Locked On Fantasy Hockey - Daily NHL Fantasy Podcast

As the 2024-2025 fantasy hockey season heats up, the Vegas Golden Knights offer a mix of dynamic players to boost your roster. As great as the Knights have been over the last six seasons, injuries have been and continue to be a major problem throughout the locker room.  Jack Eichel's elite skill makes him one of the most valuable players in fantasy league formats, but his inability to stay healthy...

Columbus Blue Jackets have been bruised and battered over the last three seasons. Key injuries to the likes of Jenner and Laine have squandered any chance of success over the years. However, with young talented prospects getting more opportunity and new faces acquired over the off-season, CBJ can be competitive if they can stay healthy.  Adam Fantilli's rookie season was cut short due to injury bu...

The Calgary Flames have been burned in many ways over the last few years with the departures of Tkachuk, Gaudreau and Monahan. The Fantasy value may not be the same as it once was but there is still value to be had with many of the new faces in the organization.  Top Targets in Nazem Kadri and Mackenzie Weegar had outstanding seasons in 2023-24 leading the way for some of the young talent around t...

In terms of NHL teams to mine for fantasy hockey gold, none come much deeper or more elite than the New York Rangers and their top fantasy hockey targets at both ends of the ice.  From top fantasy draft choice Artemi Panarin to other legit fantasy hockey options like Vincent Trocheck, Igor Shesterkin, and even Chris Kreider and breakout candidate Alexis Lafreniere, the Rangers are as good as they...

After hovering around the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference for most of the second-half of the NHL season only a year ago, many would think the Blues should be once again for the upcoming 2024-25 NHL and fantasy hockey seasons. However, after a relatively snoozy offseason that saw the likes of Ryan Suter, Radek Faksa, and the Joseph brother join the Blues, it will be hard for this tea...

The past few years have seen the Boston Bruins be a historically good regular season team to only be unceremoniously bounced from the playoffs in back-to-back NHL seasons by the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers, so needless to say the pressure is definitely Jim Montgomery and his staff to get this Bruins group to the next level. That group includes such high-end fantasy hockey option...

Buyer beware in the fantasy hockey game when it comes to the Anaheim Ducks, a team with one of the deepest prospect pools in the entire NHL but one who will also still struggle mightily - pun intended. Mason McTavish, Frank Vatrano, Troy Terry, Lukas Dostal, Leo Carlsson, but after that be careful what you wish for if you have to be targeting other players on the Ducks, much like Trevor Zegras, hi...

A very busy summer in the American capital sees the Washington Capitals enter the upcoming NHL and fantasy hockey seasons as a team on the rise given the backend and top-six attention this roster received with additions of players like Pierre-Luc Dubois and Jacob Chychrun to a roster that already employed such intriguing fantasy hockey options as Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson, and Dylan Strome. Loga...

The Winnipeg Jets decided to run back basically the exact same lineup that got dusted aside by the Colorado Avalanche in last year' Stanley Cup playoffs by the Colorado Avalanche and even though the team has fantasy hockey value, they will be in tough to replicate the success or lack thereof from last season. Kyle Connor, Connor Hellebuyck, Mark Scheifele, Josh Morrissey, and others offer up fanta...

The Carolina Hurricanes lost the likes of Jake Guentzel, Brady Skjei, Brett Pesce, and many more players throughout their roster this offseason. With the additions of Sean Walker, Jack Roslovic, and Shayne Gostisbehere we have to take a look at the new top five fantasy targets in Carolina. Sebastian Aho is the clear cut #1 Target from the Canes but who falls into the that illustrious second spot,...

Another day and another NHL team broken down with all of the fantasy hockey angles you need covered to make sure you dominate your upcoming fantasy hockey draft season with the right pieces in the right draft rounds. Brock Faber just secured the bag but he doesn't secure a spot on Steele's list, however, Mats Zuccarello does and for good reason, the power play and top line in Minnesota is the real...

We're halfway through our NHL-wide fantasy hockey breakdown of every single team in the NHL and their top-five fantasy hockey targets that any GM should consider as we approach the upcoming draft season. A lot of these angles with the Toronto Maple Leafs have been covered at length but the main points remain that Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and Mitch Marner are all elite options in the fant...

