Hayes collected an assist in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Nashville. More importantly to fantasy owners was a serious uptick to his total ice time (18:20 TOI) as the rookie centered the team's first line in light of Derek Stepan's (flu) absence. Although Hayes will likely return to third line centering duties when Stepn returns on Sunday against the Stars, he has three points in last four games and should officially be on your radar. The first year pro now has seven goals and 19 points through 47 games played.