Correlated Snipe #1 – Barrett Hayton – Clayton Keller – Nick Schmaltz
The Yotes are coming off of a 7 goal win where they absolutely trounced the Blackhawks. Now, they’re playing the Ducks, who are also sub par on the defensive side of the puck. I love how the Yotes correlate on the PP1. Sean Durzi is always viable in these stacks as well. I expect the Yotes to keep improving over the course of the year, especially since their top line hasn’t started firing on all cylinders yet. That top line is too talented to not start scoring, and the correction is going to happen at some point. When the correction comes, we will be there to capitalize on it.
Apr 1, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers right wing Travis Konecny (11) skates in warm-ups prior to the game against Buffalo Sabres at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Correlated Snipe #2 – Sean Couturier – Cam Atkinson
You can add Travis Sanheim as well that quarterbacks the Flyers top powerplay unit, and is having a great year. The Flyers have been an early surprise to start the year. I don’t know how long they will remain competitive, but I think we all forgot how good Sean Couturier actually is. Couturier is resurging in a big way as the Flyers’ top center and top powerplay center as well. Him and Atkinson correlate on the top line, top powerplay, and top penalty kill. Both are not bashful about shooting pucks either. The Sabres have been underwhelming to start the year, especially in net. The matchup does not scare me here, and the Flyers are at home
Grinder #1 – Cam Fowler – High floor, 23ish minutes a night, bing bang boom
Grinder #2 – Ryan Johansen – over 16 minutes a night, second line center, and powerplay specialist for the Avalanche. He has a high ceiling.
