Fantasy Hockey Tandems

Playing off the article I put together the other day that dealt with balancing your fantasy hockey team, I think it would only be appropriate to discuss fantasy hockey tandems that could benefit your fantasy hockey team.

I mentioned that having 2 players from the same team on your fantasy squad is an ideal number, and if it were possible, having a premier tandem could help win fantasy championships. What is a tandem you ask? It’s two players that usually feed off of one another on the ice and produce as a duo throughout the season whether it be shorthanded or on the power play. While some of the players on this list are split up on the ice, having both players on your team would certainly be beneficial to your squad, especially if you’re dealing with the high end tandems.

I have broken the tandems down into 3 tiers. If you’re looking to make a late season move, consider matching your premier player with their dynamic duo:

High End Tandems
Detroit Red Wings: Pavel Datsyuk – Henrik Zetterberg – Marian Hossa (any combo)
Pittsburgh Penguins: Evgeni Malkin – Sidney Crosby
San Jose Sharks: Joe Thornton – Patrick Marleau – Devin Setoguchi (any combo)
Washington Capitals: Nicklas Backstrom – Alex Ovechkin – Alex Semin (any combo)
Boston Bruins: David Krejci – Marc Savard
Ottawa Senators: Daniel Alfredsson – Dany Heatley – Jason Spezza (any combo)
Philadelphia Flyers: Jeff Carter – Mike Richards – Simon Gagne (any combo)
Chicago Blackhawks: Jonathan Toews – Patrick Kane
Anaheim Ducks: Ryan Getzlaf – Corey Perry
Calgary Flames: Michael Cammalleri – Jarome Iginla
Vancouver Canucks: Daniel Sedin – Henrik Sedin
Buffalo Sabres: Derek Roy – Thomas Vanek
Montreal Canadiens: Alexei Kovalev – Robert Lang
Carolina Hurricanes: Eric Staal – Ray Whitney
Atlanta Thrashers: Ilya Kovalchuk – Bryan Little
Tampa Bay Lightning: Vincent Lecavalier – Martin St. Louis

Mid – Level Tandems
New Jersey Devils: Zach Parise – Patrik Elias
Nashville Predators: J.P. Dumont – Martin Erat – Jason Arnott
Phoenix Coyotes: Shane Doan – Olli Jokinen
Edmonton Oilers: Ales Hemsky – Shawn Horcoff
Dallas Stars: Mike Ribeiro – Brad Richards – Loui Eriksson
Los Angeles Kings: Anze Kopitar – Dustin Brown – Alexander Frolov
Florida Panthers: Nathan Horton – Stephen Weiss – David Booth (any combo)
New York Rangers: Nikolai Zherdev – Scott Gomez
Colorado Avalanche: Paul Stastny – Milan Hedjuk – Ryan Smyth
St. Louis Blues: Keith Tkachuk – Brad Boyes

Low End Tandems
Columbus Blue Jackets: Kristian Huselius – Rick Nash
Minnesota Wild: Antti Miettinen – Mikko Koivu
Toronto Maple Leafs: Alexei Ponikarovsky – Nik Antropov
New York Islanders: Doug Weight – Bill Guerin