2024 Trade Deadline fantasy reaction; Week 22 pickups
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Time for another edition of NHL fantasy on Ice week 22 waiver wire Edition SL deadline Fallout Nick alberga Pete Jensen and Anna do with you what’s going on Pete what’s going on everybody ski the official food delivery app for the NHL and boy did the NHL trade deadline deliver the
Days leading up to it a big bomb on the night before with Jake gensel going to Carolina and we’ll get to all the winners and losers and skip the official food delivery app for the NHL yeah
Everyone thought this was going to be a slow trade deadline with the gel trade coming through the day before but let me tell you Nick I was pretty surprised by some moves that were made on Friday
Specifically one right down to the watch guys did we watch a different deadline I think the winners of this deadline were the teams that stayed away from all the action uh there was a couple trades of significance we’ll go through that but and I think you’re right like the uh the hurdle deal
Came out of nowhere but from a fantasy perspective we’re not going to see this guy to the playoffs they can say what they want he’s not going to show up till the postseason but Pete that definitely
Came out of nowhere like his name wasn’t even on wasn’t even on the radar right that one was insane that’s tough to wrap your mind around if you’re a sharks fan remember he was scoring those
Big goals in that one Series against Vegas to rip their hearts out of course the Sharks never went on to win the cup and Vegas did now he’s joining the enemy here but if they get him back for the
Playoffs Andor Mark Stone like last year that is still the team to beat I think that’s what we take away from this deadline Anna right like even if Carolina improved drastically or Florida improved drastically with Tarasenko Carolina also got ketov nice Reclamation project there but but
Vegas is still on top of the world right now after the deadline yeah it seems like all roads are leading to Vegas guys I’m not going to lie but I will give the hurricane some credit got
To see them over at the Rock New Jersey the team looked dominant against the Devils they didn’t stand a chance in that one and then the way they played just yesterday against the Calgary Flames I
Mean seven goals this team had so many guys find the back of the net they look like they finally have that depth and the Carolina Hurricanes were my preseason pick to win the Stanley Cup and finally it seems like they might be edging out towards being the front runner yeah I can’t
Disagree with that on paper obviously you look at Vegas it’s easy to proc clay them uh you know the winners of the trade deadline when you get hannahan when you get Mana when you get hurdle
Uh pretty damn good but I I like the fact that he brought up Carolina that’s probably the team that stands out to me aside from Florida which we’ll get to aeni kusnetsov gets traded he’s on that bird three seconds after the trade from Hershey and all of a sudden he wants to play
Hockey again I watched this guy over the weekend uh looked like a different player from the guy I saw in Washington earlier this uh this year didn’t get any points over the weekend but as you guys referenced Carolina dominant over New Jersey and Calgary out scoring them 11 to4 so
Pete you look at the uh the positioning of ketov right away and by the way this guy is very very available under 15% last time I looked last night but uh n ketov NIS on the second line N
Pp1 I think ketov is a must add right now I think so for sure this Carolina hurricane Squad I feel like week after week we’ve seen guys like ter and sneak onto the waiver wire list as well and
This is the time of the year down the stretch with the way they’re playing that any part of that Hurricane’s top six is a must add and think about ketov when Jay gensel gets back into the mix
As well I know he is nearing return I don’t think they’re going to break up that Top Line so now is the last opportunity you may have because when he starts playing with J gensel Nick he’s not going
To become available that’s exactly it um I just think you look at that new look top six if you want to call it that for Carolina I think they’re more equipped to uh you know be in the riggers of
The Stanley Cup Playoffs like Freddy Anderson’s back in the mix they got the back end and they got the depth scoring and that’s the biggest thing I love about Jake gensel you talked about it from a fantasy perspective he’s not going to be a big story I think down the stretch obviously because
He’s banged up but in the playoffs uh playoff Jake he he just does his thing in the postseason I just love that look now with the Carolina Hurricanes and just the depth they possess uh Pete what do
You think of that Cruz Nets Saad I like it a lot and I think the number two Center hole has been up for grabs in Carolina for a long time right it was coki spot to lose he lost it Jack Drury I think
He’s a little banged up right now and I think if ketov works out in the number two Center hole like that gives me the vote of confidence you know and again he’s going to have that extra motivation in the playoffs that’s what you’re you’re dying for if you’re Carolina you’re looking for those
