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 Peter think is most likely to start the year on PP1, Andre Burakovsky or Nazem Kadri? What are Cale Makar's Norris chances this year? Can Darcy Kuemper and Pavel Francouz give the Avs a steady goaltending tandem? And more! By the way, while registration is technically now closed for the 2021-22 Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Fantasy Hockey League, if you sign up now you can still get on the waitlist and there's a good chance we'll have a division ready for you before the start of the season. 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 more and get on the waitlist for KKUPFL Season 7 by heading over to kkupfl.com and registering now! We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by Dobber Hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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