On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian share their annual defensemen tier rankings for the 2025-26 NHL fantasy hockey season.

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Players discussed on the show this week include every defenseman we expect to be worth considering at the draft table.

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On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian remind you about players that you may not otherwise remember to consider drafting -- until it's too late!

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Players discussed on the show this week include Brady Tkachuk, Drake Batherson, Tim Stutzle, Mikko Rantanen, Travis Sanheim, Brock Faber, Marco Rossi, Mats Zuccarello, Alex Laferriere, Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe, Dmitry Voronkov, Zach Werenski, Vince Dunn, Josh Morrissey, Braden Point, Jakob Chychrun, Mark Stone, Ivan Barbashev, Moritz Seider, Filip Gustavsson, Ilya Sorokin, and more.

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Elan is joined by Jeremy to dive into which teams have the best/worst schedules for the upcoming fantasy season.

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Elan is joined by prospect expert Peter Harling to discuss the fantasy values of the notable players taken in the 2025 entry draft.

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Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, patrons power new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey.

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian reveal a key change for Season 11 of the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (KKUPFL), the world's top fantasy hockey league. They also share and consider feedback from Season 10 managers, responding with tips and thoughts on fantasy hockey league building and philosophy.

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Players discussed on the show this week include Brady Tkachuk, Drake Batherson, Tim Stutzle, Mikko Rantanen, Travis Sanheim, Brock Faber, Marco Rossi, Mats Zuccarello, Alex Laferriere, Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe, Dmitry Voronkov, Zach Werenski, Vince Dunn, Josh Morrissey, Braden Point, Jakob Chychrun, Mark Stone, Ivan Barbashev, Moritz Seider, Filip Gustavsson, Ilya Sorokin, and more.

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Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, patrons power new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey.

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian dig into the NHL players who started strong but sputtered badly in the second half of 2024-25, and how much this impacts their desirability for 2025-26 NHL fantasy hockey drafts.

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Players discussed on the show this week include Brady Tkachuk, Drake Batherson, Tim Stutzle, Mikko Rantanen, Travis Sanheim, Brock Faber, Marco Rossi, Mats Zuccarello, Alex Laferriere, Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe, Dmitry Voronkov, Zach Werenski, Vince Dunn, Josh Morrissey, Braden Point, Jakob Chychrun, Mark Stone, Ivan Barbashev, Moritz Seider, Filip Gustavsson, Ilya Sorokin, and more.

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On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian set their sights on NHL players who saved their best for last in 2024-25 -- and wonder whether their projections should look more like their slow start, or hot finish.

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Players discussed on the show this week include Marco Kasper, Adam Larsson, Andrei Kuzmenko, Patrick Kane, Ryan McLeod, Adam Fantilli, Morgan Geekie, Roope Hintz, Jason Robertson, Wyatt Johnston, Mason McTavish, Leo Carlsson, Will Smith, Tomas Hertl, Shane Wright, Jake Sanderson, Devon Toews, Jackson Lacombe, Quinton Byfield, Dylan Holloway, Luke Hughes, Teuvo Teravainen, Shane Pinto, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and more.

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On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian work their hardest to make the most of the NHL's 2025 UFA signings and player movement, searching for the guys who may be the most likely to exceed expectations in new homes and situations.

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Players discussed on the show this week include Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl, Mark Stone, Alex Pietrangelo, Jack Eichel, Zack Bolduc, Sam Montembeault, Kaapo Kahkonen, Nate Schmidt, Mikael Granlund, Leo Carlsson, Jackson LaCombe, Nikolaj Ehlers, Logan Stankoven, K’Andre Miller, John Klingberg, Tony DeAngelo, Jonathan Drouin, Maxim Shabanov, Matias Maccelli, Michael Pezzetta, Tanner Jeannot, Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson, Thatcher Demko, Viktor Arvidsson, Morgan Geekie, Andrew Mangiapane, Andrei Kuzmenko, Drew Doughty, Anton Forsberg, Darcy Kuemper, Ryan McLeod, Alex Lyon, Ivan Prosvetov, Valeri Nichushkin, James van Riemsdyk, Cal Petersen, Jake Allen, Jakob Markstrom, Jamie Drysdale, Matt Murray, Pius Suter and more.

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On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian ride the highway of National Hockey League offseason news, draft notes and transactions before the Free Agent Frenzy begins. All night long.

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Players discussed on the show this week include Matthew Schaefer, Noah Dobson, Lane Hutson, John Gibson, Cam Talbot, Lukas Dostal, Petr Mrazek, Trevor Zegras, Noah Cates, J.J. Peterka, Nick Schmaltz, Clayton Keller, Jack Quinn, Josh Doan, Ryan McLeod, Ukka-Pekka Luukkonen, Josh Norris, Evander Kane, Mason Marchment, Philipp Grubauer, Trent Frederic, Andre Burakovsky, Ryan Donato, Jonathan Toews, Cole Perfetti, Sam Bennett, Daniil Tarasov, Sergei Bobrovsky, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, Fabian Zetterlund, Claude Giroux, Jordan Spence, Matt Duchene, Jamie Benn and more.

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On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian check in on the NHL playoffs (and the Keping Karlsson Playoff Pool), announce a change to the draft rules for Season 11 of the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (KKUPFL), share thoughts on the one single relevant offseason transaction so far, and put a handful of 2024-25 breakout performances under the microscope to see if they'll continue into 2025-26.

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We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or your podcast platform of choice.

Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, patrons power new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey.