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As I was trying to say it's a regular scheduled programming
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for everybody is looking for some waiver help looking into
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this next upcoming we the last week before most fantasy
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playoffs. So it's a big one.
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You got to make some important moves.
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User adds wisely and that's why we're here to help.
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That's it's OK, so let's review our choices from Week 19.
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We had Anthony Mantha, that's a win.
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Four games played. He got two points.
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Pretty. Good get some solid category
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coverage too. Yeah, yes, he did.
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Then Gabe Landeskog, four games played, five points, and that's
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a big win. He was.
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That's tremendous. And then Elias Lindholm won
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three games, one point. That is an L.
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Disappointing for that one, but two or three is not about ratio
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to have. Not at all, not at all.
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And that brings us to 33 wins and 18 losses.
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Losses, not a good pickups on the seasons 33 and 18 is pretty
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good. It's pretty we're almost
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doubling. If we're going to end the
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season, we would have to hit on all three this week and I think
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we can some pretty good choices over here.
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I think we just need to stop prioritizing Josh's players on
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these lists because Josh is always putting his, he's always
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putting his players top. Lies in home.
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He's got him on his team. Of course he put him first and
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of course didn't work out right. I could already like think of
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him. I can imagine him listening to
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this be like why I? Call him bad.
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His rule that he came up with last time was no more Seattle
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players in the top three. And I think the rule moving
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forward is no more of Josh's players in the top three.
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I think that's what we have to. Say that's true, I was the only
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one from last week, but if we hit on all three were officially
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doubling our good pickups. So too bad pickups, you know
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what I'm saying? I know you're 36 to 18 and 2 to
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one ratio. OK, cool.
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So only two game team this upcoming week are the New Jersey
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Devils. It's an interesting one because
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as we know, New Jersey has a very decent playoff schedule.
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So that's a tough spot. You know what it is that I have
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to ask when these two game teams, who are you dropping?
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Because this is the weekly to get to the playoffs, a lot of
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people are in must win matchups right now.
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Who on the New Jersey Devils are you considering dropping?
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That only has A2 game week? Because if we're going by roster
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percentage, I can just give you the names.
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Jack Hughes. You're not dropping Jack Hughes,
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right? Are you dropping Nico Hischer
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88% owned? It's crazy that that's even a
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thinker, right? Yeah.
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I mean he's uh look, I I don't think you can first of all on a
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faceoff league. I know that's not what we talked
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about, but like this needs to be said just because he's an
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absolute monster in that category.
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Absolutely not so absolutely not a non face off league.
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I still don't think so as shots and blocks have been really
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sorry. Shots and hits have been really
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decent as of late and although his points have been quite
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disappointing overall, there is still the potential and you know
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you want it in the playoffs. Now if you're in a real pinch
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and you have like a Pierre Luc Dubois on your roster or sorry
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on your on your waivers, you know, not to spoil anyone from
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our list, he is there. Yes, I'm making that swap.
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So four games of PLD you would cut Nico Hischer would that has
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two games for four games of PLD. Yeah.
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But in a league like like in a deep enough, deep enough league
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where the highest Rosser percentage guy that like for
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instance we have is Nikishin, Yeah.
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So. It really depends on how deep
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your league is. If you're in A10 team league, I
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think honestly, you could probably cut Nico Hischer if
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you're a must win matchup and you're desperate to like, you
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know, win this game. If you're you know, you're set
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for the playoffs. I would not make any rash moves
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like that, but Nico Hischer is definitely like, you know, I
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guess there's only one guy on the on New Jersey keeping I
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think Dougie Hamilton. That's another question.
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You know, PB1 Dougie Hamilton has been excellent for your
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fantasy teams. Yeah, I would try to keep Dougie
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Hamilton if possible. I think if you there's no other
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defenseman that have four games that that is available in most
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leagues that I would rather have over these two games, I think.
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Yeah. There's no defence in our top
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ten list this week. That and we go over there for
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now 40% and below. So if you have, you know, good
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options, then I can consider it obviously.
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But in a lot of leaks that's not the case, you know, yes, for
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Brad, I think you could expand yes, for Brad to make sure you
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make the playoffs this season. Timo Meyer I think is the next
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name. I think he's the last one that's
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like widely owned. I would cut him on Meyer.
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If you need 2, absolutely win this week and you want to
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prioritize games. Added Luke.
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Usain Bolt is 63% only just got healthy.
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I would cut him. I agree, Markstrom.
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Yes. You're cutting him.
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I mean listen if. He's been, he's been excellent.
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Yeah, he's been really good. He's gonna get 2 games this
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week. You can still hold Markstrom.
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I would hold mushroom. I would definitely hold
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mushroom. Yeah, I know.
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Value basically. Your goalie cats are because
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some leagues have like volume really is rewarded.
