2021-22 season preview: Sleepers, deep sleepers, breakouts, bounce-backs

Aug 31, 2021, 03:42 PM

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 Petersen as sleeper picks, Owen Tippett, Yegor Sharangovich, Adam Boqvist and Evgenii Dadonov as deep sleepers and Darcy Kuemper, Patrik Laine, Viktor Arvidsson, Carter Hart, Tyler Seguin and Jacob Markstrom as bounce-back candidates. The guys also expand on the impact of offseason moves, including the renewed fantasy appeal of the Blackhawks and state of play for the new-look Flyers, as well as various fantasy draft strategies for goalies.