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With the Flames facing three vulnerable teams, Andrei Kuzmenko is primed to pile on the offensive production.
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Evan Berofsky offers some motivated, and widely available, players to help you in the home stretch, beginning with Vladimir Tarasenko in Florida.
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Rust has been on a roll since returning from injury and has a great spot in the Penguins' lineup, making him the top forward to pick up this week.
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Evan Berofsky lists a few players who could help you clinch a postseason berth, including Viktor Arvidsson, who made his long-awaited return Wednesday.
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This week's group of suggested pickups includes Boston's Jake DeBrusk, who's on fire right now and has a great lineup spot.
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New York Rangers' K'Andre Miller leads this week's defensemen pickups, as the trade deadline concludes Friday afternoon.
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Mason McTavish leads this week's forward pickups, as his numbers have picked up along with the rest of Anaheim's offense.
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Boone Jenner is the top forward to pick up this week, particularly in leagues where his physicality earns your fantasy points.
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This week's top pickups include Reilly Smith, who's returned from injury to fill a key role in Pittsburgh.
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Dylan Cozens may be down from last year's numbers, but his recent uptick in performance makes him this week's top pickup.
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This week's set of pickups includes Jonathan Huberdeau, who's rebounded from a slump to record 11 points over the last three weeks.
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Cam Fowler's heavy workload and role on the power play make him the top defenseman to pick up this week.
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For the final week of the year, Evan Berofsky recommends Anaheim forward Mason McTavish as his top waiver wire must-have player.
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This week's set of pickup recommendations includes a trio of forwards who are slightly underperforming but still plenty useful, including Chandler Stephenson.
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Adam Larsson's heavy workload and recent uptick in production makes him the top-recommended defenseman this week.
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Matty Beniers slow start saw him dropped in many leagues, but he tops this week's list of pickup recommendations after improving his play in recent weeks.
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Erik Gustafsson has stepped up in Adam Fox's absence, making him the top defenseman recommended in this week's waiver wire pickups.
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This week's set of pickups includes Matthew Knies, who's enjoying life alongside Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner.
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This week's set of waiver-wire additions includes rookie center Adam Fantilli, whose production has picked up over his last three games.
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Evan Berofsky is back with another batch of waiver wire pickups, including Penguins forward Bryan Rust.
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Evan Berofsky shares his final set of pickups of the season, including Dylan Cozens, who's still available in nearly half of Yahoo leagues.
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This week's set of pickups includes Calle Jarnkrok, who's enjoying life alongside Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner.
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This week's set of recommended additions includes William Karlsson, who's finally having a healthy season and has gotten hot in March.
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Evan Berofsky's latest waiver pickups includes forward Alex Killorn who's on pace to record his first 60-plus-point campaign.
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This week's set of pickups includes John Klingberg, who's stepped into an important role after his move to Minnesota.
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This week's set of pickups includes Washington winger Tom Wilson, who's been on a roll now that he's finally healthy.
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Evan Berofsky's latest batch of pickups includes Erik Gustafsson, who's been busy as Washington's top offensive defenseman in the absence of John Carlson.
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Evan Berofsky shares his top pickups of the week, including Blues center Robert Thomas, who's surprisingly still available in nearly half of all Yahoo leagues.
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Evan Berofsky recommends Logan Couture, because while he may not be the lead center at five-on-five, he's a regular on the top PP and averages close to 19 minutes a night.
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Evan Berofsky's latest set of pickup recommendations includes rookie defenseman Jake Sanderson, who should be a big part of Ottawa's playoff push.
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This week's set of pickups includes Anton Lundell, who's taken off after shifting to the wing and moving up to the Panthers' top line.
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This week's set of recommendations includes John Klingberg, who's heating up again after a 19-game slump.
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This week's pickups include Nicklas Backstrom, who's back from hip surgery and could soon team up with long-time linemate Alex Ovechkin.
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This week's set of waiver pickups includes Andrew Mangiapane, whose streaky season should be due for a positive turn soon.
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This week's set of waiver recommendations includes Brock Boeser, who's still widely available despite his role on a strong power-play unit.
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This week's set of potential pickups includes Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson, who's handled a heavy workload in recent weeks.
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Evan Berofsky's latest set of waiver recommendations features Mikael Backlund, who's riding a five-game point streak.
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Evan Berofsky's latest set of waiver recommendations features a pair of Avalanche forwards who have stepped into bigger roles during the team's injury crisis.
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Evan Berofsky's weekly waiver recommendations include second-year center Matty Beniers, who's caught fire for a Kraken offense that has suddenly exploded.
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Evan Berofsky's weekly waiver recommendations include 39-year-old defenseman Mark Giordano, who's handling a larger role amid an injury crisis in Toronto.
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This week's set of pickups includes veteran center Jonathan Toews, who's playing at a high level in his second year back from an extended absence due to illness.
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Evan Berofsky's waiver recommendations this week include William Karlsson, who's playing an important role for the league-leading Golden Knights.