First things first: Elan and Brian have not traded Karlsson. They are still keeping Karlsson. This podcast remains Keeping Karlsson. Anyone who does that is smart. Anyone who doesn't, particularly in actual real life, and particularly without getting anything of remotely similar value in return, is not.  So anyway, yeah, here's another episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast. It's a pretty good one. It was supposed to be all about Yahoo Average Draft Pick rankings, which we were going to comb through and then pick out some guys who we thought were being picked either too high or were bargains being picked as low as they were. But then this other thing came up. So instead, Brian rants for a bit at the start. Then Elan refocuses on the fantasy fallout of Karlsson to San Jose. Then Elan invokes a bit of a Smörgoåliesbord redux by wanting to tinker amongst tiers based on recent preseason news. Brian is chagrinned by this and wants to refocus on the trade. Then they look at the fallout of Karlsson gone from Ottawa (spoiler: it's not good). Afterwards, the guys do get around to combing Yahoo ADPs as originally planned, highlighting a handful of market inefficiences on both the high and low ends based on fantasy drafting trends to date.  Also: the Keeping Karlsson NHL 2018-19 Audio Almanac is out now! Elan and Brian slaved over hot mics and keyboards for weeks to put together the world's first audio fantasy hockey guide. It all adds up to a comprehensive and exhaustive 32 chapters, 27+ hours of content, 285 player points projections, 65 goalies tiered, and too many arguments to count to help you win your fantasy pool and just know pretty much everything about every relevant player in the entire NHL. Head to keepingkarlsson.com/almanac to purchase, where you'll also find a link to download the first chapter for free. This is also a good place to mention that Keeping Karlsson patrons get 20% off their Almanac purchase! Players discussed on this episode include Erik Karlsson, Brent Burns, Evander Kane, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Tomas Hertl, Timo Meier, Martin Jones, Aaron Dell, Jonathan Quick, Devan Dubnyk, Tukka Rask, Pekka Rinne, Jake Allen, Ville Husso, Corey Crawford, Cam Ward, Cory Schneider, Carter Hutton, Brian Elliott, Carter Hart, Michal Neuvirth, Thomas Chabot, Matt Duchene, Mark Stone, Chris Tierney, Brady Tkachuk and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like an invite to the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), monthly Patroncasts, access to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and weekly show notes.    The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Elan and Brian took their first crack at making projections in the Keeping Karlsson NHL 2018-19 Audio Almanac, but on this new episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast, they bring in experienced model-maker, The Athletic writer and chart man-to-be Dom Luszczyszyn for some veteran projector leadership, character and grit. After sharing their thoughts on the Pacioretty deal, the three crystal-ball-gazers compare notes for a swath of players on which they disagree the most, and see if they can reach some kind of consensus on their most at-odds projections. You can get Dom's famous projections sheet for yourself by heading over to keepingkarlsson.com/dom. Also: that Keeping Karlsson NHL 2018-19 Audio Almanac is out now! Elan and Brian slaved over hot mics and keyboards for weeks to put together the world's first audio fantasy hockey guide. It all adds up to a comprehensive and exhaustive 32 chapters, 27+ hours of content, 285 player points projections, 65 goalies tiered, and too many arguments to count to help you win your fantasy pool and just know pretty much everything about every relevant player in the entire NHL. Head to keepingkarlsson.com/almanac to purchase, where you'll also find a link to download the first chapter for free. This is also a good place to mention that Keeping Karlsson patrons get 20% off their Almanac purchase! Players discussed on this episode include Max Pacioretty, Tomas Tatar, Jonathan Drouin, Alex Tuch, Paul Stastny, Artturi Lehkonen, Torey Krug, Charlie McAvoy, Casey Mittelstadt, Kyle Okposo, Sam Reinhart, Mat Barzal, Johnny Gaudreau, Dylan Larkin, Oscar Klefbom, Evgeny Dadonov, Nick Bjugstad, Brent Burns, William Karlsson, Erik Haula, Jon Carlson and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like an invite to the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), monthly Patroncasts, access to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and weekly show notes.    The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

