Ben and Lewis return on a wild Thursday night, and like Bergeron and Nelson, they hope to provide a four-pack each of fantasy lamp-lighters. The big news of the day is the Jack Eichel trade, and the guys review each side and opine on what comes next in Buffalo and Vegas. Then it's on to big-time injuries in Nashville and New Jersey, and waiver wire production from the Duck and Bowen Byram. Players discussed include Jack Eichel, Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch, Filip Forsberg, Dougie Hamilton, Troy Terry...
Nov 05, 2021•29 min•Ep 486•Transcript available on Metacast Ben and Lewis taking on each other in the KKUPFL, but they won't let their cage match stop them from bringing you the latest fantasy headlines. After a rundown of injury-ravaged teams out west, the guys cover a hot waiver wire commodity in Rasmus Andersson and look under Anders Lee's hood to see if there's anything to salvage. Players discussed include Cale Makar, Sam Girard, William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault, Jack Eichel, Rasmus Andersson, Anders Lee, and more! Want to stay up to date on ...
Nov 03, 2021•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian ask and answer: Can Alexis Lafreniere's fantasy relevance survive a line combo blender? Why is nobody on Dallas doing anything at all? Has Kyle Connor taken his game up another notch? Who might be the newest PP1 QB in the league? Are Troy Terry and his Anaheim buddies actually for real? Is it safe to believe in Johnny Gaudreau again? Will the Wild's stars bounce back from disappointing starts? ..and more! Want to stay...
Nov 01, 2021•2 hr 57 min•Ep 380•Transcript available on Metacast Ben and Lewis are back with updates on injured stars in Tampa, Washtington, and LA. After an impromptu discussion of Quenneville's day-late end in Sunrise, they discuss the rising stock of Andrew Copp in Winnipeg and Sharks' top line. They wrap with a debate no one expected, on how long Craig Anderson can goalie other teams into submission for the Sabres. Players discussed include Nikita Kucherov, Sean Walker, Drew Doughty, TJ Oshie, Conor Sheary, Timo Meier, Logan Couture, Andrew Copp, Craig An...
Oct 29, 2021•28 min•Ep 483•Transcript available on Metacast Lewis and Elan put on their oven mitts and pull some exceedingly hot streaks out for closer examination. From Mangiapane, who never helps but loves to score, to some very spicy Wings, and PLD finally turning on the Jets. Then the guys try to sift through the wreckage left by the line blender in Dallas and Toronto. Players discussed include Jonathan Toews, Ryan O'Reilly, Robert Thomas, Vladimir Tarasenko, Jeff Carter, Kris Letang, Andrew Mangiapane, Lucas Raymond, Dylan Larkin, Tyler Bertuzzi, Mo...
Oct 27, 2021•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian shine a light on players who've been struggling early on in this NHL season, and do their best to decide who's worth holding on to and who may be worth getting out from under. Also, we cover some big shooters and peripheral getters, and give you a few suggestions for deeper league streams to help you win your next fantasy matchup. This episode of Keeping Karlsson is sponsored by Underdog Fantasy. Underdog is the easie...
Oct 25, 2021•2 hr 50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ben and Lewis bring the heat to wrap up the week, with updates on some thrilling early-season hot streaks. Which are sustainable, and which are mirages? The guys take you under the hood to help you see make the champ's choice. Players discussed include Mark Schiefele, Brandon Saad, Jeff Carter, Evan Rodrigues, Jack Hughes, Mikko Koskinen, Erik Karlsson, Kevin Shattenkirk, Joel Farabee, Cam Atkinson, and more! Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos, starting goalies and fantasy...
Oct 22, 2021•24 min•Ep 480•Transcript available on Metacast Ben and Lewis are reunited at last and waste no time diving into the thrilling early-week action. On the docket are discussions of a big-time injury in Tampa, suspension news in San Jose, and the line blender in Sunrise Then it's a debate over who, you should drop to roster Yanni Gourde, and a celebration (plus some caution) for Kyrou's sensational start. Players discussed include Nikita Kucherov, Evander Kane, Jonathan Dahlen, Jack Hughes, Anthony Duclair, Sam Reinhart, Jordan Kyrou, Yanni Gour...
Oct 20, 2021•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian read as deeply as we'll allow ourselves to read into the first 6 days of NHL action, highlighting the players whose crazy good or crazy bad performances have given us the most reason to question the expectations we had for them going into the year. This episode of Keeping Karlsson is sponsored by Underdog Fantasy. Underdog is the easiest way to play fantasy sports. Draft teams for daily fantasy contests or make your o...
Oct 18, 2021•2 hr 40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Lewis and Elan are back to try and cram analysis of a mountain of fantastic hockey into a commute-sized show. The new season is in full swing and the youngsters are lighting lamps in their bids to stick with the big club. Coaches in New York and Dallas give us surprise goalie starts, and some suspected doormat teams stand up while others lie down. Players discussed include Brady Tkachuk, Anton Forsberg, Vitek Vanecek, Hendrix Lapierre, Bowen Byram, Jacob Peterson, Mason McTavish, Evgeny Kuznetso...
