NHL Fantasy on Ice

2026 Playoffs: Second Round preview

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Alberga, Hahn, Meaney and Jensen react to the biggest surprises of the first round and provide analysis on various betting odds for the second round, ...

2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs preview

17 Apr 2026

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Alberga, Hahn, Meaney and Jensen break down all the betting angles for the 2026 postseason and preview all eight series in our annual playoff preview ...

Early keeper, dynasty rankings for 2026-27

09 Apr 2026

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Alberga, Hahn, Meaney and Jensen look ahead with the most compelling debates, risers and fallers in NHL.com's top 100 fantasy rankings keeper and dyna...

Isles hire DeBoer; final fantasy pickups

06 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

After another late-season coaching change, the guys react to the New York Islanders firing Patrick Roy and hiring Pete DeBoer with four games left and...

Martone's debut; Celebrini for MVP?

02 Apr 2026

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney react to the Toronto Maple Leafs firing general manager Brad Treliving earlier this week and whether to consider buy-low wind...

Fantasy playoff pickups; Tortorella joins Golden Knights

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

 Alberga, Hahn and Meaney catch up about the hottest fantasy and betting storylines around the NHL, including a late-season coaching change in Vegas ...

Frondell, Yakemchuk debuts; mailbag

26 Mar 2026

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Alberga, Hahn, Meaney and Jensen catch up about the biggest storylines around the NHL, including the impressive NHL debuts of elite prospects Anton Fr...

Fantasy playoff pickups; Frondell's upside

23 Mar 2026

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney catch up about the hottest fantasy and betting storylines around the NHL, including Anton Frondell's potential NHL debut for ...

Cole Hutson's debut; fantasy playoff mailbag

19 Mar 2026

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney catch up about the biggest news around the NHL, from Sidney Crosby's return for the Pittsburgh Penguins to Cole Hutson scorin...

Fantasy playoff preview; top pickups

16 Mar 2026

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney preview the first week of the fantasy hockey playoffs in most leagues and identify which schedules are best for streaming opt...

Fowler's upside with Canadiens; Week 20 mailbag

12 Mar 2026

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss Jacob Fowler’s return to the Montreal Canadiens and his ceiling down the stretch of the season. The guys highlight ...

2026 Trade Deadline recap, pickups

09 Mar 2026

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney catch up after the NHL Trade Deadline with the fantasy and betting implications of Nazem Kadri rejoining the Colorado Avalanc...

Weegar to Utah; Week 19 mailbag

05 Mar 2026

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The guys catch up after the Utah Mammoth acquired defenseman MacKenzie Weegar with the fantasy impact of the move and metrics suggesting they could be...

Kings' coaching change; Week 19 pickups

02 Mar 2026

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney react to the Los Angeles Kings' coaching change from Jim Hiller to D.J. Smith with potential fantasy beneficiaries including ...

2026 Trade Deadline Preview; Guest: Pagnotta

26 Feb 2026

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Alberga, Hahn, Meaney and Jensen catch up after the first day of NHL action following the Olympics break by answering mailbag questions and reacting t...

USA wins gold; Olympics reax, pickups

23 Feb 2026

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney catch up after the 2026 Olympics with their biggest takeaways and surprises after the United States defeated Canada to win th...

Olympic Winter Games 2026 preview

09 Feb 2026

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Hahn, Meaney and Jensen preview the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in terms of fantasy hockey pools and betting angles. The guys discuss the...

Panarin traded to Kings; Week 18 mailbag

05 Feb 2026

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney dissect all the angles of the Los Angeles Kings acquiring Artemi Panarin from the New York Rangers and identify all the poten...

Hedman returns; Week 18 pickups

02 Feb 2026

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Hahn and Meaney catch up after the NHL Stadium Series thriller over the weekend with various fantasy and prop angles surrounding the Tampa Bay Lightni...

Panarin trade destinations; Week 17 mailbag

29 Jan 2026

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss the Artemi Panarin roster management situation with the New York Rangers and some of the best landing spots for the e...

Surging Ducks, Penguins, Mammoth; Week 17 pickups

26 Jan 2026

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney break down recent hot stretches for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Utah Mammoth and Anaheim Ducks and ways to tap into those teams ...

Sherwood to Sharks; Week 16 Mailbag

22 Jan 2026

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney react to Kiefer Sherwood being traded to the San Jose Sharks and also preview Mitch Marner’s first game back in Toronto on ...

Rasmus Andersson to VGK; Week 16 pickups

19 Jan 2026

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Alberga and Hahn react to major news around the NHL in recent days, including Rasmus Andersson being traded to the Vegas Golden Knights and Matthew Tk...

Bowness to Blue Jackets; Week 15 mailbag

15 Jan 2026

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Hahn, Meaney and Jensen react to the coaching change for the Columbus Blue Jackets from Dean Evason to Rick Bowness with potential fantasy beneficiari...

Atlantic Division race; Week 15 pickups

12 Jan 2026

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney keep up with all the hot teams in the Atlantic Division and find ways to tap into the Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres and M...

Shesterkin/Fox injuries; Week 14 mailbag

08 Jan 2026

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Alberga, Hahn, Meaney and Jensen discuss the impact of the injuries to New York Rangers stars Igor Shesterkin and Adam Fox with external replacement o...

Olympics selections; Week 14 pickups

05 Jan 2026

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney react to some of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 selections and identify which players could benefit from either...

Matthew Tkachuk’s impact; Week 13 pickups

29 Dec 2025

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney catch up after the holiday break to discuss Matthew Tkachuk nearing a return as early as this week and where the back-to-back...

Jack Hughes returns; Week 12 pickups

22 Dec 2025

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Alberga, Hahn and Jensen catch up before the NHL's holiday break to discuss Jack Hughes' return for the New Jersey Devils, the sneaky trades sending P...

Sabres' GM change; Week 11 mailbag

18 Dec 2025

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss the Buffalo Sabres outlook after firing general manager Kevyn Adams and replacing him with Jarmo Kekäläinen, highli...

Quinn Hughes to Wild; Week 11 pickups

15 Dec 2025

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney break down the fantasy and betting implications of the trades sending Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild and Tristan Jarry to...

Canadiens recall Fowler; guest: Top Cheddar Picks

11 Dec 2025

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Alberga, Meaney and Jensen answer mailbag questions surrounding players around the NHL, including the impact of Timo Meier being on leave of absence o...

Quinn Hughes speculation; Week 10 pickups

08 Dec 2025

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss Quinn Hughes' long-term future (potential 2027 UFA) with the Vancouver Canucks and what a potential trade could mean ...

Wallstedt joins Calder race; Week 9 mailbag

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alberga, Hahn and Meaney take fan mailbag questions on players from around the NHL, including whether to sell high on red-hot Minnesota Wild rookie go...

Fox replacements; Week 9 pickups

01 Dec 2025

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney are back from Thanksgiving break talking injury news around the NHL, from the return of Brady Tkachuk, Auston Matthews and Ry...

Hellebuyck injury; Week 8 pickups

24 Nov 2025

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Alberga and Hahn react to major injury news over the weekend, including Connor Hellebuyck having knee surgery and being out 4-6 weeks, more injury con...

Quarter-mark awards races; Week 7 mailbag

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alberga, Hahn and Jensen cover the most surprising and disappointing teams over the first quarter of the season and the biggest fantasy draft steals a...

Week 7 pickups; Jack Hughes replacements

17 Nov 2025

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss the biggest fantasy storylines coming out of the weekend, including Jack Hughes' off-ice injury and fantasy replaceme...

Week 6 mailbag; guest: Carter Hutton

13 Nov 2025

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney take fan questions around the NHL and discuss the impact of Auston Matthews' injury situation and what to do with other injur...

Week 6 pickups; Blackhawks: biggest surprise?

