Fantasy championship waiver wire pickups
Pete and Nick are going down to the wire with two weeks left in the regular season to help you win your fantasy championship. They discuss Matty Beniers' strong performance since joining the Kraken, how the Canucks are suddenly back in the Stanley Cup Playoff race thanks to their core players and coach Bruce Boudreau and replacement options for injured Frederik Andersen, Tristan Jarry, Bo Horva...
40m Apr 19, 2022
40m
Postseason races; hot pickups for Week 25; early playoff pool rankings
Pete and Nick are joined by Jake Hahn of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio and the Mayo Media Network to discuss all the Stanley Cup Playoff races in the Western Conference, betting angles down the stretch of the season and the chances of teams like the Golden Knights, Stars and Capitals not only getting in but also potentially putting their opponents on upset alert. The guys discuss who to take at No...
43m Apr 14, 2022
43m
Fantasy playoff waiver wire pickups: Week 25; Power signs with Sabres
Pete and Nick are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding to preview the second week of the fantasy hockey playoffs and highlight the best pickups around the League. The guys discuss the impact of Owen Power joining the Buffalo Sabres from Michigan and also other key NCAA signings like Matty Beniers (Kraken), Kent Johnson (Blue Jackets) and Bobby Brink (Flyers). Other players and topics covered i...
32m Apr 11, 2022
32m
Fantasy playoff mailbag, rankings for Week 24
Pete and Nick go around the League to answer fan questions for the first week of the fantasy playoffs. The guys discuss the surprising performances of Mathieu Joseph for the Senators and some of the other top performers and biggest disappointments of the fantasy playoffs so far, most notably struggling Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Lightning. The guys weigh the chances of Tampa Bay three-peating as...
34m Apr 07, 2022
34m
Fantasy playoff waiver wire pickups: Week 24; guest: Chris Meaney
Pete and Nick are joined by Chris Meaney of FTN Network, "Mean Streets" and "Dangle, Bet, Celly" to preview the fantasy hockey playoffs and cover futures trends around the NHL. The guys identify potential Stanley Cup sleepers, including the Bruins, Wild and Golden Knights, and run through the fantasy schedule for the first week of the head-to-head playoffs in most leagues, including teams with ...
46m Apr 04, 2022
46m
Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 23
Pete and Nick are joined by “Goalie Master” David Satriano to discuss Robin Lehner’s upcoming return for Vegas and who to consider dropping for him in fantasy. The guys react to the Golden Knights’ improved play and Logan Thompson’s shutout, the season-ending injury to Clayton Keller of the Coyotes and more NHL Trade Deadline reaction around the League. Other players and topics covered include ...
40m Mar 31, 2022
40m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 23; Sanderson's upside
Pete and Nick are joined by "Waiver Wire" James Harding to highlight the best pickups entering the 23rd week of the fantasy season and start of the fantasy playoffs in many leagues. The guys discuss Evgenii Dadonov's resurgence for the Golden Knights after the deadline day trade involving him was invalidated by the NHL and why Logan Thompson and Alec Martinez are also worth considering from Veg...
33m Mar 28, 2022
33m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups, rankings for Week 22; guest: Colby Armstrong
Pete and Nick are joined by former NHL player Colby Armstrong and analyst for Sportsnet and the Penguins to expand on the fallout from the NHL Trade Deadline. The guys discuss the potential impact of Rakell with Pittsburgh, sleeper teams to win the Stanley Cup like the Bruins and Capitals, Roman Josi’s Norris Trophy candidacy for the Predators and more. Other players covered in this episode inc...
48m Mar 24, 2022
48m
2022 NHL Trade Deadline fantasy & futures recap
Pete and Nick dissect the biggest moves leading up to the NHL Trade Deadline, highlighted by Marc-Andre Fleury to the Wild and Claude Giroux to the Panthers, with the Stanley Cup futures impact on Minnesota and Florida. Other topics discussed include Kaapo Kahkonen to the Sharks, Mark Giordano to the Maple Leafs, Hampus Lindholm to the Bruins, Rickard Rakell to the Penguins, Owen Tippett to the...
