Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian continue their 2025-26 retrospective mode, naming more of the most pleasant and unpleasant surprises in our fantasy hockey leagues, on the rest of the Eastern Conference and the worst Western Conference NHL teams.

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Players discussed on the show this week include Evgeni Malkin, Anthony Mantha, Egor Chinakhov, Kris Letang, Rutger McGroarty, Ben Kindel, Jake Sanderson, Dylan Cozens, Thomas Chabot, Charlie McAvoy, Elias Lindholm, Darren Raddysh, Brayden Point, Juraj Slafkovsky, Sam Montembeault, Zach Bolduc, Ivan Demidov, Mattias Samuelsson, Jason Zucker, Josh Norris, Seth Jarvis, Jackson Blake, Andrei Svechnikov, Shayne Gostisbehere, Logan Stankoven, Nikolaj Ehlers, Filip Hronek, Thatcher Demko, Zeev Buium, Brock Boeser, Connor Bedard, Sam Rinzel, Blake Coleman, Matt Coronato, Rasmus Andersson, Mackenzie Weegar, Jordan Eberle, Jared McCann, Connor Hellebuyck, Eric Comrie, Gabriel Vilardi, Josh Morrissey, Cole Perfetti, Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith and more. 

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On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian enter 2025-26 retrospective mode -- beginning with naming the most pleasant and unpleasant surprises in our fantasy hockey leagues, on ten Eastern Conference NHL teams.

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Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! Patrons get access to all our perks throughout the fantasy hockey season and all year round, including show notes, KKUPFL priority invitations, monthly bonus AMA episodes, and full access to our patrons-only Discord server. 

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Players discussed on the show this week include Mika Zibanejad, J.T. Miller, William Nylander, Matthew Knies, Morgan Rielly, Brad Marchand, Seth Jones, Timo Meier, Connor Brown, Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier, Matthew Schaefer, Bo Horvat, Tony DeAngelo, Adam Fantilli, Sean Monahan, Kent Johnson, Alex DeBrincat, Lucas Raymond, Marco Kasper, Emmitt Finnie, Tom Wilson, Jakob Chychrun, Dylan Strome, Trevor Zegras, Porter Martone, Matvei Michkov and more. 

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Stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos, goalie starts and fantasy news at  GameDayTweets.com. 

We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or your podcast platform of choice. 

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Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, patrons power new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey.

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Brian is joined by two-time KKUPFL Ultimate Champion Ryan for a wide-ranging fantasy hockey strategy conversation covering drafting, adds and drops, projections, trading, the mental game, and Erik Karlsson-inspired pasta -- all to offer some practical advice to help you win your fantasy hockey league.

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Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! Patrons get access to all our year-round perks, including show notes, KKUPFL Priority Invitations, Playoff Pool access, monthly bonus AMA episodes, and full access to our patrons-only Discord server. 

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Stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos, goalie starts and fantasy news at GameDayTweets.com. 

We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or your podcast platform of choice. 

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Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, patrons power new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey.

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Elan is joined by the newest KKUPFL Ultimate Champion Jordan Beach to talk about his epic win and what makes him the best fantasy hockey player in the world.

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Stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos, goalie starts and fantasy news at  GameDayTweets.com. 

We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or your podcast platform of choice. 

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Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, patrons power new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey.

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On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian do a mix of reflecting and projecting on players across all 32 NHL teams as the regular season and fantasy hockey league postseason draw to a close.

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Join the Keeping Karlsson Playoff Pool and patron community! Patrons get access to all our year-round perks, including show notes, KKUPFL Priority Invitations, Playoff Pool access, monthly bonus AMA episodes, and full access to our patrons-only Discord server. 

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Players discussed on the show this week include Sam Malinski, Devon Toews, Brock Nelson, Anton Forsberg, Darcy Kuemper, Adrian Kempe, Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven, Jackson Blake, Sean Walker, Morgan Geekie, James Hagens, Morgan Geekie, Frederik Andersen, Brandon Bussi, Pyotr Kochetkov, Wyatt Johnston, Jason Robertson, Thomas Harley, Joel Eriksson Ek, Mats Zuccarello, Quinn Hughes, Jason Zucker, Tage Thompson, Jack Quinn, Jake Sanderson, Anthony Cirelli, Darren Raddysh, Juraj Slafkovsky, Cole Caufield, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Egor Chinakhov, Erik Karlsson, Ben Kindel, Tommy Novak, Porter Martone, Tyson Foerster, Owen Tippett, Carter Hart, Karel Vejmelka, Justus Annunen, Connor McDavid, Vasily Podkolzin, Matt Savoie, Connor Ingram, John Carlson, Troy Terry, Beckett Sennecke, Isaac Lundestrom, Ilya Protas, Ryan Leonard, Cole Hutson, Moritz Seider, Calum Ritchie, Jack Hughes, Connor Brown, Luke Hughes, Jonathan Marchessault, Cole Perfetti, Macklin Celebrini, Dmitry Orlov, Igor Chernyshov, William Eklund, Dylan Holloway, Jimmy Snuggerud, Eetu Luostarinen, Wilmer Skoog, Kaapo Kakko, Bobby McMann, Jared McCann, Easton Cowan, Adam Fox, Will Cuylle, Matt Coronato, Anton Frondell, Roman Kantserov, Teddy Blueger, Filip Hronek, Brock Boeser and more. 

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Stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos, goalie starts and fantasy news at  GameDayTweets.com. 

We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or your podcast platform of choice. 

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Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, patrons power new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey.

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