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So if you can get like 4 games over different goalie by like
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streaming the position properly or like making two ads for
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goalie I would consider it. But I'm not pressed to drop
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Markstrom. Yeah, in any standard league
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based on how good is past six games have been I'm I'm keeping
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I'm keeping marks from if I can OK and then a bunch of four-game
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teams. We'll talk about those.
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The busy nights are Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and then the
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two off night teams Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Philadelphia,
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St. Louis and Washington.
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So let's dive into our top ten. What do we call this points
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guys? Sorry, Josh, Usually.
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Those guys got some bankers guys in here, but these are guys that
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you basically want to prioritize like overall value as a stream.
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So let's get into it with #10. At #10 we have Anthony Mantha
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line 3 Power play 1 three games this week, 4 next week.
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This is interesting because the Mulkin suspension, I don't know
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how valuable this power play 1's gonna be in the very near term.
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I still like the power play 1 exposure.
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I think it's been proven that this Pittsburgh power play can
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still click even though some of the elite pieces are not there.
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It's still the 6th ranked power play in the league.
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I think he's lower on this list because he only has three games.
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There's only two guys on this on this list.
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I have three games this week. Everybody has a four-game week
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and you know, leading into the playoffs that's where you want.
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But if you need exposure to a top power play and a guy that
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probably will get a bump in minutes given, you know, some
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big pieces around them are missing, Matt has always
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serviceable, you know, he'll get you close to that two shots a
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game that you're looking for. You can get some points.
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I think it's a safe pick it feels like, but only a
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three-game week. So if a lot of these four-game
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weeks are available ahead of them, that would be the
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priority. Yes, exactly.
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OK, next one I have. #9. Forex hours as as the episode
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goes on, our chemistry is gonna be clicking.
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You, you and Josh already have like your your segue setup.
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Yes #9 we have Speaking of which, Josh Norris of the
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Buffalo Sabres line. 3 power play 1 three games this week, 4
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next week. I mean, look at this season.
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Average here is really good. That's excellent.
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So yeah, what do you think He. Delivers when he when he when
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he's on the ice, he's just not on the ice very often.
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I haven't my fantasy team. I've been kind of like an
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outspoken voice for Josh Norris's potential value
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throughout the whole season. And when he's on the, when he's
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on the ice, when he's on the field, he's on the ice.
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You're getting like .9 points per game, which is excellent.
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The fact that it's on power play 1 is the big deal here because
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line 3 is not something to write home about, but it's kind of
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like a line 2.5, like the line 2 and the line three are
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interchangeable in ice time. But he always has that potential
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of, you know, getting put. With Tage Thompson on line 1, I
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don't think it's likely. I'm not picking him up with that
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in mind, but you know that in the back of your mind it's
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always a possibility. He's delivering and I think Josh
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Norris is heating up. Week 19 was a big week for him.
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It was the trade deadline week. There was rumor that he was
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going the other way in the Robert Thomas deal.
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That never ended up materializing.
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I like Josh Norris, I still like Josh Norris.
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I think he has some shots, points, combo.
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You're not going to get him for the hits like in years past, but
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he's very valuable. Only three games this week,
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though, in terms of Buffalo assets.
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I think he's cementing himself ahead of that tier.
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Like, you know, we always mentioned the suckers, the
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dones. I think I'm really going with
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Josh, Josh Norris ahead of those guys at this point, but I'm
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still prioritizing all these other guys that have four games.
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Yeah, yeah, I agree. I mean, he could be good though.
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But, uh, and I do like it going into the playoffs and I think
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I'll have a strong finish. So as long as he's healthy, I
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think that that he could have a really, really good rest of
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season. Week 21, yeah.
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Week 21, First week, probably the quarter finals and a lot of
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Championship leagues. He's got four games.
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So if if you're pretty set for the playoffs and you're just
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looking to optimize for Week 21, I think he's one of the guys
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that I would like the most. Yeah, agreed.
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OK, Next one we have. #8. At #8 we have of the Anaheim
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Ducks, Chris Kreider, line one power play, 1, four games this
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week, 3 the week after. But they have a three, 3-4 in
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the playoffs. So yeah, I expect, look, they're
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in first place right now in the Pacific Division.
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They're going to have to keep winning games though.
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This is not a lock for first at all.
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It's super tight there. So I think that he's going to be
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a big part of their continued success this season.
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And I do like it for this week and then.
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Little week after Carter has been kind of hot and cold, like
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his category coverage has been almost nonexistent.
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If you look at his game log for the last few weeks, he's not
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really consistent in the shots, the hits or the blocks or
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anything like that. That's what you're expecting.
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He just had a major blow up game against the.
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Hedge. Against the Habs last Friday,
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four points, four shots of power play point.
