On Part 2 of this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Brian and Michael Clifford (aka @SlimCliffy) continue providing the live play-by-play analysis and colour commentary for one of the biggest dates on the fantasy hockey calendar: the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League's Tier 1 Auction Draft extravaganza! Follow the ups, the downs, the thrills, and the spills of the draft, where the world's 14 best and brightest fantasy hockey managers set off on their quest to ...
Oct 03, 2022•2 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Brian and Michael Clifford (aka @SlimCliffy) provide the live play-by-play analysis and colour commentary for one of the biggest dates on the fantasy hockey calendar: the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League's Tier 1 Auction Draft extravaganza! Follow the ups, the downs, the thrills, and the spills of the draft, where the world's 14 best and brightest fantasy hockey managers set off on their quest to compete for fantasy h...
Oct 03, 2022•2 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ben is joined by Stream Scheme's Dave Betten to talk about some players who have seen interesting deployment at the start of training camp. Have you joined the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League? It's the biggest and best fantasy hockey league in the world! If you missed out on registration for Season 8 of the KKUPFL, you can still get in on the action by joining our waitlist. All the details are available at kkupfl.com. Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos and ...
Sep 28, 2022•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast On Part 2 of this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian continue engaging in one of our favourite pre-season pastimes: combing through the Yahoo! rankings and flagging the players who will pop up dangerously high and sneakily low on default fantasy hockey draft lists. Sponsored: Want a free, full-featured, totally customizable fantasy league? AND, a chance to win a signed, official NHL Nikita Kucherov jersey? Sign up with Fantrax to create or join a league today ...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian engage in one of our favourite pre-season pastimes: combing through the Yahoo! rankings and flagging the players who will pop up dangerously high and sneakily low on default fantasy hockey draft lists. Sponsored: Want a free, full-featured, totally customizable fantasy league? AND, a chance to win a signed, official NHL Nikita Kucherov jersey? Sign up with Fantrax to create or join a league today using our link, fantr...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Fantasy Hockey Life's Victor Nuño joins Elan to break down all of the second half of all the potential rookie of the year candidates for 2022/23. Have you joined the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League? It's the biggest and best fantasy hockey league in the world! If you missed out on registration for Season 8 of the KKUPFL, you can still get in on the action by joining our waitlist. All the details are available at kkupfl.com. Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combo...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep 452•Transcript available on Metacast Fantasy Hockey Life's Victor Nuño joins Elan to break down all of the first half of all the potential rookie of the year candidates for 2022/23. Have you joined the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League? It's the biggest and best fantasy hockey league in the world! If you missed out on registration for Season 8 of the KKUPFL, you can still get in on the action by joining our waitlist. All the details are available at kkupfl.com. Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos...
Sep 21, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian bring out the one and only Dom Luszczyszyn to show off his shiny new fantasy hockey projections for the upcoming NHL season! We also get to go beyond what Dom's model has cooked up, digging into which players he has a hunch may do better or worse than his spreadsheet shows. Follow Dom on Twitter Read Dom's work at The Athletic Download Dom's projections spreadsheet Have you joined the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron ...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the 23rd installment of our 2022 32-Beats series, Peter Baugh joins Ben to break down the 2021/22 Avalanche season and discuss what we can expect in 2022/23. Topics discussed include: Cale Makar: Generational Dman How MacKinnon will follow up the Cup victory Gabriel Landeskog's injury rehab Who replaces Nazem Kadri on the top PP? Second line options Valeri Nichushkin's complete game Finding minutes for Toews, Byram, and Girard The Avs' mindset heading into a season with a Georgiev/Francouz ta...
Sep 17, 2022•40 min•Ep 449•Transcript available on Metacast Ben and Lewis are BACK! They say you can lose your league in the first five rounds, but you win it in the last. The Short Shifts boys discuss the late-round additions they think will provide a stable floor, a ceiling worth chasing, or high temporary value while spelling an injury. Let the other pods endlessly dissect the top-100, Ben and Lewis are willing to roll up their sleeves and scrape the barrel for the guys who can put you over the top come spring. Players discussed include Couturier Alex...
Sep 15, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Elan is joined by Ian Gooding, managing editor at DobberHockey, to discuss this year's Dobber fantasy guide and talk through some of the projections that caught Elan's eye. Ian also shares some sleeper picks that he thinks people should consider targetting to be successful in their drafts this season. Speaking of which.. have you joined the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League yet? The KKUPFL is the world's biggest, best and most fun fantasy hockey league in the world. Boasting over 5...