Extra wrinkles compared to past postseasons where they’ve had a very high floor and with sniko and Freddy and nsv and Jake gensel I mean he’s As Good As It Gets in the playoffs my big question for
Gensel is like is he going to be the same caliber player without playing with Sydney Crosby who has been attached at the hip or he’s been attached to Crosby’s hip for his entire career here Pete
I love that you asked that question because it’s exactly what I was going to throw to you guys uh surprise surprise so Pittsburgh makes that trade and who’s in it Michael bunting of course C dubis
Knows him very very well so he’s now going to be attached to the hip do you like that look an with a guy like Michael bunting who’s had a very disappointing first year out of Toronto after a couple of you know successful years I would say playing with Austin Matthews because he’s right
Away with Crosby and Russ in the first Power Play unit there um on the top line as well and that’s what I was looking at when Michael bunting made that switch because Nick you couldn’t have said
It any better the biggest reason why he struggled with the Hurricanes a bit was because he didn’t have that Elite placement that he used to have in Toronto he was playing with solid players in Toronto he was a 60-point player got 20 goals on the the board in multiple years with the
Maple Leafs and it just goes to show that some of these guys really flourish when they’re with Elite Talent and if you’re playing with Sydney Crosby that’s pretty much as Elite as it gets so Michael
Bunting was definitely the guy I kept my eye on because when we’re taking a look at Jay gensel guys like his individual fantasy value takes a little bit of a hit moving to Carolina from Pittsburgh it’s not the same caliber of player he was with the Penguins now he’s having to share the
Puck with other talent that the hurricanes have when Pittsburgh really didn’t have that same situation so I think bunting is kind of like the guy who’s going up and gensel is the kind of guy who’s going down yeah I think it’s important to stress Pete that um obviously from a depth
Standpoint uh much different Carolina’s a team that rolls all four lines they never understood the bunting ad to begin with they added him to be like a third line player when I think he’s better suited for the top six but I think right now if you’re heading down the stretch and you’re
Close to the fantasy playoffs I think bunting’s a guy pet I would take a flyer on right and another question we definitely have to ask and fans were asking asking about it who’s the biggest sleeper
Of the deadline has a chance to be bunting has a chance to be Anthony duclair who scored in his lightning debut and just an absolute romp for the Tampa Bay Lightning to remind everybody that
They’re still in the thick of the playoff Chase here but curious to hear who you like Anna as the biggest sleeper I know you were high pre-trade on Anthony mantha but wondering if anyone else has
Caught your eye since I think du Clair is the one that sticks out to me a little bit just because every time he’s been on a good team and he’s been healthy he’s really proven himself and I feel like
His stats sometimes fly under the radar like he was a 30 goal scorer with the Florida Panthers and now he’s finally getting the opportunity to be back with Tampa Bay on a solid Squad and we saw
His performance he had a goal he had a two-point uh performance in his first game with Tampa Bay what better start could you ask for a guy like Anthony duclair yeah that’s got to be a boost
To duclair right uh plays at stamp coast and Celli over the weekend on second power play unit I think at the very least he’s a solid stream option um not not to go with a trifecta I’ll go with Jake
Allen I I like the pickup for New Jersey they’re they’re cooked they’re done they’re not making the playoffs but I think the important thing to stress here is that Allen was in a three-goal system and I do think it affected his play throughout this season um unchain now I obviously he’s going to
Be a one-w with kakenan he’s the number one now for New Jersey I think they’re going to win some games and I actually think he could ignite the Devils so I think if there’s a sneaky goal tender
That you could stream or play on your roster down the stretch cuz the Devils guys we we’ve talked about it all year good roster just couldn’t get a save so now that they can get a save I wonder how
Different they can look so I’ll go with Jake Allen Pete it’s a good point you make and they also traded away vanich when the trade first happened an remember we were saying like how is this going
To shake out is it going to be vanich and Allen and they send the two young guys down but not so fast they they shipped out vanich who was a big disappointment after signing uh with the Devils
A couple years ago so now it’s a little bit more clarity and yeah Jake Allen has been respected Through The Years whether he was the backup to whoever it was at the time H or Bennington and in
St Louis and then you know part of a rotation in Montreal for a team that was dwindling in recent years but the devils are still right there if teams like Buffalo are still alive the devils are
Still alive even with what you’re knocking them on and of course the Islanders are in the driver seat since we last talked yeah I’m not going to make any comments about the New Jersey Devils for
