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Week 23 News & Updates + Batman Guest Appearance? + PLAYOFF Injuries!! | Fantasy Hockey Podcast · Banger Management - Fantasy Hockey Podcast

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We practice your Batman voice. I mean, it just comes naturally.
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I have a friend. Where's Rachel?
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I have a friend. His name is Jeff and he's
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practiced the Batman voice. Yeah, copyright strike.
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I was raised at the time. Yeah, exactly.
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That's pretty good actually. I'm impressed.
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Know serious? OK, but for real, who's the best
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Rachel? Is it Maggie Gyllenhall or?
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Oh yeah, sure. They switched like randomly.
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Kate Hudson. I like Kate Hudson. 3 Then you
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got swapped out. Yeah, I don't know why.
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Why did yeah, I never realized like why?
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I don't know why. Which one would you take in
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fantasy though? I mean, Kate Hudson was married
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to Tom Cruise. Did he know right?
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Convinced. He thought that Tom Cruise was 3
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feet tall. I feel like people also thought
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pitbulls there was Dales. Really, she's just gullible.
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He says that at the beginning of every song.
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Daddy. On Family Guy, they made Tom
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Cruise the same way to Stewie, so it's really funny when you
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work that. Yeah.
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Let's get into the hockey guys. All right, Welcome into Bangor
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You got chatboard Batman and being recording a podcast.
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Today we're gonna be doing our Week 23 NEWS UPDATE episode, and
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we may have a few tidbits here and there for you.
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Please stay. Tuned, I mean our tidbits today
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were were movie quotes or yeah moving.
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On yeah, exactly. Alright, welcome everybody.
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We already tide bitted. And Josh is wearing Mclovin
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OK, let us begin with the news stories.
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Krill the inferior. Krill Kaprizov and Erickson Eck
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are progressing well off the ice.
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Would still haven't started skating.
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Josh, how do you feel about this?
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I mean, I'm an Ericson echo owner.
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And it's. What do you mean by?
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That you know, I mean at least we're getting some news.
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It's the first mention of him in the news in Jenny Twitter thing
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or anything for the past month since he got injured.
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But I don't know. I would be surprised if either
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of them comes back for fantasy season.
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I could see them coming back like right one fantasy seasons
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ending. So maybe they come for like on
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Gaming Your Finals. Like we 25.
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Week 25, I think they'll be back.
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So if you're with you, if you're playoffs go that long, then I
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think you could count on that. I mean, not count on it.
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I think you could expect that. I mean, Garin said multiple
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times are coming back for regular season.
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So if you're in season goes until the end of the regular
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season, you'll have them back at some point.
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But for at least that end in Week 24, I'm a lot more
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skeptical. Do you think that the dude in
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our trade for Kaprizov is gonna have his money's worth?
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And not really. Honestly I'm kinda happy I
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didn't trade for Caprice off now.
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I thought I really thought it was a great buy.
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I thought he'd be back sooner than he is.
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The fact that they still haven't started skating, usually it
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takes at least a week from skating.
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You know they skate, skate alone for a bit, then they join
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practice and non contact, join contact.
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It'll take at least a week from skating.
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So the fact they're not there yet means at least a week away.
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So that means at best they're coming for week 24.
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So it sucks if you're an Ericsson network Presov owner
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and honestly it sucks if you're an owner of anyone on the wild
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cause they've been pretty awful without those guys.
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Like body hasn't been great to Corel hasn't been great so.
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So with this news, are you comfortable?
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You know if your IR is full or you comfortable cutting either
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of them. It's tough.
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Not the question. Well, yeah, just to mention, not
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in a. Word like a league. 25 like if
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it's week 25 like I would not cut those.
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Guys, finals week 24, you know you're in the playoff matchup
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right now, right? Like maybe you have a bye week
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and you can prepare for for your semis or maybe you're in your
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quarter finals as we speak. Are you cutting if you're not?
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Are you picking up them but. Are you stashing?
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It's it's really tough. I mean, I'm in this position
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right now. I have one too many injured
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guys. I have Erickson Eck.
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Luckily I also have OC, so he's probably higher on my list of of
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drops. But but yeah, no, I think if you
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need to look playoffs is when you need to do what you gotta
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do. So if you're in a current match,
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you're fighting for your life and by dropping him, you would
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gain an extra roster spot because you put someone else on
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IR. Then I think it's a.
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No-brainer. Maybe Eric connects on your IR
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Plus and you can cut them and put some like a Romanov who's
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day-to-day you put them on so you can stream an extra couple
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of games or something. Yeah, exactly.
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Yeah, if you're in a points league, though, I just don't
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think you can part with Kaprizov like I just don't.
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Think that's another point too is like you have to fight for
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your life and like do whatever it takes.
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But let's say if your team is so good that even without Kaprizov
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you can win, then I think you can cut him.
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But if you need that extra lottery ticket to push you over
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the edge in the finals, then I think you.
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Gotta hold The thing is vertical preserve owner and you didn't
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acquire him via trade. You're probably like in 5th or
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6th place because you missed him and you probably had tough time.
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You know your first round pick misses a couple weeks.
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Maybe you're you're in the lower seat in the playoffs.
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I do everything you can not to drop him because like if he
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comes back Week 24, that can win you the league if you make it
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obviously, but at the end of the day that's it.
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You have to make it so. Yep, let's move on to the next
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one. Still no news on Yoshi since his
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injury about a month ago. Josh, how do you feel about you
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know? What depressed?
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Lately, Speaking of movies, you know Freaky Friday.
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Yes, when? Like anyway like the spoiler
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spoiler Lindsay Lohan is like from 2003.
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I still haven't seen it I. Haven't seen the new one.
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There's no spoilers you haven't seen.
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Freak. I haven't seen Freaky Friday.
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No. I think they really somebody
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else, though. I know what happened.
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Freaky Friday missed out on There's a new sequel coming out.
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Yeah, just called Freaky Friday again, but they have called it
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Freakier Friday. Yeah, they should have 100%.
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Huge. Well, now I can't even say this
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because you haven't seen it, so I don't want to give anything
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away. That's crazy.
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Anyway, at one point someone is telling the other person how to
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be a good therapist and say just say, how do you feel about that?
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We both. Therapy with how my injury luck
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is. Going yeah.
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Exactly. Yeah, No, you'll see.
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Like I mean logically it makes no sense for them to bring him.
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Back no like bottom 3. Plum has been holding on this
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whole time. I'm like maybe he'll come back
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cause he's not. I don't think he's actually that
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injured. I think he has a concussion.
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Obviously that can vary in how bad it is, but like if they were
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making a playoff push he would have been back weeks.
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Ago, yeah. The only reason he comes back I
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think is if they have to. Like the league forces him to
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come back because they can justify having him out any
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longer. Yeah, but I feel like with a
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concussion they can just say, oh, he's.
