Fantasy Hockey Podcast

We prep you for this upcoming fantasy hockey week and who to pay attention to. We also give our takes on who you should be eyeing as long and short term pickup suggestions as well as a look at the schedule and an injury report

Players discussed in this episode:

David Pastrnak, Jonathan Toews, Kirby Dach, Ben Bishop, Tyler Seguin, Sergei Bobrovsky, Sami Vatanen, Vladimir Tarasenko, Nikita Kucherov, Dylan Strome, Kevin Hayes, Adam Boqvist, Robert Thomas, T.J. Brodie, Brandon Tanev, John Marino, Connor Murphy, Joe Thornton, Andre Burakovsky

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We walk you through players we're keeping an eye on and targeting for pickups after your draft + we go over the Evander Kane situation in case he doesn't play.

Players discussed in this episode:

Evander Kane, Anthony Duclair, Joe Thornton, Trevor Zegras, Jesse Puljujarvi, Adam Boqvist, Jack Studnicka, Alex Iafallo, Jeff Carter, P.K. Subban, Vincent Trocheck, Adam Henrique, Zack Kassian, Mikhail Grigorenko, Nico Hischier, K'Andre Miller, Denis Gurianov, Kaapo Kakko, Ryan Getzlaf

We go over lines for every team from training camp with the incredible duo from Keeping Karlsson in our second ever crossover episode! We discuss what early roster moves or line deployments might mean for some players. Do you rush to pick them up, do they jump in your draft rank? We answer all the questions. On this show we discuss the East and Central divisions. Check out Keeping Karlsson for the discussion on the North and West divisions.

Keeping Karlsson episode with us: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/no-318-talking-north-west-practice-lines-w-fhp/id725506148?i=1000504650980

Players discussed in this episode:

Andrei Svechnikov, Nino Niederreiter, Sebastian Aho, Patrick Kane, Pius Suter, Dylan Strome, Alex DeBrincat, Dominik Kubalik, Duncan Keith, Cam Atkinson, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Max Domi, Alex Texier, Seth Jones, Zach Werenski, Joe Pavelski, Jamie Benn, Roope Hintz, John Klingberg, Filip Zadina, Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha, Tyler Bertuzzi, Anthony Duclair, Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Aaron Ekblad, Keith Yandle, Mikael Granlund, Ryan Johansen, Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi, Viktor Arvidsson, Ondrej Palat, Alex Killorn, Anthony Cirelli, Tyler Johnson, Blake Coleman, Steven Stamkos, Brayden Point, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Patrice Bergeron, Ondrej Kase, Charlie McAvoy, Matt Grzelcyk, Taylor Hall, Jack Eichel, Victor Olofsson, Sam Reinhart, Rasmus Dahlin, Nico Hischier, Kyle Palmieri, P.K. Subban, Jack Hughes, Mathew Barzal, Ilya Sorokin, Ryan Pulock, Artemi Panarin, Alexis Lafreniere, Kaapo Kakko, Chris Kreider, Ryan Strome, Mika Zibanejad, Pavel Buchnevich, Filip Chytil, Igor Shesterkin, Jakub Voracek, Claude Giroux, Oskar Lindblom, Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny, Kevin Hayes, James van Riemsdyk, Nolan Patrick, Ivan Provorov, Erik Gustafsson, Tristan Jarry, Casey DeSmith, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel, Kasperi Kapanen, Evan Rodrigues, Bryan Rust, Jason Zucker, Kris Letang, John Marino, Ilya Samsonov, Jakub Vrana, Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tom Wilson, T.J. Oshie

Your 2020 fantasy hockey preview for the West division! We discuss all the fantasy relevant players on the teams and we also answer the important questions such as, who's poised to breakout, who's going to fall back to earth, and what players should I be placing on my watchlist immediately after my draft ends?

Players discussed in this episode:

Rickard Rakell, Adam Henrique, Ryan Getzlaf, John Gibson, Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz, Conor Garland, Darcy Kuemper, Antti Raanta, Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog, Andre Burakovsky, Nazem Kadri, Mikko Rantanen, Cale Makar, Philipp Grubauer, Pavel Francouz, Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Jeff Carter, Alex Iafallo, Drew Doughty, Gabriel Vilardi, Zach Parise, Kirill Kaprizov, Kevin Fiala, Matt Dumba, Jared Spurgeon, Cam Talbot, Ryan Suter, Nick Bonino, Nick Bjugstad, Tomas Hertl, Evander Kane, Logan Couture, Kevin Labanc, Timo Meier, Brent Burns, Erik Karlsson, Brayden Schenn, Ryan O'Rielly, Mike Hoffman, David Perron, Jaden Schwartz, Robert Thomas, Torey Krug, Colton Parayko, Jordan Binnington, Vladimir Tarasenko, Max Pacioretty, William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault, Mark Stone, Reilly Smith, Alex Pietrangelo, Shea Theodore, Ryan Reaves, Robin Lehner, Marc-Andre Fleury

Anaheim Ducks: 0:00

Arizona Coyotes: 7:40

Colorado Avalanche: 12:40

Los Angeles Kings: 19:10

Minnesota Wild: 23:32

San Jose Sharks: 29:30

St. Louis Blues: 40:30

Vegas Golden Knights: 52:30

Your 2020 fantasy hockey preview for the East (aka Metro) division! We discuss all the fantasy relevant players on the Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals. We also answer the important questions such as, who's poised to breakout, who's going to fall back to earth, and what players should I be placing on my watchlist immediately after my draft ends?

