The Hockey News Sleepers and Keepers

In the 18th episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato open with the Leafs-Canucks game and how Ilya Samsonov can change the trajectory of the Leafs’ season before diving into the Isles’ coaching change with the hiring of Patrick Roy, and it how it can impact the fantasy values of Ilya Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov. The discussion moves to Corey Perry, who’s expected to join the Oilers, and Artturi Lehkonen, who’s set to return to the Avalanche lineup this week. The Kings have some trouble in net with Cam Talbot struggling, but young forwards Wyatt Johnston of the Stars and Juraj Slafkovsky of the Canadiens both see big boosts in fantasy value with their new roles on the top line for their respective teams. As always, the episode finishes with their sleeper and keeper picks for Week 16.

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In the 17th episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato discuss the fantasy impact of the Jamie Drysdale trade, a slew of injuries to centers across the league including the Golden Knights’ Jack Eichel, the Jets’ Mark Scheifele and the Senators’ Josh Norris, and who could replace them, followed by a lengthy, not-so-quick lightning round of goalies to roster for the rest of the season with a spotlight on Devils rookie netminder Nico Daws. Week 15 promises to be busy, so listen to the end for our sleeper and keeper picks of the week.

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In the 16th episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato return from their holiday break to some bad news: Connor Bedard’s broken jaw and Jack Hughes’ upper-body injury. We break down what it means for their teams and run through a list of goalies, defensemen and forwards who demand your attention, answer a reader question about swapping goalies during a live fantasy matchup before finishing with your sleeper and keeper picks for Week 14. It’s good to be back!

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In the 15th episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato begin by thanking their listeners and wishing them a good holiday season. With Christmas Day and New Year’s Day falling on Mondays, the podcast will take a short two-week break. But, before we leave, Jason and Michael recap the week’s news, from the goalie landscape to coaching bumps following another coaching change, and a recap of our best and worst predictions from the pre-season and look ahead to 2024. Happy holidays and see you on Jan. 8!

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In the 14th episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato dig deep into Patrick Kane’s Red Wings debut and the fantasy fallout for players who’ve recently been injured, including Dylan Larkin, Boone Jenner, Joseph Woll, Jacob Markstrom and Philipp Grubauer. The focus shifts to Sam Reinhart and Matthew Tkachuk’s divergent seasons with the Panthers and the Hurricanes’ season-long struggles before making their sleeper and keeper picks of the week.

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In the 13th episode of The Hockey News Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato wonder how much goalie goals should be worth in fantasy hockey after Tristan Jarry scored the first in Penguins history on Thursday. The Pens are also making an interesting change on the power play, adding Kris Letang back to the top unit and dropping Bryan Rust. With one-quarter of the NHL already over, Jason and Michael also discuss who’s been the best, the worst and the most surprising of the fantasy season before making their sleeper and keeper picks of the week. 

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In the 12th episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato discuss a slew of struggling players, including Elias Pettersson, Andrei Kuzmenko, Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews, Jason Robertson and the Penguins power play. They also provide fantasy implications with Taylor Hall out for the year and the returns of Andrei Vasilevskiy, Gabe Vilardi and Patrick Kane. Charlie Lindgren, Alex Lyon and Jonathan Quick dominate the goalie talk before finishing off with the weekly sleepers and keepers.

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In the 11th episode of The Hockey News Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato begin with some news on the injury front: Barrett Hayton and Tage Thompson out for multiple weeks and the returns of Aaron Ekblad and Brandon Montour. How does it affect Logan Cooley, Casey Mittelstadt and Oliver Ekman-Larsson? We run through players whose fantasy value are quickly declining (Johnny Gaudreau, Patrik Laine) and climbing (Cole Perfetti, Alexis Lafreniere) before making our sleeper and keeper players of the week. 

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In the 10th episode of the THN Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato name the winner of the survivor pool (congrats Jim!) over a messy, upset-heavy weekend. The pod kicks off with news of Jay Woodcroft’s firing and its impact on the Oilers and an extended discussion with goalies, including Stuart Skinner’s rest-of-season value, Dustin Wolf’s season debut and a rapid fire who-would-you-rather-roster segment on tandems in Carolina, Detroit, Toronto, Buffalo and Anaheim. As always, we finish with the sleeper and keeper picks of the week.

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In the ninth episode of The Hockey News Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast, Jason Chen and Michael Amato discuss the rash of injuries that have hit the NHL, including Jack Hughes, Adam Fox and Nicklas Backstrom, and who might replace their minutes. They also discuss why Cam Talbot and Quinton Byfield are excellent pickups right now, and the changing power play units for the Red Wings and Wild before making their sleeper and keeper picks of the week. 

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