Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast

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No. 368 - Mocking Heads Aug 30, 2021

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On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan, Brian, Ben and Dave mock draft in a fun way that gives us get a fresh angle on the fantasy value of over 160 skaters heading into 2021-22. This kind of mock draft (which is the format in which Brian and Elan first drafted against each other 20-odd years ago!) sees each of the four managers take turns making the first pick in a round. Whoever has first pick in the the round selects a team, and a player from that team. Then, the other three managers take turns each drafting one player from the selected team. The league is all skaters, points only, and no positional requirements. Through the draft, we discover the biggest intrasquad divides between rich and poor fantasy producers, debate the proper order of fantasy relevance amongst teammates, and fret at the possibility of having to pick a fourth player from several NHL rosters. SPOILER ALERT: you can view the draft results at http://www.keepingkarlsson.com/teamdraft. 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. Players covered on this episode include Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and the top 4-6 point-getters on all 32 NHL teams for 2021-22. 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. 367 - 32 Beats: New York Rangers ft. Shayna Goldman Aug 27, 2021

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In the 17th installment of our 2021 32-Beats series Short Shifts host Ben Burnett welcomes Shayna Goldman of the Athletic New York and Too Many Men podcast. Shayna, a fantasy columnist at the Athletic, gives Keeping Karlsson listeners a breakdown of the New York Rangers ahead of the 2021-22 season. Topics discussed include: What will Gerard Gallant's impact be on the Rangers' fantasy stock? Is there any reason to be concerned about Artemi Panarin after he was roughed up by Tom Wilson to end 2021? Which version of Mika Zibanejad should we expect in 2022? Is Ryan Strome a long term piece in N.Y.? Who will fill the holes on the right side following the departures of Pavel Buchnevich and Colin Blackwell? Can Alexis Lafreniere hit his stride in his sophomore season? Does reigning Norris trophy winner Adam Fox have room to grow? And much more! 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. 366 - Hindsight 2020-21: Underachievers Aug 25, 2021

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On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian are here for the second of two episodes where we look back on our projections for 2020-21 to see what we got wrong, and what we can learn from it going into 2021-22. This time around, we're looking at the players who disappointed us the most compared to how we projected them. We drill down to see what went wrong with these skaters, and whether or not we can convince ourselves to renew our faith in them for the upcoming campaign. 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. Players covered on this episode include Kailer Yamamoto, Evgenii Dadonov, Rasmus Dahlin, Ryan Pulock, Erik Karlsson, Logan Couture, Sean Monahan, Patrik Laine, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Dylan Larkin and more. 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. 365 - Hindsight 2020-21: Projection Beaters Aug 23, 2021

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On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian are here for the first of our two episodes where we look back on our projections for 2020-21 to see what we got wrong, and what we can learn from it going into 2021-22. To kick things off, we're looking at the players who outperformed their projections the most, and drilling down to see how they did it and whether they can keep it up for another full season. And hey, 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. Players covered on this episode include Joe Pavelski, Roope Hintz, Jason Robertson, Tyler Seguin, Alex Radulov, Alec Martinez, Justin Schultz, Jakob Chychrun, Alex DeBrincat, Vincent Trocheck, Martin Necas, Mats Zuccarello, Sam Girard, David Perron and more. 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. 364 - 32 Beats: Tampa Bay Lightning ft. Joe Smith Aug 20, 2021

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In the 16th installment of our 2021 32-Beats series, Joe Smith joins Ben Burnett to break down the 2020/21 Lightning season and discuss what we can expect in 2021/22 and beyond. Topics discussed include: Are there any lingering injury concerns for Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos? Can Brayden Point channel his playoff dominance to get back to point per game production? Does Ondrej Palat have more room to grow from an offensive standpoint? How will losing Yanni Gourde, Blake Coleman, Barclay Goodrow, and Tyler Johnson impact the Bolts next year? Does Brian Elliott's arrival give Andrei Vasilevskiy more leeway to rest? Can Mikhail Sergachev eke out more of an offensive role behind Victor Hedman? Which prospects stand to make a difference for the Bolts down the road? And much more! Make sure to follow Joe on Twitter @JoeSmithTB and read all his great work at The Athletic. * * * Join us for Season 7 of the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League, aka the KKUPFL, by heading over to keepingkarlsson.com/patron and becoming a patron. Check out the full set of KKUPFL rules, manager and player stats, and more fun stuff at kkupfl.com. 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 just $5/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, weekly show scripts, and more. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by Dobber Hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No. 363 - 32 Beats: Vegas Golden Knights ft. David Schoen Aug 18, 2021

