Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast

There’s only one week left in the season but Elan and Brian are not letting up as episode 25 of The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is chalk full of useful analysis and advice. Topics and players discussed this week include:Outjuries: Cam Fowler, P.A. ParenteauInjuries (with discussion regarding which players may benefit): Jonathan Toews, Matt Duchene, Andrej Sekera, Patrik Elias)Are the Colorado Avalanche overrated?A new fancy stat technique that accounts for when scores are closeTeams resting players before the playoffsMoves the guys have made to make their finals and what moves they plan to make next weekStephane Robidas, Andrew Shaw, Semyon Varlamov, Jamie McGinn, John Mitchell, John Michael Liles, Travis Zajac, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Ryan Strome, Matthieu Perreault, Josh Bailey, Tobias Enstrom, Beau Bennett, Tomas Fleischmann, Gustav Nyquist, Milan Michalek, James Wisniewski, Mika Zibanejad, Charlie Coyle, Erik HaulaPlease help support the show by subscribing to Keeping Karlsson on iTunes and giving us a 5 star review. You can also follow us on Twitter @keepingkarlsson and email us at keepingkarlsson@gmail.com to give us feedback and ask fantasy hockey questions that we’ll discuss on the show.

With two weeks left in the regular season, Elan and Brian cover a number of players and topics that you need to be on top of in order to make your final push. Topic discussed include:Malkin injury, who will take his place. Pick up Beau Bennett?Mike Smith injury. Grab Thomas Greiss?Looking at teams with favourable and unfavourable schedules for the next 2 weeks (Anaheim, Detroit, Vancouver, Nashville)Minuscule amount of bragging as Elan and Brian both took first place in their pools. Pickups: Evgeny KuznetsovMinnesota’s goalie situation with Kuemper and BryzgalovHow valuable is Mark Giordano?What’s going on with Martin St. Louis?Olli Maatta, Beau Bennett, Mathieu Perreault, Tomas Tatar, Calle Jarnkrok, T.J. Brodie, Mike Ribiero, Andrei Loktionov Please help support the show by subscribing to Keeping Karlsson on iTunes and giving us a 5 star review. You can also follow us on Twitter @keepingkarlsson and email us at keepingkarlsson@gmail.com to give us feedback and ask fantasy hockey questions that we’ll discuss on the show.

We’re a couple of days early this week but still bringing the goods with episode 23 of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast. The show starts off with some general fantasy playoff strategies, including how one should potentially deal differently with players like Derrick Brassard and Mike Green, as opposed to how you would during the regular season. The guys also point out a few teams that should be targeted and avoided over the next week and cover the two big injuries of Patrick Kane and Cam Fowler and how their teammates will be affected.For the rest of the show Elan and Brian prognosticate the fortunes of a number of players including Evander Kane, Ben Bishop, Robin Lehner, Gustav Nyquist, Mikael Granlund, Jared Spurgeon, Cory Conacher, Sami Salo, Tyson Barrie, Ondrej Palat, Alex Chiasson, Valeri Nichushkin, Mikael Backlund, Paul Byron and Chris Kelly.Please help support the show by subscribing to Keeping Karlsson on iTunes and giving us a 5 star review. You can also follow us on Twitter @keepingkarlsson and email us at keepingkarlsson@gmail.com to give us feedback and ask fantasy hockey questions that we’ll discuss on the show.

Episode 22 of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is a big one as we head into the last month of regular season NHL play. The big headline of the show is once again injuries, and Elan and Brian discuss the impact of the injuries to James Neal, Ryan Kesler and others and provide some tips on who may be good replacements.The other headlines covered are newly relevant backup goalies (including Tim Thomas and James Reimer) and the NHL debut of Evgeni Kuznetsov. Next the guys discuss some moves they have made (and intend to make) involving players including Travis Zajac, Kyle Okposo, Ales Hemsky, Marian Gaborik, Radim Vrbata, Antoine Vermette and Brandon Dubinsky.Other players discussed on the episode include Ray Whitney, Jason Spezza, Benoit Pouliot, Jordan Staal, Tyler Myers, Alec Martinez and Nick Bjugstad. Listen to find out which if these are sleepers and which are snoozers.Please help support the show by subscribing to Keeping Karlsson on iTunes and giving us a 5 star review. You can also follow us on Twitter @keepingkarlsson and email us at keepingkarlsson@gmail.com to give us feedback and ask fantasy hockey questions that we’ll discuss on the show.

