Pete and Nick are joined by Chris Meaney of FTN Network to go around the NHL and discuss the biggest storylines in fantasy and betting. They dive into the three-goalie situations in Carolina (with Frederik Andersen nearing a return) and Buffalo with fantasy strategies, break down the Patrick Kane trade and injury rumblings and the impact of Chris Kreider's injury on Alexis Lafreniere. Other topics covered in this episode include the MVP and Calder Trophy races, where the Predators' goalie tandem...
Jan 12, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete Jensen is joined by Michael Leboff from Action Network to take a look at the week ahead and break down where the value may lie during the 14th week of NHL action. They also react to big-picture betting storylines and NHL Awards races at the halfway point of the season. Listen to Line Change! with Michael Leboff and Nick Martin of the Action Network every Tuesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2Nh
Jan 09, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding to run through all the best pickups around the NHL for the 14th week of the fantasy season. The guys debate recently returned Capitals forwards Tom Wilson and Nicklas Backstrom and the sustainability of the Sabres and rookie goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Other players and topics covered include the ceilings of Max Pacioretty with the Hurricanes and Ondrej Palat with the Devils, the Jets’ fantasy appeal after the return of Nikolaj Ehlers, Bla...
Jan 09, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nick is joined by Jake Hahn of SiriusXM's NHL Radio to answer fan questions on Jack Eichel, Max Pacioretty, Cole Caufield, Jakub Vrana and Thatcher Demko. They look at potential landing spots for Patrick Kane and try to predict how high Connor Bedard will go in fantasy drafts next season.
Jan 05, 2023•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Anna are joined by "Waiver Wire" James Harding to identify the best players to add for the 13th week of the fantasy season. The crew discusses the goalie situation in Carolina, how to tap into the LA Kings, the upside of Ryan Hartman and the emerging Detroit Red Wings. They also answer a bunch of listener questions and look at ways to take advantage of this week's schedule in fantasy.
Jan 03, 2023•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick catch up after the holiday break with all the best pickups and trends around the NHL. They discuss Erik Gustafsson’s upside on the Capitals’ first power play with John Carlson injured, the value of Coyotes players like Nick Schmaltz and Shayne Gostisbehere and preview the NHL Winter Classic between the Bruins and Penguins. They touch on players nearing returns from injuries soon, including Morgan Rielly, Nathan MacKinnon, Tom Wilson, Max Pacioretty, Ondrej Palat and more. Other pla...
Dec 29, 2022•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick take fan questions about players around the NHL as we approach the holiday break. They discuss fantasy MVP candidates based on average draft position including Tage Thompson, Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Pyotr Kochetkov, the Maple Leafs goalie tandem of Ilya Samsonov and Matt Murray and others. Other players and topics discussed include the state of the Panthers, Alexandar Georgiev's strong first half for the Avalanche, players to stash ahead of injury returns like Tom Wilson, ...
Dec 22, 2022•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Alberga is joined by Nick Martin from Action Network to take a look at the week ahead and break down where the value may lie during the 11th week of NHL action. Listen to Line Change! with Michael Leboff and Nick Martin of the Action Network every Tuesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2Nh
Dec 19, 2022•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are joined by "Waiver Wire" James Harding to identify the best players to add for the 11th week of the fantasy season. The crew discusses bargain players with sneaky fantasy upside around the NHL, including Sam Steel of the Wild and Conor Timmins of the Maple Leafs and the upside of Jakub Vrana of the Red Wings and Josh Norris of the Senators ahead of their upcoming returns. Other players and topics discussed include Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli, Craig Anderson vs. Pheonix Copley...
Dec 19, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are joined by Jake Hahn of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio to discuss Alex Ovechkin’s latest milestone, his chances at the Rocket Richard and Capitals teammate beneficiaries including Dylan Strome, Conor Sheary, Charlie Lindgren and Anthony Mantha. Other topics covered include Bo Horvat vs. Brock Boeser with all the trade rumblings surrounding each Canucks forward, concerns about the Flames offense, rookie goalie Pyotr Kochetkov making a case for the starting job in Carolina, whether to...
