NHL Fantasy on Ice

Pete and Rob are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding to highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the fourth week of the season. The guys discuss the stellar play of Troy Terry (Ducks) and Craig Anderson (Sabres) to start the season and whether it’s sustainable, the Flames’ winning streak, fantasy stock of defenseman Rasmus Andersson and the impact of Joel Quenneville resigning as Panthers coa...

Pete and Rob are joined by guest Chris Wassel (@ChrisWasselDFS) to go around the League and answer your fantasy hockey questions. The guys discuss more definitive injury timetables for Nikita Kucherov (8-10 weeks) and Drew Doughty (8 weeks) and the state of the Lightning and Kings from a futures betting standpoint. The crew also debates the sustainability of the Sabres' competitive play, the Flame...

Pete and Rob are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding to highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the third week of the season. The guys discuss the concerns surrounding the Blackhawks and Maple Leafs, the emergence of rookie forward Lucas Raymond for the Red Wings and the impact of injuries to Drew Doughty and Jack Hughes. They also debate the best defenseman and goalie streaming options and...

Pete and Rob are joined by guest Ben Zweiman (@BenZweimanDKN), managing editor of DK Live, to go around the League and answer your fantasy hockey questions. The guys discuss the impact of Nikita Kucherov’s injury on the Lightning’s futures appeal, fantasy replacement options and strategy for his keeper league managers. The guys also discuss early buy-low and sell high candidates and which of the e...

Pete and Rob are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding to highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the second week of the season. The guys discuss the impact of injuries to Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone for the Golden Knights and why Evgenii Dadonov may be worth adding. Other topics covered include Jesse Puljujarvi vs. Zach Hyman for the rest of the season from the Oilers, whether to be concern...

Pete and Rob are joined by David Satriano to discuss the first two nights of the NHL season and players to consider adding around the League. The guys discuss rookie sleepers Bowen Byram (Avalanche), Hendrix Lapierre (Capitals), Mason McTavish, Jamie Drysdale (Ducks) and Cole Sillinger (Blue Jackets), the injury to Semyon Varlamov and what it means for rising star Ilya Sorokin, why Chandler Stephe...

Pete and Rob are joined by Chris Meaney of FTN Network to recap the NHL preseason and identify the best fantasy waiver wire pickups for opening week. The guys discuss preseason standouts like Jesse Puljujarvi, Owen Tippett, William Eklund, Arthur Kaliyev and Noah Dobson, as well as players who will be taking on bigger roles than originally expected like Jake Allen and Joel Eriksson Ek. Other playe...

Pete and Rob are joined by Michael Leboff from The Action Network to preview each of the four divisions and the Stanley Cup championship landscape for this season after all the offseason moves and preseason developments. The guys discuss the betting appeal for the expansion Seattle Kraken, including Dave Hakstol for the Jack Adams Award, where they fit into the wide-open Pacific Division and many...

Pete and Rob are joined by Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) to discuss fantasy draft bargains and players to avoid based on Yahoo average draft position. The guys debate young goalies Spencer Knight and Ilya Sorokin, discuss the impact of the Jakub Vrana (Red Wings) and Nicklas Backstrom (Capitals) injuries, concerns for the Predators, Flyers, Blackhawks and Blues and other preseason storylines. Pla...

Pete and Rob are joined by guests David Satriano (@davidsatriano) and James Harding (@WaiverWireJames) to break down their second NHL.com/Fantasy mock draft of the offseason. The guys discuss various strategies, reaches, bargains, stacks, goalie tandems and some of their favorite picks and regrets of the draft. Players discussed include Artemi Panarin, Connor Hellebuyck, Nikolaj Ehlers, Evgeny Kuz...

Pete and Rob are joined by guest Mike Kelly (@MikeKellyNHL) of NHL Network and SportLogiq to discuss skater point and goalie/team win projections for the new season. The guys debate the ceilings of Connor McDavid, Mikko Rantanen, Jack Hughes and more. Other topics covered include the sustainability of Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz for the Stars, Dougie Hamilton's impact on the Devils, the Bruins...

Pete and Rob are joined by Dom Luszczyszyn (@domluszczyszyn), national NHL reporter for The Athletic, to discuss the fantasy player rankings landscape for the new season. The guys discuss two high-powered offenses in the Canucks and Blackhawks who improved this offseason but still have concerns defensively and what this means for players like Marc-Andre Fleury and Elias Pettersson. The guys also t...

Pete and Rob are joined by guest Chris Meaney (@chrismeaney) from FTN Network to preview this year’s rookie class and other young players to prioritize in keeper and dynasty leagues. Players discussed include Cale Makar, Adam Fox, Quinn Hughes, Jack Eichel, Jack Hughes, Ilya Sorokin, Igor Shesterkin, Alex Nedejkovic, rookies Spencer Knight, Cole Caufield, Trevor Zegras, Jeremy Swayman, Kaapo Kahko...