Like the next for the rest for the rest of the month okay in April I’ll reevaluate I’m taking like a detox guys you know this is the time of the fantasy hockey season where you can take a
Step back and just relax and take a detox from these teams that have wronged you and maybe be a little bit dulu and hope things turn around down the final stretch of the regular season
But no no comments on the New Jersey Devils guys never say never they can make a run I think most importantly they have a goenda go like 15 and five at least down the stretch so we’ll see if they can
Do it they got Travis Green in the mix there they got a number one goenda douge Hamilton but again if there’s a team that could do it maybe it’s the New Jersey Devils and certainly on the radar after
The uh the significant deadline for them just adding a goalie it wasn’t markstrom it wasn’t allmark but it was Jake Allen uh the team I want to bring up that this sort of stealth business is is Florida and Vladimir tereno I think he’s still being priced as an Ottawa senator in DFS
Markets and stuff like that but I I know his value has skyrocketed big time in the fantasy world where I think before the deal he was uh in the 30 percentile now he’s over 60% climbing towards 70 gets two- one over the weekend against Calgary Pete how about this lineup placement with
Barov and Reinhardt and pp2 for Vladimir tereno I mean you guys know it better than anyone how good Reinhardt has been this year and barov is a stud one of the top five centers in the league probably
All things considered all elements of his games so yeah factor in Tarasenko who was what five or six straight seasons of 30 plus goals and one of the best score goal scorers in the league in his
Heyday and we’ve been waiting right it’s been a bunch of teams that he’s been playing for what four teams in the past two years now that he’s in Florida but yeah that was lightning in a bottle
The other day and as much as we talk about Carolina you know being equipped to get back to the Eastern Conference Final like Florida’s more than equipped to come out of the Atlant IC division after upgrading here at the deadline so yeah it’s a huge move from a Stanley Cup Futures
Perspective because Florida is right now based on everything we’ve seen this season the very best team in the entire NHL and they just got stronger are we going to see the exact same Conference Finals guys this year the NHL I feel like with the way things are going there’s a decent chance that
It’s going to be very Deja Vu when all is said and done yeah you never know I this stuff is just so weird like I never try to get too to high too low post deadline there’s a couple teams I really like
I like Dallas’s acquisition of of tanv it’s got no bearing in fantasy hockey but love that love of Colorado did with adding some depth and of course the Vegas golden kns and don’t sleep on Winnipeg I
Think they’ve been as sleeper all season long guys but I love the addition obviously of a sha Monahan and now you add Tyler to Foley seemingly out of nowhere uh I I think it gives a different look to
That top six and it’s pretty amazing that like a year ago we were talking at the trade deadline and Winnipeg was a lost team and and bonus is rattled and all of a sudden they’re one of the better
Teams in the league I know they’re going through a bit of a blip right now convincing win for the Canucks over the weekend but Winnipeg’s top six is scary Pete yeah Winnipeg is one of those teams
Out there like that you can I think you can call based on where they Stack Up on the odds board a dark horse to actually Hoist the Stanley Cup in the end but I feel like C whether it’s Colorado
Or Dallas that runs into them in the first round they’re going to have their hands full and the biggest reason why is because of huk and the fact that that team has some stability and that it’s not reeling like what has happened in Calgary with you know selling everybody off like that
Hasn’t happened in Winnipeg they made a couple of sneaky good trades through the years they kept the guys that want to be there they resigned some guys that were up in the air that means they
Want to be there Anna and then Winnipeg is going into the playoffs a lot different than last year where they really limped in and they still gave Vegas a good fight in that first round some of
Those games so I think the ceiling very high for the Jets I don’t know I mean like top to bottom I’ve been thinking about which team I think is best equipped for the postseason and it honestly
Might be the Winnipeg Jets because when you’re taking a look at the way Connor haluk has played this year with how tumultuous goal tending has been he’s right there at the top of the board as like the vzna favorite right now and then their top six forward group is great as we mentioned
Adding Tyler to Foley makes it even better but when you’re looking at their bottom six forward group those guys also get points on the board like they guys like Mason Appleton you know neita Rider like NES nikov wherever they play in the lineup they’re still getting some sort of action
And then on their blue line like the list goes on and on like Josh morrisy has proven what kind of defenseman he is and all of these guys go on these little Point streaks and runs I think the Winnipeg
