This is no time to panic if your fantasy hockey team is off to a slow start and definitely no time to gloat if you are doing well, as the season is only two-plus weeks old and there is still plenty of playing time remaining. You shouldn’t be upset if some of your players are not doing well so far; chances are they will get hot soon. Conversely, don’t get too high if some of your later picks are off to amazing starts, as the chances of them reverting back to their old forms are great.
Here are some players who you could deal for and trade elsewhere, as well as their current roster percentage in Yahoo fantasy hockey leagues.
Players to trade for
Zach Hyman, RW, Oilers (98%)
Hyman had a career year in 2023-24, scoring 54 times in the regular season and chipping in with a league-leading 16 goals in the playoffs. His 70 goals tied Auston Matthews for top spot in the NHL. It has been a different story thus far in 2024-25. He has not recorded a point in seven games after Tuesday’s 3-2 overtime loss to Carolina. Hyman is averaging only 2.29 shots on goal this season, compared to 4.13 in 2023-24.
That will soon change for Hyman, as he is playing alongside Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, on what should be considered a top-three line in the NHL. He also sees time on the top power play, where he has scored 15 goals in each of his last two regular seasons. While the 32-year-old likely had the greatest year in his career in 2023-24, there is no reason he cannot hit the 35-40 goal mark in 2024-25.
Example of a completed deal from the Yahoo Trade Market: Hyman for Nazem Kadri
Pettersson picked up an assist Saturday to snap a three-game streak without a point, giving the talented Swede just two points in five contests ahead of Tuesday’s action. He managed an assist in Tuesday’s 6-3 victory over Chicago, giving him a two-game points scoring streak.
Pettersson managed 34 goals and 89 points in 2023-24, after a career-best 102 points the previous campaign. He slumped at the end of the regular season last year, picking up only a goal and five points in his last 11 games, which continued in the postseason as Pettersson had a goal and five helpers in 13 games.
The betting has to be that Pettersson is close to returning to form. He centers the second line with Nils Hoglander and Conor Garland on his flanks, as well as on the first power play….