Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast

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Short Shifts - Rookie Hype + Preseason Breakouts Oct 08, 2021

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Short Shifts is BACK! This week, Ben and Elan bring you the latest pre-season news and notes ahead of the final weekend of #DraftSZN. On this episode they break down Jake Allen's fantasy value with Carey Price out indefinitely, Jesse Puljujarvi's upside on a new-look L1 in Edmonton, 3 rookies raising eyebrows in training camp, and Elan gives his 2021 pre-season Hot Take. Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos and fantasy news? Bookmark GameDayLineTweets.com and follow our @GameDayLines and @GameDayNewsNHL accounts on Twitter to know what you need to know as soon as you can know it. We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by Dobber Hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No. 376 - 23 Weeks, 14 Managers, 1 Ultimate Champion: The 2021-22 KKUPFL Tier 1 Auction Draft Oct 04, 2021

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On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, it's the biggest pre-season event in fantasy hockey: the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League's Tier 1 auction draft! Michael Clifford co-hosts with Brian as the 14 managers in the KKUPFL's top tier-- including Elan, Ben, Lewis and several other Keeping Karlsson podcast and community regulars-- have all climbed their way to the top of the best league in the world to earn their shot at becoming fantasy hockey's Ultimate Champion. Drafting from Canada, U.S.A., Sweden, England, Finland, Austria, and Ireland, the game's most brilliant and talented minds take their first step towards the championship on this episode, as they auction draft against one another to build a roster that'll beat the rest. Watch the draft's livestream here on our YouTube channel, and spoil yourself and see the results here. You can also see all you there is to see about the KKUPFL, and join the waitlist yourself!, over at kkupfl.com. This episode of Keeping Karlsson is sponsored by Fantrax. Fantrax is the most customizable fantasy platform in the industry, and has tons of features no other platforms have. Sign up for FREE at http://www.fantrax.com/keeping and get entered to win an official NHL signed Nathan MacKinnon jersey. This episode of Keeping Karlsson is also sponsored by Underdog Fantasy. Underdog is the easiest way to play fantasy sports. Join a league and draft a team in minutes, and don't even worry about setting your roster each night.. Underdog does that for you! Sign up with the code KEEPING and make your first deposit of $10, and you'll get $10 FREE in bonus cash, plus a free entry into their Best Puck Classic II Hockey Tournament. Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos and fantasy news? Follow our @GameDayLines and @GameDayNewsNHL accounts on Twitter to know what you need to know as soon as you can know it. Players covered on this episode include all 252 players drafted, and Kirby Dach. We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by Dobber Hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Short Shifts - It's Benning Too Long! Oct 01, 2021

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Short Shifts is back, and in the season 3 premiere, Lewis and Elan cover a heaping helping of preseason news and notes. From new deals in Vancouver, to injuries in Detroit and Montreal, and top-line developments in Seattle, Minnesota, and Chicago, the guys have you covered for all your fantasy needs. Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos and fantasy news? Follow our @GameDayLines and @GameDayNewsNHL accounts on Twitter to know what you need to know as soon as you can know it. Players discussed include: Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes, Jakub Vrana, Filip Zadina, Dylan Larkin, Michael Bunting, Kyle Palmieri, Oliver Wahlstrom, Brent Burns, Jonathan Dahlen, William Eklund, Josh Anderson, Joel Eriksson-Ek, Tyler Johnson, Jonathan Toews, Jared McCann and more! We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by Dobber Hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No. 375 - Yahoo!'s Rankings Are They Anyway? Sep 27, 2021