We've spent the summer months on the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast analyzing last season's performances, projecting players for this season, combing through depth charts, reviewing roster moves -- but what do you do once you've got all that info? Elan and Brian bring in the big guns, poker legend Daniel Negreanu, to help break down all of the tips and tricks you need to be thinking about to have an edge in your fantasy leagues on this brand new episode. Daniel shares his strategies for drafting (auction!), trading, in-season roster management and other fantasy nuances, before sharing his predictions for this year's Golden Knights squad, his Stanley Cup favourites, and a list of the NHL players he would draft for his fantasy poker team (which is a real thing!). Want Daniel Negreanu to teach you how to play poker? Check out his course on Masterclass. And, if you didn't already know, the Keeping Karlsson NHL 2018-19 Audio Almanac is out now! It's not at all too late to dive into our 27+ hour audiobook previewing the upcoming NHL season. The Audio Almanac is made up of a comprehensive and exhaustive 32 chapters, 285 player points projections, 65 goalies tiered and too many arguments to count. Head to keepingkarlsson.com/almanac to purchase, where you'll also find a link to download the first chapter for free. Also, Keeping Karlsson patrons get 20% off their Almanac purchase. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like an invite to the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), monthly Patroncasts, access to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and weekly show notes.    The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

It's time again for the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast's Smörgoåliesbord 2018!! As on every Smörgoåliesbord, Elan and Brian touch on Every. Single. Goalie with potential to see a minute of ice this year, and conveniently tier them for your fantasy hockey draft purposes. They explain why you should tier for your draft, how they design their tiers, and detail the stats and analysis that go into their goalie projecting sausage. Check out our goalie tiers after the episode at keepingkarlsson.com/goalies (if you check them earlier, that spoiler's on you). Also: the Keeping Karlsson NHL 2018-19 Audio Almanac is out now! Elan and Brian slaved over hot mics and keyboards for weeks to put together the world's first audio fantasy hockey guide. It all adds up to a comprehensive and exhaustive 32 chapters, 25+ hours of content, 285 player points projections, 65 goalies tiered and, uh, too many arguments to count to help you win your fantasy pool and just know pretty much everything about every relevant player in the entire NHL. Head to keepingkarlsson.com/almanac to purchase, where you'll also find a link to download the first chapter for free. This is also a good place to mention that Keeping Karlsson patrons get 20% off their Almanac purchase! Goalies discussed on this episode include Jake Allen, Frederik Andersen, Craig Anderson, Jonathan Bernier, Ben Bishop, Sergei Bobrovsky, Laurent Broissoit, Jack Campbell, Mike Condon, Pheonix Copley, Corey Crawford, Casey DeSmith, Scott Darling, Aaron Dell, Louis Domingue, Devan Dubnyk, Brian Elliott, Marc-Andre Fleury, Alexandar Georgiev, John Gibson, Jn Gillies, Thomas Greiss, Phliipp Grubauer, Chad Johnson, Jaroslav Halak, Connor Hellebuyck, Braden Holtby, Jimmy Howard, Carter Hutton, Tristan Jarry, Martin Jones, Anton Khudobin, Keith Kinkaid, Joonas Korpisalo, Mikko Koskinen, Darcy Kuemper, Robin Lehner, Henrik Lundqvist, Roberto Luongo, Curtis McElhinney, Jacob Markstrom, Ryan Miller, Matt Murray, Petr Mrazek, Michal Neuvirth, Antti Niemi, Anders Nilsson, Carey Price, Antti Raanta, Tuukka Rask, James Reimer, Pekka Rinne, David Rittich, Juuse Saros, Cory Schneider, Mike Smith, Alex Stalock, Malcolm Subban, Cam Talbot, Jonathan Quick, Linus Ullmark, Semyon Varlamov, Andrei Vasilevskiy, and Cam Ward.  * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like an invite to the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), monthly Patroncasts, access to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and weekly show notes.    The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The Keeping Karlsson NHL 2018-19 Audio Almanac is out now! Elan and Brian have been slaving over hot mics and keyboards for weeks to put together the world's first audio fantasy hockey guide. It all adds up to 32 chapters, 25+ hours of content, 285 player points projections, 65 goalies tiered and, uh, too many arguments to count. This week, we're sharing Chapter 1 of the Almanac with you for free-- it may or may not be the best chapter, but it's definitely the first! The full Almanac also features bonus early access to our annual Smörgoåliesbord chapter (which will be released to the public on September 2), as well as access to a Google Sheet that shows all 285 skater projections made throughout the Almanac, and all 65 goalies placed neatly into their tiers.  If you like what you hear, head on over to keepingkarlsson.com/almanac to cop your copy and unlock the rest of the 31 chapters in our 2018-19 NHL Audio Almanac (and, psst, patrons of Keeping Karlsson get 20% off the cover price). * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like an invite to the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), monthly Patroncasts, access to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and weekly show notes.    The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