10 Nov 2025

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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney react to the biggest surprises around the NHL at the one-month mark, including the Chicago Blackhawks, Anaheim Ducks and San ...

Hold or fold after 1st month; Week 5 mailbag

06 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alberga, Hahn and Meaney run through a ton of fan questions about topics around the League, from the sell-high appeal of Cutter Gauthier, Nick Schmalt...

Ducks' surprising start; Week 5 pickups

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss the Anaheim Ducks' breakout start to the season and various players to add in fantasy, including Beckett Sennecke and...

Canadiens' NHL Awards contenders; Week 4 mailbag

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alberga, Hahn, Meaney and Jensen take fan questions on hot topics around the NHL, including Jakub Dobes' hot start, Jacob Markstrom's return for the D...

Week 4 pickups; "Frozen Frenzy"

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss injuries to valuable fantasy players like Roman Josi, William Nylander, Quinn Hughes, Robert Thomas and Rickard Rakel...

Week 3 mailbag; early buy-low candidates

23 Oct 2025

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Alberga, Hahn, Meaney and Jensen take a ton of mailbag questions from concerned fantasy managers through the first few weeks of the season. They take ...

Week 3 pickups; Golden Knights sign Hart

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss the MVP-caliber start for Jack Eichel, injury to Mark Stone and the Golden Knights signing Carter Hart, who's eligibl...

Brady Tkachuk replacements; Week 2 mailbag

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alberga, Hahn, Meaney and Jensen identify potential fantasy injury replacements for Brady Tkachuk and go around the NHL to answer mailbag questions. T...

Week 2 pickups; Schaefer's early prowess

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss the Lane Hutson contract extension and the Montreal Canadiens' talented core, as well as some of the top fantasy and ...

Week 1 mailbag; McDavid staying; early overreactions

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick, Jake and Means catch up after the first two nights of games with the biggest surprises, from Elias Lindholm to Frank Nazar and Arturs Silovs to ...

Fantasy top 10 waiver wire pickups: Week 1

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick, Jake, Pete and Means gear up for opening night with all the fantasy storylines and strategies, including top pickups like Jimmy Snuggerud, Ville...

2025-26 NHL betting preview: Stanley Cup, awards

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick, Jake and Means are joined by Michael Leboff to discuss all the NHL Awards races and futures betting angles for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The cre...

2025-26 season preview: Bold predictions; Barkov injury

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick, Jake, Pete and Means catch up with the impact of Aleksander Barkov’s season-ending injury on the Panthers, specifically the fantasy value of f...

2025-26 season preview: Training camps; bargains & fades

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick, Jake, Pete and Means go around the horn after the start of NHL training camps to discuss line news involving Mitch Marner, Nikolaj Ehlers, JJ Pe...

2025-26 season preview: Mock draft 1.0

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick, Jake, Pete and Means project the first round of a fantasy hockey draft for the 2025-26 season and also debate various players at each position i...

2025-26 season preview: Rookie & keeper rankings

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alberga, Hahn, Jensen and Meaney discuss the top rookies for the 2025-26 season and keeper and dynasty league rankings of 25-and-younger players on NH...

2025-26 season preview: Stat projections

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Alberga and Jake Hahn are back together to break down NHL.com's skater point and goalie/team win projections for the 2025-26 season. The guys, to...

2025-26 season preview: Sleepers, breakouts, bounce-backs

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jake Hahn and Chris Meaney discuss the NHL.com/Fantasy lists of sleepers, breakout candidates and bounce-back hopefuls for the new season. They chat w...

2025-26 season preview: Rankings after offseason moves

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jake Hahn and Chris Meaney react to the biggest offseason trades and signings around the NHL, including Mitch Marner joining the Golden Knights, the H...

2025 Stanley Cup Final preview

02 Jun 2025

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Nick, Jake and Pete preview the 2025 Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers with series picks, X-factors, inju...

Conference finals preview

20 May 2025

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Nick, Jake and Pete catch up about the Carolina Hurricanes-Florida Panthers Eastern Conference Final and Dallas Stars-Edmonton Oilers Western Conferen...