Dec 15, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete Jensen is joined by Michael Leboff from Action Network to take a look at the week ahead and break down where the value may lie during the 10th week of NHL action. Listen to Line Change! with Michael Leboff and Nick Martin of the Action Network every Tuesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2Nh
Dec 12, 2022•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are joined by Anna Dua to identify the best players to add for the 10th week of the fantasy season. The crew discusses young players like Jack Quinn, Alex Newhook and Rasmus Sandin, recent injury returns like Dmitry Orlov for the resurgent Capitals and beneficiaries of returning players like Jack Roslovic on a line with Patrik Laine. Other players are topics discussed include whether to drop Jonathan Quick and/or Adrian Kempe of the Kings, Alexander Barabanov, Dan Vladar, Filip Gus...
Dec 12, 2022•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are joined by guest Matt Larkin from Daily Faceoff to go around the NHL and discuss all the biggest fantasy storylines and trends. The guys lead off with the fantasy ripple effect of Tage Thompson's five-goal game on his Sabres teammates like Dylan Cozens and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Thompson's outside Hart Trophy chances if the Sabres make the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They also react to Nathan MacKinnon's injury with in-house and outside replacement options, including J.T. Compher an...
Dec 08, 2022•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Alberga is joined by Nick Martin from Action Network to take a look at the week ahead and break down where the value may lie during the 9th week of NHL action. Listen to Line Change! with Michael Leboff and Nick Martin of the Action Network every Tuesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2Nh
Dec 05, 2022•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are joined by "Waiver Wire" James Harding to identify the best players to add for the ninth week of the fantasy season. The crew discusses ways to tap into the Kraken's impressive scoring depth, Dylan Cozens' breakout season for the Sabres on a young line with J.J. Peterka and Jack Quinn and Jets rookie Cole Perfetti being a dark-horse Calder Trophy candidate. Other topics covered include the sneaky power-play production of defensemen Sean Durzi and Calen Addison, how the Hurricane...
Dec 05, 2022•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are joined by Anna Dua to answer fan mailbag questions and break down all the trends around the NHL. They react to the news that Kris Letang is out indefinitely after suffering a stroke and identify other players on the Penguins who can step up in his absence, as well as outside replacement options. Pete and Anna are also joined by NFL quarterback Mike White (11:23), who's a big Florida Panthers fan, to talk about his big performance last week for the New York Jets, his first seaso...
Dec 01, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete Jensen is joined by Michael Leboff from Action Network to preview the upcoming slates and break down where the value may lie during the eighth week of NHL action. They also gauge the NHL Awards market as Jason Robertson joins the Hart Trophy and NHL Maurice Richard Trophy races and identify players to target for various props. Listen to Line Change! with Michael Leboff and Nick Martin of the Action Network every Tuesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2Nh...
Nov 28, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are joined by Anna Dua to identify the best pickups for the eighth week of the fantasy season. The crew discusses recent injury returns like Nick Schmaltz, Jakob Chychrun, T.J. Oshie, the sneaky offensive depth of the Red Wings and Islanders and other pickups like Spencer Martin, Pavel Zacha, J.J. Moser and more. Other topics covered include whether to sell high on Filip Hronek, Seth Jones vs. Sam Girard for the rest of the season, the Linus Ullmark injury and Jeremy Swayman’s boun...
Nov 28, 2022•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete Jensen is joined by Nick Martin from Action Network to preview the games before and after Thanksgiving and break down where the value may lie during the seventh week of NHL action. They also gauge the NHL Awards market as we approach the 1/4 mark of the NHL season. Listen to Line Change! with Michael Leboff and Nick Martin of the Action Network every Tuesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2Nh
Nov 21, 2022•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding to identify the best pickups for the seventh week of the fantasy season. They highlight the success of young players Adam Ruzicka of the Flames and Juuso Parssinen of the Predators, the impact of Mike Matheson being on PP1 for the Canadiens and more. Other players and topics covered in this episode include Tyler Bertuzzi vs. Brock Boeser, whether to sell low on Jonathan Huberdeau, Boone Jenner, Alex Killorn, Owen Tippett’s appeal after the ...