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Listen, the deployment hasn't always been there, but it is
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there now. It's a four-game week in a must
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win matchup to make your fantasy playoffs.
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I think streaming a guy on the Anaheim Ducks that are currently
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winning games. They have a pretty good schedule
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this upcoming week two. I would I would be very
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interested in streaming Chris Cryder.
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We have him as #8 on the list. He's the first guy on this list
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that has four games this upcoming week.
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I think Josh puts him. Josh is one that makes our our
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top ten list. So unfortunately he is not here
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because he is sick. But don't worry, he'll be back
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at some point. Who knows, maybe Jake is keeping
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him in his basement, but Drake is not enough for all those
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listening on Spotify. But I think he's on this because
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the the volatility of the deployment.
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But when he when he has it, he can deliver.
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Yeah, exactly. Not great in the shorts this
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season. That's another thing to to
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mention. He's been good at that in the
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past. I got New York, he was really
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good. But I think I think points wise
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it's gonna be safe rest of season and I really like the
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four games. Next.
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Washington, Sorry. That's fantastic.
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Capitals at #7 yeah, I think we have.
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Pierre Luc Dubois, PLD Line 2, Power Play 2 and doing
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everything right with that deployment so far.
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Bacon, lettuce, tomato. Really good.
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Yeah. OK.
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Yeah, I know. I like this line too, by the
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way. It's just like a really strong
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line, too, playing with Wilson and protests and especially
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protest, protest. The goal, I think, is Mr. 6667
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protests. He's so tall.
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Yeah. He's actually out for personal
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reasons now. But yeah, no indication that
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he's going to be out long term. So we'll see.
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But when he came back, he was on fire.
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People really I think his rosters percentage jumped up a
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lot because people were really interested in what he was able
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to offer. We thought he was going to get a
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look on power play one. It didn't did not last long.
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So I think the P2 really hinders his top end value.
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Nonetheless, this power play is ranked 28th in the league.
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So it's not anything to write home about Washington at the
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deadline or like low key kind of sellers like they they sold out.
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They didn't really make any blockbusters.
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They sold Carlson. So I think the sentiment around
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the team is a little bit lower, but nonetheless, he's come back
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rejuvenated since his injury and I think he has value to bring to
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the table, especially in faceoff with links.
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It makes him even more valuable because he's getting those from
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the left wing position. He's got four games this week.
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He's tied to a strong 5V5 line. I like him as a safe bet for
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production and some category coverage.
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Doesn't. Do I think he has the highest
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ceiling out of all the guys on this list?
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No. But sometimes you just want to
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safe play and he's the guy that can deliver that for you.
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Yeah, yeah, not much to to add there.
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And I I I do like it this next one.
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Is is interesting this this next one I think I would have put
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slightly higher, maybe I think this would put a spot higher and
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I think I would have put personally Crider over Dubois
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because I like the offensive capabilities of the Anaheim
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Ducks. But it's honestly really close.
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All of these guys are in the same tier.
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It's just about personal preferences.
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I think I agree with you on the first part.
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We're putting this guy higher. We'll talk about it obviously
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detail, but I do like to boil over Carter.
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I think that's that's fair. OK, you like Devolver Crowder.
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I do. OK, I like cried over to Blue,
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but there you go. Split the difference.
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Congrats. Alright, so at #6.
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Add number six of the New York Rangers.
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We have Alexi Lafreniere. It's important to distinguish
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that. You'll see why.
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Line one power play 1, four games this week, four games next
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week, and then four games the week after that and the week
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after that as well. They have a 444 in the playoffs
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and in addition to that, the Rangers also have four games
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this coming week. That's ridiculous.
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This is why we were always talking about the Rangers
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playoff schedule and how elite it was.
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It's incredible and to have him now be line one, power play one.
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Like obviously the Rangers are not making the playoffs at this
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at this point. It's it's clear that they're
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gonna finish close to the bottom of the Eastern Conference, which
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is extremely surprising based on what we thought coming in.
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But with Lafreniere, I actually think that all the Panera and
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trade especially is going to actually really bode well for
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his fantasy value rest of season.
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Every time I'm hyped on Lafreniere, he disappoints.
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So I'm sorry to everybody who is who.
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Well, although I have to say, like, I've been very cautious
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about recommending him on the podcast.
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I don't think I've been like super high on him or anything
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like that, but I actually really do believe he's gonna have a
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strong finish to the season. I'm, I would have put him at #5
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on this list, Josh has number six and somebody else #5 Clearly
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Josh did not learn his lesson. We'll talk about that.
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But I agree by the. Way.
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OK, there we go. So Walgreen, Page and Josh can
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suck it, but alright, I thought bleep.
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No, but I don't know what that is.
