Pete and Nick highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 15th week of the season and are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding (@WaiverWireJames). The guys discuss Ville Husso’s breakout season, the offensive depth of the Blues and Wild and the debate of Husso vs. Avalanche backup Pavel Francouz for the rest of the season. Other players and topics covered include Valeri Nichushkin, the Sabres’ valuable top line of Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch, Tyler Toffoli’s positive impact on...
Jan 24, 2022•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick discuss all the fantasy rankings trends and answer mailbag questions for Week 14. They discuss Igor Shesterkin's case for the Vezina Trophy and other NHL Awards candidates from the Rangers. Other players and topics covered include the impact of Tyler Toffoli's return on the Canadiens, Pavel Francouz's shutout on Wednesday, James Reimer's bounce-back season for the Sharks, what the Stars might do leading up to the NHL Trade Deadline on March 21, the latest injury update on Jack Eich...
Jan 20, 2022•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 14th week of the season. The guys discuss Timo Meier's five-goal game, his staying power as an elite fantasy option and the Sharks' potential hidden value in the awards futures market. Other players and topics discussed include potential trade destinations for contract year Marc-Andre Fleury, Elias Pettersson's bounce-back game and recent shift from center to wing, Pavel Francouz's upside after Darcy Kuemper's injury, the Kings' produ...
Jan 18, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are joined by guest Jake Hahn of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio and the Mayo Media Network to talk NHL futures and fantasy trends around the League. The guys discuss Tuukka Rask giving the Bruins renewed Stanley Cup futures appeal, the buy-low window on the Islanders and Jets, the goalie situations of the Avalanche vs. Golden Knights and how the Predators and Blues have sneaky value to win the Central Division and/or the Stanley Cup. Players and topics discussed include whether to add ...
Jan 13, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 13th week of the season and are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding (@WaiverWireJames). The guys discuss Alexander Kerfoot's strong play on Auston Matthews' line, the success of the Bruins' new-look second line and whether Barclay Goodrow has a chance to stick at right wing on Artemi Panarin's line once the elite left wing returns. Other players and topics covered include Brady Skjei, Erik Haula, Matt Boldy, Pavel Francouz, Denis Gu...
Jan 10, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick discuss the top 200 rankings on NHL.com/Fantasy and mailbag questions for the 12th week of the season. Big topics include where to rank Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask after he signed a professional tryout with Providence of the AHL, the expected NHL debuts of Wild prospects Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy, the value of Kaapo Kahkonen with Cam Talbot injured and replacement options for injured Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton. Other topics include Nikita Kucherov’s expected return, Brayden S...
Jan 06, 2022•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 12th week of the season and are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding (@WaiverWireJames). The guys discuss the Blues' high-scoring game in the 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic, players worth adding from their top nine (Robert Thomas, Brandon Saad; Brayden Schenn before he returns), the resurgence of the Devils offense (led by Jack Hughes, Yegor Sharangovich, Nico Hischier), rest-of-season appeal of elite forwards Nikita Kucherov and J...
Jan 03, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are back for a bonus episode to look ahead to 2022 with bold fantasy and betting predictions and react to the first few games after the NHL’s return from the holiday pause. The guys look at the rest-of-season fantasy ripple effect of Alex Tuch on the Sabres and a bounce-back game for Jack Hughes, who still has point-per-game potential for the Devils the rest of the way as the leader of their young core. The guys dive into the futures appeal of the Canucks, including the NHL Awards ...
Dec 30, 2021•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are back after the holiday break to discuss all the big names who could return in the coming days, from Brayden Point to Artemi Panarin, Igor Shesterkin, Aleksander Barkov, Evgeni Malkin, Patrik Laine, Alex Tuch and more. The guys do a stock watch on the Rangers, Predators, Islanders (buy low) and Sharks and whether to “hold or fold” with Mathew Barzal, Matt Duchene, Marcus Foligno, Chandler Stephenson, Ivan Barbashev and more. The guys also answer questions on Tuukka Rask (targeti...
Dec 28, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 11th week of the season and are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding (@WaiverWireJames). The guys discuss strategies based on the COVID-19 postponements and protocol additions and players to add for the two-week holiday scoring period (Dec. 20 to Jan. 2). Topics include Alex Tuch's upside with the Sabres, the fantasy and Stanley Cup futures betting impact of the Jets’ coaching change after Paul Maurice resigned and goalie debates sur...
Dec 20, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete welcomes Nick Alberga of Sportsnet aboard as the new co-host of NHL Fantasy on Ice, and the guys discuss the NHL.com/Fantasy top 200 rankings and mailbag questions for the 10th week of the season. They discuss strategies for navigating the long list of players added to NHL COVID-19 protocol in recent days and the best pickups around the League, including goalie streamers like Anthony Stolarz and Charlie Lindgren, forwards Ondrej Kase, Tim Stutzle, Evan Rodrigues, Ivan Barbashev, Alex Tuch (...
