NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Goalie Pickups Feb. 24 – Vitek Vanecek if you dare
On every game day this season, THN Fantasy will highlight players and goalies for fantasy managers to stream or roster for the rest of the season. The recommended players and goalies are rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo leagues and can be selected in standard fantasy leagues or for daily fantasy games.
Two games on Monday, February 24
* = confirmed
Vitek Vanecek, SJ @ Connor Hellebuyck, WPG (7 p.m. ET)
Adin Hill, LV @ Darcy Kuemper, LA (10:30 p.m. ET)
Vitek Vanecek, SJ @ WPG (2% rostered)This is far from an ideal matchup for Vanecek. San Jose comes in having lost to Calgary the night before and get to take on the Western Division Jets. With only two games on the docket, selecting Vanecek is mainly if you are desperate for a netminder. Vanecek is 3-9-2 with a 4.01 goals-against average and an .878 save percentage across 16 appearances, so the best you may be able to hope for is a healthy number of saves.
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