It's not always going to be pretty when it comes to digging for fantasy hockey value, and that is exactly the case with assessing and analyzing the San Jose Sharks and their potential lineup of fantasy-worthy players next season. Names across the board could fit the top five other than the obvious in top draft pick in the NHL Macklin Celebrini, but other names offer intrigue as well in terms of fa...

If not for a horrendous finish to the 2023-24 NHL and fantasy hockey campaign, the Philadelphia Flyers were a playoff team in the ever-tough Metro Division missing out on the postseason after falling right off the map. However, there are still a number of intriguing fantasy hockey targets on this club for consideration off the top end of drafts, most notably Owen Tippett and Travis Konecny. After...

As one of the busier teams in the NHL's free agency window as of July 1, the L.A. Kings brought in a number of new faces, mainly into their bottom-six forward group and in the blue paint with the addition of former Washington Capitals goaltender Darcy Kuemper who now forms a somewhat questionable duo along with David Rittich. The Kings still have some very intriguing fantasy hockey options at the...

The Detroit Red Wings head into next season with all of the offensive talent and speed to to be a postseason team able to make some noise - however, their blue-line leaves a lot to be desired and currently with four goaltenders under contract in Jack Campbell, Alex Lyon, Ville Husso, and assumed No. 1 Cam Talbot, things are a little bit wonky in the Motor City when it comes to forecasting how this...

Sometimes, when it comes to amassing a top-five fantasy hockey list of targets for every single NHL team, it's not always going to be pretty and you will have to dig into the trenches a little bit and get lucky with some hidden gems on bad teams.  Case in point with the Chicago Blackhawks, after Connor Bedard, things get interesting in terms of finding solid fantasy hockey options. Teuvo Teravaine...

Our NHL-wide fantasy rundown of the top-five fantasy hockey targets on every team in the league stop in the swamp on Long Island for a dive into a New Jersey Devils team teeming with top options for the upcoming fantasy draft season.  With Sheldon Keefe now behind the bench, Dougie Hamilton returning, Jacob Markstrom manning the blue paint, and another year for blue-line young guns Simon Nemec and...

The Edmonton Oilers might have come up short on the ultimate goal of taking home the Stanley Cup, but heading into the next NHL season and fantasy hockey campaign there aren't many teams as loaded with elite fantasy hockey options and offensive talent as the Edmonton Oilers. Aside from the obvious in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, Evan Bouchard is the next clear target followed up by Zach Hyma...

At this time last year, the Ottawa Senators were heading into the NHL season as a fantasy hockey darling loaded with offensive weapons and playoff aspirations. Fast-forward to the end of the season and Ottawa only missed out on the basement of the Atlantic Division by two points over the Montreal Canadiens. However, this summer feels like the needle is back pointing in the right direction in the C...

The latest stop on our NHL-wide fantasy hockey breakdown of each squad's top-five fantasy hockey targets hits Nashville for a dive into a suddenly-loaded Predators club that has all the good vibes in the world flowing with the big-name additions of Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault, and Brady Skjei. They join an already balanced team that touts the likes of Roman Josi, Juuse Saros, and Filip F...

The not-so-sexy New York Islanders are our next stop on our NHL-wide breakdown of every single team and its top-five fantasy hockey options, which, in terms of the Islanders, is somewhat interchangeable. Mat Barzal and Noah Dobson are two attractive targets who should benefit offensively from the offseason sneaky add of forward Anthony Duclair, an interesting fantasy piece in his own right. Patric...

When it comes to the best offensive teams in the NHL today, none come more lethal than the Colorado Avalanche. Leading the NHL in scoring last season was no fluke, as the Avs run out a lethal trio of Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, and Cale Makar that few other teams in the league can match in terms of offensive firepower and fantasy hockey talent.  In terms of our top-five fantasy ranking, we a...

Unlike some other teams in the NHL, the Tampa Bay Lightning's top-five fantasy options are a lot more attractive and easier to rank, likely because Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, Victor Hedman, and Andrei Vasilevskiy are all top-50 fantasy hockey options - even heading into the upcoming season. But what about the Bolts' blue-liners that now include JJ Moser and Ryan McDonagh instead of the beast...

Our offseason rundown of every single NHL team and their top fantasy hockey targets continues on Monday's brand-new episode of the Locked On Fantasy Hockey Podcast with a deep dive into the questionable Seattle Kraken lineup. Can top fantasy assets like Jared McCann & Vince Dunn bounce back after a down season last year while the new additions of Brandon Montour & Chandler Stephenson make a splash...