If you're like me and you're still battling it out in the playoffs of you league, you may be looking at making some modifications to your team to give it that jump that it needs in order to be victorious when it matters. I plan on outlining a couple of players who are appealing in the coming week that would be worth rostering at this point in the season. This is something that I plan on doing next week as well because some leagues do go right down to the last day of the NHL regular season.

The player's schedule that is listed will be from the date range of April 3^rd through April 9^th.

#1) Ryan Hartman – RW – Minnesota Wild
Contract: $1.7M – 2 Years remaining
Roster Percentages: Fantrax – 67%, ESPN – 55%

Hartman is in a bit of a special situation, normally I wouldn't put players with roster percentages as high as his on a list of this nature. But with Kaprizov out for the next little while, Hartman has been routinely slotted on the first line alongside of Marcus Foligno and Mats Zuccarello. While he isn't on a power play unit, he is getting the opportunity to be out on the ice in a scoring role for the time being. It has been said that Kaprizov will continue skating later in the week (as of the time of writing this he has not skated yet). Hartman is mainly on this list due to his slot in the lineup, there aren't many players playing his type of role available on the free agent market, especially for the cap hit that he carries.

While he isn't the most skilled on his own, his average TOI has been higher than his season ATOI throughout the last 10 games played. Throughout that stretch he has been a point per game with four of those points being goals.

The Minnesota Wild also have a fairly decent schedule coming up as well, Vegas may be a tougher opponent, but the Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues are in the top-10 for most even strength goals allowed this season with 192 and 222 allowed respectively. Which means that the Blues are allowing just shy of three even strength goals per contest, something that the Wild may be able to take advantage of in their next matchup.

Hartman remains under contract for next season, with the youth movement seemingly underway in Minnesota, Hartman's value may decrease going into next season, but with that said he is still one of the first players to get shifted around the lineup. He may come at a low cap hit, but there is a risk when rostering Ryan Hartman.

#2) Kasperi Kapanen – RW – St. Louis Blues
Contract: $3.2M – 2 Years remaining
Roster Percentages: Fantrax – 21%, ESPN – 4.4%

Don't be fooled by Kapanen's season average, he currently has 11 points (four goals) through 15 games with the St. Louis Blues. This was a player that I have touched on before, but the way that I felt at the time of him becoming a member of the Blues was that their lineup is a little younger, they're looking at changing some of the faces that are at their core (Tarasenko and O'Reilly). By proxy, that sort of meant that Kapanen was going to be put into a different role than what he had in Pittsburgh which was being a depth scoring option.

Throughout his time as a St. Louis Blue, he has most frequently skated alongside of players like Pavel Buchnevich, Jakub Vrana, Sammy Blais, and Alexey Toropchenko. While this is a group of more skilled players, Buchnevich is hurt and is listed as out with a day-to-day injury, expect him back soon but in the meantime, it seems as though Jordan Kyrou has been slotted on the line with Kapanen.

If his last 10 games with the Blues can show us anything, its that sometimes you just need a change of scenery and to be in a role that is more designed for you. Within that stretch he has eight points (five goals) and is playing some of the most minutes that he has gotten all season long. Sure, the Blues have a tougher schedule ahead while playing one of the team's hottest teams at the moment in the Minnesota Wild (7-1-2 this season without Kaprizov this season), and the New York Rangers who are never an easy team to play. With St. Louis out of the playoff picture at the moment, the Rangers may opt to start a backup goaltender which is a lot better than facing off against one of the NHL's best goalies in Igor Shesterkin.

Something to monitor about Kasperi Kapanen is how his role changes once Robert Thomas returns to action; he is listed as day-to-day as well as of the time of writing this article. As a piece that earns less than $3.5-million per season, I really don't think Kapanen is a bad bet to ride as a scoring forward on your bench for this time of year. Next year his value is a little more questionable because after this season ends, who knows what the Blues will do with their contracts, after moving on from players like Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan O'Reilly, they may plan on doing more. If Kapanen loses the support that he has been provided with as a member of the Blues, he may not be the best roster addition.

#3) Martin Fehervary – D – Washington Capitals
Contract: $791K – 1 Year remaining (Will be an RFA this summer)
Roster Percentage: Fantrax – 32%, ESPN – 3.2%

While there may not be a lot of games in the upcoming week for Fehervary and the Washington Capitals, this is a player that, through his last 10 games, is averaging 3.4 hits per game, and that is something worth owning. Fehervary is a young player, being just 23 years old, he is a niche player so he may not fit every fantasy league, so just look at what your league tracks to determine if he is worth adding for your squad. With him being an RFA, I believe we will see him return to the Capitals next season for a cap hit that should not be too much higher than what he currently already makes.

The logic of picking up a guy like Fehervary over someone else who has a similar stat spread as him is that he is so young, he may develop more, his ice time has gone up from last year to this year which shows the Capitals trust this young man to play bigger minutes for the club. Montreal has scored the eighth-fewest goals in the NHL this year, it shows they're able to be locked down and maybe Fehervary contributes to that. Florida and the Canadiens are both some of the worst teams when it comes to goals allowed this season, both being in the top 10 in that category. By proxy, the Capitals may be able to rack up a few extra goals and Fehevary may be able to chip in on those by chance. Not something I would count on, but something to note as that is something that brings value to this player. But mainly this is a guy you'd look at to cover peripheral stats like hits, blocks, and TOI, maybe short-handed points as well since he does play on the first penalty kill unit.

Honorable Mentions: Evan Rodriques, Antti Raanta, Eeli Tolvanen, Connor Clifton, J.J Moser, Brayden McNabb, JJ Peterka, Joel Farabee, Eetu Luostarinen, Morgan Frost, Mads Sogaard

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