Jets may be the best equipped team in the NHL to like make a deep run this year very structured and don’t forget about Gabe valard either who’s banged up right now I think would solidify that top six for that team uh again continuing with the deadline Fallout theme uh some other players
To look at are monitor at the very least Anthony Mana playing with dorv and Stevenson n P2 with Vegas hannahan paired with Petra Angelo n P2 and my guy Adam enri ends up in Edmonton I I think his
Value goes down obviously starts with dry settle doesn’t go according to plan they lost to Buffalo twice over the weekend in the same game go look at that but uh now playing with Kane and brown
On the third line no PP time for Adam Henrik but obviously a chance to win a Stanley Cup here so um even like the wenberg ad like there’s going to be some stealth ads that play out I think you got
To look at some of the players that went from contending teams to diminishing teams or just playing out the string I think there’s no pressure so keep an eye on that over the next couple weeks
Right Pete off that theme I really like the bow and Byam trade for the Sabers it brings some respectability to the entire not only the defense but the organization right like the guy won the
Stanley Cup as a young player still what 23 years old or something like that 22 uh it’s crazy and I love that trade because it fills the need and second line Center for middlest stat middlest stat should have a great finish to the season if he’s playing with NuSkin and either drwan or
Leinen but like that’s a trade where like the ABS address their short-term need and buffalo bolsters its area of weakness Anna for the years to come it was a nice pickup by Adams in Buffalo this has to
Be like Pete Jensen in dream trade ever like I was like is Pete sneak into the GM office in Buffalo over here because I don’t know a single person who likes the Sabers and bow and byon more than Pete
Jensen guys so he’s over the moon right now this is Pete’s month he’s in his lucky girl era yeah I think so too uh I I’ll be honest Pete I didn’t feel the same way as you when I made that trade I
Got why Colorado did it didn’t get why Buffalo did it I was sort of laughing I was watching a broadcast and they were talking about Bowen byon wanted a bigger opportunity well I know kale Mar’s
In Colorado but then you go to Buffalo um they got Dalene they got power and now they got bym I just don’t know how that’s going to work out we talked about this going into the year how many
Cooks can you have in that kitchen we talked about it with Pittsburgh right it was lat tang and Carlson and that’s gone you know where it was Ditto for for guys like Brent Burns and Carlson and San Jose I know there’s one theme with that with that conversation but like that that’s all
I wanted from a fantasy point of view how much value can you extract from a bow and bym knowing there’s always going to be somebody ahead of him and that guy’s name is Rasmus delene right and
It’s a good fairer debate to debate Byam and Owen power in a keeper league and one person on Instagram on the fantasy account was saying neither because they’re both going to be behind Dalene on the power play one equation and that’s fair but I kind of like for Byrum’s standpoint
Like they’re already playing him with Ras mallene on the top pair the only time he was getting top pair minutes Anna in Colorado was when either car or Taves was injured I mean he was never going to
See that role long term there here could be a part of the solution and I think whether it’s on the power play to defenseman set or even second power play unit I think he could teach the players
In Buffalo a lot about what he learned from the likes of McKinnon ranin and Ma for a couple of years in Colorado yeah I think at least for a short-term stream there’s no harm no foul here
But I I have toci with Nick right now I’m not too sold on the Buffalo Sabers down the stretch this year Pete I think there are some teams that are very much fighting to sneak their way into
The playoffs that are going to be going all out winning games and getting their guys to perform the best and I think Buffalo just got lucky a little bit post trade deadline bump but not not
Sold on the team this season tell you something um the team I thought was going to be the busiest wasn’t at all and I know they made some trades but the Vancouver Canucks right and then they have the
Game on Saturday uh um Demco goes down convincing win against the Winnipeg Jets but what does that mean in fantasy hockey it means we don’t really know much in terms of what’s going on with Demco I think we’ll find out over the next couple days but internally Casey the Smith is your obvious
Pickup externally as I mentioned Jake Allen who by the way is dealing with Visa issues right now so not what the Devils just yet Philip guar has been fantastic since coming back from injuries 51
And0 1.63 943 and one shut out and UPL in Buffalo who would you take Pete uh I mean it’s tough for me to invest too much in grow just because dord statistically has been like between top five and
Top 10 goalie based on his volume and his save percentage this season so I would probably fade grow and I don’t know that the Kraken are getting in the wild probably aren’t getting in either so