On the trade deadline edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, the guys delve into which players gained or lost value as a result of the various deadline deals. Aside from analyzing the winners and losers of the big deals involving Luongo and St. Louis, they also discuss a number of other players that were affected by moves they were involved in or that their teams made including Hemsky, Okposo, Gaborik, Anisimov, Neuvirth, Enroth, Halak, Bryzgalov and Fasth. A few potential low percentage owned gems are also discussed including Palmieri, Lindholm and Zajac.Please help support the show by subscribing to Keeping Karlsson on iTunes and giving us a 5 star review. You can also follow us on Twitter @keepingkarlsson and email us at keepingkarlsson@gmail.com to give us feedback and ask fantasy hockey questions that we’ll discuss on the show.

NHL hockey is back and that means it’s time for Elan and Brian to get down to business. The big headline is of course the Ryan Miller trade, and the guys dig deep into how it affects a number of players on both Buffalo and St. Louis. They also discuss the Canucks goaltending saga and whether or not you should be jumping on Eddie Lack, as well as the revolving centers on the Islanders’ first line. Other notable players discussed this week include Steve Mason, Martin Hanzal, Derrick Brassard, Antoine Vermette, Adam Henrique, Sean Monahan, Jakob Silfverberg and Carl Soderberg.Please help support the show by subscribing to Keeping Karlsson on iTunes and giving us a 5 star review. You can also follow us on Twitter @keepingkarlsson and email us at keepingkarlsson@gmail.com to give us feedback and ask fantasy hockey questions that we’ll discuss on the show.SHOW NOTESOkay Maybe You Can Start Worrying About Stewart Now - http://www.stlouisgametime.com/2014/1/29/5359856/okay-maybe-you-can-start-worrying-about-stewart-now

It’s the final Keeping Karlsson episode of the Olympic break and Elan and Brian bring a jammed packed show with advice you’ll want to hear before the fantasy season resumes. The episode begins with a discussion of some of the key injuries that have occurred recently, including Tavares, Martin and Zuccarello, and how they will impact the players around them. Some tips are given on how to take advantage of your leaguemates who have suffered these injuries.Next the guys run down a list of players who will be coming back from injury when (or soon after) the season resumes, and give insight into how each of them will fair. Players discussed here include Marian Gaborik, Evander Kane, Mikko Koivu, Tomas Vokoun, Pekka Rinne and Stephen Weiss.Brian rounds out the show with a recap of the Keeping Karlsson Olympics pool, revealing the medalists as well as some surprising box results.Please help support the show by subscribing to Keeping Karlsson on iTunes and giving us a 5 star review. You can also follow us on Twitter @keepingkarlsson and email us at keepingkarlsson@gmail.com to give us feedback and ask fantasy hockey questions that we’ll discuss on the show.

With the Olympics going on there isn’t a whole lot to work with, but this week’s episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast still offers up a nice helping of fantasy hockey advice. We begin with our headlines, including some Olympic injury casualties and how they may affect their NHL teammates, as well as another record set by Teemu Selanne.Sticking with the Olympic theme, some notable early strong performers are discussed including Olli Maata and Michael Grabner. Brian provides an update on the current Keeping Karlsson Olympic Pool standings and discusses which boxes currently have the most surprising leaders.Outside of the Olympics the guys discuss some trade strategy for their pools and critique a couple of trades involving Jaromir Jagr, P.A. Parenteau, Clarke MacArthur and Matt Moulson.Speaking of trades, Brian shares something interesting he noticed in the URLs for proposed trades in Yahoo fantasy leagues that may help you gauge the trading activity in your league.Please help support the show by subscribing to Keeping Karlsson on iTunes and giving us a 5 star review. You can also follow us on Twitter @keepingkarlsson and email us at keepingkarlsson@gmail.com to give us feedback and ask fantasy hockey questions that we’ll discuss on the show.

