NHL Fantasy on Ice

Pete and Rob are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding to highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the second week of the season. The guys discuss the impact of injuries to Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone for the Golden Knights and why Evgenii Dadonov may be worth adding. Other topics covered include Jesse Puljujarvi vs. Zach Hyman for the rest of the season from the Oilers, whether to be concerned about the early struggles for the Blackhawks and Islanders, Braden Holtby's value with the Stars, the Senators vs. Canadiens from a fantasy angle and which rookie defenseman will be most valuable out of Bowen Byram, Moritz Seider and Jamie Drysdale. Other players mentioned include Tyler Bertuzzi, Brandon Tanev, William Eklund, Kirby Dach, Nazem Kadri, Michael Bunting and Jeff Carter.

Pete and Rob are joined by David Satriano to discuss the first two nights of the NHL season and players to consider adding around the League. The guys discuss rookie sleepers Bowen Byram (Avalanche), Hendrix Lapierre (Capitals), Mason McTavish, Jamie Drysdale (Ducks) and Cole Sillinger (Blue Jackets), the injury to Semyon Varlamov and what it means for rising star Ilya Sorokin, why Chandler Stephenson is a must-add fantasy player from the Golden Knights and some early concerns for the Rangers. Other players discussed include Jesse Puljujarvi, Connor McMichael, Jared McCann, Arthur Kaliyev, Kirby Dach, Nazem Kadri, Erik Johnson, the Panthers’ puck-line appeal this season and more.

Pete and Rob are joined by Chris Meaney of FTN Network to recap the NHL preseason and identify the best fantasy waiver wire pickups for opening week. The guys discuss preseason standouts like Jesse Puljujarvi, Owen Tippett, William Eklund, Arthur Kaliyev and Noah Dobson, as well as players who will be taking on bigger roles than originally expected like Jake Allen and Joel Eriksson Ek. Other players covered include Mika Zibanejad vs. Aleksander Barkov, Calvin Petersen, Elvis Merzlikins, Jake Bean, Vladimir Tkachev, Jakub Voracek, Anders Lee, Alexander Romanov, Yanni Gourde, Braden Holtby, Jonas Johansson and more. Meaney also hands out some of his favorite bets for the new season.

Pete and Rob are joined by Michael Leboff from The Action Network to preview each of the four divisions and the Stanley Cup championship landscape for this season after all the offseason moves and preseason developments. The guys discuss the betting appeal for the expansion Seattle Kraken, including Dave Hakstol for the Jack Adams Award, where they fit into the wide-open Pacific Division and many of Mike’s favorite futures bets. Teams covered in this show include the Dallas Stars, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Wild, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers and more. Players discussed in this episode include Jack Hughes, Ilya Sorokin, Joel Eriksson Ek, Pavel Buchnevich, Jeremy Swayman, Jake Oettinger and the potential impact of coaches Darryl Sutter and Gerard Gallant.

Pete and Rob are joined by Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) to discuss fantasy draft bargains and players to avoid based on Yahoo average draft position. The guys debate young goalies Spencer Knight and Ilya Sorokin, discuss the impact of the Jakub Vrana (Red Wings) and Nicklas Backstrom (Capitals) injuries, concerns for the Predators, Flyers, Blackhawks and Blues and other preseason storylines. Players discussed include Carter Hart, Jacob Markstrom, Dominik Kubalik, Alexander Radulov, Brendan Gallagher, Blake Wheeler, Sean Couturier, Marco Rossi, Kaapo Kahkonen, Kevin Fiala, players entering contract years like Aleksander Barkov, Filip Forsberg, Claude Giroux, Marc-Andre Fleury, John Klingberg, Nazem Kadri and more.

