Fantasy: 5 moves you need to make in Week 17

Every Monday, theScore will offer a weekly fantasy hockey column detailing a handful of moves you should make. Ownership percentages and position eligibility are courtesy of Yahoo.

Stream Rangers players

It's a busy week in the NHL. With 12 games Tuesday, 13 on Thursday, and 14 set for Saturday, you're going to have a full lineup and likely have to leave players on your bench for three nights.

The New York Rangers are one of the teams in action four times this week but none of their games fall on the aforementioned busy nights, which means you'll be able to get them in your lineup each time they play.

Mats Zuccarello (32 percent owned), Kevin Hayes (28 percent), and Jimmy Vesey (two percent) make for the best adds up front, while Kevin Shattenkirk (26 percent) and Neal Pionk (21 percent) are worthy pickups on the back end.

Begin shopping Cam Atkinson, Pierre-Luc DuboisJamie Sabau / National Hockey League / Getty

As the trade rumors get more intense by the day, it seems inevitable Artemi Panarin is going to be traded before Feb. 25.

It's tough to predict what the Columbus Blue Jackets would receive for their star winger, but it's clear which players would suffer most in fantasy by his departure: Dubois and Atkinson.

Both players are having fantastic seasons while playing primarily on a line with Panarin, but losing one of the game's best playmakers would certainly hinder their production.

If you own either in a non-dynasty league, begin shopping them. Don't trade them for just any return, but if there's a deal you're comfortable with, don't be afraid to pull the trigger.

Trade Micheal Ferland in banger leagues

Team: Hurricanes
Position: LW/RW
Ownership: 48 percent

Ferland is having a career year and is easily a top-100 player in banger leagues thanks to his 126 hits this season. However, if you own him, move him before it's too late.

The Hurricanes are "very likely" to trade Ferland before the Feb. 25 deadline. For Carolina, Ferland is a top-six forward and has collected many of his points playing alongside Sebastian Aho on the team's top line. But he'll likely find himself playing fewer minutes if he's traded to a contender and his production will take a hit because of it.

Take a flier on Cory Schneider if you're desperate Scott Audette / National Hockey League / Getty

Team: Devils
Position: G
Ownership: 23 percent

Schneider recently joined the New Jersey Devils following a conditioning assignment in the AHL after an abdominal strain injury. In nine appearances this season, he's gone 0-5-1 with an .852 save percentage and 4.66 goals-against average. Simply put, he's been abysmal.

Even the last two seasons, when Schneider was healthy enough to play 40-plus games, he wasn't very good. It may be a long shot that he can find his old form as one of the best goalies in the game, but if you're in a deep league and desperate for goaltending, he might be worth picking up.

MacKenzie Blackwood - the Devils' goalie of the future and currently the team's best netminder - was assigned to the AHL. It seems likely New Jersey at least intends to play Schneider with regularity, given its position in the standings and the fact Keith Kinkaid doesn't offer much value.

Drop Mikko Koskinen

Team: Oilers
Position: G
Ownership: 47 percent

Unless you're in an extremely deep league in which goalies are tough to come by, Koskinen should be dropped. The journeyman netminder has just three wins in his last 13 games while posting an .878 save percentage.

Koskinen likely will continue to share starting duties with Cam Talbot but neither goalie offers much in fantasy. In standard-sized leagues, you'd do better streaming backup goalies.

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