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Good day, everyone! I played last night\u2014because of course I did\u2014and ended up with a decent cash. The tournament itself must have been a strange field. I went with Colorado’s top line, which is always popular, paired them with Carolina’s second line, and rolled out Igor Shesterkin<\/a> in net. Somehow, that combination got there. A win’s a win, and we’ll take it.<\/p>\n

This is a pretty interesting slate we have tonight, for an 11-gamer. The way I’m approaching roster construction will likely be by leaning into a more top\u2011heavy stack, mainly because there are so many solid value options available. Buffalo has cheap pieces, Dallas offers some nice salary relief, and even a few Blackhawks options are perfectly playable.<\/p>\n

Slate Preview<\/p>\n

Ottawa Senators<\/p>\n

Even with Connor Ingram<\/a> starting for the Oilers, I’m not overly concerned.If I’m facing a goaltender with a low save percentage, I’m happy to attack it\u2014and that brings me to the Senators. Ottawa is a team I usually avoid, so for single\u2011entry players this might be a stay\u2011away spot, but in multi\u2011entry builds there’s a real case for getting exposure. The way I’d approach it is with a Brady Tkachuk<\/a> ($7,600) \u2013 Dylan Cozens<\/a> ($4,600) two\u2011man as the core, then I’d consider adding Shane Pinto<\/a> ($4,100) and a defenseman to round it out. The appeal here is less about loving Ottawa and more about targeting Edmonton’s goaltending, which keeps pulling me back to the Sens as a viable tournament option.<\/p>\n

Edmonton Oilers<\/p>\n

Now, on the other side of the coin, we have the Oilers. There’s no stat or number that would tell me this, but it just feels like one of those McDavid and Co nuke the slate nights. Both Connor McDavid<\/a> and Leon Draisiatl have played well since coming back from the Olympics, and I’m tempted to throw them into a lineup with maybe a cheaper option like Matt Savoie<\/a> and spend up to Evan Bouchard<\/a> on the blueline. Sometimes, I want the “best” players on a slate and tonight might be one to where I’m drawn to Edmonton.
Minnesota Wild<\/p>\n

So, quietly since the beginning of February, the Bolts have taken a pretty high number of minor penalties if we look at all clubs in the league. I typically wouldn’t want to go against Andrei Vasilevskiy<\/a> or the Tampa Blue line, but this might be a night to where the Wild go overlooked. For me, I never stack Minnesota without Kirill Kaprizov<\/a> ($8,500), but that now may also be the case for Matt Boldy<\/a> at $7,700 tonight. Again, I’ll add in say a cheaper one-off like Vladimir Tarasenko<\/a> at $3,500 with 20 shots in his last ten games, and then expensive Quinn Hughes<\/a> on the blue line. For my single-entry, I’m leaning Minnesota here as a way to get a little bit different on an 11-game slate.<\/p>\n

Defense
If Zach Werenski<\/a> goes tonight, then he’s in play at $8,300, with the other top d-men in play with Cale Makar<\/a> at $7,800 or Rasmus Dahlin<\/a> at $6,100. For middle-tier salary, I’ll lean Dougie Hamilton<\/a> for ice-time at $5,100 or even Rasmus Andersson<\/a> at $4,900. Cheaper d-men tonight, I’m all good with chasing blocks with Martin Fehervary<\/a> at $2,800 and if you need even more salary savings, I could see rostering Connor Clifton<\/a> for the Pens at $2,500.<\/p>\n

Goalies<\/p>\n

So, I’m going to go ahead and throw all these goaltenders in the mix together tonight \u2013 Logan Thompson<\/a> ($8K),\u00a0 Alex Lyon<\/a>($7,900), either Minnesota starter ($7,500) or Lukas Dostal<\/a> ($7,100)\u2026all of these netminders tonight should see excellent volume. Really, wherever your salary demands need to be met, would be how I would select my goaltender and if any of these come up in an optimizer then I don’t think you’d be in a situation to swap.<\/p>\n

That’s it for now, best of luck tonight!<\/p>\n

For continued fantasy news and notes, follow me on Twitter<\/a> @ndySanz<\/a>. <\/p>\n