NHL Fantasy on Ice

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 Tkachuk set to make his highly anticipated season debut for the Florida Panthers on Monday. The guys also discuss the New York Rangers' letter about re-tooling their roster, indicating they will likely trade contract-year Artemi Panarin, as well as Leo...

Hahn, Meaney and Jensen react to the coaching change for the Columbus Blue Jackets from Dean Evason to Rick Bowness with potential fantasy beneficiaries and a pulse on their chances of getting back into the Stanley Cup Playoffs race in the East. The guys also take fan mailbag questions on potential landing spots for Artemi Panarin if he's moved before the NHL Trade Deadline, as well as the fantasy...

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 Montreal Canadiens. The guys discuss a fan question about what to do with goalie Linus Ullmark and the Ottawa Senators in fantasy and which team could be the best fit for defenseman Dougie Hamilton if he's moved by the New Jersey Devils before the NHL...

Alberga, Hahn, Meaney and Jensen discuss the impact of the injuries to New York Rangers stars Igor Shesterkin and Adam Fox with external replacement options, as well as which players to hold on the struggling New Jersey Devils and Anaheim Ducks. The guys answer mailbag questions on the value of Connor Hellebuyck, Mitch Marner and Leo Carlsson, make a case for Macklin Celebrini to win the Hart Trop...

Alberga, Hahn and Meaney react to some of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 selections and identify which players could benefit from either being involved or snubbed from the rosters. The guys give some New Year's resolutions for fantasy hockey in 2026, catch up about injuries and returns over the holidays and also cover some of the most surprising playoff contenders at the midway point...

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 Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers stand in the Eastern Conference near the halfway point of the season. The guys also debate the Buffalo Sabres vs. Detroit Red Wings for a playoff spot and injury concerns for players like Jack Eichel and Ilya So...

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 Phillip Danault to the Montreal Canadiens and Mason Marchment to the Columbus Blue Jackets and fan questions on ways to tap into teams like the Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres and whether to buy low on Auston Matthews and/or William Nylander from th...

Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss the Buffalo Sabres outlook after firing general manager Kevyn Adams and replacing him with Jarmo Kekäläinen, highlighting some of the underlying stats suggesting they could turn things around but also exploring some players could be moved before the NHL Trade Deadline. The guys also debate some fan questions on buy-low candidates, including William Nylander, Adrian...

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 the Edmonton Oilers, with all angles covered on both sides of each deal and teammates impacted. The guys also discuss the injury to Connor Bedard of the Chicago Blackhawks and return of back-to-back Vezina Trophy winner and reigning MVP Connor Helle...

Alberga, Meaney and Jensen answer mailbag questions surrounding players around the NHL, including the impact of Timo Meier being on leave of absence from the New Jersey Devils, the Montreal Canadiens recalling goalie prospect Jacob Fowler, whether to be patient with Quinton Byfield in a redraft league and a dynasty debate between Macklin Celebrini and Auston Matthews. The guys also cover Darren Ra...

Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss Quinn Hughes' long-term future (potential 2027 UFA) with the Vancouver Canucks and what a potential trade could mean for his fantasy value and teammates impacted. The guys discuss injuries to Elias Pettersson and Evgeni Malkin, Victor Hedman's return and more injury updates. Jensen joins the show to discuss the hottest fantasy pickups around the League, including D...

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 goalie Jesper Wallstedt. The guys discuss mid-week waiver wire pickups like Washington Capitals rookie forward Ryan Leonard and Buffalo Sabres' No. 1 center Josh Norris, who's back from injury, as well as replacement options for injured Dallas Stars fo...

Alberga, Hahn and Meaney are back from Thanksgiving break talking injury news around the NHL, from the return of Brady Tkachuk, Auston Matthews and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to recent injuries for Adam Fox, Lukas Dostal and others. Jensen joins the show to discuss the fantasy appeal of players like Gabriel Landeskog, Jamie Benn, Andre Burakovsky, Brandon Bussi and defenseman replacements for Fox. Then,...

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 concerns for the Tampa Bay Lightning with Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point, in addition to Victor Hedman being out, and also the returns of Roman Josi, Elias Lindholm and others. The guys debate Morgan Geekie vs. J.T. Miller, who also is dealing with i...

Alberga, Hahn and Jensen cover the most surprising and disappointing teams over the first quarter of the season and the biggest fantasy draft steals and busts around the League. The guys answer fan questions about selling high on Evgeni Malkin, Spencer Knight, Yaroslav Askarov and more, while also discussing the struggles of Brayden Point, Carter Verhaeghe and others. Then, in “On the Money,” pres...

Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss the biggest fantasy storylines coming out of the weekend, including Jack Hughes' off-ice injury and fantasy replacement options, season debuts for Zach Hyman and Joseph Woll and Rasmus Dahlin's return. Jensen joins the show to discuss the appeal of young New Jersey Devils options Arseni Gritsyuk and Simon Nemec, the New York Islanders' scoring depth and other picku...

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 injured players like Valeri Nichushkin, Anthony Stolarz, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Thatcher Demko and Frederik Andersen. Other topics include the upcoming return of Zach Hyman for the Edmonton Oilers, other stashing strategies, buy-low trade ideas and question...

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 Jose Sharks and their top players being among the League leaders in points. Jensen joins for the top 10 pickups for Week 6, including recent injury returns in K'Andre Miller, Mats Zuccarello and Cole Perfetti and high-end young players in Jesper Wall...

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 Schmaltz and Trevor Zegras to a rare Brayden Point buy-low window and some early-season woes for the Florida Panthers. The guys play hold or fold with a number of players, including slow-starting Gabriel Landeskog, Steven Stamkos, Artemi Panarin and the New...

Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss the Anaheim Ducks' breakout start to the season and various players to add in fantasy, including Beckett Sennecke and Chris Kreider, and betting angles surrounding the team. The crew talks recent injuries and returns, especially goalie situations for the New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes. Jensen joins to discuss Week 5 pickups, including players from the su...

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 Devils, Victor Olofsson's outburst for the Avalanche and more. Other topics and debates discussed include Matvei Michkov vs. Ivan Demidov, what to do with Artemi Panarin and Andrei Svechnikov, the St. Louis Blues' goaltending struggles, players to tar...

Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss injuries to valuable fantasy players like Roman Josi, William Nylander, Quinn Hughes, Robert Thomas and Rickard Rakell with internal and external fantasy replacement options. Jensen joins the show to discuss the top 10 pickups on NHL.com/Fantasy for Week 4, including Jakub Dobes, Dmitri Voronkov, Jack Quinn and Kris Letang, the San Jose Sharks' offensive resurgence...

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 a look at the defenseman landscape to find replacements for injured Shayne Gostisbehere, discuss the surprising Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers and whether Emmitt Finnie has staying power for the Detroit Red Wings. Other topics covered in...

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 eligible to play Dec. 1. Jensen joins to discuss the top fantasy pickups on NHL.com/Fantasy , including three Buffalo Sabres players, Leo Carlsson’s role under coach Joel Quenneville, a revitalized Brent Burns with the Avalanche and more. Then, in “On the M...

Alberga, Hahn, Meaney and Jensen identify potential fantasy injury replacements for Brady Tkachuk and go around the NHL to answer mailbag questions. The guys discuss Chris Kreider's bounce-back start and potential staying power, whether to sell high on hot starters like Pavel Dorofeyev, various buy-low candidates and how Josh Doan and Zach Benson finally sparked the Buffalo Sabres. Other players d...