Uh I mean give them credit for what they pulled yesterday to get that extra point uh the risk taking there but they’re still like eight or nine points back so uh I would fade some of those you
Know middling teams UPL has been doing this for like two months now so I put some respect on that guy’s name what he’s doing uh with an array of you know bad players around him defensively so um
Maybe he gets a bump from having Byrum so I kind of like UPL not to go too Sabers heavy but just wanted to give a little respect to what he’s done yeah I was waiting for Pete to bring up UPL when
You asked that question I was just waiting for that to fall through but I would have to agree there with the ones you gave I hope the listeners of this podcast listen to us when we told them to
Pick up Frederick Anderson because I feel like that would have been your biggest win right now guys like if you added him to your roster you’re probably thrilled that is the goalie that stood out to me this past couple of weeks especially him coming back from injury and then what what
Carolina did at the trade deadline they have a goalie system they’re not committed to either so if you’re looking for a daily fantasy situation or short-term streams look at who’s starting a net for the Hurricanes that night I mean you were saying it’s my lucky week or whatever Freddy’s
Back baby I’m I’m so excited about that and uh wanted to also touch on since we last talked the Devils made the coaching change right like I know that uh we’ve been down on that team do
You see any bump your your uh buddies with Travis Green right Nick what do you think he’s you think he’s G have a better results Second Time Around uh compared to what he he wasn’t uh that great
In Vancouver years ago but maybe an opportunity here to get the most out of a very talented young team I think it’s fascinating because like like Lindy Ruff like the guy was just begging for a
Goalie and then you trade for a goalie after you fire him like it w it was so clear what the issue was in New Jersey and that was the crease and now you sort of solidify that you bring in Jake Allen
And that’s when you make the coaching change uh I know maybe you guys have a bit more belief in that Devil’s team than I do to make the playoffs this year but like they’re they’re up against it
And I think they’re hoping for that new coach bump it hasn’t happened just yet but again the crease is a different story obviously uh you know still going through some things with the guys they’ve qu ired so we’ll see this week um I like the addition I think Green’s been waiting for this
This opportunity I think you look at this Devil’s team the the one thing that’s not talked about enough Anna as douge Hamilton not having him in the lineup they’re rather Young on the back end
And now you trade to Foley I just I don’t know who this is boosting I I think Jack Hughes is a guy they’re never going to admit it there’s no way this guy is close to 100% just watching the
Games it’s not the same player um Luke Hughes is taking on a bigger responsibility there’s a lot more questions than I had going into the season remarkably Anna with the New Jersey Devils right now I don’t know how we got back into talking about the Devils when I said that
I had no further comments about the New Jersey Devils but what you’ve said is very true like this team is just not what anyone expected them to be you wonder if there was too much pressure
On this squad with the way they performed last year and it got to their heads because it’s it’s just a mess like Jack Hughes definitely is not 100% healthy Dawson Mercer has fallen off the
Face of the planet on their back end you don’t know who’s going to show up one night who’s not going to show up another night haven’t been too impressed with either of the Hughes Brothers as
Of late and team o my is like maybe their one bright spot like that’s it like if you want to be excited about New Jersey maybe it’s finally Teemo time but that’s not enough for a team like
That to compete with other squads that are getting closer and closer right in a six-game point streak for Meyer and 12 points in his past eight games that might be the X Factor like that kindy guy
Was missing in action for the past calendar year pretty much since the trade right guys but like he could be the guy that could really make a difference and uh be a game breaker for that
Team if they are going to just wake up all of a sudden like the Islanders I saw what 72 and one or something in their past nine after a victory against Anaheim on Sunday night so and they have
Another late game against the Kings I like them to keep that rolling the Islanders have some nice balance in their lineup and sometimes a coaching change can make all the difference you can’t always put your finger on why but more times than not right like 60 to 70% of the time I
Feel like it it usually works out and benefits the team P we’re talking about this throughout the season every team that’s made a coaching change has seen a boost in production and value and and win percentage um yeah the Islanders are fascinating to me I guess L larella was sleeping
