NHL Fantasy on Ice

Pete and Nick highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 14th week of the season. The guys discuss Timo Meier's five-goal game, his staying power as an elite fantasy option and the Sharks' potential hidden value in the awards futures market. Other players and topics discussed include potential trade destinations for contract year Marc-Andre Fleury, Elias Pettersson's bounce-back game and recent shift from center to wing, Pavel Francouz's upside after Darcy Kuemper's injury, the Kings' productive second line of Viktor Arvidsson, Phillip Danault and Trevor Moore, top contenders for the Jack Adams Award and Norris Trophy approaching the midseason point, Montreal's new general manager Kent Hughes, the upcoming return of Tyler Toffoli and players to consider adding like Anton Lundell, Cal Petersen, Matt Boldy, Max Comtois and Urho Vaakanainen.

Pete and Nick are joined by guest Jake Hahn of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio and the Mayo Media Network to talk NHL futures and fantasy trends around the League. The guys discuss Tuukka Rask giving the Bruins renewed Stanley Cup futures appeal, the buy-low window on the Islanders and Jets, the goalie situations of the Avalanche vs. Golden Knights and how the Predators and Blues have sneaky value to win the Central Division and/or the Stanley Cup. Players and topics discussed include whether to add Evander Kane (most added player in fantasy this week), Cal Petersen, Adrian Kempe, Karel Vejmelka, the strong underlying numbers of the Kings, Tristan Jarry’s case for the Vezina Trophy, Noah Dobson, Anders Lee, Evgeni Malkin’s season debut, Jack Eichel skating and the bounce-back chances of Elias Pettersson and Tom Wilson.

Pete and Nick highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 13th week of the season and are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding (@WaiverWireJames). The guys discuss Alexander Kerfoot's strong play on Auston Matthews' line, the success of the Bruins' new-look second line and whether Barclay Goodrow has a chance to stick at right wing on Artemi Panarin's line once the elite left wing returns. Other players and topics covered include Brady Skjei, Erik Haula, Matt Boldy, Pavel Francouz, Denis Gurianov, Andrew Mangiapane vs. Blake Coleman, Sam Bennett, Rickard Rakell, J.T. Compher, Mike Reilly and injury updates on Kirill Kaprizov, Tuukka Rask, Joel Eriksson Ek, Evgeni Malkin and COVID-19 protocol news around the League.

Pete and Nick discuss the top 200 rankings on NHL.com/Fantasy and mailbag questions for the 12th week of the season. Big topics include where to rank Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask after he signed a professional tryout with Providence of the AHL, the expected NHL debuts of Wild prospects Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy, the value of Kaapo Kahkonen with Cam Talbot injured and replacement options for injured Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton. Other topics include Nikita Kucherov’s expected return, Brayden Schenn’s first game back, Ondrej Palat’s hot streak, the Bruins’ new-look top six, whether the guys believe in Alexander Kerfoot and some other players with low roster percentages, the buy-low fantasy appeal of Elias Pettersson and what the guys are watching for the rest of the week.

Pete and Nick highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 12th week of the season and are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding (@WaiverWireJames). The guys discuss the Blues' high-scoring game in the 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic, players worth adding from their top nine (Robert Thomas, Brandon Saad; Brayden Schenn before he returns), the resurgence of the Devils offense (led by Jack Hughes, Yegor Sharangovich, Nico Hischier), rest-of-season appeal of elite forwards Nikita Kucherov and Jack Eichel and the recent returns of Bryan Rust, Adam Boqvist and Bowen Byram. Other players discussed include Paul Stastny, Noah Dobson, Kaapo Kahkonen, Laurent Brossoit, Spencer Knight, Rasmus Dahlin, Alex Tuch, Taylor Hall, Martin Necas, Ross Colton, Alexander Barabanov, Anton Lundell and more.