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We already covered the the rageous power play during nights
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in the league, but that we might see that regress a little bit
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given there's no more Panarin, JT Miller's on IR.
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But I think those two guys being off the ice for the moment, it
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really helps Lafreniere's ice time.
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And these last few weeks he's actually been delivering.
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I think we're seeing a consolidation of talent and it
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might really help is valid because he's going to get line
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one power play 1 minutes. And if he's playing 20 minutes a
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night, we could see the peripherals tick up like right
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now he's hovering like just under two shots a game.
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I can see that being like a two 2.5.
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The hits are not a huge part of his game, but you could get a
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hit a game. But it's mostly the points and
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the power play like he's been. He's been delivering on the
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points. He's been over a point per game
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where the last month, if you looking at the averages, I'd
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like what I'm seeing from Lafreniere.
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I'm not getting ahead of myself. I really think that, you know,
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it could come crashing down. It could be poor on the ice and
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he gets demoted, blah, blah, blah.
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A lot of options. But right now I want him on my
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team. I'd be really willing to stream
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him to me. I would put him on #5 Josh has
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my number six, you know, personal preference.
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Four games this week. Left wing, right wing eligible.
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I really I really like Lafreniere.
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Me too, me too. I I think, yeah, I think that I
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think one thing with him and then we'll move on to the next
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one is that he's kind of alternated between being like a
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shots hits guy or a points guy in his career and he kind of has
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to step into that, you know, more points focused now if he is
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going to make this is his shot. If you said this here and you're
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out, but now it really is. So he has a strong finish to the
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season. He could be part of the Rangers
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long term and like their long term plans.
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Otherwise, like, you know, he's so it's.
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Big for him. They're blowing it up.
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I know, I know, but he's just like not good.
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So this is like, this is the first time he's been on the
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Rangers when they didn't have a great surrounding cast.
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That's really why I like the opportunity for him.
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And so we know we saw the trade deadline.
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Vincent Trocheck did not get moved.
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I think that just adds talent for this roster.
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Yeah, we saw, you know, we're seeing Gabe Perot kind of get a
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little bit of a look here too. Like if somebody expected him to
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be on this list. I think he's too little roster
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percentage that there's other guys that are just better.
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But the Lafreniere, I think it's he's got no power play points,
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but he's on power play 1 and it's above average power play.
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I still think it remains an above average power play.
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So if the power play points start coming in, it's just
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erases the floor for his value, and I think that's what we're
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going to see. That's OK.
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Let's move on to the next one at. #5.
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And #5 we have Jordan Eberle line one, power play one.
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He's at a very decent season this year.
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I think the fact that Lafreniere has a four games this coming
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week and four games the next week versus Eberly who has four
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games this week, three games next week and all the stuff we
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just said. I think it's safe to say that
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Kevin and I are confident in Lafreniere over Eberly.
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Not to say it's not close though.
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I mean Eberly has been pretty solid all season.
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So I think. Eberly is consistent.
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You know you're going to get is going to be around .8 points per
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game, .25 power play, points, point 2.25, slightly over two
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shots a game and not really many hits or blocks.
20:19
So honestly, very similar to the archetype of player that, you
20:22
know, we just spoke about Alex Lafreniere and how he's
20:24
delivering for fantasy right now.
20:26
Lafreniere I think has a higher point ceiling.
20:28
I think he's on a slightly better power play.
20:30
I think the playoff schedule and the immediate schedule of just
20:33
like this week and next week, I think plays in his favor.
20:36
So I prefer that over Seattle schedule.
20:39
You just know everyone's role is secure and consistent.
20:43
I think Laughs a little bit more volatility to him.
20:45
And maybe that's why Josh prefers Eberly.
20:48
But at this point of the season, I'm taking.
20:49
Yeah. And he's on his team.
20:51
Josh was his preferential treatment to players that are on
20:52
his team. You heard it here first.
20:54
It's rigged, but the but for for laugh, I think I think it's just
21:00
a higher upset and I'm willing to take a shot when it's this
21:03
level of player. Yeah, both really good options
21:06
this week. Don't both have four games.
21:07
You kind of know what you're getting.
21:08
It's an easy way to stream points.
21:11
Last week we recommended the stream early as a top three
21:13
recommendation. And did it work out?
21:14
Because I think Seattle Josh just said Seattle's dog awful.
21:18
So I'm surprised he's going back to the well so quick.
21:21
But when a guy like this is consistent, you have to, you
21:23
have to mention him. Yes.
21:26
OK, then next one we have. I thought I thought you leave
21:32
you with like an app. Oh yeah, sorry, I'm trying to
21:36
like, OK, I, I guess if the at is the easiest one.
21:39
Yeah, OK. Alright, let's move on to the
21:42
next one. #4 cool. The chemistry is gone.
