Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast

Lewis and Derrick welcome in the new fantasy hockey season and the Short Shifts season 7 premiere with news from the first games and early season strategy advice. First a discussion of the potential value in Chicago's second-line, powered by Frank Nazar's early success. Then the guys cover Geogiev's waiving from Buffalo, Perfetti's injury and Iafallo's promotion in Winnipeg, Arturs Silov's threat...

Elan looks at the schedule for the upcoming week of NHL action and recommends some players with good schedules that you should consider streaming in to win your head to head matchups. KKUPFL Season 11 registration is in waitlist mode. Register now for the world's best fantasy hockey league to join the waitlist to take over a team in need of a manager. If you sign up now, you're virtually guarantee...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast , Elan and Brian are joined by Stokastic's and Dobber Hockey's Michael Clifford, aka @SlimCliffy, to provide play-by-play and colour analysis on the KKUPFL Tier 1 Auction Draft, where the world's best fantasy hockey managers build their teams to compete for the undisputed title of Ultimate Fantasy Hockey Champion. KKUPFL Tier 1 Auction...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast , Elan and Brian work through the NHL training camp and pre-season line combos they've been seeing ahead of the imminent NHL fantasy hockey season, and share tidbits about their KKUPFL drafts as they go. KKUPFL Season 11 registration is in waitlist mode -- but we are still opening new divisions according to demand! Register now for the...

Elan is joined by Victor Nuno from Fantasy Hockey Life to go through all of the players Victor thinks have a chance to win the Calder Trophy for the NHL's rookie of the year next season. KKUPFL Season 11 registration is in waitlist mode -- but we are still opening new divisions according to demand! Register now at http://www.kkupfl.com to claim your spot in the lineup to draft teams or take over t...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast , it's our first (annual?) C-Food Tower! By popular request, Elan and Brian share their tier rankings for Centre-only players ahead of the 2025-26 NHL fantasy hockey season. See the tiers at kkupfl.com/tools. KKUPFL Season 11 registration is in waitlist mode -- but we are still opening new divisions according to demand! Register now at...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast , it's Smörgoåliesbord!! Elan and Brian share their annual goaltender tier rankings for the 2025-26 NHL fantasy hockey season. See the tiers at kkupfl.com/tools. KKUPFL SEASON 11 REGISTRATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED! Claim your spot now for the 2025-26 NHL season. Registration closes September 9, 2025. Join the Keeping Karlsson patr...

Special guest Dom Luszczyszyn from The Athletic joins Elan to talk through his amazing projections spreadsheet. Elan picks out players where Dom's position rank vs. Keeping Karlsson patron mock ADP position rank diverge and the two discuss. KKUPFL SEASON 11 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Claim your spot now for the 2025-26 NHL season. Registration closes September 8, 2025. Join the Keeping Karlsson patron...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast , Elan and Brian share their annual defensemen tier rankings for the 2025-26 NHL fantasy hockey season. KKUPFL SEASON 11 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Claim your spot now for the 2025-26 NHL season. Registration closes September 1, 2025. Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! Patrons get access to all our perks throughout the fantasy hock...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast , Elan and Brian remind you about players that you may not otherwise remember to consider drafting -- until it's too late! KKUPFL SEASON 11 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Claim your spot now for the 2025-26 NHL season. Registration closes September 1, 2025. Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! For $1, $5, or $10 monthly, patrons get acce...

Elan is joined by Jeremy to dive into which teams have the best/worst schedules for the upcoming fantasy season. Check out Elan's schedule tool spreadsheet at http://keepingkarlsson.com/tools . — KKUPFL SEASON 11 REGISTRATION IS OPEN!   Claim your spot now  for the 2025-26 NHL season. Registration closes September 1, 2025. Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! For $1, $5, or $10 monthly, pat...

