NHL Fantasy on Ice

Pete and Nick are joined by guest Tom Vecchio from FanDuel and the @NHL's "Going All In" segments to talk fantasy and DFS storylines around the League and various futures plays and props. The guys discuss some of the non-contenders who have become sources of fantasy production, including the Coyotes, Senators, Devils and Sabres, Stanley Cup predictions and more. Other topics covered in this show include the Hart Trophy race between Auston Matthews, Igor Shesterkin and others, Thatcher Demko vs. Spencer Knight in a keeper league, John Gibson as a drop candidate, Noah Dobson's breakout season for the Islanders and a preview of the NHL Heritage Classic between the Maple Leafs and Sabres on Sunday.

Pete and Nick are joined by "Waiver Wire" James Harding to highlight the best pickups entering the 20th week of the fantasy season. The guys discuss the shocking seven-point performance by Nick Schmaltz of the Coyotes over the weekend and whether he’s worth seriously considering in fantasy, the Bruins’ secondary scoring boost from Erik Haula on a line with David Pastrnak and Taylor Hall and what to make of the Wild’s recent goaltending struggles and their potential NHL Trade Deadline stance. Other topics covered include Vitek Vanecek vs. Kaapo Kahkonen for the rest of the fantasy season, “revenge” games for Devon Toews on Long Island and Sam Reinhart in Buffalo, Mason Marchment’s promotion to the top line, some key Yahoo Fantasy position eligibility changes, the appeal of Antti Raanta given the injury concern with Frederik Andersen, the return of Max Pacioretty and Nikolaj Ehlers, the tight playoff race in the Western Conference and more.

Pete and Nick are joined by Shayna Goldman of The Athletic, Sportlogiq and Sportsnet to go around the League and discuss the biggest fantasy and futures storylines with analytical insight. The crew discusses Cale Makar’s Norris Trophy stock, the Avalanche’s Stanley Cup chances, trial of Andre Burakovsky on the top line, the potential that Sam Girard could be traded before the deadline and more. They also have the impact of Josh Norris’ expected return Thursday for the Senators, Alexis Lafreniere’s top-line placement and breakout appeal for the Rangers down the stretch and why the Devils are worth tapping into for the rest of the season with elite players in Jack Hughes, Dougie Hamilton and Jesper Bratt plus potential fantasy pickups in Yegor Sharangovich, Dawson Mercer, Nico Hischier and rookie goalie Nico Daws. Other topics discussed include whether the Predators should consider trading top forward Filip Forsberg, the appeal of adding Jakob Chychrun and/or Mark Giordano in fantasy before potential trades, Igor Shesterkin’s MVP chances, signs of Elias Pettersson of the Canucks and Jordan Binnington of the Blues bouncing back, the Blue Jackets’ outside playoff chances with Elvis Merzlikins back and more.

Pete and Nick are joined by "Waiver Wire" James Harding to highlight the best pickups entering the 19th week of the fantasy season. The guys discuss how Michael Bunting of the Maple Leafs has emerged as a top Calder Trophy candidate and how Matt Boldy of the Wild could also be in the mix if his strong production continues. The guys have all the reaction to the Stadium Series game in Nashville, the Maple Leafs’ 10-7 win against the Red Wings on Saturday and fantasy replacements on defense after injuries to Tony DeAngelo and Zach Werenski. Other topics include the fantasy appeal of the Kings’ secondary scorers (Trevor Moore, Phillip Danault, Matt Roy), Jake DeBrusk's value ahead of a potential trade, the Golden Knights’ injury concerns with Robin Lehner, Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone, the Senators’ sneaky goalie tandem of Matt Murray and Anton Forsberg, Quinn Hughes vs. Jack Hughes on Monday, Pavel Buchnevich’s return to MSG on Wednesday and more.