Sep 11, 2022•2 hr 30 min•Ep 448•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, ♫ it's the most, goalie-ful tiiime, of the yeearrrr ♫!! As is yearly tradition, Elan and Brian rank and tier every single goalie we expect to make a save in the NHL this season, so that you can be as ready as possible to nail the most mysterious and unpredictable position in fantasy hockey. We know it won't be perfect, but we're giving you all the context and data we can muster to make sense of the fantasy goalie landscape in this n...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, ♫ it's the most, goalie-ful tiiime, of the yeearrrr ♫!! As is yearly tradition, Elan and Brian rank and tier every single goalie we expect to make a save in the NHL this season, so that you can be as ready as possible to nail the most mysterious and unpredictable position in fantasy hockey. We know it won't be perfect, but we're giving you all the context and data we can muster to make sense of the fantasy goalie landscape in this n...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 446•Transcript available on Metacast In the 22nd installment of our 2022 32-Beats series, Kent Wilson joins Ben to break down the 2021/22 Flames season and discuss what we can expect in 2022/23. Topics discussed include: Jonathan Huberdeau's ideal fit Can Elias Lindholm repeat his point per game breakout? The importance of Tyler Toffoli finding his game The risk of drafting Nazem Kadri Andrew Mangiapane's opportunity to grow How Daryl Sutter will incorporate Calgary's new pieces on the PP Rasmus Andersson's growth and the new-look ...
Sep 01, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the 2nd half of this mega-episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian provide play-by-play and colour commentary on a live mock draft featuring 14 of our patrons. They offer congrats, critiques, player profiles in a nutshell, and strategic draft advice, and highlight their favourite value picks as the draft winds through 18 rounds and 252 players, using KKUPFL rules. Speaking of which.. have you joined the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League yet? The KKU...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this multi-part mega-episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian provide play-by-play and colour commentary on a live mock draft featuring 14 of our patrons. They offer congrats, critiques, player profiles in a nutshell, and strategic draft advice, and highlight their favourite value picks as the draft winds through 18 rounds and 252 players, using KKUPFL rules. Speaking of which.. have you joined the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League yet? The KKUPFL i...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep 443•Transcript available on Metacast In the 21st installment of our 2022 32-Beats series, Fluto Shinzawa joins Ben to break down the 2021/22 Bruins season and discuss what we can expect in 2022/23. Topics discussed include: Bergeron's tough assignment to start the season Jim Montgomery's potential adjustments Pastrnak and Hall's upside The return of David Krejci Injury timeline and potential impact after Marchand's surgery How Pavel Zacha fits in Boston Jake DeBrusk's new outlook on life The defensive impact of injuries to McAvoy a...
Aug 27, 2022•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the 20th installment of our 2022 32-Beats series, David Dwork joins Ben to break down the 2021/22 Panthers season and discuss what we can expect in 2022/23. Topics discussed include: How Huberdeau's departure reshapes the power play The impact of Paul Maurice The flexibility of Florida's forward group How Barkov and Tkachuk can be used Don't be afraid of Aaron Ekblad Finding a new linemate for Reinhart and Lundell Can Bennett approach 30 goals without Huberdeau? Verhaeghe's motor Duclair's in...
Aug 25, 2022•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Andrea, Ben and Dave join Elan for a classic mock draft format where we each pick one player from every team. Points-only, no positions, it's just all about who's gonna get the top 4 most points in each team. Once you're done listening, you can check out the final results at keepingkarlsson.com/draft. Have you joined the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League yet? The KKUPFL is the world's biggest, best and most fun fantasy hockey league in the world. Boasting over 400 of the world's mo...