As per tradition, it's the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast's annual Fantasy Hockey League Design episode! Points or categories? Head to head or Rotisserie? What categories should count? What should rosters look like? How many transactions should be allowed? How can you handle bad trades? What's the best type of draft? Elan and Brian weigh the pros and cons for each of these league design choices and more, ultimately sharing their thought process and rationales for the setup of the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League's (lovingly known and referred to as the KKUPFL) 2018-19 season. You can now pre-order the world's first audio NHL fantasy guide! The Keeping Karlsson 2018-19 NHL Audio Almanac boasts 31 chapters, 20+ hours of content, and all of Elan and Brian's analyses and projections for each team's fantasy relevant players this upcoming season. Check out the details and get your copy at keepingkarlsson.com/almanac. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like an invite to the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), monthly Patroncasts, access to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and weekly show notes.    The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian dig right into the Jeff Skinner trade, and then proceed to give their takes on every other remaining piece of fantasy relevant summer movement around the league, including new goalies in several different locales, a returned Russian in Dallas, an injured quarterback in Montreal, and some re-signed talent in San Jose, Minnesota and Ottawa. Players discussed on this episode include Jeff Skinner, Casey Mittelstadt, Conor Sheary, Kyle Okposo, Rasmus Dahlin, Carter Hutton, Linus Ullmark, Andrei Svechnikov, Justin Williams, Martin Necas, Valentin Zykov, Warren Foegele, Lucas Wallmark, Semyon Varlamov, Philipp Grubauer, Pheonix Copley, Braden Holtby, John Carlson, Tom Wilson, Jonathan Bernier, Jimmy Howard, Thomas Vanek, Mike Green, Henrik Zetterberg, Anton Khudobin, Ben Bishop, Valeri Nichushkin, Jason Spezza, Tuukka Rask, Jaroslav Halak, Steve Mason, Laurent Brossoit, Eric Comrie, Connor Hellebuyck, Shea Weber, Cam Ward, Jeff Petry, Ryan Kesler, Patrick Eaves, Adam Henrique, Joe Thornton, Jo Pavelski, Tomas Hertl, Michael Grabner, Jordan Oestele, Antti Raanta, Brendan Perlini, Richard Panik, Duncan Keith, Matt Dumba, Jared Spurgeon, Ryan Suter, Jan Kovar, Erik Karlsson, Matt Duchene, Mark Stone and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like an invite to the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), monthly Patroncasts, access to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and weekly show notes.    The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this special episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast, Elan is joined by NHL.com's Senior Fantasy Editor Pete Jensen to chat about how the NHL.com fantasy rankings get made. Together, they comb through the latest set of rankings and explore some of the more notable players and ratings. Elan and Pete cover the difference in value between forwards, defensemen and goalies, the PPQB situations in Carolina and Minnesota, the Panthers' top six, Tavares's ceiling in his new digs, breakout rookie and sophomore possibilities, why Carey Price finds himself between Cory Schneider and Carter Hutton, how the Nashville crease may sort itself out, and much more along the way. Pete also picks between the 'Elan' and 'Brian' sides of some of the bets the two have made on player production heading into the 2018-19 campaign. Speaking of campaigns-- there's just under two weeks left in our Kickstarter campaign to create the first ever Audio NHL Fantasy Guide! Get yourself 20+ hours of content in which Elan and Brian visit, debate and project the fantasy relevant players on all 31 NHL teams in the usual Keeping Karlsson fashion in advance of the 2018-19 season. The guide only gets made if our campaign gets funded, so be sure to show your support before our Monday, August 6, deadline. All the details are available for you to check out over at keepingkarlsson.com/guide. Players discussed on this episode include Erik Karlsson, Dustin Byfuglien, Dougie Hamilton, Jared Spurgeon, Matt Dumba, John Tavares, Paul Stastny, Artemi Panarin, Elias Pettersson, Rasmus Dahlin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Vincent Trocheck, Mike Hoffman, Carey Price, Pekka Rinne, Juuse Saros and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like monthly Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes.    