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Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire: Phillip Danault leads pickups for championship week

Los Angeles Kings Center Phillip Danault (24)

Phillip Danault has been on a fantasy tear at the perfect time. (Photo by Curtis Comeau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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Jonathan Drouin’s rostered percentage increased from 27% to 44% from a week ago. He has racked up seven goals and 14 points in his last 10 games. Tyler Bertuzzi has seven goals and 10 points in 11 games going into this week. He is still available in 79% of Yahoo leagues. Mikael Granlund, who has two goals and seven helpers over an eight-game point spree, can be had in 76% of pools.

This is the final full week of the 2023-24 schedule, which doesn’t give fantasy managers vying for a league championship much more time to make roster adjustments. If your pool is still going, another batch of undervalued pickup suggestions awaits your consideration:

Yegor Sharangovich, C/LW/RW, Calgary Flames (33% rostered)

Sharangovich has earned career highs in goals (30), assists (26), points (56), power-play goals (six), power-play points (16), shorthanded goals (three), shorthanded points (six) and blocked shots (42) this season. He should be able to add to those totals during Calgary’s four-game week, which includes matchups against San Jose, Los Angeles, Anaheim and Arizona. Sharangovich has accumulated six goals and 10 points in eight games versus those four teams this campaign. He also has two markers and five points in his last four contests.

Phillip Danault, C, Los Angeles Kings (19% rostered)

Danault has notched three goals and three assists in his last 10 appearances. After missing four games with an upper-body injury, he picked up an assist in his return to the lineup Saturday versus Vancouver. Danault has been a productive member of the Kings’ top-six group over the past few years. He isn’t quite on the same pace in 2023-24 as his previous two seasons, but he has the upside of being a solid value play this week. The Kings play three times, including two meetings with the Ducks.

Logan Cooley, C, Arizona Coyotes (17% rostered)

Cooley has heated up down the stretch, registering seven goals, four assists and 22 shots on net across his past 11 outings. The 19-year-old center ranks fourth among rookies with 41 points through 77 appearances. Cooley has been skating on the second line of the Coyotes and makes for an intriguing pickup, with the team poised to play four times this week.

Bobby McMann, C/LW, Toronto Maple Leafs (7% rostered)

McMann has picked up points in bunches during the second half of the 2023-24 campaign. He…

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