43m Mar 21, 2022
43m
2022 NHL Trade Deadline fantasy preview; guest: David Pagnotta
Pete and Nick are joined by David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period, NHL Network and SiriusXM NHL Network Radio to preview the 2022 NHL Trade Deadline, which is Monday, March 21 at 3 p.m. ET. Pagnotta has the latest news surrounding Claude Giroux, Marc-Andre Fleury, J.T. Miller, Filip Forsberg, Mark Giordano, Jakob Chychrun, Dylan Strome, Jeff Petry, deadline stances for the Canucks, Predators and ...
39m Mar 17, 2022
39m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 21
Pete and Nick are joined by "Waiver Wire" James Harding to highlight the best pickups entering the 21st week of the fantasy season. The guys discuss in-house and outside fantasy injury replacements for Gabriel Landeskog of the Avalanche and Jack Campbell of the Maple Leafs and react to Buffalo's upset win against Toronto in the NHL Heritage Classic. Other topics covered include sneaky candidate...
35m Mar 14, 2022
35m
Fantasy rankings for Week 20; futures with FanDuel's Tom Vecchio
Pete and Nick are joined by guest Tom Vecchio from FanDuel and the @NHL's "Going All In" segments to talk fantasy and DFS storylines around the League and various futures plays and props. The guys discuss some of the non-contenders who have become sources of fantasy production, including the Coyotes, Senators, Devils and Sabres, Stanley Cup predictions and more. Other topics covered in this sho...
32m Mar 10, 2022
32m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 20
Pete and Nick are joined by "Waiver Wire" James Harding to highlight the best pickups entering the 20th week of the fantasy season. The guys discuss the shocking seven-point performance by Nick Schmaltz of the Coyotes over the weekend and whether he’s worth seriously considering in fantasy, the Bruins’ secondary scoring boost from Erik Haula on a line with David Pastrnak and Taylor Hall and wha...
33m Mar 07, 2022
33m
Fantasy rankings for Week 19; analytics with Shayna Goldman
Pete and Nick are joined by Shayna Goldman of The Athletic, Sportlogiq and Sportsnet to go around the League and discuss the biggest fantasy and futures storylines with analytical insight. The crew discusses Cale Makar’s Norris Trophy stock, the Avalanche’s Stanley Cup chances, trial of Andre Burakovsky on the top line, the potential that Sam Girard could be traded before the deadline and more....
41m Mar 03, 2022
41m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 19
Pete and Nick are joined by "Waiver Wire" James Harding to highlight the best pickups entering the 19th week of the fantasy season. The guys discuss how Michael Bunting of the Maple Leafs has emerged as a top Calder Trophy candidate and how Matt Boldy of the Wild could also be in the mix if his strong production continues. The guys have all the reaction to the Stadium Series game in Nashville, ...
35m Feb 28, 2022
35m
Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 18; Stadium Series
Pete and Nick are joined by guest Chris Meaney of FTN Network to discuss all the latest fantasy and futures trends around the League. The guys react to Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki’s bounce-back under new coach Martin St. Louis and the latest storylines leading up to the 2022 NHL Trade Deadline, including Claude Giroux, Marc-Andre Fleury, teams that need to make a move and players to target in...
48m Feb 24, 2022
48m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 18
Pete and Nick are joined by "Waiver Wire" James Harding to highlight the best pickups entering the 18th week of the fantasy season. The guys debate goalies Jeremy Swayman vs. Ilya Sorokin for the rest of the season, Anthony Mantha vs. Jakub Vrana with each nearing a return from injury and discuss breakout seasons for Adrian Kempe, Tage Thompson, Robert Thomas and Mason Marchment. Other topics c...
34m Feb 22, 2022
34m
Fantasy spin: Eichel’s Golden Knights debut; Toffoli traded to Flames
Pete and Nick are joined by Jake Hahn of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio and the Mayo Media Network to talk the fantasy and betting implications of Tyler Toffoli being traded to the Calgary Flames and Jack Eichel debuting for the Vegas Golden Knights. The guys debate the futures appeal of both teams, the race for the Pacific Division title and potential fantasy beneficiaries of both storylines, incl...