The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian continue shining the spotlight on teams and players whose scenarios have changed since season's end, making specific stops in Vegas, Calgary, Carolina, Ottawa and L.A. They also argue about the nature of friendly bets. There are only two weeks remaining in our Kickstarter campaign to create the first ever Audio NHL Fantasy Guide! If 20+ hours of content in which Elan and Brian visit, debate and project the fantasy relevant players on all 31 NHL teams sounds like something you want to listen to, grab your advance copy before August 1 to make sure the project actually happens. All the details are available for you to check out over at keepingkarlsson.com/guide. Players discussed on this episode include Paul Stastny, Erik Haula, Tomas Tatar, Colin Miller, Alex Tuch, Marc-Andre Fleury, James Neal, Matthew Tkachuk, Elias Lindholm, Noah Hanifin, Mark Giordano, Dougie Hamilton, Justin Faulk, Petr Mrazek, Scott Darling, Calvin de Haan, Mike Hoffman, Evgenii Dadonov, Mark Stone, Matt Duchene, Thomas Chabot, Colin White, Ryan Dzingel, Dustin Brown, Tyler Toffoli, Ilya Kovalchuk and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like monthly Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes.    The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Good things come to those who wait, as so much has happened in the last couple weeks that Elan and Brian are gonna need a few episodes to break it all down! On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast, we begin to wade through all the movement in free agency and the ripple effects that might follow. Players discussed on this episode include Erik Karlsson, John Tavares, Nazem Kadri, Mat Barzal, Josh Bailey, Jordan Eberle, Anders Lee, Robin Lehner, Thomas Greiss, Anthony Beauvillier, James van Riemsdyk, Wayne Simmonds, Nolan Patrick, Travis Konecny, Ryan O'Reilly, Alexander Steen, Robert Thomas, Robby Fabbri, David Perron, Tyler Bozak, Jake Allen, Carter Hutton, Linus Ullmark, Sam Reinhart and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like monthly Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes.    The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Cam Robinson of Dobber Hockey and Dobber Prospects fame (@hockey_robinson) joins Elan to spill the tea about his weekend at the NHL draft in Dallas. We dig into the top 12 picks, gush about a Canucks prospect that Cam thinks is better than all of them, and even get into some players from the 2017 draft that might make an impact next season. Players discussed on this episode include Rasmus Dahlin, Andrei Svechnikov, Elias Pettersson, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Brady Tkachuk, Barrett Hayton, Filip Zadina, Quinn Hughes, Adam Boqvist, Vitali Kravtsov, Evan Bouchard, Oliver Wahlstrom, Noah Dobson, Dominik Bokk, Ryan Donato, Eli Tolvanen, Casey Mittelstadt, Connor Sheary and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Check out our Kickstarter to get in on the first ever audio fantasy guide!   Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like monthly Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes.    The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This episode is not about the Stanley Cup Final, not yet about the draft-- all Elan and Brian need is a crazy Canadiens trade to power this brand new episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast, full of the latest news and analyses and whatever else we've got slated to be cleared out of our content cupboard. Players discussed on this episode include Alex Galchenyuk, Max Domi, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Max Pacioretty, Jonathan Drouin, Shea Weber, Antti Niemi, Jack Campbell, Peter Budaj, Morgan Rielly, Cam Talbot, Antti Raanta, Evander Kane, Joe Pavelski, Evgeny Kuznetsov and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like monthly Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes.    The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Inspired by our May Patroncast (which you can unlock by being a patron!), this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast has Elan and Brian looking to the brand-spanking-newest members of the 70 points club, and ask the very important question: are there any young people named Vincent? And also, can these guys get 70 points again? Players discussed on this episode include Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson, Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, Mat Barzal, Josh Bailey, Alex Barkov, Vincent Trocheck, Sean Couturier, Alex Radulov, Patrik Laine, Brayden Schenn, and a couple more along the way. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like monthly Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes.    