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.
Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 8
Dec 02, 2021
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Pete Jensen is joined by guest Nick Alberga of Sportsnet to go around the NHL, answer fan questions and discuss the latest top 200 rankings on NHL.com/Fantasy. The guys debate the Avalanche’s goalie situation and potential trade targets with the injury concern surrounding Darcy Kuemper and whether to buy low on Elias Pettersson, Mark Scheifele, Nikolaj Ehlers, Blake Wheeler, Mathew Barzal and Tyler Seguin in fantasy. They also react to the Predators’ top-line dominance of Filip Forsberg, Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene, how Trevor Zegras has re-entered the Calder Trophy race and given the Ducks staying power as one of the deepest fantasy teams. Other players covered include Jake Guentzel, Zach Hyman, Sonny Milano, Tuukka Rask, Evander Kane, Braden Holtby, Alex Nedeljkovic, Robert Thomas, Scott Perunovich, Pavel Francouz and more.
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 8
Nov 29, 2021
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Pete, Rob and guest James Harding (@WaiverWireJames) highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the eighth week of the season. The guys discuss some underrated forward pickups around the League, including Jesper Bratt, Andreas Johnsson, Zack Kassian, Michael Bunting, Tage Thompson, Rickard Rakell and Aliaksei Protas. Other topics covered include buying low on Semyon Varlamov during the Islanders’ struggles or targeting Jack Hughes before he returns from injury, trading Nazem Kadri in fantasy during his hot start to the season and other pickups including James Reimer, Dan Vladar, Viktor Arvidsson, Adam Boqvist, Bowen Byram, Valeri Nichushkin and more.
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 7
Nov 22, 2021
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Pete, Rob and guest James Harding (@WaiverWireJames) highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the seventh week of the season. The guys debate rookie Seth Jarvis of the Hurricanes and Kaapo Kakko of the Rangers during their recent hot streaks and also goalies Stuart Skinner of the Oilers and Jake Oettinger of the Stars for the rest of the season. The crew breaks down the impact of injuries to Brayden Point of the Lightning and Darnell Nurse of the Oilers and also give updates on Drew Doughty, Max Pacioretty, T.J. Oshie and more. Other players discussed in this episode include Victor Olofsson, Alex Goligoski, Ryan Strome, Philip Broberg, Viktor Arvidsson, Joel Eriksson Ek, Kaapo Kahkonen, Alex Barre-Boulet and whether to drop or be patient with Ondrej Palat.
Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 6; Barkov injury impact
Nov 18, 2021
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Pete and Rob are joined by guest Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) from Sportsnet to answer fantasy mailbag questions and recap the rankings for Week 6 on NHL.com/Fantasy. The guys discuss the injury to Aleksander Barkov (week to week) and Panthers players who can gain value, including Sam Reinhart and rookie Anton Lundell. Other topics covered include the Ducks’ stellar fantasy depth early on, Trevor Zegras rejoining the Calder Trophy discussion, upside of Stars forward Roope Hintz and goalie Jake Oettinger, slow start for Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser and Oliver Ekman-Larsson of the Canucks, buy-low futures appeal of the Islanders ahead of their first-ever game at UBS Arena and more.
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 6
Nov 15, 2021
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Pete, Rob and guest James Harding (@WaiverWireJames) highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the sixth week of the season. The guys discuss the ripple effect of elite forwards Sidney Crosby and Mark Stone returning on the Penguins and Golden Knights lineups and whether to add Kevin Hayes with him back from injury for the Flyers. The guys also break down the surprising depth of the Kings, Ducks and Devils and ways to tap into those teams in fantasy. Other players covered in this episode include Dawson Mercer, Robert Thomas, Jonathan Quick, Alex Nedeljkovic, Evgenii Dadonov, Reilly Smith, Ryan Hartman, Samuel Girard, Nazem Kadri, Jeremy Swayman, Andreas Athanasiou and whether to sell high on Troy Terry.
Stanley Cup futures, awards tracker after first month; Week 5 rankings, mailbag
Nov 11, 2021
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Pete and Rob are joined by Michael Leboff (@TheBigLeebowski) from The Action Network to discuss the biggest betting storylines around the NHL at the one-month mark of the season. The guys discuss the Oilers’ chances of winning the Stanley Cup, debate the three California teams’ playoff chances and discuss other surprises like the Red Wings and Blue Jackets plus some longshot award candidates from those teams, including John Gibson, Brent Burns, Troy Terry, Jeff Blashill, Brad Larsen, Cole Sillinger, Jonathan Dahlen and more. The crew also does a Stanley Cup futures update on the Golden Knights after the Jack Eichel trade and how their long-term upside compares to the Avalanche after Nathan MacKinnon’s injury. Other topics include Igor Shesterkin and Ilya Sorokin’s case for the Vezina and Hart trophies, whether to sell high on Burns in fantasy, the surprising value of Shayne Gostisbehere for the Coyotes and how Alex Ovechkin is playing like an MVP candidate once again.
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 5
Nov 08, 2021
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Pete and Rob are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding to highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the fifth week of the season. The guys break down the Blackhawks’ coaching change from Jeremy Colliton to Derek King and whether it might spark any players fantasy-wise. They also discuss injuries to Aleksander Barkov, Patrik Laine, Filip Forsberg and Anthony Mantha with replacement options from in-house and other teams around the League. Other topics discussed in the show include the returns of Semyon Varlamov, Mats Zuccarello, Bryan Rust and Devon Toews, some hidden value (e.g. Rasmus Asplund, stash Alex Tuch) from the Sabres after the Jack Eichel trade, whether to drop Carter Verhaeghe for Anthony Duclair, other new Panthers players to add like Anton Lundell and Brandon Montour and deep league options like Cole Sillinger, Kale Clague and James Reimer vs. Martin Jones.
Fantasy impact of Eichel trade on Golden Knights, Sabres; Week 4 rankings, mailbag
Nov 04, 2021
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Pete and Rob are joined by guest David Satriano (@davidsatriano) to discuss all angles of the Jack Eichel trade with the fantasy hockey spin and futures betting impact on the Vegas Golden Knights and Buffalo Sabres. The guys break down Eichel's potential injury timetable, likely lineup placement with elite forwards Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty once they are all healthy and overall outlook as a player worth stashing in many leagues and rostering in keeper and dynasty formats. The crew also covers the potential value of Alex Tuch and promising prospect pool of the Sabres after the deal. Other topics in this episode include whether to drop or be patient with Spencer Knight during Sergei Bobrovsky's hot start, sell-high candidates like Elias Lindholm, Roman Josi, Mikko Koskinen and Elvis Merzlikins, other fantasy storylines surrounding Semyon Varlamov, J.T. Compher, Peyton Krebs, Jordan Staal and Jake Bean, Carey Price potentially returning soon and Cole Caufield being sent down to the AHL.
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 4
Nov 01, 2021
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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.
Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 3
Oct 28, 2021
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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.
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