A big dense show for the final week of the fantasy season before the Olympic break. Elan and Brian chat about the Olympics, explain Corsi and Fenwick possession stats, and offer up some strategies and approaches for your upcoming fantasy trade deadline.They also go in-depth on the fortunes and misfortunes of Kris Letang, Alex Pietrangelo, David Desharnais, Mike Cammalleri, Derek Roy, Antoine Vermette, Alex Steen, Chris Kunitz, Carl Soderberg, Loui Eriksson, Cam Fowler, Dennis Wideman, Andy Greene, Olli Maata, Raphael Diaz, Cory Schneider, and Dany Heatley.The values of Derek Stepan, Mark Scheifele and Frans Neilsen are also discussed in response to a listener's question, and two low-owned% options on defense are put out for your consideration.Please help support the show by subscribing to Keeping Karlsson on iTunes and giving us a 5 star review. You can also follow us on Twitter @keepingkarlsson and email us at keepingkarlsson@gmail.com to give us feedback and ask fantasy hockey questions that we’ll discuss on the show.----more----SHOW NOTESJoin the Keeping Karlsson Olympic Fantasy Pool!"Schedule Compression Is a Lie," by Tyler Dellow (mc79hockey.com)Forecasting Goalie Performance with Four-Year Hockey Marcels, by garik16 (hockey-graphs.com)

The guys bring a slightly new format for episode 16 of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast. The show begins with headlines from the past week in fantasy hockey. In this segment Elan and Brian give their take on Ben Scrivens’ 59 save shutout, Tomas Fleischmann and P.A. Parenteau’s healthy scratches, Stamkos coming back and how that will affect the other lightning players, and the Sedin and Kane injuries.Next comes updates on the hosts’ pools, with special attention given to Darcy Kuemper, Steve Mason, Scott Hartnell, Kyle Okposo, Phil Kessel and Jarome Iginla.Questions from Reddit and Twitter are discussed involving players including David Perron, Wayne Simmonds, Jakub Voracek and Cory Schneider. This is followed by some sleepers and snoozers, where the hosts analyze the likes of Travis Zajac, Mikael Granlund, Lars Eller and Chris Kreider.The show ends with a lightning round covering Nathan MacKinnon and Sergei Bobrovsky.Please help support the show by subscribing to Keeping Karlsson on iTunes and giving us a 5 star review. You can also follow us on Twitter @keepingkarlsson and email us at keepingkarlsson@gmail.com to give us feedback and ask fantasy hockey questions that we’ll discuss on the show.----more----SHOW NOTESNet Crashers PodcastSCORE-ADJUSTED FENWICK AND REMAINING STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE

Elan and Brian are back with another jam-packed episode of the Keeping Karlsson fantasy hockey podcast. As always, the guys discuss their weeks and moves they have made, answer listener questions and discuss a few players of note. Players discussed in this week’s episode include Ondrej Pavelec, Kyle Okposo, Patrick Kane, Alex Goligoski, Sergei Gonchar, Joe Pavelski, Loui Eriksson, Niklas Backstrom, Dennis Wideman, Jiri Tlusty, Andrew Ladd, Chris Kunitz, Jordan Eberle, Zach Parise, Michael Del Zotto, Kris Versteeg, Patrick Wiercioch, Jacob Trouba, Gustav Nyquist and Ryan Clowe.Please help support the show by subscribing to Keeping Karlsson on iTunes and giving us a 5 star review. You can also follow us on Twitter @keepingkarlsson and email us at keepingkarlsson@gmail.com to give us feedback and ask fantasy hockey questions that we’ll discuss on the show.

In week 14 of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian discuss a number of players who you need to know about in order to stay on top of your hockey pool. These players include Ondrej Palat, Nikita Kucherov, Cody Hodgson, Derek Stepan, P.A. Parenteau, Viktor Fasth, Philipp Grubauer, Nathan Horton, The Sedins, Niklas Kronwall, James Wisniewski, Devan Dubnyk, Brian Elliot, Alex Tanguay, Kyle Turris, Frans Nielson, Martin Hanzal, Mike Richards, Charlie Coyle, Sam Gagne, Wayne Simmonds and Ryan Garbutt.This episode also introduces a couple of new segments, the first being players who are silently having career years and the other about how to deal with slumping players.Please help support the show by subscribing to Keeping Karlsson on iTunes and giving us a 5 star review. You can also follow us on Twitter @keepingkarlsson and email us at keepingkarlsson@gmail.com to give us feedback and ask fantasy hockey questions that we’ll discuss on the show.