The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this new episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian turn their gaze to Carolina for the first chunk, pondering the effects of front office changes and the tourney-leading performances of a couple Canes at the World Hockey Championships. From there, they take a quick look through the UFA crop to see if any one or two players stands to gain the most from a scenery change, consider what Nashville's crease looks like in 2018-19, add two halves to guess at what a whole might look like for two Tampa Bay superstars, simultaneously raise and temper expectations for a stalwart St. Louis forward, rank a whole crop of young d-men, and whiff on a couple of the organizations for which Ladislav Nagy played in his NHL career. Players discussed on this episode include Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, Justin Faulk, John Carlson, Jon Tavares, Evander Kane, Mike Green, Pekka Rinne, Juuse Saros, Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos, Vladimir Tarasenko, Morgan Rielly, Mat Dumba, Ryan Pulock, Zach Werenski, Noah Hanifin, Max Pacioretty, Nathan MacKinnon, Keith Primeau and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like monthly Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes.    The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Even as Elan and Brian are feeling the playoff high, they're already thinking ahead to what 2018-19 might look like on this this new episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast. After a couple more casual episodes, the guys get out their number shovels and dig into the data to see what's in store for the Sabres blueline after their draft lottery win, a not-yet 22 year old star in the making, a freshly-turned 22 year old star in the making, a people-think-he's 22 year old star who has already been made, and a well-past 22 year old former star looking to make his return.Players discussed on this episode include Rasmus Dahlin, Rasmus Ristolainen, Aaron Ekblad, David Pastrnak, Jake DeBrusk, Patrick Kane, Brayden Point, Ondrej Palat, Wayne Simmonds, Zach Werenski, Seth Jones, Nico Hischier, William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault, Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Martin Jones, Pekka Rinne, Ryan Johansen, Roman Josi, Ilya Kovalchuk and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like monthly Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes.    The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this new episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast: it's the KKUPFL Awards! Listeners/patrons/KKUPFL Champions Ben and Jade ran very scientific surveys and polls to find the biggest, boldest and baddest moves in this year's edition of the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League, and join Elan and Brian to hand out hardware to the most deserving of the bunch in the first half (3/4?) of the show. Afterwards, Elan and Brian run through some of the storylines emerging from the first round in the playoffs, coaching changes, and next year's fantasy outlook for a handful of players.The show ends with 10 minutes of Survivor talk between Elan and Ben. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like midweek bonus episodes, participation in Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes and more. Check out the link above for all the details.   The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this very special unlocked-for-everybody Keeping Karlsson Patroncast, we have our 2nd ever Hot Take Off! Elan and Brian are joined by Jon Reed and Dave Betten to read, rank, rip and rephrase listener-submitted hot takes on future hockey and fantasy hockey predictions. If you enjoyed this show, and are thinking about checking out what it’s like to be a patron of Keeping Karlsson, think about how you can do that for supporting us at just $1 each month through the offseason! Get a monthly bonus episode, come hang out with us on Facebook, and get access to our live scripts/show notes by becoming a KK Patron over at keepingkarlsson.com/patron. Finally, a programming note: our next Sunday episode drops on April 22. Happy playoff hockey watching until then! And then also after then. But we’ll renew our wish for you at that point. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like midweek bonus episodes, participation in Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes and more. Check out the link above for all the deets.   The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This is it-- the final regular season episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast for 2017-18! Elan and Brian close out the season by reviewing a few playoff storylines, sharing playoff pool draft strategies, shouting out some top late season performers, and giving kudos to the league leaders in several key fantasy categoroes. After that, the guys are joined by 8 other Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (KKUPFL) Champions to live-draft for our annual playoff pool. The show closes out with tributes to losers and winners from the final week of the season. This Thursday, we'll be hosting a Hot Take Off! Have a take that's original, unconventional, and could actually be true? Send it over to kktakes [at] gmail [dot] com to have it read and rated by Elan, Brian and others on our next