2nd round surprises, Games 5-7 picks, Conn Smythe race

15 May 2025

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Nick and Jake catch up on each of the four Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round series with surprises, disappointments and X-factors. The guys, joined by...

Second Round preview & picks

05 May 2025

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Nick and Jake catch up after the wild finish for the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets in their Game 7s and preview their upcoming series with all the ma...

1st round X-factors, potential upsets in Games 5-7

29 Apr 2025

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Nick and Jake catch up about all eight of the Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round series, including some of the biggest surprises like the Minnesota Wild...

2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs preview: fantasy pools & betting

17 Apr 2025

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Nick and Jake preview the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs by breaking down all angles of the eight series, including potential upsets, X-factors, sleepers a...

Keeper / dynasty preview for 2025-26 and beyond

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake discuss the fantasy impact of Ivan Demidov signing his entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens and the team's upside for this y...

Ovi breaks goal record; fantasy championship round

07 Apr 2025

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Nick and Jake react to Alex Ovechkin completing the GR8 CHASE and breaking Wayne Gretzky's goal record with all angles surrounding his dominant season...

Ovi nearing goal record; potential playoff upsets

03 Apr 2025

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Nick and Jake catch up as THE GR8 CHASE heats up with Alex Ovechkin now a hat trick away from passing Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history....

GR8 CHASE predictions; fantasy semifinals pickups

31 Mar 2025

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Nick and Jake cover all the angles surrounding the GR8 CHASE with Alex Ovechkin five goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky ahead of a four-game week f...

Torts fired; Marchand's Panthers outlook; Carter Hutton’s bets

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake catch up about all the big storylines around the NHL, including the firing of John Tortorella by the Philadelphia Flyers and upcoming re...

Fantasy playoff pickups; props for stretch run

24 Mar 2025

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Nick and Jake catch up with all the latest injury news, including absences of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl for the Edmonton Oilers and upcoming r...

Playoff push for Blues, Habs; Week 22 mailbag

20 Mar 2025

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Jake, Pete and Chris catch up about all the latest injury updates surrounding Shea Theodore, Sean Monahan and Miro Heiskanen and also give some teams ...

Fantasy playoff preview

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake catch up with the fantasy playoffs either beginning or coming soon in most leagues with general advice, players to target based on the s...

“Trust or Bust” goalies; Week 21 mailbag

13 Mar 2025

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Nick and Jake catch up on the biggest storylines around the NHL, including Aaron Ekblad’s 20-game suspension, the Edmonton Oilers’ ongoing struggl...

Pickups after Trade Deadline & debuts

10 Mar 2025

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Nick and Jake run through the early production and lineup placement of all the big names moved prior to the NHL Trade Deadline and discuss which playe...

2025 Trade Deadline recap

08 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake are joined by Chris Meaney to break down all the big NHL Trade Deadline moves, including Mikko Rantanen to the Dallas Stars, Brad Marcha...

Seth Jones traded to Panthers; Week 20 pickups

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake cover all angles of the Seth Jones trade to the defending champion Florida Panthers and also the fantasy stock of Spencer Knight and Ale...

2025 NHL Trade Deadline preview

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake catch up one week before the NHL Trade Deadline (March 7 at 3 p.m. ET) to discuss players to target in fantasy ahead of potential moves,...

GR8 CHASE is on! 4 Nations recap; Week 19 pickups

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake catch up on all the storylines surrounding Alex Ovechkin's "GR8 CHASE" for Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal mark with him 13 away from brea...

4 Nations championship: Canada vs. USA

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick, Jake and Pete are back for a bonus 4 Nations Face-Off episode to preview the championship game between Canada and the United States on Thursday....

4 Nations Face-Off preview

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jake and Pete cover all angles of the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off, a best-on-best international tournament from Feb. 12-20. The guys discuss major storyli...