21:48
Smooth, easy, covered. It's at #4 of the New York
21:54
Rangers, we have Will Cooley line 2, power play one.
21:59
I'm I'm happy with Cooley over laugh on this list.
22:03
The shots hits can be great now that he has this opportunity on
22:06
power play 1. I love it.
22:08
And yeah, it's line 2 now, but I wouldn't be surprised if they
22:11
try it on line one at some point.
22:13
It's also without Trojack. When Trocheck does come back
22:16
from injury, it's gonna bode really well for whoever is
22:20
playing with him. So I think it's going to be
22:22
Laugh, Zib, Trocheck and um, and Cooley.
22:27
I think it's gonna be kind of like a 22-ON line 1 and line 2,
22:31
you know what I mean? They're gonna make that work.
22:33
And those are probably going to be the top.
22:35
Yeah. Those are gonna be the top 4 on
22:37
power play, one with Adam Fox on defenseman.
22:38
So yeah, the reason he's higher than last year.
22:41
Better shots, better hits. I like it.
22:43
He's, I drafted this guy in the sixth round of our League of
22:46
Record draft and people made fun of me.
22:47
They said it was a huge reach and it was a huge reach at the
22:49
time. But he has delivered.
22:52
This guy is a is a banger stud, like we saw what he did last
22:57
season. His role this season has
22:58
increased. If you're able to pick him up
23:00
going into the playoffs. He is currently 39% owned.
23:03
So he's just making the cut into this 40% threshold that we have
23:06
here. I I love this guy.
23:09
I've been waiting for him to be a playoff monster for me since
23:11
the beginning. Since I drafted him over the
23:14
last month, he's averaging three shots, three hits.
23:16
Now he's getting the points exposure to.
23:19
I do think that he is at risk of getting bumped off power play 1.
23:22
I think they could prefer gay parade there over him just to
23:25
see what the young kids can do. I guess that's fair.
23:27
But I would not be surprised if they want to use Cooley as like
23:30
that that that front presence. But he's he would still be the
23:33
same spot on this list even if he was power play 2 in my eyes,
23:36
because I do think that he has just so much value to to bring.
23:39
It's a we try to include bangers guys on this top ten points list
23:43
when they're really valuable, and I think we'll Cooley fits
23:46
that mold perfectly. So if you have the opportunity
23:49
to pick him up, if you're in a bangers league where you hang
23:51
your management, after all, I will he he'd be an express
23:55
pickup for me for what he can do for your team come fantasy
23:57
playoffs. Yeah, Yeah.
24:00
I think it's, I think it's really, it's a really good one.
24:03
And I, I mean, we've said this countless times and I'll say it
24:06
again. Any guy that could have been on
24:08
the Bangers recommendation but is in the points place, like the
24:13
key fits that mold better than anybody, you know.
24:15
And that's when you know, it's a good pickup.
24:17
So I think it's really, really good.
24:19
OK. Moving on to the next one.
24:22
Number 30, that's so. Good, good, there you go.
24:26
That I thought that I felt that one.
24:28
That was great. OK #3 we have the Alliteration
24:32
King. A little ode to you over the
24:35
thought of the Columbus Blue Jackets Charlie Coyle Line 3
24:41
power play one line 3 is never usually interesting unless
24:45
you're the best player in the world.
24:48
Well, I mean, honestly, like this is just been so, so
24:52
surprising, but also just rewarding If you have him on
24:56
your fantasy team. He's getting amazing shots.
24:59
Pretty solid on the hits and blocks too.
25:01
The points have been great. I mean power play exposure as
25:05
well. Like what?
25:06
Like it doesn't get better than this, honestly.
25:09
And faceoffs league if you are in one of those with the right
25:12
wing. I mean, yeah, he he should be,
25:15
Yeah, he should be rostered, say like 50% ladies.
25:18
Yeah, he he really. Is the factory.
25:20
And then the four games this week, four games next week too.
25:24
I was just gonna say, like with that, we should not be able to
25:27
talk about them the week after. We've mentioned in so much
25:29
already in the last few weeks he's been a player that's
25:32
completely rejuvenated his value on the Rick bonus.
25:35
I really love Coil. The fact that we're able to talk
25:37
about him on this show, the fact that he's less than 40% owned is
25:40
nuts. Go pick him up.
25:42
This top three I think is a are all these guys or and must own
25:47
territory at this point. Yeah, nothing much to add over
25:50
what Jackie said like he's hitting all the categories even
25:52
with the deployment that he has lined. 3 might seem scary, but
25:55
he's argued the most valuable line 3 asset and fantasy.
25:59
That's what it feels like. Yeah, yeah, it's so good.
26:03
And I, I mean, he, you know, I was gonna say, I guess there's
26:08
like, you know, just way more points leagues.