episode. (Please keep your takes to fewer than 280 characters) Players discussed on this episode include Brian Elliott, Patric Hornqvist, Jake Guentzel, Zach Parise, Cam Fowler, Joe Thornton, Evander Kane, John Gibson, Keith Kinkaid, Cory Schneider, Kevin Hayes, Pavel Buchnevich, Antti Raanta, Connor Hellebuyck, Connor McDavid, Claude Giroux, Jamie Benn, Nikita Kucherov, Evgeni Malkin, Nathan MacKinnon, Keith Yandle, Jake Gardiner, Morgan Rielly, Matt Dumba, Matt Duchene, Kris Russell, Nikita Zadorov, Mark Borowiecki, Adam Larsson, Rasmus Ristolainen, Dustin Brown, Brayden Schenn, Colin Miller, Frederik Andersen and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like midweek bonus episodes, participation in Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes and more. Check out the link above for all the deets.   The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

After Brian beat Elan in sudden death OT for the Keeping Karlsson Bubble Hockey Championship that took place at the tail-end of the Ottawa listener meetup, Elan was very sad while Brian did a victory dance. As they said their goodbyes, Elan asked Brian to write the introductory text for this brand new episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast-- which features a listener mailbag, plus the latest injuries/outjuries/line changes/hot + cold streaks-- before the night was done. Brian, being such a wonderful and excellent co-host, and also the best bubble hockey player of the two and thus feeling sorry for his friend who wanted to be champion so badly, obliged. This Tuesday, take on Elan and Brian in our Keeping Karlsson FanDuel listener league! Our contest opens first thing Tuesday morning-- there are limited spots available, so hit the link early to guarantee your spot in our game. Players discussed on this episode include a whole lot of players that maybe will be named specifically in this write-up at some point in the near future, or maybe not. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like midweek bonus episodes, participation in Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes and more. Check out the link above for all the deets.   The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this week's episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian bring up the big and little names that can help or hurt you through the final weeks of your playoffs and all the way to your championship. The guys also pay tribute to losing teams that came oh so close to fantasy glory, and to winning teams who've already clinched their titles. Are you in Ottawa? Or, unlike Elan, think a trip to Ottawa could be fun? How about if that trip could include watching a game at a bar with Elan, Brian and other KK listeners? Come join us this April 1 at 8pm to watch a game at the Clocktower Brew Pub! RSVP at keepingkarlsson.com/meetup. Players discussed on this episode include Ryan Donato, Rick Nash, Patrice Bergeron, Torey Krug, Riley Nash, David Krejci, Matt Grzelcyk, Sean Monahan, Johnny Gaudreau, Curtis Lazar, Sam Bennett, Mark Giordano, Dougie Hamilton, Mike Smith, Henrik Lundqvist, Alexander Georgiev, Neal Pionk, Neal Pionk, Neal Pionk, Mike Green, Niklas Kronwall, Trevor Daley, Dylan Larkin, Gustav Nyquist, Tyler Bertuzzi, Henrik Zetterberg, Jonathan Toews, Alex DeBrincat, Brandon Saad, Erik Gustafsson, Brent Seabrook, Carey Price, Antti Niemi, Brendan Gallagher, Jonathan Drouin, Jeff Petry, Alex Galchenyuk, Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Mitch Marner, Zach Hyman, Tyler Bozak, Ondrej Palat, J.T. Miller, Mikhail Sergachev, Vladimir Tarasenko, Jake Allen, Alex Pietrangelo, Alex Steen, Colton Parayko, Vladimir Sobotka, Patrik Berglund, Seth Jones, Zach Werenski, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Nick Foligno, Boone Jenner, Thomas Vanek, Cam Atkinson, Derek Stepan, Clayton Keller, Richard Panik, Antti Raanta, Darcy Kuemper, Valentin Zykov, Justin Faulk, Noah Hanifin, Jaccob Slavin, Justin Schultz, Kris Letang, Ryan Pulock, Nick Leddy, Nikita Zadorov, Erik Johnson, Patrik Nemeth, Kari Lehtonen, Cory Schneider, Keith Kinkaid, Sami Vatanen, Connor McDavid, Ty Rattie, Pontus Aberg  and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like midweek bonus episodes, participation in Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, access to our weekly show notes and more. Check out the link above for all the deets.   The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Your playoffs have almost definitely begun-- and hopefully haven't yet ended!