Week 18 mailbag; D-man replacements

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake catch up about Dylan Guenther’s return for the Utah Hockey Club and replacement options for injured Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn...

J.T. Miller, Granlund trades; Week 18 pickups

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake react to the big trades in recent days, including J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers, Mikael Granlund to the Dallas Stars and the Calga...

Kaprizov replacements; Week 17 mailbag

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake discuss injury replacements for Kirill Kaprizov, who's out at least four weeks for the Minnesota Wild, Nico Hischier of the New Jersey D...

Rantanen-Necas trade reaction; Week 17 pickups

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake break down all angles of the trade between the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes with the fantasy and betting spin on Mikko Ran...

Kaprizov’s return; Week 16 mailbag

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake react to the buy-low and sell-high targets on NHL.com/Fantasy and break down the return of Kirill Kaprizov for the Minnesota Wild on Thu...

Week 16 pickups; J.T. Miller landing spots

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake catch up after the long weekend with injury updates and trends around the League, dissect the Edmonton Oilers' outlook during Connor McD...

Week 15 mailbag; guest: Carter Hutton

16 Jan 2025

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Nick and Jake catch up on the latest injury news around the League and answer Week 15 fantasy mailbag questions with Chris Meaney, including a polariz...

Hold or fold? Week 15 pickups; futures angles

13 Jan 2025

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Nick and Jake play "hold or fold" for some underwhelming fantasy performers past the midway point of the season. Pete Jensen joins to discuss the top ...

Week 14 mailbag; Red Wings, CBJ, Habs playoff chances

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake catch up about the injuries around the League with in-house replacement angles and also break down the New York Rangers’ sneaky pickup...

Week 14 pickups; midway point surprises, disappointments

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake catch up on the biggest storylines around the midway point of the NHL season, from the surprising Washington Capitals, Columbus Blue Jac...

Week 13 mailbag; betting angles for 2025; Shesterkin injury

02 Jan 2025

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Nick and Jake catch up after the news that New York Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin has been placed on injured reserve with the fantasy and playoff fut...

Week 13 pickups; Detroit coaching change, Avs extend Blackwood

30 Dec 2024

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Nick and Jake discuss the fantasy impact of the coaching change for the Detroit Red Wings with the firing of Derek Lalonde and hiring of Todd McLellan...

Week 12 pickups; Matthews injury; Ovi nearing return

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake react to the ongoing Auston Matthews injury situation with some internal and external replacement options and the news that Alex Ovechki...

Naughty/nice; Week 11 mailbag; “On the Money” with Bet365

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake catch up on the biggest news around the League, including the renewed fantasy appeal of Kaapo Kakko after being traded by the New York R...

Week 11 pickups; Blues appeal after Fowler trade

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake react to injuries and returns over the weekend, including situations surrounding Artemi Panarin of the New York Rangers and goalies Fili...

Week 10 mailbag; impact of Avalanche trading for Blackwood

12 Dec 2024

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Nick and Jake catch up after the Colorado Avalanche acquired goalie Mackenzie Blackwood and weigh the upside of the new-look tandem with Scott Wedgewo...

Week 10 pickups; Blackhawks coaching change; Rangers struggles

09 Dec 2024

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Nick and Jake discuss the Chicago Blackhawks firing Luke Richardson and replacing him with Anders Sorensen, the third coaching change of 2023-24, with...

Week 9 mailbag; Laine’s debut in Montreal, Tim Kalinowski joins

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake react to Patrik Laine’s return from injury and the fantasy value of his teammates after Laine scored in his Montreal Canadiens debut. ...

Week 9 pickups; trades: Wedgewood to Avalanche, Jiricek to Wild

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Jake catch up after the Thanksgiving break to cover the biggest storylines around the League, including the trades sending goalie Scott Wedge...

Week 8 pickups; Blues shakeup, Sharks value, goalie streams

25 Nov 2024

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Nick and Jake catch up after the weekend action to discuss the Blues hiring Jim Montgomery and what it means from a fantasy perspective.  They also t...