On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian leave no stone unturned as they surface and weigh in on the earliest trends showing in top sixes, power play units and goalie creases over the first few games of the 2024-25 NHL season.

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Players discussed on this episode include Jonathan Huberdeau, Dan Vladar, Dustin Wolf, Mackenzie Weegar, Cam Talbot, Teuvo Teravainen, Connor Bedard, Tyler Bertuzzi, Stuart Skinner, Leon Draisaitl, Auston Matthews, Joseph Woll, Anthony Stolarz, Mat Boldy, Marco Rossi, Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson, Mike Matheson, Kaiden Guhle, Lukas Dostal, Alexandar Georgiev, Justus Annunen, Nikolai Kovalenko, Ross Colton, Calum Ritchie, Casey Mittelstadt, Ivan Barbashev, Viktor Olofsson, Shea Theodore, Adam Fantilli, Sean Monahan, Yegor Chinakhov, Zach Werenski, Barrett Hayton, Logan Cooley, Dylan Guenther, Connor Ingram, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Samuel Ersson, Joel Blomqvist, Tristan Jarry, Bryan Rust, Vitek Vanecek, Mackenzie Blackwood, Yaroslav Askarov, Macklin Celebrini, Mikael Granlund, Logan Stankoven, Wyatt Johnston, Quinton Byfield, Trevor Moore, Brandt Clarke, Darcy Kuemper, Ilya Sorokin, Semyon Varlamov, Sam Bennett, Philipp Grubauer, Paul Cotter, Jordan Eberle, Justin Faulk, Colton Parayko, Philip Broberg, Tim Stutzle, Mark Scheifele and more.

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Elan looks at the schedule for the upcoming week of NHL action and recommends some players with good schedules that you should consider streaming in to win your head to head matchups.

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Jeremy and Shams cover the latest injury news and do their best to make sense of the first few games of the season. Jeremy gives his fantasy hot takes for Shams to weigh in on and closes out the show with a laundry list of goalie takes based on recent play and coach speak.

Players discussed: Adam Boqvist, Aaron Ekblad, Gustav Forsling, Uvis Balinskis, Joseph Woll, Anthony Stolarz, Juuse Saros, Ilya Sorokin, Boone Jenner, Adam Fantilli, Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz, Barrett Hayton, Dylan Guenther, Logan Cooley, Jack Quinn, Evan Rodrigues, Sam Montembeault, Stuart Skinner, Tristan Jarry, Petr Mrazek, Alexandar Georgiev, Dan Vladar, Arturs Silovs, Justus Annunen, Laurent Brossoit, Dustin Wolf, Adin Hill, Ilya Samsonov, Ville Husso, Alex Lyon, Cam Talbot, Jesper Wallstedt, Marc-Andre Fleury & Filip Gustavsson.

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On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian single out the players whose preseasons have turned heads the most, for better and for worse.

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Players discussed on this episode include Cutter Gauthier, Lukas Dostal, Joonas Korpisalo, Charlie Coyle, Morgan Geekie, Jack Quinn, J.J. Peterka, Samuel Honzek, Tyson Barrie, Shayne Gostisbehere, Taylor Hall, Connor Bedard, Jonathan Drouin, Alexandar Georgiev, Justus Annunen, Boone Jenner, Adam Fantilli, Logan Stankoven, Jamie Benn, Ville Husso, Erik Gustafsson, Moritz Seider, Leon Draisatil, Adam Boqvist, Brandt Clarke, Drew Doughty, Alex Laferriere, Jesper Wallstedt, Mats Zuccarello, Matt Boldy, Brock Faber, Kirby Dach, Lane Hutson, Tommy Novak, Jonathan Marchessault, Stefan Noesen, Mat Barzal, Anthony Duclair, Maxim Tsyplakov, Brock Nelson, Alex Lafreniere, Filip Chytil, Carter Yakemchuk, Jake Sanderson, Shane Pinto, Sean Couturier, Matt Murray, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Jesse Puljujarvi, Danil Gushchin, Jake Walman, Brandon Montour, Vince Dunn, Philip Broberg, Darren Raddysh, Brandon Hagel, Nick Robertson, Max Pacioretty, John Tavares, Kailer Yamamoto, Barrett Hayton, Erik Brannstrom, Arturs Silovs, Jake DeBrusk, Daniel Sprong, Viktor Olofsson, Pavel Dorofeyev, Noah Hanifin, Shea Theodore, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Nikolaj Ehlers 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.

