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NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Pickups: Defensemen, March 3 – Jackets' Provorov, Jets' Stanley Step Up
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- NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Pickups: Defensemen, March 3 – Jackets' Provorov, Jets' Stanley Step Up
On every game day this season, THN Fantasy willhighlight players and goalies for fantasy hockey managers to stream, roster orutilize in standard leagues and/or DFS games. Players and goalies highlightedfor streaming in standard leagues are rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahooleagues.
Bowen Byram, BUF vs. VGK(38% rostered) - FanDuel $4,600
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Byram's assists streak is now at four games and we'rewitnessing a potential breakout in the second half of the season. It's been along time coming for the highly-regarded Byram, and this is a good matchupagainst a team that has not played well at even strength and may be missingtheir top two-way player in captain Mark Stone. Byram's ability to move thepuck up the ice and the Sabres' elite scoring talent makes him an ideal streamingoption if you're looking for points.
Ivan Provorov, CBJ vs. NSH(14% rostered) - FanDuel $4,800
Zach Werenski did not dress Monday, which put Provorov onthe top power-play unit, notching an assist and playing 27:10 to lead all Jacketsdefensemen by a significant margin. Should Werenski sit out again, look forProvorov to fill the same role.
Logan Stanley, WPG vs. CHI(9% rostered) - FanDuel $4,800
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Stanley remains a strong value play with increased minutesin Josh Morrissey and Neal Pionk's absence. He's taken over the power play andaveraging well over 24 minutes per game, racking up two assists and 12 shotswith four hits. The Hawks just traded one of their more dependable defensemen,Connor Murphy, to the Oilers yesterday.
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