NHL Fantasy on Ice

Pete and Nick take fan questions about players around the NHL as we approach the holiday break. They discuss fantasy MVP candidates based on average draft position including Tage Thompson, Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Pyotr Kochetkov, the Maple Leafs goalie tandem of Ilya Samsonov and Matt Murray and others. Other players and topics discussed include the state of the Panthers, Alexandar Georgiev's strong first half for the Avalanche, players to stash ahead of injury returns like Tom Wilson, the sneaky play of the Sabres' goalie tandem, Michael Rasmussen's huge game on Dylan Larkin's line, Moritz Seider's buy-low window in fantasy, Dillon Dube's upside in the Flames' top six, a rookie debate between Jack Quinn vs. Kent Johnson and more.

Nick Alberga is joined by Nick Martin from Action Network to take a look at the week ahead and break down where the value may lie during the 11th week of NHL action. Listen to Line Change! with Michael Leboff and Nick Martin of the Action Network every Tuesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2Nh

Pete and Nick are joined by "Waiver Wire" James Harding to identify the best players to add for the 11th week of the fantasy season. The crew discusses bargain players with sneaky fantasy upside around the NHL, including Sam Steel of the Wild and Conor Timmins of the Maple Leafs and the upside of Jakub Vrana of the Red Wings and Josh Norris of the Senators ahead of their upcoming returns. Other players and topics discussed include Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli, Craig Anderson vs. Pheonix Copley, Lukas Dostal, K'Andre Miller, the Rangers' Kid Line, Blake Wheeler injury replacements, J.T. Compher, Evan Rodrigues, Ryan Hartman and more.

Pete and Nick are joined by Jake Hahn of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio to discuss Alex Ovechkin’s latest milestone, his chances at the Rocket Richard and Capitals teammate beneficiaries including Dylan Strome, Conor Sheary, Charlie Lindgren and Anthony Mantha. Other topics covered include Bo Horvat vs. Brock Boeser with all the trade rumblings surrounding each Canucks forward, concerns about the Flames offense, rookie goalie Pyotr Kochetkov making a case for the starting job in Carolina, whether to cut ties with most LA Kings players during their slump, the impact of Jason Zucker’s injury on the Penguins’ top six, Craig Anderson’s strong play at 41 years old for the Sabres and more. NHL Fantasy on Ice is presented by SKIP, the official food delivery app of the NHL! 

Pete Jensen is joined by Michael Leboff from Action Network to take a look at the week ahead and break down where the value may lie during the 10th week of NHL action. Listen to Line Change! with Michael Leboff and Nick Martin of the Action Network every Tuesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2Nh

Pete and Nick are joined by Anna Dua to identify the best players to add for the 10th week of the fantasy season. The crew discusses young players like Jack Quinn, Alex Newhook and Rasmus Sandin, recent injury returns like Dmitry Orlov for the resurgent Capitals and beneficiaries of returning players like Jack Roslovic on a line with Patrik Laine. Other players are topics discussed include whether to drop Jonathan Quick and/or Adrian Kempe of the Kings, Alexander Barabanov, Dan Vladar, Filip Gustavsson and more. NHL Fantasy on Ice is presented by SKIP, the official food delivery app of the NHL!

Pete and Nick are joined by guest Matt Larkin from Daily Faceoff to go around the NHL and discuss all the biggest fantasy storylines and trends. The guys lead off with the fantasy ripple effect of Tage Thompson's five-goal game on his Sabres teammates like Dylan Cozens and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Thompson's outside Hart Trophy chances if the Sabres make the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They also react to Nathan MacKinnon's injury with in-house and outside replacement options, including J.T. Compher and Alex Newhook from the Avalanche, Kevin Hayes of the Flyers, Andrew Copp of the Red Wings and more. Other players and topics covered include Dylan Strome's staying power for the Capitals, whether to add Cozens and drop more-proven players like Claude Giroux, Anze Kopitar or Vincent Trocheck, Valeri Nichushkin nearing a return for Colorado, Dan Vladar's strong play for the Flames, the best landing spot for Patrick Kane and the trade rumblings surrounding Brock Boeser. NHL Fantasy on Ice is presented by SKIP, the official food delivery app of the NHL!

Nick Alberga is joined by Nick Martin from Action Network to take a look at the week ahead and break down where the value may lie during the 9th week of NHL action. Listen to Line Change! with Michael Leboff and Nick Martin of the Action Network every Tuesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2Nh

Pete and Nick are joined by "Waiver Wire" James Harding to identify the best players to add for the ninth week of the fantasy season. The crew discusses ways to tap into the Kraken's impressive scoring depth, Dylan Cozens' breakout season for the Sabres on a young line with J.J. Peterka and Jack Quinn and Jets rookie Cole Perfetti being a dark-horse Calder Trophy candidate. Other topics covered include the sneaky power-play production of defensemen Sean Durzi and Calen Addison, how the Hurricanes' forward lines could look with Teuvo Teravainen back and the eventual return of Max Pacioretty, whether to be patient with Victor Hedman, the Avalanche's rash of injuries, replacements for injured Darcy Kuemper and Thatcher Demko, the return of Anthony Cirelli for the Lightning and more. NHL Fantasy on Ice is presented by SKIP, the official food delivery app of the NHL!

Pete and Nick are joined by Anna Dua to answer fan mailbag questions and break down all the trends around the NHL. They react to the news that Kris Letang is out indefinitely after suffering a stroke and identify other players on the Penguins who can step up in his absence, as well as outside replacement options. Pete and Anna are also joined by NFL quarterback Mike White (11:23), who's a big Florida Panthers fan, to talk about his big performance last week for the New York Jets, his first season playing fantasy hockey and growing passion for the NHL. Other players and topics covered in this episode include the Kraken's impressive scoring depth, Cam Fowler, Sean Monahan, Jeff Skinner, Jeff Petry, whether to be patient with Bryan Rust, Filip Hronek vs. Moritz Seider for the rest of the season and more. NHL Fantasy on Ice is presented by SKIP, the official food delivery app of the NHL!