-- as Elan and Brian share the latest adds, drops, streakers and slumpers around the NHL on this new episode of Keeping Karlsson. The guys consider the value of top six vs. top powerplay through situations in Buffalo, Winnipeg and Washington, point out a legendary-ish season taking place quietly on the Boston blueline, make their case for the league's busiest starter to get a rest, and wonder where a Shark rental could go in the offseason. Players discussed on this episode include Jack Eichel, Kyle Okposo, Jason Pominville, Sam Reinhart, Robin Lehner, Mark Scheifele, Bryan Little, Kyle Connor, Mathieu Perreault, Jacob Trouba, Eric Comrie, Oscar Klefbom, Ethan Bear, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Ty Rattie, Erik Johnson, Miko Rantanen, Semyon Varlamov, James Neal, Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson, Marc-Andre Fleury, Reilly Smith, Ben Bishop, Kari Lehtonen, Antti Raanta, Clayton Keller, Christian Dvorak, Matt Murray, Jake Guentzel, Conor Sheary, Carl Hagelin, Bryan Rust, Derick Brassard, Jamie Oleksiak, Mike Smith, Torey Krug, David Backes, Danton Heinen, Riley Nash, Jared Spurgeon, Matt Dumba, Charlie Coyle, Matthew Tkachuk, Michael Ferland, Kris Versteeg, Neal Pionk, Mika Zibanejad, Jesper Fast, Chris Kreider, Pavel Buchnevich, Joonas Donskoi, Kevin Labanc, Evander Kane, Alex Wennberg, Seth Jones, Zach Werenski, Cam Atkinson, Artemi Panarin, Frederik Andersen, Curtis McElhinney, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Andre Burakovsky, Jakub Vrana, Travis Boyd, Tom Wilson, Vladimir Tarasenko, Alex Steen, Jayden Schwartz, Erik Gustafsson, Brayden Schenn, Vince Dunn, Artturi Lehkonen, Teuvo Teravainen, John Tavares, J.T. Miller, Andrei Vasilevskiy and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like midweek bonus episodes, participation in Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes and more. Check out the link above for all the deets.   The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Elan and Brian have decided to be decisive on this new episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast! They pick a side in Washington and Long Island goaltending duels, top six forwards in Philadelphia, a promoted Jet, a yet-to-settle Golden Knight, post-Boeser offense in Vancouver, weirdly scheduled Sabres and Pens, surging Blue Jackets, a sleeper in Florida, and snoozers in New York and Los Angeles. This Tuesday, take on Elan and Brian in our Keeping Karlsson FanDuel listener league! Our contest opens first thing Tuesday morning-- there are limited spots available, so hit the link early to guarantee your spot in our game. Players discussed on this episode include Braden Holtby, Philipp Grubauer, Alex Ovechkin, Petr Mrazek, Alex Lyon, Brian Elliott, Travis Konecny, Nolan Patrick, Wayne Simmonds, Brock Boeser, Brendan Leipsic, Sam Gagner, Bo Horvat, Mark Scheifele, Sean Couturier, Kyle Connor, Mathieu Perreault, Bryan Little, Joel Armia, Steve Mason, Ben Bishop, Kari Lehtonen, Mattias Janmark, Jamie Benn, Reilly Smith, David Perron, Tomas Tatar, Alex Tuch, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Stone, J.G. Pageau, Ryan Dzingel, Erik Karlsson, Kyle Okposo, Ryan O'Reilly, Sam Reinhart, Colin Wilson, Rasmus Ristolainen, Oscar Klefbom, Ethan Bear, Darnell Nurse, Kris Russell, Adam Larsson, Cam Talbot, Jesse Puljujarvi, Travis Zajac, Pat Maroon, Stefan Noesen, Sami Vatanen, Ryan McDonagh, Mikhail Sergachev, Alex Killorn, Tyler Johnson, J.T. Miller, Mike Smith, David Rittich, Dougie Hamilton, Antti Raanta, Artemi Panarin, Cam Atkinson, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Seth Jones, Zach Werenski, Alex Wennberg, Frank Vatrano, Ryan Spooner, Jesper Fast, Kevin Hayes, Mats Zuccarello, Pavel Buchnevich, Chris Kreider, Christopher Gibson, Jaroslav Halak, Jeff Carter, Tyler Toffoli and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like midweek bonus episodes, participation in Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes and more. Check out the link above for all the deets.   The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

It's time you had the talk.. of Elan and Brian sharing all the latest NHL news and fantasy analysis on a new episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast! They give their reasons for why you might like a Ranger-turned-Bolt, and how it's not a new Shark's fault that he hadn't had much of a chance to produce with his old team, and also how a couple Jets Fs just met somebody new-- and now, it's gonna be them and you in fantasy heaven if you can get him on your roster. The guys also cover an Islander in a situation where the only way his game can mend is if he learns to shoot again, and how it don't make sense right now, but Niemi's your friend.  