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On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian take their traditional pre-season look at the Yahoo! default rankings! There's always value to be found by combing through Yahoo!'s list top to bottom, which we do the legwork for you on this episode. If your competition is using the Yahoo! rankings as an in-draft guide for when to draft certain players-- as many do!-- we share several opportunites for how to squeeze top value by grabbing the best player when nobody's looking, and by looking the other way when the wrong guy is sitting at the top of the list. This episode of Keeping Karlsson is sponsored by Fantrax. Fantrax is the most customizable fantasy platform in the industry, and has tons of features no other platforms have. Sign up for FREE at http://www.fantrax.com/keeping and get entered to win an official NHL signed Nathan MacKinnon jersey. Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos and fantasy news? Follow our @GameDayLines and @GameDayNewsNHL accounts on Twitter to know what you need to know as soon as you can know it. Players covered on this episode include Auston Matthews, Brayden Point, Andrei Svechnikov, Alex Barkov, Freddie Andersen, Philipp Grubauer, Sergei Bobrovsky, Spencer Knight, Cal Petersen, Elvis Merzlikins, Quinn Hughes, Johnny Gaudreau, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dougie Hamilton, Miro Heiskanen, Darnell Nurse, Tyler Seguin, Blake Wheeler, Sean Couturier, Kevin Fiala, Vincent Trocheck, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Tyler Toffoli, Zach Hyman, Jonathan Toews, James van Riemsdyk, Tomas Tatar, Chandler Stephenson, Noah Hanifin, Michael Bunting, Dmitrij Jaskin, Jeffrey Viel and a ton more. We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by Dobber Hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No. 374 - Dom Luszczyszyn, Fantasy Super Model Sep 20, 2021

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On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian welcome the most beautiful model they've ever known onto the show-- Dom's! In our annual interview, Dom comes out to explain how his model works, and what's new and different this year. Together, Elan and Dom find the players whose projections that are causing the biggest disagreements between Dom's model and our patrons' mock drafts. See Dom's model at The Athletic. Follow Dom on Twiiter. This episode of Keeping Karlsson is sponsored by Fantrax. Fantrax is the most customizable fantasy platform in the industry, and has tons of features no other platforms have. Sign up for FREE at http://www.fantrax.com/keeping and get entered to win an official NHL signed Nathan MacKinnon jersey. Players covered on this episode include Dylan Strome, Tom Wilson, Tim Stützle, Josh Norris, Zach Hyman, Jacob Markstrom, Matt Murray, Nikolaj Ehlers, Jared McCann, Jakub Vrana, Sam Reinhart, Sam Bennett, Noah Hanifin, Patrik Laine, Christian Dvorak, Tyler Toffoli, Ondrej Palat, Shea Theodore, Rasmus Ristolainen, Darcy Kuemper, Spencer Knight, Tyler Bertuzzi, Shayne Gostisbehere, Quinton Byfield, Cole Caufield, James van Riemsdyk, Tomas Hertl and more. We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by Dobber Hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No. 373 - 32 Beats: Colorado Avalanche ft. Peter Baugh Sep 18, 2021

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In the 19th installment of our 2021 32-Beats series Short Shifts host Ben Burnett welcomes Peter Baugh of the Athletic Colorado to break down the Avalanche ahead of the new fantasy season. Topics discussed include: Can Nathan MacKinnon hit the next level points-wise and compete with McDavid, Draisaitl and Kucherov? Can Mikko Rantanen stay consistent through a full 82-game NHL schedule? Is it likely the top line of MacKinnon-Rantanen-Gabriel Landeskog sees time apart this year? Which forward does Peter think is most likely to start the year on PP1, Andre Burakovsky or Nazem Kadri? What are Cale Makar's Norris chances this year? Can Darcy Kuemper and Pavel Francouz give the Avs a steady goaltending tandem? And more! By the way, while registration is technically now closed for the 2021-22 Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Fantasy Hockey League, if you sign up now you can still get on the waitlist and there's a good chance we'll have a division ready for you before the start of the season. The KKUPFL is the biggest and best fantasy hockey league in the world, with managers spread across over a dozen countries and on four continents. It's fun, inclusive, and open to all skill levels: from new to experienced and social to competitive. Learn more and get on the waitlist for KKUPFL Season 7 by heading over to kkupfl.com and registering now! We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by Dobber Hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No. 372 - Smörgoåliesbord 2021-22 Sep 13, 2021

