Fantasy: 5 moves you need to make in Week 9

Every week, theScore offers a fantasy hockey column detailing a handful of moves you should make. This edition focuses on Week 9. Roster percentages and position eligibility are courtesy of Yahoo.

Trade for Nathan MacKinnon

Team: Avalanche
Position: C
Rostered: 100%

MacKinnon isn't having a bad year by any stretch - he entered Sunday with 23 points in 21 games - but he's definitely not living up to the hype of a surefire top-five pick in most fantasy leagues.

The Avalanche superstar could be in for a massive second half, though, considering how unlucky he's been so far. MacKinnon is shooting just 6.6%, nearly half of his 11.9 shooting percentage from the past three years, but he's also generating a career-high 1.25 individual expected goals per 60 minutes.

Trading for MacKinnon will obviously not be easy but don't be afraid to consider giving up a fellow superstar such as Auston Matthews, for example. Matthews' wrist injury is affecting his shooting ability, and he has four fewer games remaining this season. Plus, you'd probably be able to get something else out of the swap.

Stash Jack Campbell Icon Sportswire / Icon Sportswire / Getty

Team: Maple Leafs
Position: G
Rostered: 15%

Campbell is worth adding if you have an open IR+ spot. The goaltender, who is currently day-to-day with a lower-body injury, has played just three games this season - only one since January. Campbell's performed well in that small sample size, though, sporting a .951 save percentage and a 1.33 goals-against average.

Considering Frederik Andersen's mediocre play for the Maple Leafs this season (.899 save percentage), there's a realistic chance Campbell can play his way into - at the very minimum - a 50-50 timeshare. That alone would make the 29-year-old a valuable fantasy asset, considering Toronto's improved defensive play and the goal support the team offers.

Add Alex Killorn

Team: Lightning
Position: LW/RW
Rostered: 32%

The Lightning play five games this week, so adding any Tampa Bay player would be beneficial. Killorn likely offers the most upside of those available, as he has seven points in his last six games while averaging 19:33 per contest and also plays on the top power-play unit.

Anthony Cirelli (47%), Blake Coleman (35%), Yanni Gourde (29%), and Ryan McDonagh (18%) are also worth adding.

Add Kasperi Kapanen Icon Sportswire / Icon Sportswire / Getty

Team: Penguins
Position: LW/RW
Rostered: 31%

The Penguins also play a league-high five games this week. But unlike the Lightning, which boast multiple fantasy options, Kapanen is likely the only player worth adding from the Pens. The speedy winger has eight points in his last seven games and skates on a line with the red-hot Evgeni Malkin.

Drop Zach Hyman

Team: Maple Leafs
Position: C/LW
Rostered: 65%

The Leafs play just two games this week and two games the following week. Only the team's elite fantasy producers are worth keeping during this stretch, and Hyman is not one of them - he's tallied just one point in his last five games.

(Analytics source: Natural Stat Trick)

Josh Wegman has been theScore's resident fantasy hockey expert since 2015. Find him on Twitter @JoshWegman_.

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