Dec 16, 2021•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete is joined by guests Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) and James Harding (@WaiverWireJames) to highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 10th week of the season. The guys discuss the hot start for the Canucks under Bruce Boudreau, some new top-line pickups like Nino Niederreiter of the Hurricanes, Ondrej Kase of the Maple Leafs and fan questions surrounding the Pacific-leading Ducks, including Trevor Zegras, Troy Terry and backup goalie Anthony Stolarz. The guys identify in-house replacem...
Dec 13, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete is joined by guests Nick Alberga of Sportsnet and Chris Meaney of FTN Network to take fan questions and go around the NHL talking fantasy and betting storylines for Week 9. The guys discuss the coaching change bump for the Canucks under Bruce Boudreau, how the Flyers are less likely to turn things around after firing Alain Vigneault and what to do with Philadelphia’s top players Sean Couturier and Claude Giroux in fantasy. The guys also identify some of the breakout players of the season, i...
Dec 09, 2021•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete Jensen is joined by guests David Satriano (@davidsatriano) and James Harding (@WaiverWireJames) to highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the ninth week of the season. The guys react to the news of Vancouver firing GM Jim Benning and coach Travis Green and discuss the impact of Bruce Boudreau from both fantasy and futures standpoint. Other players and topics covered include Igor Shesterkin injury replacements (Alexandar Georgiev and outside options), Adam Boqvist, Scott Perunovich, Jam...
Dec 06, 2021•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Dec 02, 2021•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 du...
Nov 29, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, ...
Nov 22, 2021•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Jak...
Nov 18, 2021•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 inclu...
Nov 15, 2021•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Sillin...
Nov 11, 2021•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Nov 08, 2021•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 cover...
Nov 04, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Se...
Nov 01, 2021•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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' producti...
Oct 28, 2021•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Rob are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding to highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the third week of the season. The guys discuss the concerns surrounding the Blackhawks and Maple Leafs, the emergence of rookie forward Lucas Raymond for the Red Wings and the impact of injuries to Drew Doughty and Jack Hughes. They also debate the best defenseman and goalie streaming options and the staying power of rookie forward Jonathan Dahlen from the surprising Sharks. Other players discus...
Oct 25, 2021•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Rob are joined by guest Ben Zweiman (@BenZweimanDKN), managing editor of DK Live, to go around the League and answer your fantasy hockey questions. The guys discuss the impact of Nikita Kucherov’s injury on the Lightning’s futures appeal, fantasy replacement options and strategy for his keeper league managers. The guys also discuss early buy-low and sell high candidates and which of the early surprises (Sabres, Red Wings, Sharks, Ducks) has the most staying power. Topics discussed inclu...
Oct 21, 2021•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Rob are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding to highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the second week of the season. The guys discuss the impact of injuries to Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone for the Golden Knights and why Evgenii Dadonov may be worth adding. Other topics covered include Jesse Puljujarvi vs. Zach Hyman for the rest of the season from the Oilers, whether to be concerned about the early struggles for the Blackhawks and Islanders, Braden Holtby's value with the Stars,...
Oct 18, 2021•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Rob are joined by David Satriano to discuss the first two nights of the NHL season and players to consider adding around the League. The guys discuss rookie sleepers Bowen Byram (Avalanche), Hendrix Lapierre (Capitals), Mason McTavish, Jamie Drysdale (Ducks) and Cole Sillinger (Blue Jackets), the injury to Semyon Varlamov and what it means for rising star Ilya Sorokin, why Chandler Stephenson is a must-add fantasy player from the Golden Knights and some early concerns for the Rangers. O...
Oct 14, 2021•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Rob are joined by Chris Meaney of FTN Network to recap the NHL preseason and identify the best fantasy waiver wire pickups for opening week. The guys discuss preseason standouts like Jesse Puljujarvi, Owen Tippett, William Eklund, Arthur Kaliyev and Noah Dobson, as well as players who will be taking on bigger roles than originally expected like Jake Allen and Joel Eriksson Ek. Other players covered include Mika Zibanejad vs. Aleksander Barkov, Calvin Petersen, Elvis Merzlikins, Jake Bea...
Oct 11, 2021•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Rob are joined by Michael Leboff from The Action Network to preview each of the four divisions and the Stanley Cup championship landscape for this season after all the offseason moves and preseason developments. The guys discuss the betting appeal for the expansion Seattle Kraken, including Dave Hakstol for the Jack Adams Award, where they fit into the wide-open Pacific Division and many of Mike’s favorite futures bets. Teams covered in this show include the Dallas Stars, Calgary Flames...
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