Pete and Rob are joined by guests David Satriano (@davidsatriano) and James Harding (@WaiverWireJames) to break down their second NHL.com/Fantasy mock draft of the offseason. The guys discuss various strategies, reaches, bargains, stacks, goalie tandems and some of their favorite picks and regrets of the draft. Players discussed include Artemi Panarin, Connor Hellebuyck, Nikolaj Ehlers, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jonathan Toews, Kirby Dach, Kirill Kaprizov, Cam Talbot, Frederik Andersen, Antti Raanta, Sergei Bobrovsky, the outlook for the Florida Panthers, Seattle Kraken, Evgeni Malkin's injury and early preseason targets like Jonathan Drouin and Tyler Johnson.

Pete and Rob are joined by guest Mike Kelly (@MikeKellyNHL) of NHL Network and SportLogiq to discuss skater point and goalie/team win projections for the new season. The guys debate the ceilings of Connor McDavid, Mikko Rantanen, Jack Hughes and more. Other topics covered include the sustainability of Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz for the Stars, Dougie Hamilton's impact on the Devils, the Bruins vs. Maple Leafs goalie tandems, the Kings vs. Ducks as the potential surprise team in the Pacific Division, Jake Guentzel vs. Alex DeBrincat in fantasy, Michael Bunting as a breakout candidate for Toronto, Calvin Petersen as a potential sleeper for the improving Kings and why Sam Bennett is one of the best category coverage assets in the game.

Pete and Rob are joined by Dom Luszczyszyn (@domluszczyszyn), national NHL reporter for The Athletic, to discuss the fantasy player rankings landscape for the new season. The guys discuss two high-powered offenses in the Canucks and Blackhawks who improved this offseason but still have concerns defensively and what this means for players like Marc-Andre Fleury and Elias Pettersson. The guys also touch on the fantasy concerns surrounding Sidney Crosby and Vladimir Tarasenko, strategies for different league formats and the biggest storylines from the top 250 rankings on NHL.com/Fantasy. Other players covered include the order of rank in the top 5 overall, Connor Hellebuyck, Darcy Kuemper, Robin Lehner, Max Pacioretty, Aleksander Barkov vs. Sebastian Aho, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Philipp Grubauer, Jordan Eberle, Vince Dunn, Seth Jones, Ondrej Palat, Sam Bennett, Ryan O’Reilly, Drake Batherson, Max Comtois and more.

Pete and Rob are joined by guest Chris Meaney (@chrismeaney) from FTN Network to preview this year’s rookie class and other young players to prioritize in keeper and dynasty leagues. Players discussed include Cale Makar, Adam Fox, Quinn Hughes, Jack Eichel, Jack Hughes, Ilya Sorokin, Igor Shesterkin, Alex Nedejkovic, rookies Spencer Knight, Cole Caufield, Trevor Zegras, Jeremy Swayman, Kaapo Kahkonen, Jamie Drysdale, Vasily Podkolzin, Bowen Byram, Quinton Byfield, Marco Rossi, Moritz Seider and more. The crew also debates potential surprise rebuilding teams (Red Wings, Senators, Kings, Ducks) and the recent moves involving young forwards Jesperi Kotkaniemi (now with Hurricanes after successful offer sheet) and Christian Dvorak (acquired by Montreal Canadiens).

Pete and Rob are joined by Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) to discuss players on the essential NHL.com/Fantasy draft prep lists for the upcoming season. Fantasy debates include Kirby Dach, Ilya Samsonov, Jakub Vrana, Thatcher Demko, Jack Hughes, Vince Dunn, Kaapo Kakko, Oliver Wahlstrom and Eeli Tolvanen as breakout players, Mackenzie Weegar, Tony DeAngelo, Linus Ullmark, Conor Garland and Calvin Petersen as sleeper picks, Owen Tippett, Yegor Sharangovich, Adam Boqvist and Evgenii Dadonov as deep sleepers and Darcy Kuemper, Patrik Laine, Viktor Arvidsson, Carter Hart, Tyler Seguin and Jacob Markstrom as bounce-back candidates. The guys also expand on the impact of offseason moves, including the renewed fantasy appeal of the Blackhawks and state of play for the new-look Flyers, as well as various fantasy draft strategies for goalies.