On Deadline day and the they did nothing like I I don’t know what’s going on there I got so many questions but they’re like ah we’re not doing this dead line thing this year we’re not helping this
Team out and and maybe he took the approach of this team hasn’t proven enough to me that they’re worthy of a deadline pickup so we’re not going to do it we all know how stealth lul amarello is but
That team is playing really really well right now the back end uh they’re getting the goal ending which is great to see barzal has been fantastic Brock Nelson H home like I mean the guy every year
Just really really consistent in the fantasy world and I don’t mind the idea of letting the players do the talking I think obviously in the media we talk about the deadline we overhype it to to an extreme and I think every year it’s those teams that really don’t do much around deadline
Time that go on a crazy run and I I wondered like what if why why can’t why can’t the Islanders go on that significant run and I think you look conversely as we started off the podcast the
Detroit Red Wings you lose Dylan Lin and all of a sudden the Islanders Anna back in the equation here that is the storyline right now with the New York Islanders this is a team that I feel
Like I can never quite trust but they always give me a reason to cuz they’re always in the mix at the end of the day like this is a team that has made the Conference Finals so many times with a
Lot of the players that are currently on their squad and you can just never discount them and even taking a look right now like they’re not far off they’re not far off and the New Jersey Devils
Should be worried because I don’t think they can catch up to them with the way that they’re playing the New York Islanders are a significantly better team Detroit should be worried with their injuries and I’ve said this time and time again I think that elas sokin is the best goalie in the NHL
And when he’s at his best he can take whatever team to whatever lengths and that’s why I think the New York Islanders might be my pick to like sneak into the playoffs here it’s it’s danzo for
The rest of those guys they’re uh only two points behind the Flyers who are reeling a little bit and dealing with some injuries and adversity of their own of course torella suspended two games after the Antics over the weekend pretty funny stuff but uh I think that like really you’re
Looking at uh the Islanders getting into this thing whether they catch Detroit or they’re catching Philly barring any unforeseen injury or something like that and you’re looking at Buffalo being seven points behind the Red Wings um who have gotten um no support ever since Lin went
Down right the capitals are playing well they’re right in the mix they’re only three points behind Detroit uh are you buying into any of these Washington guys it’s funny they sell at the deadline but they’re still in the thick of this thing and they absolutely blitzed the Penguins in
That one game in the middle of all those trades yeah it’s uh there’s a cluster of teams I guess if we’re having that I guess Pittsburgh’s still in it Pete by your uh by your math I don’t think
So I I mean I guess they’re they have some games in hand but I don’t trust that team at all it’s I don’t know it’s it’s intriguing to me like even Washington I had Max Pat I just dumped him I’ve
Just I don’t know that team like they sold and I think they’re going to be competitive down the stretch like to me I think Philly’s obviously in it the Islanders Tampa Detroit um sure if you want to include New Jersey and buffalo I think obviously those two teams we just talked about at
The end there the devils and buffalo have to go on extended runs where you have to not only hop teams in the standings but get two points in regulation like there’s a lot of math that goes into it and
It’s pretty crazy guys like there’s less than 20 games remaining in the regular season and on top of that the fantasy playoffs like I know in both my leagues my keeper leagues I have fantasy
Playoffs that start after this week so I’m getting ampton ready for that and I have to make up some pickups and and look at the the schedule too right I just really want to be as optimistic as Pete is
About every single team and all the players in League like I just can’t imagine looking at the world through that rose-colored glasses because honestly like since we’re talking about Washington having a chance right now like guys like that that’s insane Washington does not have
A chance but if you want to short-term stream any of these guys I will give Pete a little bit of credit you want to add some points down the stretch have these guys for a little period of
Time they do intrigue me like Dylan stro has been playing really well Alex oetkin is maybe a player that you think could bring some value for the rest of the Year John Carlson I don’t think we
Talk about enough he’s been playing really well in the back end for Washington too so those are some names that stick out to me overall though it’s not long-term guys you’re keeping on your roster definitely not uh let’s wrap by looking at the schedule for this upcoming week March 11th to
17th the team you want to monitor this week big news for Johnny Lazarus big fan of the podcast a five game slate for the New York Rangers so stream away when it comes to the Rangers the
