Apples & Ginos Fantasy Hockey Podcast

We already reviewed our own Apples & Ginos projections — now we’re zooming out and looking at the players most of the fantasy hockey industry missed on this season.

In this episode, Ryan and Blake dig into 8 of the biggest over- and under-projected players from preseason rankings and projections across the analyst world. We look at which stats surprised us, why the projections missed, and what lessons we can take into next season.

Players discussed include Cutter Gauthier, Darren Raddysh, Brayden Point, Matvei Michkov, Rasmus Dahlin, Moritz Seider, Anthony Mantha, and Auston Matthews.

Were the breakouts real? Were the disappointments just bad luck? Was it usage, deployment, shooting percentage, injuries, team context, or something else entirely?

We’re breaking it all down and trying to figure out what it means for next year’s fantasy hockey drafts. Let’s get to BIZ!

🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos

Nate dives deep into the #ZeroG draft strategy and how it performed in the 2025-26 fantasy season.

#ZeroG Definition: 0:48

Nate's 2025-26 ZeroG Teams: 3:10

Historical Analysis: 6:28

Season-Long Goalie Results: 10:15

Quarter-Season Split Analysis: 14:13

Skater ADP Comparison: 20:22

Goalie Performance in Fantasy Playoffs: 23:36

Frequently Asked Questions: 25:38

Early Predictions for 2026-27 ZeroG Targets: 32:41

Summary: 36:40

🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!

Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.

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We’re back for Mock Draft 2.0… and yes, it’s still way too early.

In this episode of Apples & Ginos, Blake and Evan run it back with their second “Way Too Early” fantasy hockey mock draft of the offseason—this time dialing in on categories league strategy through the first 4 rounds.

After getting a first crack at it, the approach starts to shift:

• 🧱 When to prioritize category coverage vs elite talent
• 🥊 How early is too early for hits, blocks, and PIMs (“beefers”)
• 🎯 Positional decisions that can shape your entire draft
• 🧠 Adjustments from Mock #1

If you’re trying to build a true categories contender, this is where the foundation is set.

Let’s get to BIZ.

🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!

Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos

Did we actually beat the industry? 👀

In this episode of Apples & Ginos Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Blake and Nate put their 2025–26 NHL player projections to the test against some of the top minds in the space — including Dobber Hockey, Dom Luszczyszyn, Scott Cullen, and Steve Laidlaw.

We go category by category — goals, assists, points, power play production, shots, and the peripherals — to see who was the most accurate… and where things went completely off the rails.

🏆 Who came out on top?
📉 Where did we miss badly?
🎯 Which calls did we absolutely nail?

We break down the biggest hits, the toughest misses, and what we’re taking forward into next season so you can draft smarter and stay ahead of your league.

If you’re serious about fantasy hockey, this is the kind of breakdown that gives you an edge.

Let’s get to BIZ. 🍎

🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos

It’s never too early… right?

In this episode of Apples & Ginos, Blake and Nate dive into a WAY too early fantasy hockey mock draft for the 2026-27 season, building out 12 different teams through the first 4 rounds.

We go pick-by-pick breaking down:

• Early first-round strategy
• Surprising picks and potential reaches
• How roster builds take shape right out of the gate
• Players already rising (or falling) for next season

Some of these teams look elite… others? Questionable. Who built the best team??

If you're already thinking ahead to next year, this is where the edge starts.

Let’s get to BIZ 🍎

🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!

Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.

🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:

https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos

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Everyone loves calling sleepers before the season… but not everyone comes back to check how they actually did.

So today, we are.

In this episode of Apples & Ginos, Blake revisits the official preseason sleeper picks and breaks down what really happened — the hits, the misses, and the ones that looked good under the hood but didn’t quite get there.

We dig into players like Josh Norris, Trevor Zegras, Kent Johnson, Marco Rossi, and more to figure out what we got right, what we got wrong, and what we can learn heading into next season.

If you’re trying to get an edge in your next draft, this is the kind of episode that matters.

Learn from the wins.
Avoid the traps.

Let’s get to BIZ

🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!

Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.

🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:

https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos

💬 Join the community:

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Nate breaks down all five of his leagues this season, analyzing the good, the bad, and the ugly across the board. His lessons learned can help you improve your strategy going into next season!

Summary of Leagues: 1:56

We Call Ourselves Experts Keeper League: 2:14

$100 Buy-In Bangers Cats League: 10:14

Fantasy Puck Content Creators League: 18:29

KKUPFL Tier 1: 28:22

APL Tier 1: 34:15

Final Takeaways: 40:08

🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!

Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.

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In this episode of Apples & Ginos, Blake looks back at 3 of his fantasy hockey leagues to break down what actually happened this season.

From draft decisions to waiver wire moves, trades, and playoff strategy — we go through what worked, what didn’t, and the key moments that shaped each team’s outcome.

If you’re looking to improve your process and avoid costly mistakes next season, this is an honest, real-world breakdown you don’t want to miss.

Let’s get to BIZ.

🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge!Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos💬 Join the community:Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2aApples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinosBlake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAGInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos

Join Evan, Brian, and Ryan as they run the last episode of Trade Talks for the season! Last minute streams for this upcoming fantasy hockey final week, diving into their own fantasy hockey seasons, and going over 8 takeaways from the 25-26 season. Thank you to all of our listeners this year, you are all the real MVPs!!

Nate & Blake tackle the most puzzling players in all of fantasy hockey and take live questions from viewers.

A&G 2025-26 Season Survey Link:https://forms.gle/NczVVzwfb4GmBkSr9

🏒 Welcome to Apples and Ginos – Your Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Edge! Every week we dive deep into fantasy hockey insights, player analysis, waiver wire pickups, trade targets, lineup tips, and more to help you dominate your league. Hosted by Nate Groot Nibbelink and Blake Creamer, this channel is dedicated to giving you the tools you need to make smart, informed decisions all season long.

🔔 Subscribe for weekly videos, rankings, and updates:

https://www.youtube.com/@applesginos

💬 Join the community:

Discord: https://discord.gg/a3hZkJzK2a

Apples and Ginos on X: https://x.com/ApplesGinos

Blake Creamer on X: https://x.com/BlakeCreamerAG

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesginos/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@applesandginos

🎧 Listen to the podcast:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mVuWl51pWQ3SYGvXKuKe7?si=ebea8bc7c23046d0

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/apples-ginos-fantasy-hockey-podcast/id1592937637

All platforms: https://linktr.ee/applesandginos

#FantasyHockey #NHLFantasy #HockeyAdvice #WaiverWire #NHL #FantasyHockeyTips #ApplesAndGinos