Welcome to the Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Report! The waiver wire is key to winning. It helps you improve on the team you drafted, and to help patch holes when players go down due to injury. It’s something most managers will monitor daily. Let’s take a look at who we should be adding this week.
 

 


We tend to forget just how good Jeff Skinner was in Carolina. He hasn’t lived up to his contract in Buffalo, but he’s a good player and he can help a fantasy hockey team down the stretch. He scored four goals against Montreal to bring his season total to 20-goals. Everyone scores against the Habs, but for the veteran forward, this was a good reminder that he’s a talented goal scorer on a team that is going to be playing from behind on most nights. He has a real chance at scoring 30-goals this season, and we shouldn’t rule out 35-goals if he can keep up this pace. Not terrible for a player who is only 21% owned in Yahoo! leagues.
 

 


It’s been a season to forget for the Montreal Canadiens, but with a new coach in town, some players are going to benefit from the change, specifically Cole Caufield. The rookie has scored two goals since the change and is skating on the top line with Tyler Toffoli and Nick Suzuki. The Habs are going to give their young players every chance possible to grow, and Caufield will benefit from that. The days of him skating on the fourth line will be over, and that can only help his production. He has three goals this season, but we know that he can offer so much more. He’s widely available across most leagues and should be added in deeper formats.
 

 


It’s really simple in Edmonton: add whichever player is skating with Connor McDavid. Zach Hyman would have been our first pick, but he’s probably not sitting on the waiver wire in many leagues (if he is, please add him NOW), so Jesse Puljujarvi is the next best option. The Oilers need offence from more than their two superstar players, and Puljujarvi can do that. He hasn’t been able to do it consistently, but Edmonton has a ton of games this week, so all the kid has to do is play well and the points will come. 
 

 


Now that Tuukka Rask has officially announced that he is retiring from the NHL, the Boston Bruins are going to go back to what was working for them: a healthy spit between their two goalies. Jeremy Swayman has been excellent this season and deserves to play. Linus Ullmark has also played well, so Boston will most likely ride the hot hand down the stretch. Swayman is in a 50/50 split for starts, but if he can continue to play well, he could take over the starting job should Ullmark stumble. It’s hard to find a potential starting goalie on the waiver wire, but Swayman is 46% owned in Yahoo! leagues and that number should be higher. If he’s still available, it would be a smart idea to scoop him up.
 

 


I know that Calvin de Haan isn’t going to blow anyone away with his point totals, but the veteran defenceman might be the new king of blocking shots. He’s now blocked three or more shots in 13-straight games, and there seems to be no end in sight. He can also throw his bodyweight around, so in fantasy leagues that count both these stats, he should already be on your team. He can single handily help you win those categories every week and costs you nothing to add. 
 

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