Players discussed in this episode:

Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Patrice Bergeron, Jake DeBrusk, Ondrej Kase, Charlie McAvoy, Matt Grzelcyk, Tuukka Rask, Jaroslav Halak, Jack Eichel, Taylor Hall, Victor Olofsson, Sam Reinhart, Rasmus Dahlin, Rasmus Ristolainen, Carter Hutton, Linus Ullmark, Dylan Cozens, Jeff Skinner, Anders Lee, Mathew Barzal, Brock Nelson, Anthony Beauvillier, Jordan Eberle, Ryan Pulock, Semyon Varlamov, Ilya Sorokin, Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, Ryan Strome, Alexis Lafreniere, Kaapo Kakko, Pavel Buchnevich, Tony DeAngelo, Adam Fox, Jacob Trouba, Igor Shesterkin, Alex Georgiev, Sean Couturier, Claude Giroux, Travis Konecny, Kevin Hayes, Jakub Voracek, Ivan Provorov, Erik Gustafsson, Shayne Gostisbehere, Carter Hart, Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust, Jason Zucker, Kris Letang, John Marino, Tristan Jarry, Casey DeSmith, Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tom Wilson, Nicklas Backstrom, Jakub Vrana, T.J. Oshie, John Carlson, Justin Schultz, Ilya Samsonov

Boston Bruins: 0:00

Buffalo Sabres: 17:00

New Jersey Devils: 25:00

New York Islanders: 27:50

New York Rangers: 33:30

Philadelphia Flyers: 46:00

Pittsburgh Penguins: 51:30

Washington Capitals: 56:30

Your 2020 fantasy hockey preview for the North (aka Canadian) division! We discuss all the fantasy relevant players on the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks and the Winnipeg Jets. We also answer the important questions such as, who's poised to breakout, who's going to fall back to earth, and what players should I be placing on my watchlist immediately after my draft ends?

Players discussed in this episode:

Johnny Gaudreau, Elias Lindholm, Sean Monahan, Mark Giordano, Jacob Markstrom, David Rittich, Matthew Tkachuk, Andrew Mangiapane, Rasmus Andersson, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zack Kassian, Jesse Puljujarvi, Kailer Yamamoto, Tyson Barrie, Darnell Nurse, Adam Larsson, Evan Bouchard, Mikko Koskinen, Mike Smith, Brendan Gallagher, Tomas Tatar, Josh Anderson, Tyler Toffoli, Shea Weber, Jeff Petry, Ben Chiarot, Carey Price, Jake Allen, Phillip Danault, Nick Suzuki, Derek Stepan, Colin White, Evgenii Dadonov, Brady Tkachuk, Thomas Chabot, Matt Murray, Tim Stuetzle, Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Morgan Rielly, Zach Hyman, John Tavares, William Nylander, Jake Muzzin, Frederik Andersen, Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller, Brock Boeser, Bo Horvat, Quinn Hughes, Alexander Edler, Nate Schmidt, Braden Holtby, Thatcher Demko, Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler, Kyle Connor, Patrik Laine, Nikolaj Ehlers, Josh Morrissey, Neal Pionk, Connor Hellebuyck, Paul Stastny

Edmonton Oilers: 15:15

Montreal Canadiens: 27:00

Ottawa Senators: 35:00

Toronto Maple Leafs: 42:30

Vancouver Canucks: 51:30

Winnipeg Jets: 1:03:40

In this show, we walk through all the players we think are "bust" picks. It's not about players that suck, rather players that are going too early. These are players we feel you need to be very careful about and watch out for. You'll only want to grab one of these guys if they fall quite a bit. We also offer up comparable players that better resemble value for a "bust"

Players discussed in this episode:

Artemi Panarin, Mikko Rantanen, Mark Stone, Teuvo Teravainen, Brock Boeser, Brayden Point, Andrei Svechnikov, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Kevin Fiala, Jakub Vrana, Cale Makar, Alex Pietrangelo, Zach Werenski, Adam Fox, John Klingberg, Ilya Samsonov, Marc-Andre Fleury, Robin Lehner, Igor Shesterkin

Defenseman busts: 24:00

Goalie busts: 38:00

The most anticipated episode of the year! We give you around sleepers in fantasy hockey that we're paying attention to for Bangers, points only and standard leagues. These are players your friends will point to and say, "How did you know that?!" or "Why didn't I think of grabbing him!". If you can get some of these players, you'll be in a real good spot to start the season.

Players discussed in this episode:

Just what you need to help win your fantasy hockey league this year. This is a primer/guide on what to do in four different areas of drafting: Picking order, how/when to take goalies this year, the concept of value drafting, and lastly how to draft in a categories league.

In this episode of the Fantasy Hockey Podcast we go through some listener's questions! We cover all sorts of topics such as our thoughts on vetos, how to select keepers, what the new divisions might mean and a ton more. 

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