Aug 22, 2022•2 hr 53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Elan is joined by Ben Burnett and they go back and forth pitching players who they expect to have different point paces in 2022/23 compared to 2021/22. Have you joined the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League yet? The KKUPFL is the world's biggest, best and most fun fantasy hockey league in the world. Boasting over 400 of the world's most passionate fantasy hockey managers, plus dedicated commissioners and a thriving Discord community, take on the competition while climbing the ranks ...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian invited our patrons and listeners to predict: one year from now, which NHL player will surprise us and our fantasy hockey teams in 2022-23, for better or for worse? We rate and discuss the bold/fearless/total hunch-based suggestions we've gotten, with all the usual fun along the way. Have you joined the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League yet? The KKUPFL is the world's biggest, best and most fun fantasy ho...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the 19th installment of our 2022 32-Beats series, Jesse Marshall joins Ben to break down the 2021/22 Penguins season and discuss what we can expect in 2022/23. Topics discussed include: The Penguins' cup chances in 2023 after running it back Sidney Crosby's evolving game and how it stands to age The importance of Jake Guentzel Bryan Rust vs. Rickard Rakell on L1 How Evgeni Malkin disrupts defenses by going against the grain Which middle six winger should get the shot to play on L2 with Malkin...
Aug 13, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the 18th installment of our 2022 32-Beats series, Craig Morgan joins Elan to break down the 2021/22 Coyotes season and discuss what we can expect in 2022/23. Topics discussed include: How the rebuild is going so far Karel Vejmelka's emergence and the plan in net moving forward Keller and Schmaltz's breakouts What Crouse brings to the team Gostisbehere's resurgence Chychrun's down year / future Prospect talk: Soderstrom, Cooley, Geekie, Guenther++ And more!! Make sure to follow Craig on Twitte...
Aug 10, 2022•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian get nerdy about the NHL's 2022-23 schedule, sharing quirks, trends, and details of note, and how you might use them to your advantage to get your fantasy hockey team an edge this year. Have you joined the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League yet? The KKUPFL is the world's biggest, best and most fun fantasy hockey league in the world. Boasting over 400 of the world's most passionate fantasy hockey managers, ...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep 435•Transcript available on Metacast In the 17th installment of our 2022 32-Beats series, Arthur Staple joins Ben to break down the 2021/22 Rangers season and discuss what we can expect in 2022/23. Topics discussed include: Rangers unusual team composition Potential tension between Panarin and the front office Vincent Trocheck's fit Balancing shot production between Kreider and Zibanejad Who fits on the right side in the top six? Can the relationship with Vitali Kravtsov be mended? Opportunities for Lafreniere, Kakko, Chytil Projec...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep 582•Transcript available on Metacast In the 16th installment of our 2022 32-Beats series, Arpon Basu joins Elan to break down the 2021/22 Canadiens season and discuss what we can expect in 2022/23. Topics discussed include: The future in net with Carey Price's unknown status at the moment What changed for Suzuki / Caufield after St. Louis took over as coach? Will they both being to be 75 point players next year? Who will be the 3rd on their line? Why the Habs took Slafkovsky and where he'll fit in the lineup Was Kirby Dach a good b...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the 15th installment of our 2022 32-Beats series, Allan Mitchel, aka Lowetide, joins Ben to break down the 2021/22 Oilers season and discuss what we can expect in 2022/23. Topics discussed include: The impact of Jay Woodcroft Future of the Oilers power play How high McDavid and Draisaitl's ceilings are Evander Kane's fit Where does Ryan Nugent-Hopkins play Why Zach Hyman became an instant fan-favourite in Edmonton The futures of Kailer Yamamoto and Jesse Puljujarvi How the Oilers fantasy rele...
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast We swear this is the last one.. because 3 parts weren't enough to cover all the player movement and fantasy impacts on last week's episodes of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast-- and because we're hopeless completionists-- Elan and Brian are back with the last of our takes on all the action and transactions from the NHL's 2022 free agency period. We continue delving into whether we think players who've switched jerseys are better or worse off for it, and comb through all the player can...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr•Ep 431•Transcript available on Metacast Because 2 hours weren't enough to cover all the player movement and fantasy impacts on last week's episodes of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast-- and because we're hopeless completionists-- Elan and Brian are back with the rest of our takes on all the action and transactions from the NHL's 2022 free agency period. We continue delving into whether they think players who've switched jerseys are better or worse off for it, and comb through all the player candidates to fill the roster hol...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the 14th installment of our 2022 32-Beats series, Samantha Pell joins Ben to break down the 2021/22 Capitals season and discuss what we can expect in 2022/23. Topics discussed include: How much of Washington's success in 2023 depends on Darcy Kuemper fulfilling the workhorse role? Why the Caps chose to move on from Ilya Samsonov What drives Alex Ovechkin at age 36? The keys to continued success for Evgeny Kuznetsov Nicklas Backstrom's concerning hip 'resurfacing' treatment Who can fill the To...
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