The Hockey News Sleepers and Keepers

In the 28th episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato bemoan some brutal goaltending performances from Week 24 and the high-stress volatility of penalty minutes following misconducts for Mark Scheifele and Jack Eichel. We preview a beautiful Week 25 schedule that features no off-days, highlight the teams and backups to target with so many back-to-backs, answer your mailbag questions and make our sleeper and keeper picks of the week.

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In the 27th episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato recap their fantasy hockey seasons as they help listeners gear up for the playoffs. This episode previews Week 23, including teams to target on off-days (Capitals, Stars, Coyotes) and discuss a big 10-game slate for Sunday. We answer a lots of mailbag questions before finishing with our sleeper and keeper picks.

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In the 26th episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato recap their fantasy hockey seasons as they help listeners gear up for the playoffs. This episode previews Week 23, including teams to target on off-days (Capitals, Stars, Coyotes) and discuss a big 10-game slate for Sunday. We answer a lots of mailbag questions before finishing with our sleeper and keeper picks.

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In the 25th episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato recap a busy trade deadline and discuss which players are trending up and down, and the trickle-down effect as teams load up for the playoff run. Highlights include the Golden Knights’ shopping spree, the Rangers adding depth, the Devils’ goalie carousel and a surprising swap between the Sabres and Avalanche. 

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In the 24th episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato run down the hot/cold players over the past week, including Ottawa’s Shane Pinto, who has a bigger role with Josh Norris injured, and Florida’s Brandon Montour, who awakes from a first-half slumber. We run through the latest news, highlighting Dallas prospect Logan Stankoven, and answer all the mailbag questions. 

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In the 23rd episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato take note of the hot/cold players over the past week, especially Joel Eriksson Ek’s incredible run. They make note of Steven Stamkos’ quiet stretch, discuss what the Leafs’ roster options are when Joseph Woll comes back, wonder if Jacob Markstrom, Noah Hanifin and Jake Guentzel will change addresses and look ahead to Week 20 before answering the mailbag.

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In the 22nd episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato discuss a Phil Kessel sighting in B.C. and how the Costco hot dogs across from the rink in Vancouver might be the Canucks’ best contract bargaining tool. We take note of Juraj Slafkovsky’s hot streak for the Habs and Nico Daws starting four straight games for the Devils before they answer your mailbag questions. Bonus talk: The best team and player in the league right now, and if there’s any player you wouldn’t trade for Auston Matthews in fantasy hockey.

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In the 21st episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato poke fun at Ridly Greig’s antics and the looming suspension for Morgan Rielly, the Rangers’ goalie conundrum between Igor Shesterkin and Jonathan Quick, and find some close in the league’s third-party audit on the hits statistic, adjusting them higher after Jason and Michael noted total hits were a lot lower this season in previous episodes. We then answer all your mailbag questions before making the sleeper and keeper picks of the week.

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In a special mailbag episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato discuss the two big trades with Elias Lindholm going to the Canucks and Sean Monahan going to the Jets, the Kings firing Todd McLellan and answer all of our listener and reader questions.

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In the 19th episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato discuss etiquette in fantasy hockey and whether blocking – picking up a player so your opponent can’t – is a good strategy or poor form. They provide player updates for Zach Parise, Patrik Laine, Filip Chytil and run down four teams you should target or fade following the All-Star Game. They also discuss trading Timo Meier and Alex Ovechkin, riding high on Ilya Samsonov and maybe dumping the struggling Samuel Ersson before making their sleeper and keeper picks of the week.

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