NHL Fantasy on Ice

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!

Pete Jensen is joined by Michael Leboff from Action Network to preview the upcoming slates and break down where the value may lie during the eighth week of NHL action. They also gauge the NHL Awards market as Jason Robertson joins the Hart Trophy and NHL Maurice Richard Trophy races and identify players to target for various props. 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 pickups for the eighth week of the fantasy season. The crew discusses recent injury returns like Nick Schmaltz, Jakob Chychrun, T.J. Oshie, the sneaky offensive depth of the Red Wings and Islanders and other pickups like Spencer Martin, Pavel Zacha, J.J. Moser and more. Other topics covered include whether to sell high on Filip Hronek, Seth Jones vs. Sam Girard for the rest of the season, the Linus Ullmark injury and Jeremy Swayman’s bounce-back appeal, Mark Giordano vs. Rasmus Sandin as an injury replacement for Morgan Rielly, whether to drop Gabriel Vilardi for Arthur Kaliyev and more. NHL Fantasy on Ice is presented by SKIP, the official food delivery app of the NHL!

Pete Jensen is joined by Nick Martin from Action Network to preview the games before and after Thanksgiving and break down where the value may lie during the seventh week of NHL action. They also gauge the NHL Awards market as we approach the 1/4 mark of the NHL season. 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 pickups for the seventh week of the fantasy season. They highlight the success of young players Adam Ruzicka of the Flames and Juuso Parssinen of the Predators, the impact of Mike Matheson being on PP1 for the Canadiens and more. Other players and topics covered in this episode include Tyler Bertuzzi vs. Brock Boeser, whether to sell low on Jonathan Huberdeau, Boone Jenner, Alex Killorn, Owen Tippett’s appeal after the Travis Konecny injury, the upcoming returns of Nick Schmaltz and Jakob Chychrun for the sneaky Coyotes, intriguing goalie situations for the Penguins, Canucks and Kings, whether to drop Blake Wheeler and which players they are most thankful for in fantasy this season. NHL Fantasy on Ice is presented by SKIP, the official food delivery app of the NHL!

Nick and Anna are joined by Eric Young of FTN Network to talk anytime goal scorers to watch for Thursday’s slate and season-long including Kirill Kaprizov, Auston Matthews and David Pastrnak. The goalie injury bug has hit the NHL and the team discusses the absence of Marc-Andre Fleury and Elvis Merzlikins, along with goalies to pick up including Stuart Skinner, Antti Raanta and Pyotr Kochetkov. Can the Buffalo Sabres still make the playoffs? Either way notable players Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin and Jeff Skinner are making a mark. Other players covered in this episode include Boone Jenner, Adam Ruzicka, Jason Robertson, Clayton Keller, Jakob Chychrun, Victor Hedman and more. NHL Fantasy on Ice is presented by SKIP, the official food delivery app of the NHL!

Nick Alberga 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 6th 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