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He's still feeling. Sometimes, yeah, exactly.
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They can kind of just do what they want, so.
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He's also old. Yeah, like they're not gonna.
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Rush, how old is he? He's still has 30. 5 or 30.
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Four must be the most handsome 35 year old I've ever seen. 35
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is like an average age. Like no, it's like young for
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now. I know human.
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Like, it's gonna sound like we get to that age and it's like we
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start calling at least players old and like, wait a. 2nd.
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Exactly. Yeah, but that's it, I don't
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think. They're going to check on call.
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Yeah, that's always, but I don't think they're gonna bring him
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back. It makes.
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No sense I think. It's very unlikely and I think I
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might have to bite the bullet and drop.
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Him tonight. Speaking of injuries, Thatcher
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Demko will travel with the team on their upcoming road trip.
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I think he'll be back next week. They're Muslim situation like
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they're not counting the playoffs.
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I can't. Believe they're even in this
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situation right now. With like say Lewis making the.
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Directions if at the start of the season you told me this, I'd
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be like why? I can't be doing so bad.
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But if like a month we told me this, I'm like I can't believe
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still competing. For a playoff know.
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Lots more what I was referring to, but it's true that we had
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high hopes from the beginning of the year and especially now.
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Heals injured. Yeah, they managed to both under
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and over perform. Yeah, exactly, exactly the rare
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cello of hockey games. Yeah.
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But I will say Quinn Hughes is just like.
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He's the entire team. Yeah.
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There's not a team that I could think of where a player is more
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crucial. I think he deserves the heart.
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Because of that, coming into the season, I thought it was
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Darlene. But what Quinn Hughes can do is
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just nuts tell. It's also you look at a guy like
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what's in the heart conversation, Hello Buck, right?
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He's been insane but they're a good team even without him.
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He makes the team way better, makes them a top team, but
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they're still a good team. Vancouver does nothing without
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Hughes. Like he's literally the entire
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team. It's unreal.
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Especially because Peterson is not good.
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Until recently, but yeah, the only place in the fine in the
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playoffs. But yeah, anyways.
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Long story short. Demco should be.
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Back and I saw little buy low, you know the disrespect like I
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had him as a buy low and like he does this again.
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He always started being good after the trade deadline fast.
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Exactly. Fair enough, you come to me on
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the day of. My daughter.
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Yeah, exactly. That's exactly what we're like,
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big time with the movie references.
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I hope the listeners love it. I think they will.
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All right, let's move on. Neil Pionk is out week to week.
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Like good riddance. What the heck I drafted I cut
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him after the first week where you got like straight zeros that
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he became like the best defenseman in fantasy for like
9:48
OK month and 1/2. Yeah, yeah, the personal event
9:51
that has never really go. Away like he did nothing wrong.
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I just caught. Her like Squidward looking out.
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The window. Elephantinum.
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But Robert Patrick like running around and exactly.
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So obviously The Jets traded for Shen, so he's mainly the
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peripheral guy there now. But Dylan Samberg has been a
10:06
monster, too. Yeah, and Colin Miller's taken
10:08
Pyong spot on power play. Too.
10:09
Yeah, I don't think that's worth anything.
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But yeah, Samberg and Shen are definitely worth keeping an eye
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on for banger stats. She's going to be pretty much
10:17
pure hits, but. His boxer decent like I will
10:20
say. Like one point something per
10:22
game me like I'm not impressed. By the you get one, zero or two,
10:27
so yeah. Yeah, but his hits is really
10:29
makes him like. 510 I know. But it's mostly the five.
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Doesn't even affect the average. Numbers I like, I like Sandberg
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for more kind of scattered across like he's shooting,
10:40
hitting and blocking. But if you're really on hits,
10:42
then. For sure.
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And summary is like Young, so he's getting a chance to play
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some minutes and kind of. Develop a little bit.
10:47
I mean, ever since he left his role on Brooklyn 99, then like
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you really. I didn't know they were related.
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I don't know. You're out of fellow.
10:56
Yeah. And what are the odds that you
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can you can spell Andy Samberg with Dylan Samberg?
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That's crazy. That's a really.
11:05
Cool. Yeah, yeah, Yeah.
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That's pretty. Cool.
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And where's the yell? It's wherever your opponents
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are, right? This is middle.
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Name. Taking the yell out.
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Tried to do. That's all folks.
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OK, Roope Hintz returned to the lineup on Sunday, playing line
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one power play one with Ranson and Robertson.
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Dallas Good one. Yeah, this is such a stacked.
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Team, It's funny, all the guys were talking about is like this
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guy's playing really good lately.
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They're all against Jacky this week.
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Yeah, I love it. It's.
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Great. And hopefully Colorado, let's go
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on effort. That's crazy.
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That's impressive though. Like.
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That I'm gonna go all in on Colorado, Say create.
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Separation I actually we'll probably do it like a specific
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episode for. Playoffs we'll do later, but
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yeah. I agree.
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I mean, I actually love Colorado because.
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Over the overdog. I mean the favorite.
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So that's sort of like a terminology that's.
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Huge. I don't think so.
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I can't remember what it was called.
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It's the one that's over the underdog.
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The regular dog. Never go over the hot dog.
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Yeah, exactly. Yeah, I know.
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Obviously this deployment is insane for hints, he's been
12:15
really killing it. If you look at his game log, I
12:16
hadn't looked at his game log, but it's.
12:17
Insane like. He was injured for like a game
12:20
or two, but before that he had like 12 points in like 4 games.
12:23
Masons coming back, he has like 2 points in the game.
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So yeah, he's doing really well. He was like a stud a few years
12:27
ago in fantasy and then like past two years.
12:29
Nothing to write home about and. Especially with his like,
12:32
injuries and stuff. Yeah, but I mean, I checked.
12:35
In his pusher him or Josh Norris.
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Norris. But you had no hesitation.
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No nurses. I actually, I had something
12:42
about that. Yeah, about how kinky is the
12:43
squishiest of them all. But yeah, no, The thing is, I
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checked his ownership percentage.
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It's only 83. That means in 17% of things you
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can get a league winner right now because the house schedule
12:51
is nuts and he's playing with Robertson and.
12:52
Rantanen, how many pieces would you rather over him?
12:55
At this point in the season with their with Dallas's 44 coming
12:58
up, I see there's very few. OK, hold.
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On the only knock oho no take. A whole 3 games are hints.
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Four games, Sure. Yeah, yeah.
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Kadri hints. Really.
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Yeah, the one knocked hence obviously is back hats.
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Like his face off wins are great and he's not.
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I mean he'll shoot like around like 2 per game which is not
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great but not that bad and he's not gonna hit her block or
13:19
anything. Pincer Crosby.
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I was just gonna say that. That's a really good one.
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If it's not cool, Crosby. But if it's not a faceoff win
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league, I'm going. Really.
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Yeah. I mean, four games.
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Four games versus 3:00 and 3:00. Suzuki.
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Suzuki. He also has the foreign.
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Games. What a world.
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That Suzuki's been insane. Yeah, I think one of the best
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players in the since the Four Nations.
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I mean also the Habs are the best team in the league since
13:39
the Four Nations. Yeah.
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Anyways, let's go on to. The next Suzuki over Crosby,
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That's the production there. Wow.
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Suzuki has been like the only. Suzuki.
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In the last month in centres, it's Suzuki, Dr. Subtle hints,
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McKinnon, Matthews. That's the top five.
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In that order. Is wild, yeah.
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Material put it this way. That's great.
14:02
Let me put it this way. OK, Matthias Akum is back from
14:06
injury. Not really worth rostering.
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Yeah, so. Josh says you got three points.
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I wrote this. Note because he really isn't
14:13
like he's not good, but then last night, I mean, it helps
14:16
that the team scored seven goals, but he got three points,
14:19
three shots, two hits and four blocks.
14:20
Luckily he's still in my. Opponent.
14:21
He's actually looking important defenseman for them though.
14:24
Real life, he's amazing. I'm very high on in real life,
14:26
but fantasy wise he's one of those guys who's kind of like in
14:28
that like kind of like Gray area of like, oh, he's really good in
14:31
real life and he should be good, but he's just not producing in
14:35
fantasy and bad cats or really in points.
14:37
So to me he's an easy drop. Obviously you see that 3 point
14:40
game and you're like, you're like, OK, well now I can't drop
14:42
him. He's.
14:43
Doing he's on waivers, you rushed to pick him.
14:45
Up, that's it. I would not rush to pick him up.
14:47
Look, if he's on your team and you don't want to use up an ad,
14:49
like keep him and see if he can go on a little run right now.
14:52
But like, he's really not someone I'm excited to have on
14:55
my team. OK.
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Would you rather like come or would you rather like Dylan
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Samberg? OK, I take it.
15:00
Come over and honestly it depends what you need.
15:03
Summers get 0 points whereas Echo will get you.
15:05
It will get you 0 points. He'll get you 0 points.
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OK, yeah. And then Echo might think could
15:11
be good for a points every two games maybe, or a point every
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three games, something like that.
15:16
So like Egon will chip in a bit at points, but Sandberg's back
15:19
cats are way better. So honestly, I could see up
15:22
Sandberg over over at home. No go.
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Back home. Or I anticipated this going.
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Jared Spurgeon. I'd probably probably take
15:35
Spurgeon for the schedule. I'm not the biggest fan of
15:37
Spurgeon but I mean he walks at least and.
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And the P2 is crazy. P1 So yeah.
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We move on. Yes, we move on.
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OK, Shea Theodore practicing in a regular jersey.
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He should be big. He should be back in the next
15:50
week or latest the week after. Yeah, my team streak of
15:55
magically healing my opponents players is continuing when
15:58
they're supposed to be out for like the entire season and then
16:02
I play them and they magically get healed.
16:03
But yeah, if you're Theodore owner, this is great.
16:05
Fearfully back next week. Like if you're a Hannifin owner,
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that sucks. Drop him.
16:10
You rode the wave, you got your money.
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For exactly definitely got more than more than you were supposed
16:15
to but yeah no theatre is gonna be back next week so that's
16:18
exciting for. Shea, Theodore Mathias.
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Yeah, exciting for anyone who's Theodore owner.
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I don't think it affects too much others than than Hannifin.
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Miro Heiskanen expected to miss the first round of the playoffs.
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I'm still not sold on this, to be honest.
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I feel like they're being like, I feel like there's no, I feel
16:34
like they're being like, yeah, we got rent and then go look, we
16:37
might not have mirror and then mirror is gonna be back.
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Do you think it's like just kind of?
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Like, I, I think it's that, but listen, I don't, I mean, they
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know. I just feel like if he's
16:46
actually gonna miss, they wouldn't really say that, you
16:48
know what I mean? Yeah, I guess.
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I guess why did they say it? That's a fair point.
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Like what do they gain out of it?
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Because I've clearly. I think just being.
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Like no reason. To people are pissed at them
16:57
because they're saying like all of Dallas is so good.
16:59
They're so stacked everywhere now and they're like guy the guy
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like calm down. We might not have mirror for the
17:03
first round. What about a Sagan once his?
17:06
Him too. He's like, they're like, oh
17:08
chance he comes back in the regular season, but probably not
17:11
I. Feel like I feel like both of
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them are going to be not playing the first round unless they're
17:17
down. Like unless they lose 3 games.
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I mean, they'll need them if they're playing Colorado.
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They'll need. Them, but they're gonna try.
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They're trying one or two games without them.
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If they're doing well, they're not gonna rush them.
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They're really it's. Really still have to see if they
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go one-on-one in the first two games I.
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Would bring them back. I think it's the second you go
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the other. I just get two wins.
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Then I could see them being rushed back, but they're clearly
17:39
not gonna be 100% OK at the first round, so they're gonna do
17:42
whatever they can to wait as long as possible.
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I think you can afford to. It's kind of like, I mean, like
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as a fantasy manager, right? I'm holding on to injured guys
17:49
as long as I can until my seasons at risk and that that's.
17:52
The thing is these guys need to get acclimated to the ice too.
17:54
Like you can just throw them into like game four of the
17:56
playoffs and be like all seasons on the line.
17:58
Good luck. You know, I mean, at some point,
18:00
exactly what I'm saying. I say throw them in early when
18:01
the stakes are high so that they ramp up.
18:03
I'd rather beat them. If they're gonna get in, if
18:07
they're gonna be hurt, if they play a game too early, then I
18:11
think they're not gonna be healthy enough to contribute
18:13
positively anyways. That makes sense.
18:14
I. Don't know, I guess I feel.
18:15
Like we'll. See every couple of days.
18:18
Helps for fantasy they're obviously irrelevant.
18:20
Rest of. Season, I just think it's such a
18:22
big thing for the first round with Colorado, like they were
18:25
playing like the worst team in the league.
18:27
Be like, OK, yeah, who cares? It's gonna be such a fun.
18:30
Round no. It's gonna be awesome, but.
18:32
Yeah, both of these teams have like cup aspirations and one of
18:34
them is gonna be out of the first round, yeah.
18:35
Pretty much the point of this is to say if you have Miro on your
18:38
IR, feel free to drop him, yeah. Yep, J Peterka is day-to-day
18:43
with a lower body injury. Ryan McLeod is probably
18:47
replacing him on PP1. I'll pick him up right now.
18:50
Yeah. Yeah, I like McLeod as a pickup.
18:53
He's been doing really well. I love his deployment.
18:55
I just think it's super shaky. I think the second some of these
18:58
injured guys comes back, he's going to lose his deployment.
19:00
Patrick is supposed to be back tomorrow.
19:02
So I think McLeod loses the power play one then Kevin was
19:06
saying he still gets 2nd centre which didn't even.
19:09
Strength, which is the most valuable in my.
19:10
Opinion, which is for him. Like, yeah.
19:12
You're getting the minutes, and the minutes gives you the.
19:14
I don't know if you're not in a face off win league, I'm not
19:16
picking him up. If you wanna pick him up for
19:18
face offs with some upside elsewhere then I like it as a.
19:20
Pickup. That's what I did.
19:22
OK, Josh Norris is day-to-day with an injury yet again.
19:27
What a segue from earlier, yeah. Keep breathing.
19:33
He is the squishiest boy in all the lands.
19:39
I'll say it in the Bane voice. I could try like Gorgeous Boy
19:46
and All the horrible. They're pretty good.
19:49
Pretty good. Hey guys, Squishy.
19:50
Stuff that man, But yes, he is he is very squishy.
19:58
Is he? Does he come back regular
19:59
season? Why?
20:00
So no. Why so squishy?
20:03
So squishy stuff, Yeah. I mean, it's, I don't know, like
20:10
Buffalo is not going to make the playoffs and they.
20:12
Did this year, like he's not going to be rushed back.
20:15
I mean, I'd be surprised if he's out for the season.
20:17
I think he's day-to-day, like he'll be probably come.
20:19
Back when he's feeling comfortable.
20:20
Just one of. Your children come back?
20:22
Yeah, yeah. Then in terms of next year, if
20:24
you don't mind having him on your IR for 2/3 of the.
20:26
Season, I think I. Do like him as a late round pick
20:29
because I think the 1/3 of the year he does play he'll be
20:31
really. Good.
20:31
Yeah, Yeah. You're not gonna get a guy of
20:34
this caliber. Now he'll go in the double
20:37
Decker rounds next. Year for sure.
20:38
Yeah, deeply. He's gonna get a.
20:39
Job in the past like 2 years he's been drafted in our leagues
20:41
like around 16 or something yeah and both times I think those are
20:44
great spots that's a. Great spot, yeah.
20:46
But yeah, you just have to be OK with the constant injured.
20:49
Not yeah. How many?
20:50
Players, you go so little you. Know like crazy.
20:53
Draft him in the 16th round, wait for him to have a streak of
20:55
being really good cause he is a good player.
20:57
Yeah and then trade him before he gets injured.
20:59
Yep, Yep, that's the move. Where she take notes now?
21:02
Yeah, Adam Fox returned and took back his spot on power play one.
21:08
Unsurprising. He's their power play one.
21:10
Guy, I mean, they desperately need help to make the playoffs,
21:12
right? It's not, especially with how
21:13
the haves are going, which is but.
21:17
Yeah, yeah, I think he's gonna have really good production rest
21:20
of the season, especially cause fighting for a playoff spot.
21:22
I know like Jake, you say this all the time and we all say
21:24
this, but like towards the end of the season, having a guy on a
21:26
team that's fighting for a spot is always the best because
21:28
they're trying the hardest. They have the most reason to
21:30
keep their guys in, you know, even with the injuries or
21:32
whatever. Like, so he's going to get
21:34
really good production, but the Rangers have a terrible fantasy
21:36
playoff schedule. Such as, which is like, I mean,
21:39
that's like the only reason why that strategy doesn't work is if
21:43
it's this is the case. Yeah, exactly.
21:45
I mean, look, they have three games next week, the finals,
21:48
they have two games and at this point the trade deadline is
21:49
over, so you're gonna hold on to him.
21:50
But I mean, even an amazing player, if you're in the finals,
21:54
depending on when those two games happen, if like ones on
21:57
the games like on a Tuesday and the others on Saturday, yeah, I
21:59
would save him for the Tuesday and then I would drop him for a
22:01
streamer. For the, it's tough because I
22:02
mean, it's like kind of a similar situation, wouldn't
22:04
McAvoy, right, because he's still on IR?
22:06
We don't really know, but he's kind of like been skating a
22:08
little bit more recently and they have two game week in the
22:11
semis. So if he comes back and he's
22:13
healthy, he's on my I right now. He comes back next week.
22:15
I'm just like, do I have to cut something to activate Savoy?
22:18
I think the. Difference won't be able to make
22:19
any pickups. I'm gonna cut him even though he
22:21
has a four-game finals. That's it.
22:23
So that's the only more consideration is the fact that
22:25
it's the semis, not the finals. So you know, if you survive the
22:27
two game week, he has a four-game week the week after.
22:29
So like that makes it a bit more murky, whereas when.
22:32
You're survived the week with A2 game week for McAvoy, who hasn't
22:36
played in a month or whatever. You.
22:37
Know, like in this case, with where you're in the finals
22:39
already and he has a bad schedule, that's when it's like,
22:41
yeah, you see amazing players get cut.
22:43
Obviously this is redraft leagues.
22:44
Not, yeah, obviously, obviously, obviously.
22:47
All right. Paddy cuts Adam Fox in their
22:49
dynasty league. Yeah, I'll do that.
22:54
Yeah, yeah. Please do not do that.
22:55
Patrick Lyon a returned to the lineup and is continuing to be a
22:59
power play merchandise of beauty.
23:02
He is like insane to watch on the power play.
23:05
I just fine when he's playing. He's so lazy 5. 15, Yeah, no.
23:09
It's like I actually. He complains when he gets like
23:11
send out on the lineup. He's just like, whatever.
23:13
I don't. Think he's maybe still injured
23:16
to be honest, Like a little bit from him because Kate dry signal
23:21
in line. Both play in slow motion so
23:23
that's one thing I've noticed. But drawer settles.
23:25
Like so strong on the. Puck, that's what it is, Flimsy
23:27
and like, he'll hit, he'll do whatever, you know, like Lion.
23:30
If it's like too far, it's like, yeah.
23:32
And then it just gives up. Who's in from like Panarin to,
23:36
you know, like they just don't, they don't backcheck.
23:37
Yeah, Panera looks like he's trying at least.
23:39
Yeah, he's like, fast. I've seen clips of Panera and be
23:41
like so lazy. Yeah, but like if he goes down,
23:45
like to get up, it takes him like 10 minutes.
23:46
Like the craziest thing. Like I'm gonna be useful if I'm
23:48
there anyway, yeah. But still got like crazy hands.
23:51
But he doesn't skate and he. Can he's very slow.
23:54
Yeah, he has this ability to, but he'll do a crazy dig and if
23:58
he had any motion, he'd be on a breakaway.
24:00
But the defender is able to just recover still right next.
24:03
To him, Winnipeg tried like you could tell like you had like a
24:06
fire in him, but like it just doesn't seem to be there.
24:09
That being said, because power plays are rewarded in one way or
24:13
another, he's very decent for fantasy.
24:15
And I think for the Habs, even though he's not very helpful
24:18
defensively or in 5V5, Yeah. How long have the Habs been
24:21
dying to have a good power play? Yeah.
24:22
It's been like what, like a decade since we got a?
24:24
Solid. Now we finally have.
24:25
We're gonna make the playoffs. Maybe.
24:27
Yeah, and that's it. Look, he's played I think like
24:29
30 games or something this year, like 35.
24:31
And I think he's tied for the most power play goals on the
24:34
season. That's crazy way.
24:35
Really. He's he's definitely up there.
24:37
I don't know if he's like #1 but he's in the top five for sure.
24:39
Yeah. And he's played like 30 more
24:41
less games than like most other players.
24:43
As a Canadians found I love it and he's doing what we basically
24:45
signed him to do it just. Like he could be like a line
24:47
three people, one guy. That's like probably how he's
24:51
most beneficial to the. Team it could work.
24:54
Because you're not keeping up with your linemates and.
24:56
Regardless, have a great schedule next two weeks for
24:58
games. Both weeks.
24:59
He's only 41% owned. You need a guy who's gonna get
25:02
you exclusively power play points come up, because I think
25:06
he's really. Good, yeah.
25:07
And I'm trying to see goals. Goals like as.
25:09
A power play points. I'm a bit disappointed in shots
25:14
this year because yeah, I don't mind a guy like that.
25:17
If he's shooting like 3-4 shots a game, that's like a stud.
25:21
But he hasn't been shooting much.
25:22
He pretty much just collapsed the one bomb that goes in and
25:24
then he's like, alright, I'm good for the night in my job.
25:27
Well, let me give you a few names.
25:29
Linear Byfield. I like Byfield.
25:32
I like Boyfield. Too.
25:33
I mean really also has a very good schedule.
25:35
Coming up for the last month has more points, more power play
25:37
points, more shots. But Byfield's been crazy on the
25:41
hits he's on. He's just coming off a six game
25:43
goal streak. He has one extra hit a game,
25:46
wins a lot of faceoffs. He has the triple eligibility.
25:49
Power play points over the last month Line is a .67.
25:52
I'm because it's huge, because yeah, he was injured for a
25:55
couple games, but I mean Byfield at 0.0. 8 actually maybe I would
25:59
go I would go line over by field for fantasy.
26:01
I think real life by field is a much better player, but fantasy
26:03
wise I think I agree. I just, yeah, I mean, obviously
26:07
line has the ability to turn it on, but we've seen by people go
26:10
in this crazy streaks and like I really do like that.
26:12
Yeah, Linear Hagel. Hagel for sure.
26:15
Lena's got four games, he's got 3.
26:18
Or two descriptive discrepancy is too.
26:21
High, I mean over the last month line has more points.
26:23
Yeah, but like. Wait, per points per points per
26:26
game? Yeah.
26:27
But that, well, points per game is obviously the best person.
26:31
Nichushkin. Nichushkin and Peterson.
26:35
I would take Nichushkin over line A.
26:36
Cause have less games. Yeah, but only one less.
26:39
Yeah, she's a 3-4 versus 4. 4 but when you're scoring at above
26:43
average rate in power play. The thing is though.
26:45
But actually game. OK, the problem with the per
26:49
game stuff with this is that his specialty is power play.
26:53
So naturally that's going to be skewed and it's great.
26:56
It's just like. All your work week you have much
26:59
higher chance of getting I know, but two or three power play.
27:01
Points. I feel like the way that line,
27:03
because of the way lining gets most of his points, his per game
27:06
production isn't going to be as relevant moving forward as
27:09
compared to Someone Like, You know, by field doesn't get power
27:13
play points up the wazoo. Yeah, that's why like the that's
27:16
specific amount of. Yeah, that's like another.
27:19
I guess it's like a way of analyzing it.
27:20
Yeah, just be wrong. You gotta know, like if you're
27:23
making on the success of the team, then you know he's going
27:26
to get something. Yeah, I think they could.
27:29
It's all or nothing, basically, whereas you're kind of
27:31
mitigating these other guys were like, yeah.
27:33
But I do love where he's like what he's poised to do.
27:36
Obviously the Habs need to question.
27:38
I don't feel no type of way. Yeah, the what?
27:40
I don't feel a specific way, definitely, yeah.
27:43
I'm just like raising the question.
27:44
I feel like when you look at the numbers, it points in a certain
27:46
direction, yeah. Yeah, I'm just like worried
27:48
about like with him, like specifically the average stats.
27:51
That's all I'm saying. It's just, yeah, I do love.
27:54
It comes in bunches, like you'll get 2 points, both power play
27:57
points or. The Astros, yes exactly, and
28:00
Habs do need to score a lot to win, whereas LA could win a game
28:03
2/1. But we have been scoring a lot.
28:04
Yeah, exactly. All right.
28:06
And last but not least, Jake Allen has been playing amazing.
28:09
And Jacob Markstrom funding Jake and Jacob.
28:11
Cool has been awful, so it's possible that there are tandem
28:17
rest of season which would be nuts.
28:20
Yeah, yeah, that would be crazy, Jake.
28:23
Now, yeah. You know Jack Sparrow by The
28:27
Lonely Island? Yeah, that's us right now.
28:29
Yeah. Turns out Michael Bolton is a
28:31
major semifinal. Oh man, I love that.
28:36
Song, it's such a banger. That's really me like a year
28:38
ago. Because actually somehow one of
28:40
my like education gaps growing up was I never watched Pirates
28:44
of the Caribbean. Oh, so and then I was gonna use
28:46
a bleep word there, but it's. So.
28:49
To me, like a. Year the first trilogy, though
28:51
the other ones after they were just cash grabs yeah, but the.
28:53
First trilogy, we watched all of them together and they were so
28:56
good. And I was like, how did I not,
28:58
you know, like, yeah. Anyway, so I was like talking
29:00
about it nonstop. Everyone's like these came out
29:01
like over 10. Years when I was in my teens and
29:04
they were coming out, they always used to come out like the
29:07
week of my birthday. It was always in May.
29:08
So I'd go see them with all my friends.
29:10
Every year like that there was a movie that came out.
29:13
Yeah. So good.
29:14
Yeah, that's. Hard to see that, yeah.
29:18
We had so many other things. Yeah, anyways, yeah, so it would
29:21
be interesting if Jake Allen like steal some starts, I think
29:23
Markstrom start, they already confirmed starting the next
29:24
game. So they're gonna keep giving him
29:26
as many chances as possible. But like, and they did just win
29:29
two games against Columbus, which made a massive difference
29:31
in their playoff chances. But if they need the wins,
29:34
they're going to go with a better goalie.
29:35
And Alan has been the better goalie.
29:36
Yeah, well, you're paying Mushroom the big bucks and it's.
29:39
Supposed to be. So the only thing I would ask in
29:41
that case is that because of literally what both of you just
29:44
said, if you play a player a lot of money, you can just like give
29:48
them less minutes if he's not doing well.
29:49
Goalies literally do not play if they don't start.
29:52
Unless of course I enjoy getting pulled, whatever.
29:54
So like, it's very difficult to justify having someone so
29:57
expensive stay on the bench. Do you think that that's not a
30:00
consideration? They're gonna play the best guy.
30:02
No, it's definitely consideration.
30:03
I think so. I think pretty much if they feel
30:07
they have a playoff spot locked up, they're gonna keep playing
30:09
Markstrom because they want him to be their goalie going into
30:11
the playoffs. So they have to get him like,
30:13
kind of up to speed. But if they start losing games
30:16
because Mark from playing poorly and they start dropping in the
30:19
standings, the playoff race in the East is super tight.
30:20
Yeah. So, you know, the Rangers are
30:22
right on their tail. Columbus was.
30:23
I mean, they're faltering, but they're still there.
30:25
You know, shows. There, yeah, but it's different
30:27
because they would have to, they need to win their division to
30:29
knock them out. But yeah, so it will really
30:31
depend on how they do have the chance to turn it around.
30:34
But I think a couple more bad games and Alan having a couple
30:36
more good ones. And I mean, obviously that's a
30:39
lot of time with not a lot of time left in fantasy, but I
30:41
think by mid next week, Alan could have taken a share of.
30:47
The I mean, I haven't analyzed their games either, but it also
30:49
depends like are they losing because of Mark Stream?
30:51
Are they winning because of Alan?
30:52
Like the team, the team's gonna. Do the one because of Alan, he
30:54
made I think like 42 saves on three shots, like it was, Yeah.
30:58
And that was a massive game. I think the one against
30:59
Columbus. So the net implication is a
31:01
fantasy owner, you're obviously not dropping Markstrom.
31:04
You can't do that. And we're getting to the point
31:07
where you can you think so? Finals week, yes, they have two
31:11
games and he's playing badly. He's a drop.
31:14
Next week they have four games, so I would hold on a bit longer.
31:17
You should have at least. Two stars, yeah.
31:19
So would you hold both Markstrom and Allen?
31:21
No, definitely. Not at the moment, not on the
31:22
same team, sorry. But like, if you were in Fantasy
31:24
Owner, would you pick up Alan because he's available?
31:27
I would pick up Alan actually, yeah, just because of the
31:30
four-game week next week. So your floor is you're at least
31:31
getting a start and you're feeling is he gets 2:00 to 3:00.
31:35
OK, fair enough. So you're holding onto the
31:37
floor, both of them for a. Week in the 14 week you should
31:41
get at. Least, yeah.
31:42
And then honestly, unless one of them is gonna get both starts,
31:45
I'm dropping either one of them in the finals, yeah.
31:48
Fair in Week 20, and it won't even be easy to predict.
31:50
Because you won't know they might get one each and then at
31:53
that point having that goal in your roster is useless.
31:55
So that's the strategy with the New Jersey rules.
31:58
All right, let's move on to our would you rathers Kevin.
32:02
Little simple 1 today. Sorry, that was my Bane voice
32:08
you don't like. Yes.
32:13
Sound like a leprechaun or something.
32:15
Say Patties Day. Yeah, there we go.
32:18
They work, but OK. So I wanted to touch on some,
32:21
you know, waiver wire kind of level guys that you could be
32:24
picking up looking at your matchup for Week 23 of the
32:29
fantasy season. So this would be like the
32:30
semifinals in most leagues if your championships in Week 24 or
32:34
potentially the quarterfinals if you're looking at a Week 25
32:37
championship, which I think less people have that.
32:39
But alright, let's get into it and have a little bit of a
32:42
discussion. Goalie wise.
32:44
I think these are hot names right now in the waivers.
32:45
Everybody's kind of looking at somebody to solve their issues
32:48
the playoffs, but would you pick up Tristan Jarry or Spencer
32:51
Knight? I'm going Jerry, I chose Knight
32:55
and he screwed me and I'm I might be eliminated this week
32:57
because of that. And Jerry has just been really
33:00
good. Look, I.
33:01
Got a perfect goal either. Yeah, no, I think both of these
33:04
are risky pickups and I just think Jerry's better than night
33:08
and Penguins are better. Than Spencer.
33:11
Is better than Jerry, but Penguins have been on a pretty
33:13
hot streak lately. And but they don't need to be
33:15
garbage. They're they're probably not
33:19
going to make the playoffs, but like Chicago's definitely not.
33:21
So for that, the obvious choice to me is Jerry, because they're
33:24
gonna just ride the hot hand. Whereas for night, it's like,
33:27
OK, go out there, do your thing, gain some confidence, That's it.
33:30
You know what I mean? Like The thing is who?
33:32
Is letting in six goals. Yeah.
33:34
And ending Josh season. More importantly.
33:37
Yeah. So I would go with Jerry just
33:40
because. Who are you more scared of?
33:43
Jerry, because I'm looking at their matchups for next week and
33:50
if you look at the games Tristan Jarry plays against um, Tristan
33:55
Jarry plays against Tampa, Buffalo, Ottawa.
33:58
They both have two hard matchups and one easy matchup.
34:00
Chicago plays New Jersey, Vegas and Utah.
34:02
Yeah, but I think I'd rather play New Jersey and Utah than
34:06
I'd rather play Vegas in Ottawa. You mean Tampa and Ottawa?
34:11
Sorry, yes, Tampa and Ottawa. I don't know, I think it's close
34:15
enough. Like if one of them had like
34:17
drastically easier schedule than the other then I'd say OK, go
34:20
with that one. But I think their schedules are
34:21
good enough, are close enough that I would go with just
34:23
Pittsburgh who's been on a hot streak.
34:25
You just need him to be good for like 2 games.
34:26
You don't need him to be good for the rest of the season.
34:28
So and night has been pretty awful.
34:30
I mean, just had an awful game. He's been solid, just had one
34:33
really bad. Game but.
34:35
Honestly, even before, I'm just so scared of Tristan Jarry.
34:38
I feel like, I feel like it's a ticking time bomb.
34:40
And how many more games are you get before the one that ends
34:42
your season? You know what?
34:43
I. Mean yeah if your picking up
34:45
with these guys. I'm not.
34:46
I'm not happy either way to be honest.
34:48
There be some serious teams though, yet they also lost.
34:51
You drop Markham for Jari. I would consider it, yeah.
34:56
Yeah, heard it here. 1st but I wouldn't do it for now.
34:59
Yeah, that's right. Everyone team Jerry too.
35:02
Yeah, Team Jerry. Alright, what about what about
35:05
Stellars? I put him in brackets.
35:06
Here we're. Just Stars in a really
35:08
precarious position right now. Wall is getting back-to-back
35:11
starts for the first time since he came back from injury.
35:13
The coach came out and said we're starting well again
35:15
because I like how he's been his last two starts.
35:17
So Stars isn't a very real risk of becoming the backup and not a
35:21
tandem. The one thing is, though, that
35:23
they've got four games this week and next week, so he's
35:27
guaranteed at least one start from the back-to-back.
35:29
It should have been guaranteed to start because they're tandem.
35:31
He might drop to one. Yeah.
35:33
The thing is also Toronto has super easy matchups next week.
35:36
So if he gets one or two of them, I really like his
35:39
matchups. Yeah, Toronto is a much better
35:41
team than Pittsburgh or Chicago, so I'd still go with Scholars,
35:45
but I definitely would temper your expectations.
35:47
But you're comparing like one start to three starts at that
35:50
point, and it's just like, who would you rather?
35:52
It depends on what you're looking for.
35:54
If you look for quality or quantity from your categories.
35:56
All right. Looking at the defensemen, I
35:58
think the hottest name right now that everybody's like eyeing is
36:01
Dylan Samberg or I put LOL as. He does have four games.
36:06
Next week, yeah. Four games.
36:07
Sandberg's only got 3. Sandbergs blocks have been
36:09
really solid. He's kind of like getting over
36:11
20 minutes of ice time, which is leading to more hits and some
36:14
shots. But all else kind of like, you
36:16
know, he hovers around the around 2 for each, you know,
36:19
shot hits, blocks ish. Like he hits a bunch of
36:22
categories. You can look into some points.
36:25
Where do you kind of feel on these guys?
36:27
I'm gonna go Sandberg because like OEL, can do nothing with
36:32
the games that he has. And we just saw Sandberg.
36:35
He just had a lesser game to come back down to Earth.
36:39
Yeah, but Oils had such a long career and goes on a little St.
36:44
here and there, and then he's actually completely silent, you
36:47
know, whereas now Sandberg has an opportunity that he hasn't
36:50
had yet in his career. So he wants to prove himself
36:54
right. That's what he told me I spoke
36:58
to. You on the line right?
36:59
Now. Yeah.
37:00
Dylan, Hello. Yeah, I'm also going with
37:03
Sandberg. I'm just not an OEL fan.
37:05
Yeah, I mean, they like you said, they do have the extra
37:07
game next week, but he could just put up zeros and it
37:10
wouldn't be like. Should be shocked.
37:12
Would be like, Oh well, OK, you know, my lottery ticket didn't
37:15
work out. Sandberg has the base of.
37:17
Seems to be doing really well on shots blocks.
37:19
Normally I'd be happier like the back categories, the
37:23
peripherals, it matters more with the more games.
37:26
But because, well, it's just like there's so, so
37:29
unpredictable. Like I don't care.
37:31
I'm not. Yeah.
37:32
OK, so I'm just gonna go Hamburg, right?
37:34
Next one, Josh's nemesis right now, Kyle Palmieri or Doro
37:40
Fayette of Vegas. I mean, are we talking call
37:43
Palmeri while he's playing against me?
37:45
Or call. Me when he's normal and sucks
37:48
because when he's playing against me, you can expect a
37:50
three-point game every single game.
37:52
But anyways, no salt aside, I think, I think I gotta go
37:56
Palmary for next week because of the four games versus three
37:59
games. But then I go to the week after
38:00
because of the four games, three games, so.
38:02
Looking for next week. So next week I'll go Paul, Mary
38:05
now, I guess. The no you have to repay on your
38:07
roster. Palmeri is on waivers.
38:08
But you know what is just better?
38:11
That's the thing. They both shoot about the same,
38:14
yeah, but then you know, Vegas is a better team.
38:17
But the points of frequency is not crazy either.
38:19
The Islanders are kind of on a bit of a run right now, and
38:22
Palmer did just get bumped up to line one power play one like he
38:25
took Andrew Lee spot. There's been a few weeks.
38:28
Spending this is a really, really close one.
38:30
It is. And I think like week by week,
38:32
you just go with the guy who has the four games versus the three.
38:35
Yeah, but if you're looking at for the next two weeks right
38:37
where they have the same amount of games, who would you go with?
38:40
I think I would go with forfeit just because I think he's been
38:43
more consistent with it than. Paul Mary If both have the same
38:45
amount of games, I'd rather Dorotheos.
38:46
Yeah, but because if one has an extra game, I'd rather have the
38:49
extra. Game exactly.
38:51
Jake, how do you feel? Hmm, Jake has the repair so he's
38:54
biased. Fathead Fedora favors love
38:58
Garcia. Yeah, that would have.
38:59
Been amongst a lot of other. Yeah, that would have been
39:03
pretty rad. I just find that I'm I'm happier
39:10
knowing that I have a Vegas player than an Islanders player,
39:13
and that's really. Why you can be happy with with
39:16
when you get bounced from the playoffs because you didn't make
39:18
pick up Kyle. Palmieri yeah.
39:20
Like I wouldn't like, it's just like so close though.
39:23
Like I wouldn't want to. Drive, but it's an extra year.
39:25
They get the same shots, Points are similar.
39:29
I I just like, I know Vegas scores more.
39:31
That's like why I would, yeah, I would give the edge door, if you
39:33
know what I mean. Like it.
39:35
It's it's not necessarily that like I like him better as a
39:40
player or even a fantasy asset in general.
39:42
It's just because it's neck and neck.
39:43
I'm just gonna go with the better team that's going to
39:46
score more goals. And and if it was 3/3 versus
39:50
like because they have the same amount of games, even though
39:52
it's like a discrepancy, I wouldn't risk getting rid of
39:55
Dorothy of having someone else pick him up and then having Paul
39:58
Mary. Who's picking him up?
40:00
Like at this point, there's only four teams left in the playoffs.
40:02
You know your opponent. There's not gonna pick him up if
40:04
you dropped in the same. Four-game week in the finals.
40:07
I would rather serve. Yeah, I know, but you have the
40:09
opportunity to pick him back up as well.
40:12
Yeah, listen, like, I don't know.
40:14
Anyways, it's definitely, I think it's close, Eileen,
40:17
towards the guy that has more games in the current week.
40:19
You need him. So you're gonna go before Mary?
40:20
Yeah, Michael. Palmer that was, that was really
40:22
a neck and neck. Yeah, that's a good.
40:23
One all right. Next one, the GOAT.
40:26
The best player post trade deadline.
40:29
The one and only Dylan Sentinel, Dylan, Dylan Cousins or Vincent
40:35
Trocheck of. There's an easy one.
40:37
For me, the Rangers. Easy, Cousins.
40:40
I mean, listen, in the semis Cousins has an extra game.
40:44
In the finals, he has two extra games.
40:45
Yeah, but I'm look, I'm mostly looking for next week.
40:47
Sure, yeah, one extra game. He's also been insane since the
40:51
trade. I think he's like got points
40:53
nonstop. He's got, you know, hits out the
40:56
wazoo. Yeah, I think it's an easy
40:58
cousins for me, Sam. Yeah, I agree.
41:03
Cousins is honestly just been like.
41:06
Insane. Really, really good.
41:07
Yeah, the playoff schedule is fantastic.
41:10
And I mean, yeah, like his capable of nine hits in a game
41:14
that's gonna like, that's like three games worth of hits.
41:17
Like but we know children is the God that it comes, you know, the
41:20
banger centre terrible. Yeah, if there was.
41:22
An A playoff week. Are you thinking, you know, the
41:25
Rangers also want to make the playoffs, right?
41:27
SO33 games, yeah. They're both fighting for it and
41:31
also like if this was like what, 20 games left in the season, I
41:34
could see why torches were liability would go a lot longer.
41:37
Like a further rather. Than to ride the hot.
41:39
Streak yeah, yeah. And they've put Cousins on Power
41:42
Play 1, so they really want them to succeed.
41:44
And he has been succeeding. Yeah, exactly.
41:46
So I'm gonna go with Cousins on this.
41:48
It's a conversation. Like I see why it's a good
41:50
comparison, but I just think Cousins is also more likely to
41:53
do. I think they're the second best
41:55
team since the Four Nations break.
41:56
The first thing that. Happens.
41:57
OK let me ask you a harder 1 though.
41:59
So it's an actual conversation. Cousins or Tavarus?
42:03
For next week. Or for next week.
42:05
Next week I'm semifinals. Next week I'm taking to virus.
42:08
They both have four games and you think to viruses just a
42:11
better player. But if you're talking next two
42:14
weeks, I probably go with Cousins because the final CS4
42:16
games 2 versus 2. Cousins or Cousins only doesn't
42:20
have a point in one game, has a trade.
42:21
He has a point in every game. Crazy.
42:23
I actually just think I like Cousins.
42:25
Over Tavares if they both have a four-game week.
42:28
If they both have a. Four-game next week.
42:30
They both have a four. Game 100% of ours I love.
42:33
I think he's amazing, but no, I think you take the reliability
42:35
of the. Various Cousins gets more shots,
42:37
more hits, more blocks, and he's had more points over the last
42:40
two weeks since the trade deadline.
42:42
Like, yeah, that's why the fact that he's gonna point in all the
42:47
games and like, not to mention the fact that he's still
42:50
adjusting to the new team and he's starting.
42:53
PowerPoints, but maybe that changes moving forward now that
42:56
he's on P1 because he wasn't on P1 exactly after the trade.
42:58
Right. Yeah, No, I'm gonna.
43:00
Go. I think it's closed, honestly.
43:01
I think it's really close to both of my teams, so that's
43:03
lovely. I think I'd go Cousins.
43:05
Really. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
43:07
Just the peripherals. The difference is honestly
43:09
pretty significant. I do not trade it to bars.
43:10
What would you have said? Curiosity talk.
43:15
All right. Last one before we wrap it up,
43:18
Valeri Nichushkin or Matthew Nyes next week.
43:21
Matthew has got four games. Toronto's got a really good
43:24
schedule learning chicken, probably a better player overall
43:28
potentially. If we're talking the next two
43:30
weeks, I'm going to Trushkin, but we're talking because he has
43:32
the 3-4 versus the four 2. Specifically next week, I'm
43:35
going nice. Toronto has an unreal schedule
43:37
next week. I know they play two of the
43:38
teams they play arrest San Jose and Anaheim, and they play four
43:41
times, so I think nice. Hmm, Jackie, what do you think?
43:46
Probably nies out of Glass Onion, I don't know.
43:50
Thanks. Yeah, I just hate Valerie.
43:54
Yeah, yeah, no, I I find the I don't know, I think that he's
44:01
just gonna like be more poised for success.
44:03
And although I do think that tuition is a way better player
44:06
and like as a season long hold and the tuition for sure, it's
44:09
just at this point I would like, I don't think notions.
44:12
I mean the deployment is the same right?
44:14
Noises is supposed to technically line 1 and P1.
44:19
To me it's. It's his points haven't been up
44:20
there. Though it's the schedule also,
44:22
that's why I would take it also. Game and the fact that they're
44:24
really weak. Opponents over the last two
44:26
weeks over a point per game and as that .5 points per game.
44:30
Yeah, but I mean, it's gonna lot of those points came in one
44:32
game. Fair.
44:33
Yeah, and the extra game, like the extra games also, I mean,
44:36
one of the nice big advantages is hits basically like three
44:41
games. Yeah, pretty much the same,
44:43
right? But let's say like .43 and 4.
44:46
Games Bangaly, I think for sure you gotta go cousin, not cousin.
44:49
Sorry, I always cousin. I got cousins on my mind, but
44:54
Matthew knives. But if it's if it's a points
44:56
league, I think it's close for next week's thing.
44:59
I still go nice. Yeah, I I think that's it.
45:03
We're almost, almost on agreement in everyone except for
45:06
Paul Mary. Yeah, but that's cause you have
45:09
on your team, so yeah. Exactly, Josh said Door 5 too.
45:12
And. The logic of why you went knives
45:14
in this is the same logic why you didn't go to the other.
45:18
No, because, OK, I'm like trying to like independently make the
45:21
decision of like this week and next week.
45:24
I just find that they're going to score more.
45:25
That was like really my thesis there.
45:28
But yeah, I see what you mean. Volumes like a big thing,
45:31
especially for the guys that you mentioned, like if you like,
45:34
obviously we have our opinions on this, but it's because
45:37
there's a decision to be made. The biggest discrepancy,
45:39
honestly. And then like, yeah, we'll,
45:41
we'll wrap it up. But I find the cousins one to me
45:44
was the most obvious which. Is just been like the danger
45:48
centred the whole year, right? So like come you know, cousin
45:52
has one extra game in the playoffs like in week 23 I'm
45:54
talking about. Yeah.
45:55
And it's not like it was obvious.
45:56
Like it was still a tough one. Yeah.
45:57
Yeah, it's funny. I think tomorrow is probably
45:59
really good line to draw though. They both have four games.
46:02
Yeah, to me, that's the one where we disagree.
46:03
You guys said Cousins. I think it's definitely virus,
46:05
but yeah. I mean, I'll find out.
46:08
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