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On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian take part in the sacred Keeping Karlsson tradition of Smörgoåliesbord!! As we have since 2014 season, we analyze and organize Every. Single. Goalie. likely to play a game in the upcoming 2021-22 NHL campaign. We explain our methodology for tiering, share the data we use to make our decisions, and give you everything you should need to know about goaltending so that you're armed with all the knowledge and strategy you'll need on draft day and through the season. You can see our goalie tiers-- but beware, you'll spoil the episode!-- by visiting http://www.keepingkarlsson.com/goalies. Players covered on this episode include 70 goalies likely to see ice time across the league in 2021-22. We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by Dobber Hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No. 371 - KKUPFL Mock Draft Analysis w/ Kevin Hebert Sep 10, 2021

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Elan is joined by patron analyst extraordinaire Kevin Hebert to talk through some insights from our KKUPFL mock slow drafts. Have you joined the KKUPFL yet? Registration is open for the 2021-22 Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Fantasy Hockey League! The KKUPFL is the biggest and best fantasy hockey league in the world, with managers spread across over a dozen countries and on four continents. It's fun, inclusive, and open to all skill levels: from new to experienced and social to competitive. Learn more and join us for KKUPFL Season 7 by heading over to kkupfl.com and registering by September 13, 2021. We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by Dobber Hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No. 370 - 2022 Calder Candidates w/ Victor Nuño Sep 06, 2021

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Fantasy Hockey Life's Victor Nuño joins Elan to break down all of the potential rookie of the year candidates for 2021/22. The show starts with some discussion of the Kotkaniemi/Dvorak shuffling, then Victor and Elan talk through the latest Calder odds, and then Victor gives his picks of the rookies with the best chances of making a significant impact this season. Follow Victor on Twitter @VictorNuno12 and listen to him and Jesse Severe on the Fantasy Hockey Life podcast. You can also read Victor's articles about the Sharks and Ducks at The Hockey Writers. Some of the players discussed and their timestamps: Caufield (00:15:05) Raymond (00:20:44) Seider (00:24:48) Knight (00:40:59) Demko (00:44:19) Byfield (00:48:25) Tkachev (00:54:14) Robertson (00:54:42) Boldy (00:59:19) Drysdale (01:02:22) Tomasino (01:12:23) Swayman (01:17:04) Barre-Boulet (01:23:50) Rossi (01:27:09) Perfetti (01:33:11) Krebs (01:34:05) Dahlen (01:39:34) Denisenko (01:42:43) McMichael (01:43:14) Byram (01:44:40) Rathbone (01:44:41) Addison (01:44:42) Farrance (01:44:43) By the way: have you joined the KKUPFL yet? Registration is open for the 2021-22 Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Fantasy Hockey League! The KKUPFL is the biggest and best fantasy hockey league in the world, with managers spread across over a dozen countries and on four continents. It's fun, inclusive, and open to all skill levels: from new to experienced and social to competitive. Learn more and join us for KKUPFL Season 7 by heading over to kkupfl.com and registering by September 13, 2021. We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by Dobber Hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No. 369 - 32 Beats: New York Islanders ft. Arthur Staple Sep 02, 2021

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In the 18th installment of our 2021 32-Beats series Short Shifts host Ben Burnett welcomes Arthur Staple of the Athletic New York to break down the New York Islanders. Perfect timing following the flurry of signings Isles GM Lou Lamoriello announced Wednesday. Topics discussed include: What can we infer about how the net will be shared between Ilya Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov moving forward? Will Barry Trotz ever let Mat Barzal off the leash?? What is Arthur hearing about Anders Lee's return from an ACL injury? Can Oliver Wahlstrom get more than 12 minutes per game next year? Where does Kyle Palmieri fit in the lineup? Which player in the Isles' top 9 has the chance to breakout this year? Will Noah Dobson get the keys to the top power play unit? AND impress all your friends with your name pronunciation skills thanks to a Keeping Karlsson debut: the first audio guide for pronouncing Isles second round pick Aatu Raty's name! By the way: have you joined the KKUPFL yet? Registration is open for the 2021-22 Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Fantasy Hockey League! The KKUPFL is the biggest and best fantasy hockey league in the world, with managers spread across over a dozen countries and on four continents. It's fun, inclusive, and open to all skill levels: from new to experienced and social to competitive. Learn more and join us for KKUPFL Season 7 by heading over to kkupfl.com and registering by September 13, 2021. We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by Dobber Hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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