Elan is joined by prospect expert Peter Harling to discuss the fantasy values of the notable players taken in the 2025 entry draft. — KKUPFL SEASON 11 REGISTRATION IS OPEN!   Claim your spot now  for the 2025-26 NHL season. Registration closes September 1, 2025. Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! For $1, $5, or $10 monthly, patrons get access to all our perks throughout the fantasy hockey...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast , Elan and Brian reveal a key change for Season 11 of the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (KKUPFL), the world's top fantasy hockey league. They also share and consider feedback from Season 10 managers, responding with tips and thoughts on fantasy hockey league building and philosophy. KKUPFL SEASON 11 REGISTRATION IS OP...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast , Elan and Brian dig into the NHL players who started strong but sputtered badly in the second half of 2024-25, and how much this impacts their desirability for 2025-26 NHL fantasy hockey drafts . KKUPFL SEASON 11 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Claim your spot now for the 2025-26 NHL season. Registration closes September 1, 2025. Join the Keepi...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast , Elan and Brian set their sights on NHL players who saved their best for last in 2024-25 -- and wonder whether their projections should look more like their slow start, or hot finish. KKUPFL SEASON 11 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Claim your spot now for the 2025-26 NHL season. Registration closes September 1, 2025. Join the Keeping Karlsson...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast , Elan and Brian work their hardest to make the most of the NHL's 2025 UFA signings and player movement, searching for the guys who may be the most likely to exceed expectations in new homes and situations. Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! For $1, $5, or $10 monthly, patrons get access to all our perks throughout the fantasy...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast , Elan and Brian ride the highway of National Hockey League offseason news, draft notes and transactions before the Free Agent Frenzy begins. All night long. Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! For $1, $5, or $10 monthly, patrons get access to all our perks throughout the fantasy hockey offseason, including mock drafts, KKUPFL...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast , Elan and Brian check in on the NHL playoffs (and the Keping Karlsson Playoff Pool), announce a change to the draft rules for Season 11 of the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League ( KKUPFL ), share thoughts on the one single relevant offseason transaction so far, and put a handful of 2024-25 breakout performances under the...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian host a live heads up draft for the final round of the Keeping Karlsson Playoff Pool between Brian and guest/KKPP finalist Nick, and pick some way-too-early sleepers for 2025-26. Big shouts going out to the crew at Emerald City Hockey , and their work in explaining the ongoing enigma that is the Seattle Kraken...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian get at playoff performances, coaching changes, and dare to think at least a little bit about next year. Then just for kicks, we've attached our August 2018 Audio Almanac chapter about the Edmonton Oilers. Players discussed on this episode include Mikko Rantanen, Jason Robertson, Andrei Svechnikov, Jackson Blak...

Derrick talks to the big winners of the various Keeping Karlsson leagues from this past season. He's first joined by the new KKUPFL Ultimate Champion Ian and the reigning fast-track winner Alec. Then Derrick is joined by the year 1 KK Dynasty League champions Ian (different Ian), Saqib, and Brett, aka the "Good ol' Ottawa Boys". Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! For $1, $5, or...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian fly by each of the eight NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs quarter-final series, highlighting stand-out performances and storylines of the first round so far. Players discussed on this episode include Adrian Kempe, Andrei Kuzmenko, Quinton Byfield, Darcy Kuemper, Stuart Skinner, Calvin Pickard, Zach Hyman, Brandt Clark...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian take express their interest in players on the verge of playing their first NHL games, make some playoff predictions with no promises, and do a vibes-based draft for goalies they are willing to commit to rostering for the entirety of the next NHL season. Players discussed on this episode include Ivan Demidov, J...

Lewis and Elizabeth are back for one more skate around the rink of our fantasy hockey season, with info for the final fantasy week and long-view reflections on the year that was. Starting with the Canucks' improbable comeback, the pair discuss Pasta's 100-point season in a down year for the Bruins, Jarry's shutout and the Kraken's back-to-back struggles, and injuries/outjuries including significan...

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian celebrate two legends with massive accomplishments today: Alex Ovechkin, the NHL's new goal scoring record holder, and Ian F, the newly crowned KKUPFL Ultimate Champion and undisputed best fantasy hockey manager in the world. You decide which one matters more. Players discussed on this episode include Alex Ove...