NHL Fantasy on Ice

Pete and Rob are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding to highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the fourth week of the season. The guys discuss the stellar play of Troy Terry (Ducks) and Craig Anderson (Sabres) to start the season and whether it’s sustainable, the Flames’ winning streak, fantasy stock of defenseman Rasmus Andersson and the impact of Joel Quenneville resigning as Panthers coach last week on their Stanley Cup futures appeal. Other players discussed include drop candidates Seth Jones, Jakob Chychrun and Jeff Petry and players to consider adding like Alex Killorn, Charlie Coyle, Moritz Seider, Chandler Stephenson, Artem Zub, Mason Marchment, Pavel Zacha and more. 

Pete and Rob are joined by guest Chris Wassel (@ChrisWasselDFS) to go around the League and answer your fantasy hockey questions. The guys discuss more definitive injury timetables for Nikita Kucherov (8-10 weeks) and Drew Doughty (8 weeks) and the state of the Lightning and Kings from a futures betting standpoint. The crew also debates the sustainability of the Sabres' competitive play, the Flames' high-scoring offense, led by Elias Lindholm and Andrew Mangiapane, and the Blue Jackets' productive power play, led by Boone Jenner. Other topics discussed include the return of Jason Robertson for the Stars and his potential impact on Roope Hintz, the far-reaching value of the Panthers with new fantasy pickups like Anthony Duclair, Gustav Forsling and Mason Marchment, the Flyers' potent second line of Cam Atkinson, Joel Farabee and Derick Brassard, Yanni Gourde's upside and heavy workload for the Kraken, the appeal of young defenseman Evan Bouchard for the Oilers and some early concerns surrounding the Avalanche.

Pete and Rob are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding to highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the third week of the season. The guys discuss the concerns surrounding the Blackhawks and Maple Leafs, the emergence of rookie forward Lucas Raymond for the Red Wings and the impact of injuries to Drew Doughty and Jack Hughes. They also debate the best defenseman and goalie streaming options and the staying power of rookie forward Jonathan Dahlen from the surprising Sharks. Other players discussed include Jordan Kyrou, Pavel Buchnevich, Nate Schmidt, Marc-Andre Fleury, Calvin Petersen, Sergei Bobrovsky, Logan Couture, Kevin Shattenkirk, Anton Lundell, Evan Bouchard, Drew O'Connor, Nico Daws and more. 

Pete and Rob are joined by guest Ben Zweiman (@BenZweimanDKN), managing editor of DK Live, to go around the League and answer your fantasy hockey questions. The guys discuss the impact of Nikita Kucherov’s injury on the Lightning’s futures appeal, fantasy replacement options and strategy for his keeper league managers. The guys also discuss early buy-low and sell high candidates and which of the early surprises (Sabres, Red Wings, Sharks, Ducks) has the most staying power. Topics discussed include Yanni Gourde, Joel Farabee, Braden Holtby, Tyler Bertuzzi, Jamie Drysdale, Anthony Duclair, Jonathan Bernier, Thomas Greiss, Victor Olofsson, Roope Hintz, Tony DeAngelo, Mats Zuccarello, Radek Faksa, Chris Kreider, Oliver Wahlstrom, what to do with underperforming Canadiens and Blackhawks players and more.

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.