Oct 15, 2021•29 min•Ep 477•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, it's the night before hockey, and so Elan and Brian do one last sweep around the league to find the pre-season outcomes that'll have the biggest fantasy impact in Week 1 and beyond. This episode of Keeping Karlsson is sponsored by Fantrax. Fantrax is the most customizable fantasy platform in the industry, and has tons of features no other platforms have. Sign up for FREE at http://www.fantrax.com/keeping and get entered to win an of...
Oct 12, 2021•2 hr 50 min•Ep 377•Transcript available on Metacast Former Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League Ultimate Champion Dave Betten breaks down the best streamers for the week of Oct 12th - Oct 17th. Subscribe to The Stream Scheme podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts! Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos and fantasy news? Bookmark GameDayLineTweets.com and follow our @GameDayLines and @GameDayNewsNHL accounts on Twitter to know what you need to know as soon as you can know it. We alwa...
Oct 10, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Short Shifts is BACK! This week, Ben and Elan bring you the latest pre-season news and notes ahead of the final weekend of #DraftSZN. On this episode they break down Jake Allen's fantasy value with Carey Price out indefinitely, Jesse Puljujarvi's upside on a new-look L1 in Edmonton, 3 rookies raising eyebrows in training camp, and Elan gives his 2021 pre-season Hot Take. Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos and fantasy news? Bookmark GameDayLineTweets.com and follow our @Gam...
Oct 08, 2021•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, it's the biggest pre-season event in fantasy hockey: the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League's Tier 1 auction draft! Michael Clifford co-hosts with Brian as the 14 managers in the KKUPFL's top tier-- including Elan, Ben, Lewis and several other Keeping Karlsson podcast and community regulars-- have all climbed their way to the top of the best league in the world to earn their shot at becoming fantasy hockey's Ultimate Ch...
Oct 04, 2021•4 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Short Shifts is back, and in the season 3 premiere, Lewis and Elan cover a heaping helping of preseason news and notes. From new deals in Vancouver, to injuries in Detroit and Montreal, and top-line developments in Seattle, Minnesota, and Chicago, the guys have you covered for all your fantasy needs. Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos and fantasy news? Follow our @GameDayLines and @GameDayNewsNHL accounts on Twitter to know what you need to know as soon as you can know it....
Oct 01, 2021•32 min•Ep 472•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian take their traditional pre-season look at the Yahoo! default rankings! There's always value to be found by combing through Yahoo!'s list top to bottom, which we do the legwork for you on this episode. If your competition is using the Yahoo! rankings as an in-draft guide for when to draft certain players-- as many do!-- we share several opportunites for how to squeeze top value by grabbing the best player when nobody's...
Sep 27, 2021•2 hr 47 min•Ep 375•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian welcome the most beautiful model they've ever known onto the show-- Dom's! In our annual interview, Dom comes out to explain how his model works, and what's new and different this year. Together, Elan and Dom find the players whose projections that are causing the biggest disagreements between Dom's model and our patrons' mock drafts. See Dom's model at The Athletic. Follow Dom on Twiiter. This episode of Keeping Karl...
Sep 20, 2021•2 hr 40 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the 19th installment of our 2021 32-Beats series Short Shifts host Ben Burnett welcomes Peter Baugh of the Athletic Colorado to break down the Avalanche ahead of the new fantasy season. Topics discussed include: Can Nathan MacKinnon hit the next level points-wise and compete with McDavid, Draisaitl and Kucherov? Can Mikko Rantanen stay consistent through a full 82-game NHL schedule? Is it likely the top line of MacKinnon-Rantanen-Gabriel Landeskog sees time apart this year? Which forward does...
Sep 18, 2021•46 min•Ep 373•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian take part in the sacred Keeping Karlsson tradition of Smörgoåliesbord!! As we have since 2014 season, we analyze and organize Every. Single. Goalie. likely to play a game in the upcoming 2021-22 NHL campaign. We explain our methodology for tiering, share the data we use to make our decisions, and give you everything you should need to know about goaltending so that you're armed with all the knowledge and strategy you'...
Sep 13, 2021•2 hr 7 min•Ep 372•Transcript available on Metacast Elan is joined by patron analyst extraordinaire Kevin Hebert to talk through some insights from our KKUPFL mock slow drafts. Have you joined the KKUPFL yet? Registration is open for the 2021-22 Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Fantasy Hockey League! The KKUPFL is the biggest and best fantasy hockey league in the world, with managers spread across over a dozen countries and on four continents. It's fun, inclusive, and open to all skill levels: from new to experienced and social to competitive. Learn mor...
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