This Tuesday, take on Elan and Brian in our Keeping Karlsson FanDuel listener league! Our contest opens first thing Tuesday morning-- there are limited spots available, so hit the link early to guarantee your spot in our game. Players discussed on this episode include Vladislav Namestnikov, Ryan Spooner, Kevin Hayes, Chris Kreider, John Gilmour, Brady Skjei, Anthony DeAngelo, Ryan McDonagh, J.T. Miller, Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov, Tyler Johnson, Paul Stastny, Bryan Little, Kyle Connor, Jake Allen, Carter Hutton, Jaden Schwartz, Vladimir Tarasenko, Ivan Barbashev, Dimitri Jaskin, Vladimir Sobotka, Evander Kane, Danny O'Regan, Evan Rodrigues, Kevin Labanc, Tomas Hertl, Joonas Donskoi, Kyle Okposo, Sam Reinhart, Chad Johnson, Robin Lehner, Tomas Tatar, James Neal, William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault, Pat Maroon, Cory Schneider, Keith Kinkaid, Taylor Hall, Sami Vatanen, Kyle Palmieri, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan Strome, Milan Lucic, Ryan Hartman, Mike Fisher, Calle Jarnkrok, Ryan Ellis, Brian Gionta, Riley Nash, Rick Nash, David Krejci, David Backes, Torey Krug, Charlie McAvoy, Nick Holden, Max Pacioretty, Victor Mete, Paul Byron, Jeff Petry, Antti Niemi, Charlie Lindgren, Matt Murray, Casey DeSmith, Tristan Jarry, Derick Brassard, Jake Guentzel, Bryan Rust, Carl Hagelin, Connor McDavid, Josh Anderson, Thomas Vanek, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Alex Edler, Nick Bjugstad, Alex Barkov, Teuvo Teravainen, Antti Raanta, Mat Barzal, John Tavares and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like midweek bonus episodes, participation in Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes and more. Check out the link above for all the deets.   The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

With Erik Karlsson potentially traded from Ottawa by the time you read this, life has lost all meaning on this brand new episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast! On this week's show, Elan and Brian pretend to care about the impact of new scenery for a goalie in Philadelphia, a primo forward in Boston, a contentiously-positioned centerman in Pittsburgh, and an empty net lover in New Jersey. Elan also shares his thoughts on umbrellas. This Tuesday, take on Elan and Brian in our Keeping Karlsson FanDuel listener league! Our contest opens first thing Tuesday morning-- there are limited spots available, so hit the link early to guarantee your spot in our game. Players discussed on this episode include Petr Mrazek, Brian Elliott, Wayne Simmonds, Nolan Patrick, Travis Konecny, Jimmy Howard, Jared Coreau, Darcy Kuemper, Tobias Rieder, Antti Raanta, Jeff Carter, Tyler Toffoli, Michael Grabner, Kyle Palmieri, Nico Hischier, Sami Vatanen, Rick Nash, Ryan Spooner, David Krejci, Chris Kreider, Kevin Hayes, Derick Brassard, Patric Hornqvist, Jake Guentzel, Thomas Chabot, Zack Smith, Ryan Dzingel, Tomas Plekanec, Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Nazem Kadri, Carey Price, Shea Weber, Antti Niemi, Charlie Lindgren, Jeff Petry, Mike Smith, David Rittich, Jon Gillies, Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan, Matthew Tkachuk, Dougie Hamilton, John Gibson, Ryan Miller, Ondrej Kase, Rickard Rakell, Cam Fowler, Nick Foligno, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Zach Werenski, Tomas Hertl, Mikkel Boedker, Kevin Labanc, Craig Smith, Niklas Backstrom and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like midweek bonus episodes, participation in Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes and more. Check out the link above for all the deets.   The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Who owns the Florida and Philadelphia creases? Which Habs forward is actually the best own? Which Bruins forward is the 4th best own? Why is Ottawa scoring now? Where did Erik Johnson's peripherals go? Can Nico Hischier get on a 60 point pace? How incredible has Travis Konecny been over the last 7 weeks? Elan and Brian tackle those topics and a whole bunch more on the newest edition of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast! Players discussed on this episode include Roberto Luongo, James Reimer, Evgenii Dadonov, Aaron Ekblad, Mike Matheson, Pavel Buchnevich, Chris Kreider, Henrik Lundqvist, Braden Holtby, Tom Wilson, T.J. Oshie, Carey Price, Brendan Gallagher, Max Pacioretty, Jeff Petry, Alex Galchenyuk, Nathan macKinnon, Jonathan Bernier, Semyon Varlamov, Erik Johnson, Tyson Barrie, Ryan Kesler, Jakob Silfverberg, Adam Henrique, Ondrej Kase, Nick Ritchie, Brian Elliott, Michal Neuvirth, Alex Lyon, Travis Konecny, Marian Gaborik, Dion Phaneuf, Matt Duchene, Mike Hoffman, Derick Brassard, Mark Stone, Zack Smith, Erik Karlsson, Mark Borowiecki, Anton Forsberg, Jeff Glass, J.F. Berube, Taylor Hall, Nico Hischier, Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, Ryan Spooner, Jake DeBrusk, Danton Heinen, David Backes, Zach Aston-Reese, Bryan Rust, Carl Hagelin, Conor Sheary, Matt Murray, Frans Nielsen, Anthony Mantha, Petr Mrazek, Jimmy Howard, Kyle Connor, Jack Roslovic, Nino Niederreiter, Mikael Backlund, Keith Kinkaid and more. * * * Like what you hear? Support us by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).    Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Patrons support future episodes of the show and get all kinds of perks in return, like midweek bonus episodes, participation in Patroncasts, an invitation to the secret patrons-only Facebook group, and access to our weekly show notes and more. Check out the link above for all the deets.   The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey.    Thanks for listening! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands