Fantasy Hockey Life

This is part two of a remix of Jesse and Victor's talk about salary cap strategy.  How do you balance talent and cost in these leagues?  Have a listen.  Our show is part of the Dobber Podcast Network and sponsored by Fantrax.com. Email fantasyhockeylife@gmail.com and ask to join our free discord. Join our Patreon at Patreon.com/fantasyhockeylife for rankings, bonus podcasts, in-depth prospect repo...

If you missed last year's series on salary leagues, this is a remix with some bonus material,  Jesse and Victor discuss the different ways you can step up your dynasty league with a salary component.  Our show is part of the Dobber Podcast Network and sponsored by Fantrax.com. Email fantasyhockeylife@gmail.com and ask to join our free discord. Join our Patreon at Patreon.com/fantasyhockeylife for...

When one of the managers in the TIDY league top tier left midseason, Patron Tim volunteered to give up his excellent team to take over a mid-season orphan fighting to escape relegation. And Tim did not go quietly. Ryan, Jesse and Victor welcome Tim to talk through his experience and the trades he made in an unusual situation. Our show is part of the Dobber Podcast Network and sponsored by Fantrax....

Our guy Brandon has been doing great work behind the scenes to great Fantasy Hockey Life prospect player cards, visualizations with the metrics we care about most - including BASH. These are a great tool to catch at a glance the stats for upcoming players. Jesse interviews Brandon and Victor on the decisions behind what you'll see and how to read the cards. While full access is reserved for patron...

Victor and Jesse discuss prospects and BASH (Blocks plus Shots plus Hits). Which prospects show signs of racking up the peripherals to help you succeed? We talk Alexander Nikishin, Niko Huuhtanen, Brennan Othmann, Joakim Kemell, Nathan Gaucher, Zachary L'Heureux, Logan Mailloux, James Malatesta, Terrell Goldsmith, Carson Wetsch, Egor Sidorov, Tij Iginla, Fraser Minten, and Tanner Howe. Our show is...

At the start of the season, Jesse and Victor offered a hot take for each NHL team? How did that work out? Have a listen for the spectacular misses and the fun hits. It's a good excuse to discuss some of the surprises and disappointments of the fantasy season. Our show is part of the Dobber Podcast Network and sponsored by Fantrax.com. Email fantasyhockeylife@gmail.com and ask to join our free disc...

A show of X gamers! Victor and Jesse break down young players we are assessing for fantasy. We talk Kirill Marchenko (W-CBJ), Tanner Molendyk (N-NSH), William Eklund (LW-SJS), Cruz Lucius (W-PIT), Seth Jarvis (W-CAR), Ivan Miroshnichenko (LW-WAS), Brandt Clarke (D-LAK), and Philip Broberg (D-EDM). Our show is part of the Dobber Podcast Network and sponsored by Fantrax.com. Email fantasyhockeylife@...

The NHL trade deadline has passed and as the dust settles, Victor and Jesse sort out the impact team changes have meant to our fantasy players. Our show is part of the Dobber Podcast Network and sponsored by Fantrax.com. Email fantasyhockeylife@gmail.com and ask to join our free discord. Join our Patreon at Patreon.com/fantasyhockeylife for rankings, bonus podcasts, in-depth prospect reports with...

It's TIDY takes once again. Admiral Ryan, Jesse, and Victor turn the spotlight on their own moves this week by analyzing the moves each made leading up to the dynasty deadline. Players involved in the trades and discussed on the episode include Arthur Kaliyev, Mikhail Sergachev, Teuvo Teravainen, Justin Danforth, Vlad Namestnikov, Olivier Rodrigue, Marco Kasper, Nico Hischier, Stefan Noesen, Joe P...

It's another Tidy Takes and X gamers edition of Fantasy Hockey Life. In the first segment, Ryan Downey joins Victor to break down recent dynasty trades. Then in X gamers, Victor and Jesse talk Andrew Cristall, Matthew Savoie, Riley Heidt, Owen Tippett, Collin Graf, and Sam Lipkin. Our show is part of the Dobber Podcast Network and sponsored by Fantrax.com. Email fantasyhockeylife@gmail.com and ask...

James Iocavone of Dobbert Prospects and our prospect team joins the show for discussion of Flyers prospects as well as prospects from Boston College and University of Denver. We talk Eamon Powell (TBL), Cutter Gauthier (ANA - it's a long story), Oskar Jellvik (BOS), Ryan Leonard (WAS), Gabe Perrault (NYR), Will Smith (SJS), Sean Behrens (COL), Shai Buium (DET), Jack Devine (FLA), and Massimo Rizzo...

The 2024 NHL draft is right around the corner. Hadi Kalakeche of Dobber Prospects joins the show to discuss. Jesse asks Hadi and Victor the questions a fantasy player just starting to prep for this draft wants to know. Who are the top players? How does the draft stack up against recent years, especially at the forward and defenseman positions? Where are the tier drops for fantasy? Which leagues ar...

Cat Silverman of InGoal magazine returns to the show to talk goalies. Hear her updated takes on Jesper Walldtedt - MIN, Lukas Dostal - ANA, Devon Levi, - BUF Yaroslav Askarov - NAS, Dustin Wolf - CGY, Drew Commesso - CHI, Calle Clang - ANA, Tomas Suchanek FA, Dylan Garand - NYR, Joel Blomqvist - PIT, Justus Annunen - COL, Samuel Ersson - PHI, Cal Petersen - PHI/Heartbreak, Felix Sandstrom - PHI, I...