Nov 21, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nick and Anna are joined by Eric Young of FTN Network to talk anytime goal scorers to watch for Thursday’s slate and season-long including Kirill Kaprizov, Auston Matthews and David Pastrnak. The goalie injury bug has hit the NHL and the team discusses the absence of Marc-Andre Fleury and Elvis Merzlikins, along with goalies to pick up including Stuart Skinner, Antti Raanta and Pyotr Kochetkov. Can the Buffalo Sabres still make the playoffs? Either way notable players Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch, R...
Nov 17, 2022•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Alberga is joined by Michael Leboff from Action Network to take a look at the week ahead and break down where the value may lie during the 6th week of NHL action. Listen to Line Change! with Michael Leboff and Nick Martin of the Action Network every Tuesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2Nh
Nov 14, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are joined by Anna Dua to identify the best pickups for the sixth week of the fantasy season. The crew discusses injury replacements for defensemen Zach Werenski (out for season) and Thomas Chabot, including Jake Sanderson, Jake Bean, Filip Hronek and Nick Perbix. Other players and topics covered in this episode include whether to sell high on Rasmus Dahlin with the Sabres coming back down to earth, Alex Tuch vs. Kirby Dach for the rest of the season, the Islanders' sneaky offense,...
Nov 14, 2022•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are joined by David Satriano of NHL.com to answer fan questions about fantasy pickups and trade proposals. The guys discuss fantasy replacements for injured Evander Kane and Valeri Nichushkin and the upcoming returns of Aaron Ekblad, Charlie McAvoy and Matt Murray. Other players covered in this episode include Brandon Montour, Kirby Dach, Matias Maccelli, Nick Ritchie, Lawson Crouse, whether to sell high on Erik Karlsson for McAvoy in fantasy, Patrik Laine vs. Artturi Lehkonen for ...
Nov 10, 2022•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete Jensen and Nick Martin take a look at the week ahead and break down where the value may lie during the fifth week of NHL action. They also discuss the NHL Awards and Stanley Cup futures markets one month into the new season. Listen to Line Change! with Michael Leboff and Nick Martin of the Action Network every Tuesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2Nh
Nov 07, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are joined by "Waiver Wire" James Harding to identify the best pickups for the fifth week of the fantasy season. The guys debate the fantasy staying power of bounce-back veterans Jamie Benn of the Stars and Jeff Skinner of the Sabres, Miles Wood vs. John Marino as players to add from the surging Devils, Kirby Dach's breakout production on the Canadiens' top line and whether Martin Jones of the Kraken and/or Scott Wedgewood of the Stars are worth a look as goalie injury replacements...
Nov 07, 2022•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are joined by Ben Zweiman, Senior Managing Editor at DraftKings Nation, to discuss fantasy, DFS and betting trends around the NHL. The guys dive into the Devils' possession dominance and whether Jesper Bratt should be considered a sell-high candidate. They also debate New Jersey and Buffalo as surprise playoff contenders in the Eastern Conference and identify fantasy pickups from the Sabres including Jeff Skinner, Victor Olofsson, Casey Mittelstadt and more. Other players and topic...
Nov 03, 2022•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Alberga is joined by Michael Leboff from Action Network to take a look at the week ahead and break down where the value may lie during the 4th week of NHL action. Listen to Line Change! with Michael Leboff and Nick Martin of the Action Network every Tuesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2Nh
Oct 31, 2022•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are joined by Anna Dua to identify the best pickups for the fourth week of the fantasy season. The crew discusses the Maple Leafs' struggles, the emergence of Nick Robertson as a top-six forward and whether a coaching change could happen at some point this season. They also debate the rest-of-season fantasy value of players like Brandon Montour, Vince Dunn, Jaden Schwartz, Evan Rodrigues, Vitek Vanecek, Stuart Skinner, Victor Olofsson, Brandon Hagel, Alex Stalock, Max Domi, Brock N...
Oct 31, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete and Nick are joined by Chris Meaney of FTN Network to answer fan questions and update their fantasy rankings landscape after the first few weeks of the season. The guys debate Shane Pinto as a fantasy pickup and dark horse Calder Trophy candidate after the injury to Josh Norris, react to Brad Marchand being ahead of schedule in his injury return timetable and identify buy-low (Roman Josi, Timo Meier, Moritz Seider, Thatcher Demko) and sell-high (Valeri Nichushkin, Linus Ullmark) candidates....
Oct 27, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