Pete and Nick are joined by guest Chris Meaney of FTN Network to discuss all the latest fantasy and futures trends around the League. The guys react to Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki’s bounce-back under new coach Martin St. Louis and the latest storylines leading up to the 2022 NHL Trade Deadline, including Claude Giroux, Marc-Andre Fleury, teams that need to make a move and players to target in fantasy trades or pickups before potential moves. The guys debate Caufield vs. Brock Boeser, Patrik Laine vs. Dylan Larkin, Dougie Hamilton’s fantasy and shot prop value as he’s expected to return for the Devils on Thursday, biggest contract-year fantasy stud of the season and set the table for the 2022 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series in Nashville on Saturday between the Lightning and Predators. Other players covered in this episode include Boone Jenner, Anton Forsberg, Adam Boqvist, Logan Thompson, Jesper Bratt, Brad Marchand, Tage Thompson and more.

Pete and Nick are joined by "Waiver Wire" James Harding to highlight the best pickups entering the 18th week of the fantasy season. The guys debate goalies Jeremy Swayman vs. Ilya Sorokin for the rest of the season, Anthony Mantha vs. Jakub Vrana with each nearing a return from injury and discuss breakout seasons for Adrian Kempe, Tage Thompson, Robert Thomas and Mason Marchment. Other topics covered include Alex Tuch's keeper appeal with the Sabres, Cole Caufield's bounce-back play for the Canadiens under coach Martin St. Louis, the buy-low fantasy window on veteran center Nicklas Backstrom and defenseman pickups like Jaccob Slavin and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The guys also set the table for a big guest coming up on the show this Thursday. 

Pete and Nick are joined by Jake Hahn of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio and the Mayo Media Network to talk the fantasy and betting implications of Tyler Toffoli being traded to the Calgary Flames and Jack Eichel debuting for the Vegas Golden Knights. The guys debate the futures appeal of both teams, the race for the Pacific Division title and potential fantasy beneficiaries of both storylines, including Evgenii Dadonov and Laurent Brossoit (with Robin Lehner injured) for Vegas and Sean Monahan, Noah Hanifin, Rasmus Andersson and others for Calgary. The guys also take fan questions on the Oilers goalie situation, Rasmus Dahlin’s keeper value with the Sabres trending upward and discuss the latest top 200 rankings on NHL.com/Fantasy. Other topics covered include Jake Oettinger’s statement win for Dallas at Colorado, the Panthers’ success on the live line, potential landing spots for Marc-Andre Fleury and Claude Giroux, the bounce-back stretch for Jets forwards Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler and more.

Pete and Nick highlight the best pickups entering the 17th week of the fantasy season. The guys discuss the best goalie options, including Matt Murray, Jake Oettinger and Petr Mrazek and how seriously to take Jeff Skinner and the Sabres offense in fantasy and betting after his four-goal game. Other topics discussed include the Oilers’ coaching change from Dave Tippett to Jay Woodcroft, the playoff chances of the Stars vs. Jets in the Central Division, what to expect once Jack Eichel returns with Mark Stone injured and other players to consider adding like Andrew Mangiapane, Yegor Sharangovich, Mason Marchment and Anton Lundell, Connor Brown, Frederick Gaudreau and more.

Pete and Nick have the fantasy reaction to some big news around the NHL with Tuukka Rask retiring, Brad Marchand being suspended six games and the Canadiens hiring Martin St. Louis as their new coach. The guys debate which Bruins goalie, Linus Ullmark or Jeremy Swayman, will be more valuable in fantasy for the rest of this season and why Cole Caufield could be the biggest beneficiary from Montreal's coaching change. Other players and teams discussed in this episode are Matt Murray's resurgent play and first game against the Penguins, the Stanley Cup futures appeal of the Flames and Vezina Trophy candidacy of Jacob Markstrom, whether to hold or fold on Ryan Hartman of the Wild, Patrik Laine's bounce-back performance, Robert Thomas vs. Ivan Barbashev from the Blues, Blake Coleman, Reilly Smith, Gustav Nyquist, Evan Rodrigues, Anthony Mantha and more.

Pete and Nick are joined by guests Todd Fuhrman of the Bet the Board podcast and CBS Sports HQ to talk hockey betting and David Satriano of NHL.com to break down all the fantasy trends for the second half of the season. The guys discuss the playoff races in the Western Conference, awards and division title races and players who could be traded before the deadline, including Claude Giroux, Marc-Andre Fleury, Tomas Hertl, Joe Pavelski and Reilly Smith. They also touch on some sneaky awards contenders and fantasy pickups from less obvious teams for the stretch run.