NHL Fantasy on Ice

The guys discuss the hottest fantasy pickups for Week 2, including in-house and outside replacement options for injured Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov. Topics discussed include the slow start for touted rookies Gavin McKenna and Porter Martone, early season goalie options off the waiver wire and hidden value from players like Bobby McMann, Cole Perfetti, Marco Rossi, Paul Cotter and Tommy Novak. Then, the guys give their favorite picks and props for the new week, including betting angles surrounding the San Jose Sharks and Utah Mammoth.

The guys react to the huge trade sending Kirill Marchenko to the Toronto Maple Leafs and Matthew Knies to the Columbus Blue Jackets with the fantasy spin and the EDGE stats behind the move. The crew also breaks down Gavin McKenna's first two NHL games, answers Week 1 fantasy mailbag questions, including whether to pick up Devon Levi on the Edmonton Oilers, and gives their early overreactions to players like Vasily Podkolzin, Arturs Silovs and more. Then, the guys give their favorite betting angles and props for the rest of the week, as well as some "NHL Fantasy Stars" pickups as the new season gets underway.

The crew catches up on the eve of NHL Opening Night to discuss the hottest fantasy waiver wire pickups for the 2026-27 season. Topics discussed include the appeal of the San Jose Sharks offense, pickups from the New Jersey Devils like Luke Evangelista, Anthony Mantha and Jake Allen, sneaky rookies like Roman Kantserov, Konsta Helenius and Luca Cagnoni, a veteran debate of Chris Kreider vs. Mats Zuccarello and more. Then, the guys give their Stanley Cup picks and favorite prop angles for the Tuesday and Wednesday slates, including Gavin McKenna's NHL debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Montreal Canadiens.

The guys give their bold fantasy predictions for the upcoming season and preview all of their most intriguing NHL betting angles. Topics include awards contenders, division title races, make/miss playoffs odds, over/under standings point totals, Stanley Cup picks, candidates to reach 100 points and/or 50 goals and more. Handicapper Michael Leboff also joins the show for his favorite longshot plays around the League.

Jake, Means and Pete break down the results of fantasy mock draft 2.0 on NHL.com/Fantasy for the 2026-27 season. They draw comparisons from the first mock to the second with players who went higher/lower, how to treat players facing uncertainty like Connor Hellebuyck, Dylan Larkin and Adam Fantilli and potential steals based on draft position. Other topics covered include stacking options, goalie and defenseman strategies, training camp and preseason line combinations for trending teams like the Washington Capitals, offseason movers like Mason Marchment, Chris Kreider and more.