26:09
But even in points leagues should be rostered like he
26:11
should. Yeah.
26:12
No matter what league you're in. Four games this week, four
26:15
games. And next week, please pick up
26:16
Charlie Coyle. You will be very happy with it.
26:19
OK, this one's also great. We have at. #2.
26:26
At #2 This is why we have to distinguish it.
26:29
Be very careful with the pronunciation earlier.
26:32
Exactly. We have Alex Laferriere of the
26:36
Los Angeles Kings line to power play 1.
26:40
Four games this coming week, four games the next week.
26:43
I mean, yeah, he's just another one of those like, Bangor League
26:49
darlings. He's been so good in that all
26:51
season. So I mean, yeah, coming into the
26:53
playoffs, like your fantasy playoffs, I really, really like.
26:56
It we have talked about Laferriere many times on this
26:59
podcast where the last few weeks after the Panarin trade, he was
27:02
centering Panarin and Kempe. He has lost that deployment.
27:04
He's now line 2 playing on the wing.
27:07
But the new difference maker here is that he's finally
27:10
getting exposure on power play one with the loss of Fiala, with
27:14
the loss of Kuzmenko, with the loss of Byfield, he has now
27:17
found his way onto the power plant 1 and is still a pretty
27:20
solid unit. Like they still have their main
27:21
guys. I mean Kopitar is there too.
27:24
Kopitar, Panarin, Campe, Clark, Laferriere.
27:27
This could be what is needed for him to really click because he's
27:30
a banger league stud where he's shots his combo with elite.
27:34
He has some face off wins to him as well, maybe less now that
27:37
he's not on the line one. But the power play one could
27:40
really be a big difference maker here.
27:42
He's still an express pickup in my eyes.
27:45
Yeah, I totally agree. And you actually like, I mean,
27:49
Coil has been like a point per game recently, right?
27:51
He's been tremendous over the last two weeks.
27:54
So basically since the Olympics, Laferriere is is really not
27:58
doing so well on the points category.
28:00
He's about .4 points per game, yet he's still so tremendously
28:03
valuable because of the banger cats.
28:05
So I think if you still have the opportunity to pick him up like
28:08
this is like has league winner written all over it for bangers
28:10
leagues. You temporary expectations
28:12
because the power play is not like an elite unit, but it is
28:14
improving when Panarin, Clark and now clicking more right.
28:17
So I'm really excited too. Yep, new code.
28:19
Though. So that's it.
28:21
Alright, Yeah, that's a big one. And then we all know this guy,
28:25
yeah, which was spoken about him a few times before at #1 and #1
28:33
the plural of Matt. We have Matt Zuccarello, line
28:38
one power play 1, four games this week for three games the
28:42
week after. So look, this section is for
28:49
this coming week. And I agree that he is the best
28:51
player for points to own this coming week.
28:54
Who will say if I'm comfortably in the playoffs and I'm planning
28:58
ahead? There's a world in which I'm
29:00
taking Laferriere. Or coil or coolly, depending on
29:04
the type of league you're in. Exactly.
29:07
So this, I mean, we've spoken so much about Mazzarello at this
29:11
point, it's like it's just one of those basically kind of Ryan
29:14
O'Reilly asked. Like he's going on an absolute
29:16
terror, yet he's still under the threshold so we could talk about
29:19
him. The points are so consistent,
29:21
have been all year. Really, really good.
29:24
I just think they're going into the playoffs there are like
29:27
this. This is like a really depending
29:28
on where you're at, if you need to make the playoffs, pick them
29:30
up. If you're comfortably there, I'd
29:32
maybe lean Laferriere or Coil like you said.
29:35
Matsu Carella is a guy that is always on this list.
29:38
He averages .9 points per game, .3 power play points, two shots
29:44
a game. He's on the third best power
29:46
play in the NHL. The deployment is consistently
29:49
surrounded by All Star talent. Minnesota is a championship
29:52
contender. The only knock against him is
29:54
his playoff is playoff schedule is bad.
29:57
The Minnesota has one of the worst playoff schedules.
29:59
It's unfortunate, but at the end of the day it's three games in
30:02
all three. No championship weeks for weeks
30:04
21 to 23. It's not the worst thing.
30:06
There's no two game weeks, it's just that you're you don't get
30:08
really many off nights and other teams have better schedules.
30:12
But he's still so consistent and that's why he's always at the
30:15
top of this list because if you need to win your matchup in week
30:18
20, you know you need to stream points because your opponent has
30:20
a good points team. Zuccarello is the guy you want
30:23
because you know it's safe. He's got four games this week
30:25
too. He could get you 4 points.
30:27
You can get you 5 points. Yeah, no, I mean, he, he
30:30
absolutely can. So it's yeah, it's it's gonna be
30:35
interesting. We'll see how it how it shakes
30:38
out. I mean, I think that I think
30:40
that this is definitely the safest points points choice over
30:43
here. OK, let's dive into our top five
30:48
bangers for this week. I was going to say honestly like
30:52
all these guys are so similar that I don't feel bad listening
30:56
them. Like we can just list them 54321
30:59
and go from there because they all have 4 game weeks.
31:02
Hits are all of their specialties.
31:04
Some of them are slightly better at points, but all of these guys
31:07
are less than 20% owned. Widely available for you to
31:09
change the match up in your hits.
31:10
Should I just list them 54321? Sure.
31:14
Alright, at 5 we got Jack McBain Mendoza.
31:18
Josh almost dropped him in our in our league of record.
31:21
He was debating making a post in Discord.
31:23
Mean like guys, I might have to drop this guy.
31:26
We'll talk about it. But then it #4 we got Bobby
31:28
McMahon's newly acquired Seattle Kraken.
31:31
Number, you could actually have some points, yeah, like here
31:33
have anybody on this list like he could get some points.
31:36
Yeah, he's the guy that I think is the most like your points
31:38
actually maybe #1 depending on the week, but we'll give you a
31:43
little bit tits on each of them #3 We got Jacob Melanson of
31:46
Seattle #2 we got Yakov Trenin, Minnesota #1 the GOAT, the best
31:52
player in fantasy, Matthew Olivier of the Columbus Blue
31:55
Jackets, This guy, if you picked them up to Meme Josh or I, in
32:01
the week that we played against him, you were heavily rewarded
32:03
because all he did was delivered for you in the shots.
32:06
Hit end points. It's not you look at his game
32:08
log, it's straight zeros. Then he plays me, he's dropping
32:11
4 points. He plays Josh, he's scoring
32:12
back-to-back games. How does this make any sense?
32:15
Nobody knows the alleviate curse is real.
32:18
That's it. Yeah, well said on that one.
32:21
Melanson hits are nuts, actually nuts.
32:24
Same archetype as Trenton. Bobby McMahon, he's the only one
32:28
who actually has decently relevant shots, although McBain
32:31
has his games here and there. But yeah, I mean, Bobby McMahon
32:35
could actually get you some points, I would say.
32:39
Although was this, let me just verify something really quickly
32:44
before we dive deeper. But yeah, what are your thoughts
32:47
on the other guys? I mean, to me, if you need to
32:49
hit your streaming melon, you're streaming trending because those
32:52
guys are like the pure his guys that will get you like four or
32:54
five, if not more hits a game. So if you want A1 dimensional
32:58
hitter, those are the guys you pick up.
32:59
McBain, McMahon and Olivia have a little bit more of balance to
33:03
them. They're his threshold is a
33:04
little lower. It'll get you like 2 to three
33:06
hits, but they can give you more shots.
33:09
They all have 4 game weeks. I think Olivier, listen, we put
33:13
him a #1 because he's a stud when he wants to be, but next
33:17
week he's not playing Joshua right.
33:19
So he's probably not getting any points but also get you still
33:22
get you a lot of hits. Mcbains, Mcbains archetype has
33:25
changed a little bit because he's not playing with Hunter
33:27
anymore. So he's lost a little bit of
33:28
that points upside. He's not also playing centre, so
33:30
he's lost the faceoff upside as well, which I know for Josh was
33:33
a big component of why he was on his team, but he still really
33:36
good for, you know, shots, hits in that way.
33:40
Yeah, no, I I don't have much to add there.
33:43
I was just verifying to make sure that we had the four games
33:46
this week, three games the following week with McMahon and
33:48
we do because of difficult treated.
33:50
Yeah, but yeah, listen, it's definitely interesting.
33:54
We'll see how it goes with this list.
33:55
I agree, Olivia makes the most sense.
33:57
Four and four. OK, let's get into our top three
34:01
quantity goalies. We could go through it in a
34:03
similar way because I feel like also these are really
34:06
tremendously, tremendously valuable.
34:08
But I mean your call. Like them, we will rank them
34:12
three to 1. So #1 obviously I think is the
34:15
most valuable, then two, then three.
34:17
But let's let's talk about them. They're all you kind of feel
34:19
during a similar tier. But I do think number one has a
34:22
step above the rest. These are all goalies that are
34:25
less than 40% owned that will get you 2 starts at least this
34:29
upcoming week. So at #3 we got Anton Forsberg
34:32
of the LA Kings, at #2 we got Joel Hofer of the Saint Louis
34:35
Blues. And at #1 potentially the
34:38
starter for the Montreal Canadiens, we got Jacob Dobesh.
34:41
So I mean, look, Dobesh, to me, I was confident in saying this
34:46
when we spoke about him versus multiple a few weeks ago, that
34:48
he's going to be the guy. Firmly believe that is the case.