In the X Gamers segment, Jesse talks with Victor about three players he recently wrote up at EP Rinkside: Quentin Musty (LW-SJ), Jagger Firkus (RW-SEA), and Hunter Brzustewicz (D-VAN). Mason Black (@NHLRankKing) brings listener polls pitting those three against similarly productive prospects. Then in the TIDY Takes segment, Admiral Ryan joins Victor to break down and evaluate dynasty trades includ...

Blake Creamer from Apples and Ginos joins the show with advice on the players to roster for the remainder of the season. Victor and Jesse sk him bout Gabriel Vilardi, Eeli Tolvanen, Alexis LaFreniere, Rickard Rakell, Troy Terry, Warren Foegele, Brock Faber, Sam Bennett, Charlie Lindgren, Nick Schmaltz, Quinton Byfield, and Jonathan Drouin. Our show is presented by Fantrax.com and proud to be a par...

TIDY Admiral Ryan joins the show to break down recent dynasty trades including Zach Hyman, John Carlson, Gabe Vilardi, Philip Tomasino, Denton Mateychuk, Cutter Gauthier, Tristan Luneau, Mathieu Joseph, Tommy Novak, Jagger Firkus, Rasmus Sandin, Logan Cooley, Darnell Nurse, Brayden Schenn, William Karlsson, Teuvo Teravainen, Matthew Poitras, and David Reinbacher. Then Jesse and Victor talk X gamer...

The World Juniors are over and we can look back on what we learned from the prospects involved. Victor and Jesse welcome Mitch Brown (@MitchLBrown) of EP Rinkside and ace tracker of CHL microstats. After discussion of Mitch's model and what goes into it, we talk about some of the players. Discussed are Will Smith, Hugo Havelid, Lane Hutson, Mathias Rousseau, Easton Cowan, Frank Nazar III, Jordan D...

The 3rd Annual FHL-Keeping Karlsson Crossover Draft sees Elan Dubrovsky and Lewis Ezekiel join Jesse and Victor to draft a roster for the second half of the season. The boys take turn picking teams and picking from skaters less than 95% rostered in the KKUPFL (which is tough). One pick from each team, points only, at least eight defensemen are the rules. Whose team of underdogs will score the most...

Jesse, Victor, and Tidy Admiral Ryan do a 9 round world juniors draft. Whose picks will hit big in Sweden? Listen now, find out later. Our show is presented by Fantrax.com and proud to be a part of the Dobber Podcast Network. Email fantasyhockeylife@gmail.com and ask to join our free discord. Join our Patreon at Patreon.com/fantasyhockeylife for rankings, bonus podcasts, in-depth prospect reports...

Lauren Kelly of EP Rinkside joins the show to talk OHL. Victor and Jesse ask her about Carson Rehkopf, Filip Mesar, Quentin Musty, David Goyette, Owen Beck, Easton Cowan, Denver Barkey, Oliver Bonk, Hunter Brzustewicz, and Matyas Sapovaliv. Our show is presented by Fantrax.com and proud to be a part of the Dobber Podcast Network. Email fantasyhockeylife@gmail.com and ask to join our free discord....

Jesse and Victor break down a couple of X gamers today: Connor Zary, Mason McTavish, Morgan Frost, and bonus prospect Luca Cognoni. Included are X polls from Mason Black comparing these guys to other prospects aand new pros. In segment 2, Ryan and Victor do TIDY takes. Our show is presented by Fantrax.com and proud to be a part of the Dobber Podcast Network. Email fantasyhockeylife@gmail.com and a...

Chace McCallum of EP Rinkside joins the show to discuss his NHLz minors to NHL equivalency model. Well worth your while as we all continue to try to understand how to predict pro performanec based on what our dynasty prospects are doing. Our show is presented by Fantrax.com and proud to be a part of the Dobber Podcast Network. Email fantasyhockeylife@gmail.com and ask to join our free discord. Joi...

Lots of Fantasy Hockey goodness on today's show! In segment one, Jesse and Victor discuss the best fantasy hockey rookie seasons since 2010 and where this year's rookies pace by comparison. In X gamers, we talk Alex Laferriere, Calen Addison, Daniil Gushchin, and JJ Peterka. Then we are joined by Josh Rosy @RosaOther for a Scout's Tout on Zayne Parekh and Mitch on David Edstrom. Our show is presen...

In segment one, Jesse and Victor discuss players Victor wrote about recently at EP Rinkside: Mackie Samoskevichm, Lucas Raymond, Kent Johnson, and Matias Maccelli. In segment two, Admiral Ryan and Victor discuss lesser-drafted rookies from TIDY drafts Tristan Bertucci, Beau Akey, Hunter Brzustewicz, and Felix Unger Sorum. FHL Scout Brandon pops in for a Scout's Tout report on Akey. Then Ryan and V...

David St. Louis of EP Rinkside joins Jesse and Victor to talk about various prospects. Some David likes more than Victor are: Frank Nazar III, Matthew Coronato, Oliver Moore, JJ Peterka, Jimmy Snuggerud, Leo Carlsson, Mason McTavish, Ridly Greig, William Eklund, Marco Kasper, Calum Ritchie, Denton Mateychuk, Pavel Mintyukov, Brock Faber, David Reinbacher, and Calen Addison. Players David likes les...