40m Feb 17, 2022
40m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 17
Pete and Nick highlight the best pickups entering the 17th week of the fantasy season. The guys discuss the best goalie options, including Matt Murray, Jake Oettinger and Petr Mrazek and how seriously to take Jeff Skinner and the Sabres offense in fantasy and betting after his four-goal game. Other topics discussed include the Oilers’ coaching change from Dave Tippett to Jay Woodcroft, the play...
37m Feb 14, 2022
37m
Fantasy spin: Rask's retirement; Habs hire St. Louis as coach
Pete and Nick have the fantasy reaction to some big news around the NHL with Tuukka Rask retiring, Brad Marchand being suspended six games and the Canadiens hiring Martin St. Louis as their new coach. The guys debate which Bruins goalie, Linus Ullmark or Jeremy Swayman, will be more valuable in fantasy for the rest of this season and why Cole Caufield could be the biggest beneficiary from Montr...
39m Feb 10, 2022
39m
Second half preview: Fantasy trends, playoff races, futures picks, All-Star Weekend reax
Pete and Nick are joined by guests Todd Fuhrman of the Bet the Board podcast and CBS Sports HQ to talk hockey betting and David Satriano of NHL.com to break down all the fantasy trends for the second half of the season. The guys discuss the playoff races in the Western Conference, awards and division title races and players who could be traded before the deadline, including Claude Giroux, Marc-...
1hr 5m Feb 06, 2022
1hr 5m
2022 NHL All-Star Weekend preview; Stanley Cup, awards futures
Pete and Nick are live from NHL All-Star Weekend breaking down all the biggest fantasy and betting storylines around the League. The guys were joined by guests Stormy Buonantony of VSiN (18:28), Dennis Bernstein (34:56) of The Fourth Period and SiriusXM NHL Network Radio and former NHL players Shane O’Brien (54:31) and Scottie Upshall (1:03), the co-hosts of the “Missin Curfew” podcast, to talk...
1hr 13m Feb 04, 2022
1hr 13m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 16
Pete and Nick highlight the best pickups entering the 16th week of the fantasy season (Jan. 31 to Feb. 13 in Yahoo Fantasy) and are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding (@WaiverWireJames) to break down his top 10 list on NHL.com/Fantasy. The guys discuss Evander Kane’s impressive debut and linemates in Edmonton, forwards like Valeri Nichushkin, Mason Marchment, Dylan Strome, Tim Stutzle and Ty...
33m Jan 31, 2022
33m
Fantasy spin: Evander Kane to Oilers
Pete and Nick react to Evander Kane signing a one-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers. The guys discuss the fantasy impact of the move, where Kane is ranked in the updated top 200 on NHL.com/Fantasy, his rare category coverage and high ceiling if he lands on a line with an elite center in either Connor McDavid or Leon Draisaitl. Other angles covered include the risk involved for the Oilers, ...
12m Jan 28, 2022
12m
Fantasy rankings for Week 15; guest: Daniel Negreanu
Pete and Nick are joined by world-famous poker player, avid NHL fan and fantasy hockey manager Daniel Negreanu to discuss the top storylines around the League. The guys preview NHL All-Star Weekend and discuss some of the teams with the most star power and their chances of winning the Stanley Cup, including Negreanu’s favorite team, the Golden Knights. Other players and topics discussed include...
41m Jan 27, 2022
41m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 15
Pete and Nick highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 15th week of the season and are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding (@WaiverWireJames). The guys discuss Ville Husso’s breakout season, the offensive depth of the Blues and Wild and the debate of Husso vs. Avalanche backup Pavel Francouz for the rest of the season. Other players and topics covered include Valeri Nichushkin, the Sab...
34m Jan 24, 2022
34m
Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 14
Pete and Nick discuss all the fantasy rankings trends and answer mailbag questions for Week 14. They discuss Igor Shesterkin's case for the Vezina Trophy and other NHL Awards candidates from the Rangers. Other players and topics covered include the impact of Tyler Toffoli's return on the Canadiens, Pavel Francouz's shutout on Wednesday, James Reimer's bounce-back season for the Sharks, what the...
40m Jan 20, 2022
40m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 14
Pete and Nick highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 14th week of the season. The guys discuss Timo Meier's five-goal game, his staying power as an elite fantasy option and the Sharks' potential hidden value in the awards futures market. Other players and topics discussed include potential trade destinations for contract year Marc-Andre Fleury, Elias Pettersson's bounce-back game and r...
42m Jan 18, 2022
42m
Fantasy rankings for Week 13; midseason futures; Evander Kane
Pete and Nick are joined by guest Jake Hahn of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio and the Mayo Media Network to talk NHL futures and fantasy trends around the League. The guys discuss Tuukka Rask giving the Bruins renewed Stanley Cup futures appeal, the buy-low window on the Islanders and Jets, the goalie situations of the Avalanche vs. Golden Knights and how the Predators and Blues have sneaky value t...
42m Jan 13, 2022
42m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 13
Pete and Nick highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 13th week of the season and are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding (@WaiverWireJames). The guys discuss Alexander Kerfoot's strong play on Auston Matthews' line, the success of the Bruins' new-look second line and whether Barclay Goodrow has a chance to stick at right wing on Artemi Panarin's line once the elite left wing returns....
36m Jan 10, 2022
36m
Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 12
Pete and Nick discuss the top 200 rankings on NHL.com/Fantasy and mailbag questions for the 12th week of the season. Big topics include where to rank Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask after he signed a professional tryout with Providence of the AHL, the expected NHL debuts of Wild prospects Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy, the value of Kaapo Kahkonen with Cam Talbot injured and replacement options for injur...
50m Jan 06, 2022
50m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 12
Pete and Nick highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 12th week of the season and are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding (@WaiverWireJames). The guys discuss the Blues' high-scoring game in the 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic, players worth adding from their top nine (Robert Thomas, Brandon Saad; Brayden Schenn before he returns), the resurgence of the Devils offense (led by Jack Hu...
44m Jan 03, 2022
44m
Bold predictions for 2022
Pete and Nick are back for a bonus episode to look ahead to 2022 with bold fantasy and betting predictions and react to the first few games after the NHL’s return from the holiday pause. The guys look at the rest-of-season fantasy ripple effect of Alex Tuch on the Sabres and a bounce-back game for Jack Hughes, who still has point-per-game potential for the Devils the rest of the way as the lead...
40m Dec 30, 2021
40m
Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 11
Pete and Nick are back after the holiday break to discuss all the big names who could return in the coming days, from Brayden Point to Artemi Panarin, Igor Shesterkin, Aleksander Barkov, Evgeni Malkin, Patrik Laine, Alex Tuch and more. The guys do a stock watch on the Rangers, Predators, Islanders (buy low) and Sharks and whether to “hold or fold” with Mathew Barzal, Matt Duchene, Marcus Folign...
46m Dec 28, 2021
46m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 11
Pete and Nick highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 11th week of the season and are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding (@WaiverWireJames). The guys discuss strategies based on the COVID-19 postponements and protocol additions and players to add for the two-week holiday scoring period (Dec. 20 to Jan. 2). Topics include Alex Tuch's upside with the Sabres, the fantasy and Stanley Cup...
46m Dec 20, 2021
46m
Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 10
Pete welcomes Nick Alberga of Sportsnet aboard as the new co-host of NHL Fantasy on Ice, and the guys discuss the NHL.com/Fantasy top 200 rankings and mailbag questions for the 10th week of the season. They discuss strategies for navigating the long list of players added to NHL COVID-19 protocol in recent days and the best pickups around the League, including goalie streamers like Anthony Stola...
51m Dec 16, 2021
51m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 10
Pete is joined by guests Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) and James Harding (@WaiverWireJames) to highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 10th week of the season. The guys discuss the hot start for the Canucks under Bruce Boudreau, some new top-line pickups like Nino Niederreiter of the Hurricanes, Ondrej Kase of the Maple Leafs and fan questions surrounding the Pacific-leading Ducks, inc...
46m Dec 13, 2021
46m
Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 9
Pete is joined by guests Nick Alberga of Sportsnet and Chris Meaney of FTN Network to take fan questions and go around the NHL talking fantasy and betting storylines for Week 9. The guys discuss the coaching change bump for the Canucks under Bruce Boudreau, how the Flyers are less likely to turn things around after firing Alain Vigneault and what to do with Philadelphia’s top players Sean Coutu...