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In the 15th installment of our 2021 32-Beats series, David Schoen joins Ben Burnett from Short Shifts to break down the 2020/21 Golden Knights season and discuss what we can expect in 2021/22 and beyond. Topics discussed include: Can Robin Lehner be a workhorse starter in the NHL? Are the Knights capable of deploying two high-end fantasy defensemen in Alex Pietrangelo and Shea Theodore? Which of Vegas' incoming forwards has a chance to be a key offensive piece? Can Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone top their career-best point paces from 2020-21? What can Pete DeBoer do to shake up the Vegas power play? Will Peyton Krebs cracks the lineup this year? Which other Knights prospects could make a dent in fantasy lineups down the line? And more! Make sure to follow David on Twitter @DavidSchoenLVRJ and read all his great work at the Las Vegas Review Journal. * * * Join us for Season 7 of the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League, aka the KKUPFL, by heading over to keepingkarlsson.com/patron and becoming a patron. Check out the full set of KKUPFL rules, manager and player stats, and more fun stuff at kkupfl.com. 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 just $5/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, weekly show scripts, and more. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by Dobber Hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No. 362 - 32 Beats: Arizona Coyotes ft. Craig Morgan Aug 16, 2021

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In the 14th installment of our 2021 32-Beats series, Craig Morgan joins Elan to break down the 2020/21 Coyotes season and discuss what we can expect in 2021/22. Topics discussed include: How bad will this team be next season? Plan for the rebuild. Is the goalie tandem really going to be Hutton and Korenar? Was Chychrun's breakout for real? Will Keller ever reach his rookie heights again? Can Kessel play his way out of Arizona? How hyped should we be about Jaskin? Why is Dvorak on the block? Can Gostisbehere turn his career around in the desert? Is Soderstrom ready to make the jump? How excited is the team about Guenther? And more! Make sure to follow Craig on Twitter @CraigSMorgan and read all his great work at AZ Coyotes Insider. Also check out the Nattie Hattie Natural Hat Trick Podcast. Join us for Season 7 of the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League, aka the KKUPFL, by heading over to keepingkarlsson.com/patron and becoming a patron. Check out the full set of KKUPFL rules, manager and player stats, and more fun stuff at kkupfl.com. 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 just $1/month this offseason! 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. 361 - 32 Beats: Washington Capitals ft. Samantha Pell Aug 13, 2021

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In the 13th installment of our 2021 32-Beats series, Samantha Pell joins Ben Burnett from Short Shifts to break down the 2020/21 Caps season and discuss what we can expect in 2021/22 and beyond. Topics discussed include: Is this the year Ovi and Backstrom begin to slow down? Can Tom Wilson elevate his production and stay out of trouble? Is Ilya Samsonov still the de facto starter? How close is Kuznetsov to being shipped out of Washington? Can Anthony Mantha recapture the magic that led him to scoring in his first five games in the Caps lineup? Does Daniel Sprong have a secure spot in the lineup next year? How close is Connor McMichael to making an impact with the big squad? And more! Make sure to follow Samantha on Twitter @SamanthaJPell and read all of her great work at The Washington Post. Join us for Season 7 of the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League, aka the KKUPFL, by heading over to keepingkarlsson.com/patron and becoming a patron. Check out the full set of KKUPFL rules, manager and player stats, and more fun stuff at kkupfl.com. 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 just $1/month this offseason! 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. 360 - KKUPFL Season 7: Tatar You Ready? Aug 12, 2021

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On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian announce that registration is open for the 2021-22 Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Fantasy Hockey League, lovingly known as the KKUPFL. The KKUPFL is the biggest, most fun and most competitive fantasy hockey league in the world, with managers spread across over a dozen countries and on four continents. Join us for KKUPFL Season 7 by heading over to keepingkarlsson.com/patron and becoming a patron. Check out the full set of KKUPFL rules, manager and player stats, and more fun stuff at kkupfl.com. In the announcement, we explain a few changes we're making to the rules for Season 7, and share all the reasons you should join the KKUPFL ;). Beginner or expert, the KKUPFL is an inclusive league for everyone. Later in the show, we cover the latest trickle of player news and notes, including: Are New Jersey and Tomas Tatar are destined for a happy marriage? Can Dmitrij Jaskin be the next big KHL crossover? Will Darnell Nurse come up with another big offensive season? Players covered on this episode include Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tomas Tatar, Dmitrij Jaskin, Darnell Nurse and more. 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 just $1/month this offseason! 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. 359 - Fantasy Hockey Life 2021 draft with Cam Robinson Aug 09, 2021

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Elan and Brian leave the prospect talk to the experts as they share an episode of the great Fantasy Hockey Life podcast where Victor and Jesse interview Cam Robinson all about the fantasy upsides of the prospects taken in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. Players discussed include William Eklund, Brandt Clarke, Mason McTavish, Kent Johnson, Zach Dean, Logan Stankoven, Matthew Coronato, Isak Rosen, Luke Hughes, Simon Edvinsson, Daniil Chayka, Xavier Bourgault, Olen Zellweger, Francesco Pinelli, Ville Kovunen, Samu Tuomaala, Matthew Knies, Ty Voit, Connor Lockhart, Dylan Guenther, Sebastian Cossa, Owen Power, Evan Bouchard, Mortiz Seider, Quinton Byfield, Peter Reynolds, Cole Huckins, Sasha Pastujov, Scott Morrow, Danila Klimovich, Ryan Ufko, and Devon Levi. Make sure to follow Cam on Twitter @Hockey_Robinson and read all of his great work at EP Rinkside. For more prospect content, subscribe to the Fantasy Hockey Life podcast and follow them on Twitter @fanhockeylife. 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 just $1/month this offseason! Patrons support future episodes of the show 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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