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Elan looks at the schedule for the upcoming week of NHL action and recommends some players with good schedules that you should consider streaming in to win your head to head matchups.

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On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Brian, Elan and Dobber Hockey Associate Editor Michael Clifford (aka @SlimCliffy) provide the live play-by-play analysis and colour commentary for one of the biggest dates on the fantasy hockey calendar: the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League's Tier 1 Auction Draft extravaganza! Follow the ups, downs, thrills and spills of the draft, where the world's 16 best and brightest fantasy hockey managers set off on their quest to compete for fantasy hockey's most prestigious title: KKUPFL Ultimate Champion. Along the way, there is plenty of advice and analysis that'll help you on your own championship quests.

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Lewis and Shams are here for the first Short Shifts episode of the new season. They break down everything you need to know about the preseason, alongside some lessons learned from their slow drafts. First, they cover the new injuries headlined by Drew Doughty. After that, they cover some lessons learned from their drafts and some players they were not thinking about originally. To close the show, 12 teams with interesting preseason lines are discussed and what fantasy takeaways are to be gained from them.

Players discussed: Drew Doughty, Brandt Clarke, Jordan Spence, William Nylander, John Gibson, Lukas Dostal, Rasmus Dahlin, Stuart Skinner, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Thomas Chabot, Jake Sanderson, Adam Boqvist, JJ Peterka, Jack Quinn, Brandon Montour, Vince Dunn, Artemi Panarin, Filip Chytil, Reilly Smith, Vincent Trocheck, Alex Laferriere, Quinton Byfield, Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault, Gustav Nyquist, Matt Boldy, Brock Faber, Declan Chisholm, Mats Zuccarello, Ryan Hartman, Nikolaj Ehlers, Martin Necas, Shayne Gostisbehere, Brent Burns, Teuvo Teravainen, Tyler Bertuzzi, Anthony Duclair, Barrett Hayton, Logan Cooley, Dylan Guenther & Jack Eichel.

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On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian review the good, bad and potentially ugly of their KKUPFL drafts so far.

Ready to join more than 700 top fantasy hockey managers in the world's most fun and most competitive fantasy hockey league? Head to kkupfl.com for all the details on how to sign up for the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League's 10th season! Drafts are already underway, but you still have a chance to get in via the waitlist.

Players discussed on this episode include Nikita Kucherov, Kirill Kaprizov, Leon Draisatil, Jake Guentzel, Jason Robertson, Connor Bedard, Alex Barkov, Cole Caufield, Alex Ovechkin, Mathew Barzal, Wyatt Johnston, Nico Hischier, John Tavares, Mackenzie Weegar, Moritz Seider, Owen Tippett, Mikhail Sergachev, Jon Carlson, Erik Karlsson, Shea Theodore, Juraj Slafkovsky, Jacob Markstrom, Stuart Skinner, Jeremy Swayman, J.J. Peterka, Nazem Kadri, Jake DeBrusk, Dylan Guenther, Drake Batherson, Shea Theodore, Brock Faber, Troy Terry, Quinton Byfield, Valeri Nichushkin, Thatcher Demko, Kevin Lankinen, Jakob Chychrun, Boone Jenner, Adin Hill, Joseph Woll, Jack Quinn, Brady Skjei, Mikael Granlund, Tyler Bertuzzi 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.

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Derrick Dodgson talks KKUPFL top 30 ADP and interviews 2-time ultimate champion Ryan Wood about how he plans to 3-peat.

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On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian hold their annual general fantasy rankings meeting with the one and only Dom Luszczyszyn (of The Athletic of The New York Times), where we zero in on some of his projections that caught our eye the most.

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Players discussed on this episode include Mitch Marner, Timo Meier, Jack Hughes, Tage Thompson, Alex Ovechkin, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Patrik Laine, J.T. Miller, Steven Stamkos, Josh Morrissey, Frank Vatrano, Drake Batherson, Troy Terry, Trevor Zegras, Gustav Forsling, Brandon Hagel, Jake DeBrusk and more.

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