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.
Action Network collab: Oilers coaching change, futures & awards market
Nov 13, 2023
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Pete and Nick are joined by guest Michael Leboff from the Action Network to break down the NHL betting landscape. Topics discussed include the impact of the Oilers making a coaching change, the best angles to attack Connor Bedard, the confusing Vezina Trophy market, the Vancouver Canucks sustainability and coaches that might be on the hot seat early on this season. Listen to Line Change! with Michael Leboff and Nick Martin of the Action Network every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2Nh
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 6; Oilers’ coaching change
Nov 13, 2023
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Pete, Nick and Anna identify the best fantasy pickups for Week 6 and react to the Edmonton Oilers firing Jay Woodcroft and bringing in Kris Knoblauch, Connor McDavid’s junior hockey coach, to try to turn their season around. They discuss buy-low trade targets and pickups from the Oilers, Leo Carlsson’s strong play for the Ducks, Charlie Coyle stepping up in an expanded role for the Bruins and Patrik Laine’s return for the Blue Jackets. Other players and topics covered include Jonathan Quick and Alexis Lafreniere from the Rangers, why Connor Bedard’s linemates Philipp Kurashev and Nick Foligno might be worth a look in fantasy, Sam Bennett’s return for the Panthers, where Patrick Kane could sign and more.
Fantasy mailbag: Week 5; guest: Jake Hahn
Nov 09, 2023
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Pete, Nick and Anna are joined by Jake Hahn of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio to answer fan questions at the one-month mark of the season. They discuss Jack Campbell being waived by the Oilers, who have recalled Calvin Pickard, the Sharks trading for power-play quarterback Calen Addison and how the Hart Trophy race is opening up to include players like Nikita Kucherov, Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes. Topics and players covered in this episode include whether to sell high on Thatcher Demko or Jesper Bratt, a buy-low window on Jason Robertson, Joseph Woll's rest-of-season fantasy value, whether to be patient with the Senators during all the turmoil and more.
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 5; Hughes, Fox injuries
Nov 06, 2023
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Pete, Nick and Anna identify the best fantasy waiver wire pickups around the NHL for Week 5, including replacements for injured Jack Hughes of the Devils and Adam Fox of the Rangers. Options include in-house plays like Dawson Mercer, Erik Gustafsson, K'Andre Miller and outside skaters like Ryan O'Reilly, Tommy Novak, Pavel Mintyukov, Casey Mittelstadt, Quinton Byfield and more. Other players and topics discussed were Frederik Andersen's injury concern and what it means for Pyotr Kochetkov and Jaroslav Halak (signed PTO contract with Hurricanes), the Ducks' recent comeback wins and return of John Gibson and Alex Killorn from injuries, Calder Trophy candidates, the struggles of the Oilers and Sharks and more.
Fantasy mailbag: Week 4; guest: VSiN's Jonny Lazarus
Nov 02, 2023
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Pete, Nick and Anna are joined by Jonny Lazarus of VSiN to discuss all the trends of the first month of the season, catch up on the NHL Fantasy on Ice Draft standings and answer fantasy mailbag questions. They touch on the Kings' elite offense and stable goaltending from Cam Talbot and also what Matt Boldy's return means for Anna's fantasy team and the Wild's futures appeal. Other players and topics discussed include Lukas Dostal of the Ducks winning NHL Rookie of the Month over Connor Bedard and the goalie's rest-of-season value compared to Joseph Woll and Devon Levi, Mason McTavish's signs of a breakout and rapid rise in the fantasy rankings, whether to be patient with Tyler Bertuzzi and Ivan Barbashev, a strong first start for Ivan Prosvetov with the Avalanche, extended looks in the Rangers' top six for Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko and more.
Action Network collab: Ducks, Red Wings early surprises
Oct 30, 2023
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Pete and Nick are joined by guest Michael Leboff from the Action Network to break down the NHL betting landscape three weeks into the season. Topics discussed include surprise underdogs, including the Ducks, Flyers and Blackhawks, how the Red Wings have entered various awards conversations, Jon Cooper's case for the Jack Adams Award and Maple Leafs goalie Joseph Woll's early Calder Trophy push. They also touch on disappointments around the League like the Oilers and Sabres, whether the Golden Knights' dominant play is sustainable and some other future angles to consider and intriguing matchups for the upcoming week.
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 4
Oct 30, 2023
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Pete, Nick and Anna identify all the best fantasy waiver wire pickups for Week 4 of the season. Players and topics discussed include Panthers skaters Brandon Montour, Sam Bennett and Aaron Ekblad getting closer to making their season debuts, sneaky rookie Marco Rossi's upside with the Wild, Owen Tippett and Bobby Brink as stealth adds from the surprising Flyers, viable backup goalies like Logan Thompson, Jonathan Quick and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, the impact of Alex Pietrangelo's return on productive Golden Knights defensemen Shea Theodore and Kaedan Korczak, outside replacement options for injured Thomas Chabot, a fantasy trade proposal of Tristan Jarry for injured Devon Levi and more.
Fantasy mailbag: Week 3
Oct 26, 2023
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Pete, Nick and Anna discuss all the hottest fantasy pickups around the NHL after this week's "Frozen Frenzy" action and answer fan questions on whether to buy low or sell high on various players. Topics discussed include players due for their first goal, NHL EDGE goalie high-danger save and SV% leaders around the League, causes for concern with the Oilers, Hurricanes and Devils early on and more. Other players discussed include Alex DeBrincat for Matthew Tkachuk in a fantasy trade, Ryan Johansen trade offers involving Jonathan Huberdeau or Carter Verhaeghe, Joel Eriksson Ek's quiet dominance, Jack Hughes' chances of winning the Hart or Art Ross after Connor McDavid's injury and some DFS and betting picks for games the rest of the week.
Fantasy start/sit for "Frozen Frenzy"
Oct 24, 2023
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Pete, Nick and Anna have a bonus episode this week to preview the 16-game schedule and ESPN's "Frozen Frenzy" tripleheader and whiparound coverage on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The crew identifies some in-house and outside Connor McDavid replacements, answers fan questions with start/sit dilemmas and discusses matchups with potential upsets, anytime goal scorers and various home/road splits. Players discussed include Adam Fantilli, Jonathan Huberdeau vs. Johnny Gaudreau, revenge looks for Anthony Duclair and Rasmus Sandin, bounce-back potential for Evander Kane and Pavel Zacha, Andrei Svechnikov and Pavel Buchnevich nearing returns and various goalie storylines for the full slate of games.
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 3; McDavid injury replacements
Oct 23, 2023
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Pete, Nick and Anna identify the best fantasy waiver wire pickups for the third week of the season, including injury replacements for top ranked Connor McDavid. Outside center options mentioned include Matthew Poitras, Sean Couturier and Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and the crew debates what Leo Carlsson’s load management situation means for his short term fantasy value. Other topics and players covered include Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin, Maple Leafs goalie Joseph Woll, Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins, the sneaky appeal of the Flyers and defenseman Travis Sanheim, Nico Hischier’s injury impact, Zach Werenski’s return, the sneaky Predators duo of Tommy Novak and Luke Evangelista and more.
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