, 2.45GAA)
Steve Mason has played a lot of up and down hockey the last two months, but things seem to be staying in the upward direction. This is a good sign because he’s been dropped more than added, so chances are he’s in your free agent pool.

So if you need a goalie to help you gather some wins this following week, take a shot on him. He’s not much of a star-like goalie anymore so if you have nothing but star goalies, ignore this. But if you have a star goalie and the rest being depth goalies, drop one and scoop him up before someone else does!

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