34:51
Although he got wrecked in his most recent game, but then
34:54
Montebello also got wrecked in the game that he played right
34:57
after that. So yeah, he's got 2 guaranteed
35:00
games this week. That's Toronto, Ottawa,
35:02
back-to-back. Hops can win either.
35:04
Then San Jose, Anaheim back-to-back.
35:07
I mean, that's also an interesting one, but they could
35:10
win those games. Hoefer probably is gonna get
35:15
yeah, he's probably gonna get 2. I think hopefully gets the
35:18
Islanders game but sorry he probably gets the Islanders game
35:22
then is going to get the Edmonton game.
35:24
That would be my guess but if he doesn't start the owners name is
35:27
probably going to Carolina in Winnipeg so then you just gotta
35:29
monitor. But either way it's two starts
35:32
which you want. He's been better than Bennington
35:34
stats wise, but the Saint Louis team is is not a team that's
35:38
going to be going into auto matchups as the favorite.
35:40
So this is like, you know, you're looking for starts, not
35:43
necessarily the highest quality, but uh, but he can deliver.
35:48
Yeah, and it's not out of the range of outcomes that he gets
35:50
through games, just saying, but unlikely.
35:54
You'll work. I would say unlikely.
35:56
Yeah, OK. And then, yeah, I guess Anton
35:59
Forsberg, look, I mean. They got 2 back-to-back LA.
36:02
Yeah, you got 2 back-to-back. So he's getting those games.
36:05
Tough opponents, though. I mean, Boston's I guess the
36:08
easiest one that they have this coming.
36:09
Week it's Columbus, Boston, so I'll play one of those games and
36:13
then Islanders New Jersey, he'll play one of those games.
36:15
So you're hoping that he plays Boston, you're hoping that he
36:18
plays New Jersey, but either way, the Kings are kind of like
36:21
on a downward spiral spiral right now.
36:23
He did get a shout out not too long ago.
36:26
Yeah, it's yeah. Before.
36:27
Before the fire, before the fire teller.
36:29
Yeah, before, before, before. Yeah, I think, I think these
36:33
guys are ranked in the odds that I would say of how likely they
36:37
are to get a win because I think, yeah, Dobesh is gonna get
36:40
the most wins. That's why that number one, I
36:42
think is a clear step above the two other guys.
36:44
The other the other two guys would put in a similar tier.
36:47
Yeah, yeah, I I concur, but pick up Dobesh for sure Yeah and then
36:53
let's get into our top three quality goalies.
36:56
All list these ones off but really I mean Dobesh or whole
37:01
Farrah would definitely rather over these three.
37:04
Just just want to give a good. Profession.
37:05
These are spots. Sports stars.
37:08
Exactly. They're gonna get you one game
37:09
this week. Less than 40% owned.
37:13
Top three quality goalies. Devin Cooley at #3 #2 we have
37:17
David Riddick and then #1 Phillip Grubauer.
37:21
Grubauer. Grubauer could win either of
37:23
these. Games over Florida.
37:24
So let's go in order. Coolies got Calgary got
37:28
back-to-back with Washington and the Rangers.
37:30
I think both of those teams not as intimidating as they once
37:33
were let's say, but Calgary is not one of the best teams
37:36
either. But Cooley has some quality in
37:38
him like we've seen him post. Like really good statistics even
37:41
if the team is losing, he is #3 on this list.
37:44
Just cause I think you're not. You're not.
37:45
When you're streaming a spot start you always want to try to
37:48
bank on getting a win and I think these other two goalies
37:51
probably give you better odds at that and that's why they're
37:53
ranked higher. David Riddick.
37:55
Ireland has got a back-to-back, it's LA or Calgary and I would
38:00
hope they get Calgary because that feels like, you know, the
38:02
easier matchup to win. LA is also not super
38:05
intimidating. The Islanders are actually
38:07
pretty good and Riddick has not been bad in spot starts this
38:11
season. So I think he's got over 50%
38:13
chance of winning either of those games.
38:15
And then I think Grubauer is the guy that, you know, Seattle is
38:17
still fighting for a playoff spot.
38:19
He you know, he pushed the cord for the starting position
38:22
earlier this year, right? Like he he had a stretch of
38:25
games where he was like really elite.
38:27
We set kind of said it was like a it was a run that was going to
38:29
come to an end and it did. But the Seattle team against
38:33
either Vancouver or Florida, that's the back-to-back they
38:36
have so, you know, started one of those games, both teams not
38:38
really intimidating. Florida's kind of punting at the
38:40
deadline. Vancouver is arguably the worst
38:41
team in the league. I would be comfortable starting
38:43
him against either of those teams and Bank gonna win.
38:48
Well said. Not much to add there.
38:50
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