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NHL.com's Pete Jensen and Rob Reese break down all the moves leading up to the NHL Trade Deadline, including how Andreas Athanasiou could fit well with elite center Connor McDavid for the Edmonton Oilers and the Carolina Hurricanes upgrades in Vincent Trocheck and Sami Vatanen. The guys discuss the rest-of-season value of Robin Lehner with the Vegas Golden Knights, Jean-Gabriel Pageau with the New York Islanders, Ondrej Kase with the Boston Bruins, Ilya Kovalchuk with the Washington Capitals and many other players on the move.

Pete Jensen and Rob Reese are joined by David Satriano to preview the 2020 NHL Trade Deadline, which is Monday, Feb. 24. The guys discuss potential landing spots for trade candidates around the League, including Chris Kreider, J.G. Pageau, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jeff Petry, Robin Lehner, Erik Gustafsson and Rasmus Ristolainen, as well as glaring needs for contending teams like the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche and New York Islanders. The guys also discuss the New York Rangers' stance at the deadline, break down the Alec Martinez trade to the Vegas Golden Knights and give their DFS picks and best bets for Thursday's slate.

Pete and Rob break down all the angles of the trade that sent Tyler Toffoli to the Vancouver Canucks, including his lineup placement, which players to drop for him and where the Los Angeles Kings go from here. The guys are joined by DFS expert Chris Wassel, who breaks down the Blake Coleman trade to the Tampa Bay Lightning and reacts to injury news around the League. The guys debate the value of Toffoli and Coleman, give replacement options for Mikko Rantanen, Philipp Grubauer and Erik Karlsson and also their DFS plays and best bets for the Tuesday slate.

Rob Reese and David Satriano discuss the best players to pick up on the waiver wire for Weber and Radulov owners. They banter about their best Stanley Cup winner value picks, and break down the Thursday slate with their best bets and top DFS plays.

Pete Jensen and Rob Reese break down all angles of the Jason Zucker trade to the Pittsburgh Penguins, including what it means for Pittsburgh's Stanley Cup chances and the Minnesota Wild's rebuild. The guys take fan questions on which players to drop for Zucker in fantasy and discuss the tight Eastern Conference playoff picture. Pete and Rob give their best bets and DFS picks for the big Tuesday slate and discuss the return of Anthony Mantha, William Karlsson and replacements for injured Nazem Kadri.

Pete Jensen and Rob Reese are joined by waiver wire James Harding to discuss injury replacements for Seth Jones, Brock Boeser and Alexander Radulov and the top players available at each position. The guys also react to Jack Campbell being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, the upcoming returns of Carter Hart, Darcy Kuemper and Oliver Ekman-Larsson and give their best bets and DFS plays for Monday.

Pete Jensen is joined by goalie master David Satriano to discuss the injury to Frederik Andersen of the Toronto Maple Leafs and offer potential replacements, including outside options Brian Elliott, James Reimer and Alexandar Georgiev. Pete and Dave also debate the value of Brock Boeser and Johnny Gaudreau for the rest of the season and whether to drop Matt Duchene for surging Joe Pavelski. The guys also give their best bets and DFS picks for the big Tuesday slate.

Pete Jensen is joined by NHL.com fantasy correspondent James Harding to discuss the latest waiver wire trends, including the value of secondary scorers with elite linemates, such as Kailer Yamamoto and Josh Archibald of the Edmonton Oilers and Brandon Saad and Kirby Dach of the Chicago Blackhawks. The guys debate which of those teams is more intriguing in fantasy and discuss goalie pickups around the League, replacements for injured San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl and more. Pete then breaks down the Monday slate with injury updates and also gives his take on whether Kieffer Bellows can boost the Islanders offense.

Pete Jensen is joined by guest Nick Alberga, fantasy writer for Sportsnet and host of the Unmuzzled podcast, to discuss all the relevant topics around the League. The guys discuss the surprising value of Zack Kassian and his new contract with the Edmonton Oilers, replacement options for injured Linus Ullmark and preview the Thursday and Friday slates with DFS picks and best bets. The guys also field a bunch of fan questions and give their take on the latest wagering odds in the tight Pacific Division and for both conference titles with an early look ahead to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Pete Jensen and NHL.com staff writer Brett Amadon discuss Jeff Skinner's return, including multiple fan questions about the goal-scoring left wing, and the Buffalo Sabres' appeal in the coming weeks with a home-heavy, favorable schedule. They also discuss the fantasy potential of Rasmus Sandin after Jake Muzzin's return, Jake Virtanen's success on a line with Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller, the keeper-league debate between Cale Makar and Elvis Merzlikins and preview the Tuesday and Wednesday slates.