55m Dec 09, 2021
55m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 9; impact of Canucks hiring Boudreau
Pete Jensen is joined by guests David Satriano (@davidsatriano) and James Harding (@WaiverWireJames) to highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the ninth week of the season. The guys react to the news of Vancouver firing GM Jim Benning and coach Travis Green and discuss the impact of Bruce Boudreau from both fantasy and futures standpoint. Other players and topics covered include Igor Shest...
48m Dec 06, 2021
48m
Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 8
Pete Jensen is joined by guest Nick Alberga of Sportsnet to go around the NHL, answer fan questions and discuss the latest top 200 rankings on NHL.com/Fantasy. The guys debate the Avalanche’s goalie situation and potential trade targets with the injury concern surrounding Darcy Kuemper and whether to buy low on Elias Pettersson, Mark Scheifele, Nikolaj Ehlers, Blake Wheeler, Mathew Barzal and T...
53m Dec 02, 2021
53m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 8
Pete, Rob and guest James Harding (@WaiverWireJames) highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the eighth week of the season. The guys discuss some underrated forward pickups around the League, including Jesper Bratt, Andreas Johnsson, Zack Kassian, Michael Bunting, Tage Thompson, Rickard Rakell and Aliaksei Protas. Other topics covered include buying low on Semyon Varlamov during the Islande...
46m Nov 29, 2021
46m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 7
Pete, Rob and guest James Harding (@WaiverWireJames) highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the seventh week of the season. The guys debate rookie Seth Jarvis of the Hurricanes and Kaapo Kakko of the Rangers during their recent hot streaks and also goalies Stuart Skinner of the Oilers and Jake Oettinger of the Stars for the rest of the season. The crew breaks down the impact of injuries to...
43m Nov 22, 2021
43m
Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 6; Barkov injury impact
Pete and Rob are joined by guest Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) from Sportsnet to answer fantasy mailbag questions and recap the rankings for Week 6 on NHL.com/Fantasy. The guys discuss the injury to Aleksander Barkov (week to week) and Panthers players who can gain value, including Sam Reinhart and rookie Anton Lundell. Other topics covered include the Ducks’ stellar fantasy depth early on, Tr...
51m Nov 18, 2021
51m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 6
Pete, Rob and guest James Harding (@WaiverWireJames) highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the sixth week of the season. The guys discuss the ripple effect of elite forwards Sidney Crosby and Mark Stone returning on the Penguins and Golden Knights lineups and whether to add Kevin Hayes with him back from injury for the Flyers. The guys also break down the surprising depth of the Kings, Du...
48m Nov 15, 2021
48m
Stanley Cup futures, awards tracker after first month; Week 5 rankings, mailbag
Pete and Rob are joined by Michael Leboff (@TheBigLeebowski) from The Action Network to discuss the biggest betting storylines around the NHL at the one-month mark of the season. The guys discuss the Oilers’ chances of winning the Stanley Cup, debate the three California teams’ playoff chances and discuss other surprises like the Red Wings and Blue Jackets plus some longshot award candidates fr...
53m Nov 11, 2021
53m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 5
Pete and Rob are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding to highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the fifth week of the season. The guys break down the Blackhawks’ coaching change from Jeremy Colliton to Derek King and whether it might spark any players fantasy-wise. They also discuss injuries to Aleksander Barkov, Patrik Laine, Filip Forsberg and Anthony Mantha with replacement options fro...
49m Nov 08, 2021
49m
Fantasy impact of Eichel trade on Golden Knights, Sabres; Week 4 rankings, mailbag
Pete and Rob are joined by guest David Satriano (@davidsatriano) to discuss all angles of the Jack Eichel trade with the fantasy hockey spin and futures betting impact on the Vegas Golden Knights and Buffalo Sabres. The guys break down Eichel's potential injury timetable, likely lineup placement with elite forwards Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty once they are all healthy and overall outlook as a...
46m Nov 04, 2021
46m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 4
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 ...
48m Nov 01, 2021
48m
Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 3
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 Fl...
55m Oct 28, 2021
55m
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 3
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 a...
42m Oct 25, 2021
42m