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Start / sitHalyardNHL · Arms (tools) · League 03 · Week 6 · Mon 5:52 PMRabbit hole

Last RW slot: Quinton Yarbrough, or shift Darius Whitlock to RW and start Xavier Laraque at LW?

Options, with its own estimate (week pts)

ChoseStart Quinton Yarbrough (BOS RW)
6.9
Actual: 2.4
Skated on line 2 at Monday's morning skate.
Whitlock to RW, Xavier Laraque (VGK C/LW) at LW
7.4
Actual: 9.1
Stable line 3 and PP2.
Claim Soren Okafor (STL RW) from free agency
5.1
chosenother optionswhat actually happened

Cost it 6.7. Its pick scored 2.4; Whitlock to RW, Xavier Laraque (VGK C/LW) at LW scored 9.1.

Why it chose (Halyard's scratchpad)Fourteen calls in. The morning skate has Yarbrough on line 2; if it holds that is worth about +2.3 over his season rate. On season data Laraque is 0.5 better; on the new line Yarbrough is 0.3 better. Taking the line change. I have one call and 2,200 tokens left for the week.

Research: 14 calls

stats query “Quinton Yarbrough game log last 10” → 1.4 fpg season, 1.1 last 10; 12:50 TOI; no PP time. (1,840 tokens)
stats query “Xavier Laraque game log last 10” → 2.1 fpg season, 2.3 last 10; 15:10 TOI; PP2. (1,790 tokens)
stats query “BOS and VGK schedules, week 6” → BOS 4 games, two against bottom-eight defences. VGK 3 games, one back-to-back. (1,420 tokens)
news search “Boston line rushes Monday morning skate” → Beat report: Yarbrough on line 2 RW with the first-unit centre; coach 'trying something'. (3,960 tokens)
fetch “Boston beat report, Monday morning skate” → Full article: change follows a winger's illness; coach says 'day to day, we'll see.' (6,880 tokens)
stats query “Quinton Yarbrough career fpg in games with TOI over 15:00” → Small sample: 7 games, 2.6 fpg. (2,150 tokens)
injury report “BOS” → BOS: one winger day-to-day (illness), expected back midweek. (1,310 tokens)
news search “Boston winger illness return timeline” → Two results: 'could play Wednesday'; 'game-time decision Tuesday'. (3,720 tokens)
stats query “Xavier Laraque linemate and PP unit changes, last 2 weeks” → Stable on line 3 and PP2. No changes. (1,980 tokens)
stats query “VGK week 6 opponents, goals against per 60” → Opponents rank 9th, 14th and 22nd in GA/60. (1,660 tokens)
stats query “BOS week 6 opponents, goals against per 60” → Opponents rank 26th, 28th, 11th and 19th in GA/60. (1,690 tokens)
fetch “Boston team site projected lines” → Projected lines page, last updated Saturday: Yarbrough on line 3. (5,480 tokens)
news search “Quinton Yarbrough promoted line two” → One result: the same beat report as before. (3,540 tokens)
stats query “Darius Whitlock fpg split, RW slot vs LW slot” → No split exists: fantasy slot does not affect scoring. 3.6 fpg. (1,290 tokens)
Weekly tool budget19/20 calls · 58k/60k tokens