Pete and Nick are back for a bonus episode to look ahead to 2022 with bold fantasy and betting predictions and react to the first few games after the NHL’s return from the holiday pause. The guys look at the rest-of-season fantasy ripple effect of Alex Tuch on the Sabres and a bounce-back game for Jack Hughes, who still has point-per-game potential for the Devils the rest of the way as the leader of their young core. The guys dive into the futures appeal of the Canucks, including the NHL Awards ceilings of coach Bruce Boudreau and goalie Thatcher Demko and overlooked fantasy dominance of J.T. Miller. Other bold predictions involve Patrik Laine, who’s nearing a return from injury, Ivan Provorov, Chandler Stephenson, a debate between the Stanley Cup windows of the Penguins and Bruins and some longshot title contenders, including the Blues and Jets. The guys also discuss a potential landing spot for Marc-Andre Fleury, the buy-low fantasy appeal of Patrick Kane, breakout season for Robert Thomas, Phil Kessel’s sneaky consistency and some picks for the 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic on New Year’s Day.

Pete and Nick are back after the holiday break to discuss all the big names who could return in the coming days, from Brayden Point to Artemi Panarin, Igor Shesterkin, Aleksander Barkov, Evgeni Malkin, Patrik Laine, Alex Tuch and more. The guys do a stock watch on the Rangers, Predators, Islanders (buy low) and Sharks and whether to “hold or fold” with Mathew Barzal, Matt Duchene, Marcus Foligno, Chandler Stephenson, Ivan Barbashev and more. The guys also answer questions on Tuukka Rask (targeting return in three weeks), Jeremy Swayman, Semyon Varlamov, Jamie Drysdale and highlight waiver wire pickups for the rest of the extended Week 11 (Dec. 20 to Jan. 2) like Andre Burakovsky, Taylor Raddysh, Tanner Jeannot, Maxime Lagace, Matt Roy and run through COVID-19 protocol updates around the League.

Pete and Nick highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 11th week of the season and are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding (@WaiverWireJames). The guys discuss strategies based on the COVID-19 postponements and protocol additions and players to add for the two-week holiday scoring period (Dec. 20 to Jan. 2). Topics include Alex Tuch's upside with the Sabres, the fantasy and Stanley Cup futures betting impact of the Jets’ coaching change after Paul Maurice resigned and goalie debates surrounding Charlie Lindgren, Anton Forsberg, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Stuart Skinner. Other players discussed include Ivan Barbashev, Conor Sheary and other Capitals streaming options, Alex Goligoski, Noah Dobson, Oliver Wahlstrom, Travis Sanheim, Joel Farabee, Warren Foegele, Jack Hughes’ struggles since coming back and Evgeni Malkin nearing a return from injury.

Pete welcomes Nick Alberga of Sportsnet aboard as the new co-host of NHL Fantasy on Ice, and the guys discuss the NHL.com/Fantasy top 200 rankings and mailbag questions for the 10th week of the season. They discuss strategies for navigating the long list of players added to NHL COVID-19 protocol in recent days and the best pickups around the League, including goalie streamers like Anthony Stolarz and Charlie Lindgren, forwards Ondrej Kase, Tim Stutzle, Evan Rodrigues, Ivan Barbashev, Alex Tuch (nearing return) and more. Pete and Nick play "hold or fold" for players like Spencer Knight, Elvis Merzlikins, Tyler Seguin and Jakob Chychrun, who could be a trade candidate from the Coyotes. The guys also cover Trevor Zegras’ Calder Trophy odds, center debates like Dylan Larkin vs. Josh Norris, Anze Kopitar vs. Nicklas Backstrom, Drake Batherson’s dominance for the Senators, Kaapo Kakko’s complicated fantasy value, the defenseman depth of the Wild after Jared Spurgeon’s return, David Pastrnak's bounce-back chances and what to watch for the rest of the week.

Pete is joined by guests Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) and James Harding (@WaiverWireJames) to highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 10th week of the season. The guys discuss the hot start for the Canucks under Bruce Boudreau, some new top-line pickups like Nino Niederreiter of the Hurricanes, Ondrej Kase of the Maple Leafs and fan questions surrounding the Pacific-leading Ducks, including Trevor Zegras, Troy Terry and backup goalie Anthony Stolarz. The guys identify in-house replacements for injured Gabriel Landeskog, including Andre Burakovsky and J.T. Compher, the sneaky upside of rookie Philip Tomasino for the Predators and more. Other players covered in the show were Nathan Walker, Ivan Barbashev, Pavel Francouz, Keith Yandle, Chandler Stephenson, Oliver Wahlstrom, Tim Stutzle, Kasperi Kapanen, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, whether to drop Spencer Knight and more.