NHL Fantasy on Ice

Pete, Nick & Anna catch up about the Stadium Series in New Jersey and how Devils goalie Nico Daws looks to be emerging as their starter down the stretch. They react to the fantasy impact of recent injury returns like Connor Bedard, Patrick Kane, Viktor Arvidsson, Jake Sanderson and the injury to Jake Guentzel. Other topics covered include the Wild’s futures appeal to make the playoffs after their 10-goal showing against the Canucks, Bobby McMann’s upside with the Maple Leafs, Frederik Andersen nearing a return from injury, the rookie keeper debate between Luke Hughes and Brock Faber and more.

Former Columbus Blue Jackets general manager, Jarmo Kekalainen, is discussed in the podcast along with the firing of coach Yarmo Kekalainen. The crew also talks about potential fantasy hockey trades, hot streaks for players like Shane Pinto, and the impact of the Morgan Rielly suspension on the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Pete and Nick are joined by Tim Kalinowski of the Action Network and Line Change podcast to catch up on plenty of angles, including the St. Louis Blues, the loaded Tuesday slate of games, the longshot Vezina pick and provide advice on how to approach outdoor games.  They give props for the week ahead and enter the Exotic Club for some interesting picks that might be flying under the radar. 

In this podcast, the hosts discuss the best stretch of Juraj Slafkovsky's career, the sneaky fantasy value of teams like the Flames and Blues, Andrei Svechnikov's return for the Hurricanes, an injury update on Shea Theodore, concerns surrounding the Avalanche, the Morgan Rielly situation, and more.

Nick, Pete and Anna are joined by Matt Larkin from Daily Faceoff to go around the NHL and answer mailbag questions. They discuss the debuts of Elias Lindholm, Andrei Kuzmenko and Sean Monahan after recent trades and angles surrounding their new teammates for the rest of the season. Other players and topics covered include whether to trade Lindholm for Alex Ovechkin in fantasy, Jonathan Quick’s surge for the Rangers, whether to trust the Lightning’s depth scoring and chances of making the playoffs after another injury to Mikhail Sergachev, Cam Talbot’s rest-of-season value, Carter Verhaeghe being one of the most underrated players in the NHL and more. 

Pete and Nick are joined by Michael Leboff of the Action Network and Line Change podcast to catch up after the All-Star break with betting angles for trades sending Elias Lindholm to the Canucks and Sean Monahan to the Jets, the Oilers’ historic winning streak and recent coaching changes for the Islanders and Kings. They give props for the week ahead, revenge looks, Stanley Cup make/miss playoffs and futures storylines to watch, buy-low windows on the Flyers and Devils and some exotic bets from Leboff. 

Pete and Nick catch up after NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto with the impact of the Canucks trading for Elias Lindholm, the Jets landing Sean Monahan and Kings firing coach Todd McLellan and replacing him with Jim Hiller. Other players and topics covered include Patrick Kane, Mark Scheifele, William Karlsson, Pyotr Kochetkov and Owen Tippett nearing returns from injuries, the sneaky upside of Andrei Kuzmenko with the Flames, the buy-low window on the Golden Knights and bold predictions for the stretch run.

Pete and Nick are joined by Nick Martin from Action Network and the Line Change podcast to preview the stretch run of the season, including buy-low targets to make the playoffs and a check-in on the Hurricanes and Panthers in the Stanley Cup futures market. The crew discusses the playoff races in the Eastern and Western Conferences, whether the Oilers will set the longest winning streak in NHL history and where the Devils, Kings and Blues stack up. They also preview NHL All-Star Weekend bets in Toronto with leanings for the player draft Thursday, Skills competition Friday and game Saturday. Listen to Line Change! from the Action Network every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2N

Pete, Nick and Anna catch up before the NHL All-Star break with second-half storylines, fantasy MVP candidates based on average draft position (e.g. Sam Reinhart, Brock Boeser, Filip Forsberg), biggest busts and more. They dissect the many elite teams in the Western Conference and which teams have fallen short of expectations around the NHL, including the Devils, Wild, Sabres and Senators. Other players and topics discussed include the Canucks' drastically different futures outlook compared to the preseason, Stuart Skinner's bounce-back stretch, the Kings' fall from grace over the past month, Wyatt Johnston and Matt Duchene being top-notch secondary scorers for Dallas, the Avalanche signing Zach Parise and a preview of 2024 NHL All-Star festivities.

Pete, Nick and Anna are joined by guest Chris Meaney of FTN Network to go around the NHL and discuss fantasy and betting storylines, including Adin Hill's return for the Golden Knights, which Canadian team has the best chance to win the Stanley Cup this year, the LA Kings' struggles and whether to buy low on Pierre-Luc Dubois in fantasy. Players and topics covered include Artturi Lehkonen's return from injury, NHL Trade Deadline stances for teams like the Rangers and Panthers, Olen Zellweger's NHL debut, hidden value in the Senators down the stretch of the season, the Flyers' outlook for the rest of the season and more.