Only team with a five game slate there are 53 games in total four on Monday 10 Tuesday four Wednesday 12 on Thursday Two on Friday Saturday got 14 s on Sunday the four game teams to look at streamwise Anaheim Carolina Columbus Detroit La Jersey the Islanders Ottawa Pittsburgh San Jose
St Louis Washington Winnipeg and stay away from Edmonton Nashville Tampa Toronto Vancouver just two game slates for those teams Pete right and pertaining to the Rangers I do like Jack rosik as a deadline sleeper deep sleeper if you want to say he could play third line Center he could also
Play a top six rightwing to plug a gap if you know either kako or whoever lafier goes into a slump like they have through their career personally I don’t understand the attachment to the not only the first round pick but also kokako but uh maybe that’s a conversation for another day maybe we
Could have that conversation at the spere in Vegas if we’re all there right guys yeah yeah far up for that Anna Pete’s now going to get the inside scoop from The Source itself about Capo kako but
Alex wenberg as well if you want to take a look I mean if you’re not high on Capo cako probably stay away from Alex wenberg who’s playing with him but I think he’s proven himself as a player
As of late and in a daily fantasy situation or if you’re looking at particular spots on a night the Rangers are playing I cannot hype this guy up enough I think he’s like my player of the
Season and it’s Vincent troch guys like he is the most underrated player in the NHL he gets points he gets hits he gets category coverage he wins Pace offs that is the guy to monitor on the
Rangers don’t get Allstar struck by the paner and the cers and the zabin jads there’s Vincent troch too you know what I want to see guys I I haven’t heard one person say it but I’ve been waiting
For it pretty much my whole life whether it’s in the two three hole in the Metro or the division winner against the first wild card I want to see Islanders Rangers in a playoff series this year
And I think it could finally happen based on these recent Trends where the Rangers didn’t make a move at the deadline and the Islanders are playing well I want to see those two teams meet I think
It would be great theater Nick yeah I saw Johnny predicting that he’s been bumping that threat all year long I just don’t know what’s going on he’s a guy also boosted the Ottawa Senators uh they’ve
Lost to everybody seven straight for them like what a call that was I mean I mean we’ I’ve got stuff wrong before I called Vegas to miss the playoffs last year but yeah the Ottawa Senators
Just a disaster I I would love to see that too I I just think it would be unbelievable in the Stanley Cup Playoffs uh speaking of unbelievable guys NHL backstory episode 2 uh Tales from the
Trade deadline make sure to check that out uh as somebody who loves trades the way I do love the backstory on those what’s transpired in the past I think the big thing I like post deadline is like the Fallout like I love the drama like Lena almark still hugging Jeremy SW it’s like
No bro they tried to trade you the other day uh PL deah those rumors like I think it’s f in stuff when you hear stuff after the fact here Pete definitely and and I remember when Lin Holm got
Traded he was on the flight back to Calgary from vacation in Mexico right before going to Allstar Weekend in Toronto so yeah you never know what you’re going to hear from some of these Tales of different guys being on in transit and stuff like that when they hear the news I always hate
When you hear that a guy finds out on Twitter that he’s been traded but that’s been uh the trend in recent uh years of course yeah guys on Twitter I have been involved in a couple of Trades this past
Trade deadline uh some sources said I was said to Edmonton other sources said I was sent to Montreal so I can’t imagine how the guys who are actually traded feel when they just wake up one day they
Got to pack everything and move to New City and be with the new team well as you guys know we made a very uh big trade of our own producer Bob Bender out today producer Ben Cook in phenomenal
Job Benny boy my guy uh so there you have it for this week’s episode uh moving forward later on in the week week 22 mail bag Edition again we’re getting you all set for in the fantasy playoffs
As well so many thanks to Ben cook for Pete Jensen and anad Dua I’m Nick alberga you’ve been listening to NHL fantasy on nice deliver by skip the official food delivery app of the [Music] NHL
Pete, Nick and Anna catch up about the all the NHL Trade Deadline moves with their takes on the winners, losers and teams that stood pat. They react to the Hurricanes moves to get Jake Guentzel and Evgeny Kuznetsov, the Golden Knights chances of repeating if they get newly acquired Tomas Hertl and/or Mark Stone back from injury for the playoffs and touch on various sleeper picks and teammates beneficiaries around the NHL. Other players discussed include Bowen Byram with the Sabres, Casey Mittelstadt with the Avalanche, Adam Henrique with the Oilers, Jake Allen with the Devils + their recent coaching change, Anthony Duclair with the Lightning, Michael Bunting with the Penguins and the suddenly up-for-grabs playoff spots in the Eastern Conference.
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Florida Panthers the best team