Pete and Rob are joined by Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) to discuss players on the essential NHL.com/Fantasy draft prep lists for the upcoming season. Fantasy debates include Kirby Dach, Ilya Samsonov, Jakub Vrana, Thatcher Demko, Jack Hughes, Vince Dunn, Kaapo Kakko, Oliver Wahlstrom and Eeli Tolvanen as breakout players, Mackenzie Weegar, Tony DeAngelo, Linus Ullmark, Conor Garland and Calvin P...

Pete, Rob and guest David Satriano (@davidsatriano) have full reaction to the first mock draft of the offseason (follow along with the results on NHL.com/Fantasy ). The guys debate the consensus top four picks (Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Leon Draisaitl, Nikita Kucherov), goalie tandems that were stacked (COL, NYI, CHI, etc.), players that were reached for (Brady Tkachuk, Robin Lehner, Spenc...

Pete and Rob have full reaction to the biggest free agent signings and trades of the offseason. They run through the fantasy spins and new/old teammates affected by the following moves: Marc-Andre Fleury to the Blackhawks, Philipp Grubauer to the Kraken, Darcy Kuemper to the Avalanche, Dougie Hamilton to the Devils, Sam Reinhart to the Panthers, the Maple Leafs and Hurricanes swapping goalies Petr...

Pete and Rob are back for the fantasy spins on the biggest trades from NHL Draft week, including Sam Reinhart to the Panthers, Seth Jones to the Blackhawks, Pavel Buchnevich to the Blues, Cam Atkinson and Ryan Ellis to the Flyers, Alex Nedeljkovic to the Red Wings, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Conor Garland to the Canucks, teammates affected and top prospects to watch. The guys also react to the Seatt...

Pete, Rob and guest David Satriano wrap up the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs by identifying players who gained the most fantasy value from this postseason (e.g. Nikita Kucherov, Charlie McAvoy, Sam Bennett, Spencer Knight, Cole Caufield) and updating the top 250 rankings landscape for next season. The guys also react to the early Stanley Cup betting odds for 2021-22 with some intriguing teams, includi...

Rob Reese is joined by Pete Truszkowski from The Action Network to talk about the Lightning leading the Stanley Cup Final 2-0. They look at the adjust series price, Conn Smythe race and discuss wagering opportunities for the rest of the series. They also talk about Viktor Arvidsson getting traded to the LA Kings and the fantasy impact of the deal. 

Pete Jensen is joined by guests Chris Meaney of FTN Network and Matt Russell of The Action Network in a two-part preview of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final between the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning and underdog Montreal Canadiens. In each segment, the guys discuss the road to the Final for both teams, series matchups, why Cole Caufield could be the X-factor and whether people who have been on...

Pete and Rob are joined by guest Nick Alberga from Sportsnet to break down the Stanley Cup Semifinals series entering each Game 6 and the trade speculation surrounding elite Sabres center Jack Eichel. Topics discussed on the show are the Conn Smythe Trophy race, for which the top candidates now appear to be Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov and Carey Price, the fantasy keeper stock of Canadiens rooki...

Pete and Rob are joined by guest Michael Leboff to discuss the two Stanley Cup Semifinals series and the Action Network’s new multiplatform content partnership with the NHL. The guys update the Conn Smythe Trophy landscape, which now has Marc-Andre Fleury as the favorite and Alex Pietrangelo emerging as a contender, and discuss the single-game appeal of the Canadiens in Game 2. Pete, Rob and Mike...

Pete and Rob are joined by Matt Russell of the Action Network to break down the Stanley Cup Semifinals matchups, including all the betting angles, and react to the Avalanche being eliminated. The guys discuss the final four teams extensively, with analytical trends, X-factors and picks for each series. The guys also run through the favorites and dark horse picks for the Conn Smythe Trophy at the m...

Pete and Rob are joined by guest Michael Leboff from the Action Network to catch up on each second round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The guys react to the Golden Knights and Islanders overcoming the odds to tie their respective series and the potential longshot appeal of the Hurricanes and Jets to rally while facing elimination. They discuss the home-ice advantages so far this round, how t...

Pete and Rob are joined by guest David Satriano to go around the League and discuss each Stanley Cup Playoff series. The guys talk about the apparent collision course of the Avalanche and Lightning and whether the Hurricanes and/or Golden Knights can get back into their series. Debates include the Jets-Canadiens matchup, Montreal’s playoff ceiling and where the Maple Leafs should go from here afte...