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Fantasy Hockey: Changing on the Fly, Volume 10
Kris Versteeg and Matt Niskanen are featured in this week’s edition of Changing on the Fly. But should you buy or sell them?

When I sat down to write this article, I thought it was going to be just another edition of Changing on the Fly. However, during my research, I found out that CapGeek.com has ceased operations due to the ill-health of founder and director Matthew Wuest. This is a sad time for hockey fans and writers; CapGeek was unanimously the best resource for NHL player salary information, pending free agents and team salary cap numbers. Here at numberFire we’d like to take a moment and wish Matthew and his family our thoughts and the best of luck in their upcoming journey. May the best come of this.

In case you are new here and missed January 3, 2015

While Versteeg has had a bounce back year with 9 goal and 18 assists, he is not a player worth holding onto for a month of inaction unless you have space on your injured reserve.

Add Ryan Strome, C/RW (36%)
Sell Brock Nelson, C (67%) – New York Islanders

After spending the majority of the season being paired up, “Rory Fitzpatrick for All-Star” campaign.

Girgensons has exceeded expectations this year with 11 goals and 9 assists but has only a single powerplay point, and his selection as an All-Star starter has made a mockery of the selection process. If you can take advantage of his new-found fame, move him now.

Add Teuvo Teravainen, LW – Chicago Blackhawks (4%)

Unless you are playing in a very deep or keeper league, Teuvo Teravainen isn’t an “add” just yet -- more like “add to watch list.” The young Finnish forward, Chicago’s first-round draft pick (18th overall) in the 2012 Entry Draft, has earned praise from scouts as the next upcoming star in the organization.

Last year playing in his native Finland, Teravainen registered 44 points in 49 games. This year with the Rockford IceHogs in the American Hockey League, he has 23 points in 33 games. Teravainen is a highly touted playmaker and could fit in well with Chicago’s talented forward group.

In his season debut Sunday, Teravainen played 10:50 of ice time, skating on Chicago's fourth line with Ben Smith and Joakim Nordstrom. Throughout the contest Teravainen registered only three shots and has remained pointless so far in his young career. As the top prospect in the Blackhawks system, Teravainen is a player to follow; his immediate fantasy value is limited but an injury or line shuffle and he could land a top-six forward position in a very potent offence.

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