Elan and Brian go all out in a jam-packed episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast. A whole bunch of players are discussed in this episode including Jordan Staal, Nino Niederreiter, Tomas Plekanec, Francois Beauchemin, Niklas Backstrom, Paul Stastny, Tobias Enstrom, Henrik Lundqvist, Jamie McGinn, Mike Fisher, Cody Hodgson, Ondrej Palat, Andrew Shaw, Andrej Sekera, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Valtteri Filppula, Jaden Schwartz, Erik Johnson, Andre Benoit, Tyson Barrie, Evander Kane, Joe Pavelski, Darcy Kuemper, John Tavares, Tomas Vanek, Vladimir Sobotka, Michael Del Zotto, Tyler Toffoli, Nick Bonino and Gustav Nyquist. They also discuss the strategy and morality behind benching goalies.Please help support the show by subscribing to Keeping Karlsson on iTunes and giving us a 5 star review. You can also follow us on Twitter @keepingkarlsson and email us at keepingkarlsson@gmail.com to give us feedback and ask fantasy hockey questions that we’ll discuss on the show.

After a one week break Elan and Brian are back with episode 12 of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast. In this week’s show they discuss a number of players including Mike Fisher, Mikael Granlund, Matt Irwin, Curtis McElhinney, Justin Braun, Mark Scheifele, Cody Hodgson, Dennis Wideman, Jack Johnson, Mason Raymond, Braden Holtby, Henrik Lundqvist, Cam Talbot, Benoit Pouliot, John-Michael Liles, Cory Conacher, Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat, Ryan Suter and Anton Khudobin. They also discuss how to start approaching the end of the season.Please help support the show by subscribing to Keeping Karlsson on iTunes and giving us a 5 star review. You can also follow us on Twitter @keepingkarlsson and email us at keepingkarlsson@gmail.com to give us feedback and ask fantasy hockey questions that we’ll discuss on the show.SHOW NOTESYoung Players and Corsi%, by Travis Yost via nhlnumbers.comYoung Players and Corsi%, Part II, by Travis Yost via hockeybuzz.comReplacing Steven Stamkos: How the Tampa Bay Lightning Weathered the Storm, by Benjamin Wendorf via nhl-graphs.com

Week 11 of the Keeping Karlsson fantasy podcast starts off with a bang as Elan and Brian gloat about how amazing their teams performed in the previous week. Next they discuss moves they’ve made since the last episode, involving players including Michael Raffl, Valeri Nichushkin, Mark Scheifele, Tyler Johnson, Jake Muzzin and Jack JohnsonNext, Elan discusses a trade he made that was vetoed, involving Erik Karlsson and Alex Ovechkin. The guys discuss what they think warrants a fair veto. This is followed by a discussion of some players of interest including James van Riemsdyk, Petr Mrazek, Jonas Gustavsson, Nathan Horton, Dustin Penner and Kyle Palmieri.This is followed by listener questions both from the fantasyhockey sub-reddit and Twitter. Players discussed here include Henrik Lundqvist, Braden Holtby, Max Pacioretty, Ryan Johansen, Gabriel Landeskog, Marian Gaborik, Alexander Semin, Shane Doan, Patrice Bergeron, Clarke MacArthur, Valeri Nichushkin and Chris Stewart.Next Brian discusses some players he’s mentioned in previous episodes and looks into how they’ve been doing. These include Mark Streit, Teemu Selanne, Bryan Little, Pascal Dupuis, Martin Jones and Ben Scrivens. The show then concludes with a lightning round where Dwight King, Charlie Coyle and Andy Greene are discussed.Please help support the show by subscribing to Keeping Karlsson on iTunes and giving us a 5 star review. You can also follow us on Twitter @keepingkarlsson and email us at keepingkarlsson@gmail.com to give us feedback and ask fantasy hockey questions that we’ll discuss on the show.SHOW NOTEShttp://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hockey/opinion/2013/12/30-thoughts-western-conference-tougher-on-jets.htmlhttp://twitter.com/icemancometh