Happy Tuesday y’all! If your league didn’t end last week, this is it. Good luck to all those that remain and let’s see your championship roster. Tag @dobberhockey and your favorite Dobber writers on Twitter with your winning squad and be entered to win a fantasy guide for next season!
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I’ll be basing picks on playing the remainder of the season and not ending on Sunday, assuming if you are playing this week, it will be the full week plus the final four days of the 2025-26 schedule.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins played five games last week and hopefully you had a share of their skaters. In two games they scored at least eight goals and at least five in four of their contests. Unfortunately, they used all their games last week because they only have four in this final stretch of the season. The Pens also have the second seed in the Metropolitan Division all but locked up so be weary of their last couple of games. Veterans and guys who have been nursing injuries could receive the health bomb. Only one of their games is on a light night (Sunday) so if you have a fringe Penguin, but want some extra waiver pick ups, don’t be afraid to make the swap.
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Another team that I am cutting players from if the situation is right is the New York Islanders. They only have four games left and their next two are on compacted nights. Add in the factor of a new head coach and we have no clue what these lines will look like. If you need some extra games, feel free to cut anyone but Matthew Schaefer or Bo Horvat.
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Tops on the list of teams I am looking for is the San Jose Sharks. They have six games remaining for this season and play the most games on our light nights with three contests. They also are fighting for a playoff spot, so you know their team and players are going to be giving it their all.
First on the list is Alex Wennberg. He is currently playing over 20 minutes a night for the Sharks and is considered 0% owned in Yahoo leagues. I know someone out there has him! Anyway, the Sharks will lean on the veteran down the stretch as he is on an eight-game point streak (5 goals, 5 assists) while averaging 19:38 per game, with four coming on the powerplay (he is in San Jose’s top extra man unit, so he definitely deserves a roster spot). He is currently lined up with Kiefer Sherwood (almost 50% owned in Yahoo, will most definitely be if your league counts hits) and former first rounder William Eklund, who is almost 30% owned. If Macklin Celebrini isn’t on the ice, it’s likely this line is as they are the most responsible group this organization has.
If you need a wildcard and need some assists and powerplay points, Dmitry Orlov is playing quarterback on the Sharks number one unit. He also is not much of a shooter, but he has 10 shots on goal in his last three games and four assists in his last five outings.
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Another team that is fighting for their playoff lines that has a decent schedule is the St. Louis Blues. Their top line of Robert Thomas, Dylan Holloway, and Jimmy Snuggerud has carried the team into contention and literally carried them on Sunday against the Colorado Avalanche as they scored all three goals in the victory. Thomas and Holloway are pretty widely owned, but Snuggerud is less than 40% owned and should be on your roster for the end of this season. On the backend, Philip Broberg is having a career year and available in over 60% of leagues and has been patrolling the top powerplay unit with eight points in his last eight games. The Blues will be leaning on their top guns the rest of the way so expect big minutes from this group.
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Good luck in your finals!