Nick Alberga and Jake Hahn have the 24/7/365 pulse of the fantasy hockey world. Whether you play daily fantasy or are in a season-long league or pool, the NHL Fantasy on Ice crew, including fantasy gurus Pete Jensen and Chris Meaney, brings the knowledge and advice to give you an edge over your competition. The hosts also dip their toes into the ever-growing world of sports betting.
NHL | Action Network Collaboration at halfway point of season
Jan 16, 2024
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Pete and Nick are joined by Tim Kalinowski of Action Network to catch up on the NHL Awards races, spots for the upcoming week, the betting implications of Jamie Drysdale trade to the Flyers, key injury returns like Kyle Connor of the Jets and Kirill Kaprizov of the Wild and buy-low windows on various teams. Other topics covered include longshot angles involving the surging Oilers, Coyotes goalie Connor Ingram, Ducks rookie Leo Carlsson, whether the Maple Leafs could miss the playoffs and more.
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 15
Jan 16, 2024
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Pete and Nick catch up on the best pickups around the NHL, including ways to tap into the surging Flyers beyond just Jamie Drysdale. Players and topics discussed include Samuel Ersson, Noah Hanifin and the sneaky Flames offense, Jaden Schwartz, Leo Carlsson returning from injury, Nick Bjugstad, Nick Perbix, a soft spot in the schedule for the Sabres, Pyotr Kochetkov's injury, which Avalanche players to pick up with Valeri Nichushkin in the Players Assistance Program and more.
Drysdale-Gauthier trade & Week 14 fantasy mailbag
Jan 11, 2024
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Pete, Nick and Anna are joined by Jake Hahn from SiriusXM NHL Network Radio to discuss the Flyers-Ducks trade involving Jamie Drysdale and prospect Cutter Gauthier with whether to add Drysdale now after a strong debut, keeper/dynasty implications and what it means for Travis Sanheim and Philadelphia's playoff chances. Other topics covered include Connor Bedard's Calder Trophy chances with an updated injury timetable of 6-8 weeks, whether to hang onto Wild rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt after a rough NHL debut, buy or sell hot goalies Martin Jones and Joey Daccord, the impact of Linus Ullmark's injury, a Joseph Woll injury update and more.
NHL | Action Network Collaboration
Jan 08, 2024
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Pete Jensen and Nick Alberga are joined by Michael Leboff of the Action Network to discuss how the Calder Trophy landscape has changed with Connor Bedard being placed on IR, ways to tap into the Winnipeg Jets and how Evan Bouchard is climbing the Norris Trophy leaderboard with the Oilers recent run of success. Plus, they look at some betting spots for this upcoming week and it's another edition of "Giving Props" with Anna Dua. Listen to Line Change! from the Action Network every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2N
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 14; Bedard injury replacements
Jan 08, 2024
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Pete, Nick and Anna catch up on the best fantasy pickups and replacements for injured Connor Bedard and Jack Hughes. They discuss rookies who could emerge in the Calder Trophy race in Bedard's absence, including Pyotr Kochetkov, Adam Fantilli, Brock Faber, Connor Zary and also whether Jason Dickinson is worth a look in fantasy given his surprisingly productive season for Chicago. Other topics covered include the sneaky upside of rookies Brandt Clarke of the Kings and Jesper Wallstedt of the Wild, Jaden Schwartz nearing a return for the surging Kraken, Jonathan Drouin, Sam Girard and Josh Manson being viable adds from the Avalanche and more.
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 13
Jan 02, 2024
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Pete and Nick catch up after the start of 2024 and the NHL Winter Classic with some discussion on the staying power of Joey Daccord for the Kraken, whether to pick up Andre Burakovsky after his return and how Seattle can be a dangerous team if they sneak into the playoffs. The guys check-in on the Devils with Nico Daws recalled, Timo Meier injured and Dougie Hamilton likely out for the rest of the regular season with outside replacement options and also weigh whether to pick up Max Pacioretty ahead of his return for the Capitals. Other players and topics covered include Yaroslav Askarov's first win for the Predators, Warren Foegele, Scott Perunovich and Marcus Johansson benefiting from coaching changes, why Alex Nedeljkovic, Rickard Rakell and Marcus Pettersson are worth tapping into from the Penguins and more.
Week 12 pickups & mailbag; 2024 preview
Dec 28, 2023
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Pete, Nick and Anna catch up after the holiday break to discuss the top pickups around the NHL, injury updates and early storylines for 2024. They cover Trevor Zegras' return for the suddenly healthy Ducks, the Kraken's outlook leading up to the 2024 Winter Classic on Jan. 1 in Seattle and the drastic turnaround for the Wild under new coach John Hynes. Other players and topics covered include Jamie Drysdale's return, Brock Faber, Zach Werenski's injury, Patrick Kane rediscovering his elite form despite Detroit's struggles, Sean Durzi's huge impact on the Coyotes, Tomas Tatar's change of scenery, Timo Meier's bounce-back stretch, the upcoming return of Max Pacioretty, why the Hurricanes are still in play for the Metropolitan Division title and more.
Senators’ coaching change & Week 11 fantasy mailbag
Dec 21, 2023
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Nick and Anna are joined by David Satriano from NHL.com and later Pete Jensen to answer fan questions about players around the League. The crew covers all angles of the Ottawa Senators’ coaching change from D.J. Smith to Jacques Martin and weighs in on the Capitals being a surprise team despite the longest goal drought of Alex Ovechkin’s career. Other topics covered include what to do with underperforming players like Tage Thompson, Timo Meier and Andrei Svechnikov, hidden gems like Thomas Harley and Yegor Chinakhov and more.
NHL | Action Network collaboration: Blues coaching change; Oettinger injury
Dec 18, 2023
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Pete Jensen and Nick Alberga are joined by Tim Kalinowski of the Action Network to discuss Stanley Cup futures plays, including the Stars’ outlook after the Jake Oettinger injury, Hurricanes and Devils during their struggles and Jets as they weather the storm without Kyle Connor. Topics this week include betting angles on the Blues after their coaching change, a revenge look for Jakob Chychrun against the Coyotes, a Golden Knights-Panthers Stanley Cup Final rematch right before the holiday break and “Giving Props” with Anna Dua. Listen to Line Change! from the Action Network every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2N
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 11
Dec 18, 2023
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Pete, Nick and Anna identify the best fantasy pickups around the NHL this week. The crew discusses how Nikolaj Ehlers and Gabriel Vilardi have stepped up for the Jets in Kyle Connor's injury absence, whether to consider dropping Alex Ovechkin and/or Ilya Samsonov, Torey Krug's bounce-back stretch and the Blues' room for improvement on the power play under new coach Drew Bannister. Other players and topics discussed include Yegor Sharangovich leading the Flames in goals, Antti Raanta getting waived by the Hurricanes, Martin Jones holding down the fort for the Maple Leafs, Joey Daccord emerging as the Kraken's new goalie option and more.
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