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But about about banker management fantasy hockey
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podcast. Woo woo woo.
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Little muted woo there from you, Kevin.
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Today, I'm proud of you Kevin, for getting that woo out.
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I'll look at. This this is literally the worst
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day I've had in like a few years so.
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I can't think of a worst fantasy few days that you've had since I
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joined. It's impossible.
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I was devastated by the 1st 2 injuries and then just attack
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called my first round pick like the next day I was like yeah
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talk about kicking the guy while he's down.
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Yeah, seriously. But what we will get into that,
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yeah. Very shortly, maybe you guys
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will, I won't. Yeah, your.
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Emotional resilience is is enviable.
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Honestly, I don't know if if I would have fared so well and I
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know for a fact Josh wouldn't. You deleted this fully.
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You would never heard from him ever again.
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Honestly, yeah, Full, fully, 100%.
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That the deal with Jakey sending me the wars lowball offers for
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like the only healthy guys I have left like is the worries.
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OK, mark my words, Beckett Seneca 100 point season
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guarantee you're definitely no money back.
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For any viewers who might take Jakey seriously still after all
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the after all these episodes, don't listen to that one.
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That was a joke. Yeah, very.
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Jaggy introduced us so we could start.
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Yeah, that was a. Joke.
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So welcome back anger management, the fantasy hockey
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podcast with your favorite host Beckett Senaki, Josh and Kevin
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on It's Jake. I wish Jake, Josh and Kevin hey.
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What? They called me Walmart Beckett
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around these parts today we are going to be talking a lot about
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Kevin's team specifically in our news updates.
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Would you rather is a little bit of tidbits there as?
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We look to get the. Tinkle into these episodes
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exactly, exactly Timbits if you're from north of the border,
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so for all. Our What was the rule about no
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more free advertising? I'm sorry, do you rewind sound?
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There's little. There you go.
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Wow, that's absolutely amazing. That's amazing.
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really awesome. And thank you to everybody who's
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about the episodes, this and that.
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So I've been giving a lot of trade advice, a lot of pickup
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literally. On Kevin needs to.
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Do that. Denny's like crazy through your
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rosters because his is in shambles.
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Right. So today we're going to get into
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it, but like, my whole team is dead.
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So I'm just I'd rather see everybody else's team succeed.
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Yeah, yeah, that's the news for the week.
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Somehow every player on Kevin's team, even though they're all on
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different real NHL teams, they got on a bus.
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I'm just off a Cliff so. I'm expecting Morgan Riley to be
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next with how Jake he was talking about him previously.
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Oh my God I wish it had to happen.
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Everything. You put a hit out on your entire
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team. Literally Morgan Riley slashed
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by somebody with a Frankenstein mask or something.
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OK, this is not part of the serious news story.
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It's just. To be very clear, you have to
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stop joking about that because Leafs fans are no joke.
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They will come for you soon enough.
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Right here is his address. Yeah, anyway, Morgan, Morgan
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Riley is going to stay healthy all season.
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He's just not going. To be he's a stud to Josh's.
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Josh's feeling that this week. Yeah, I'm definitely feeling it
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this week. Alright, let's dive into some
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tidbits. And also some news I guess, but
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mostly tidbits to start us off the biggest news of the day.
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Barrett Hayton is healthy and playing a Line 1.
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Really, lower the hammer there. I know I like to, I like to eat
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this in. He's playing line one power play
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2 and I wouldn't be surprised to see him overtake Coolly on power
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play 1 due to the face off wins. Kevin, I know that's not what
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you want to hear, but if you're objective you have to agree.
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Coolly cannot win a face off to save his life.
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It's true he can't, but I just think he's too good and they
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need him there so. But all I want someone.
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To talk team is being pretty bad right now if you're looking at
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most of their star players. I think everybody except Gunther
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is like not performing at what they're supposed to be doing.
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Like literally everybody else, someone on the power play,
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someone on the power play has to win a face off.
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Like it's such a massive thing, so.
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Take the face off. I don't like not like it's not
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like he's like that good at it either.
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And usually like I've noticed a trend where teams like to have
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two face off win guys on their power play.
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So that is one of the first guy gets like yeah, exactly because
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it's just such a massive swing right to just start in their
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zone. So I'm just putting it out
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there, not just because I picked up Barrett Hayton, but but I do
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think he gets P1 at some point. If he can do something with it,
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he'll keep it. If not, then it'll go back.
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But that's my my little tidbit from my team.
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Let's dive into how Kevin's team is dead.
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So the actual big news of the day, this is probably the
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biggest news. We're gonna say Brady Kuchuk
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suffered a wrist injury in Monday's game and he will miss 4
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plus weeks and may need surgery. If he gets surgery, he'll he
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could miss up to two months. This is just a massive, massive
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blow. Pretty much every league ready
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checks the first rounder. So anyone who has ready Chuck on
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their team, that was your first round pick.
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There's just, and it's not one of those guys that like you
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could stream a replacement, right?
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Because he touches so many categories of such an elite
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level that it's not like if your first round picks a pure points
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guy, obviously you're not gonna match that level of points, but
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you can stream a guy for a week. We'll randomly put up a couple
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of points if you stream wisely. But Ketchup is just a
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irreplaceable guy. Not to rub it in Kevin, but
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that's. Just.
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Facts. It was, it was a great, great
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pick and it really, really sucks.
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Yeah, he's the cornerstone of every Bangers team.
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He he, it set the tone in your draft and afterwards, like
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without him, it's very hard to come back from that.
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The good news is that you specifically still have a pretty
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solid team if you could weather the storm and not get demolished
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for the next 4 weeks I think. You're in a great position like
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that. Yeah, no it.
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Absolutely wrecked for the. Next two months.
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So, so he he touches on everything, all the categories
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and it's gonna be really, really tough.
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That being said, what do you do in your position?
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Do you try to reverse consolidate?
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Like do you try to give one player and try to get back two
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In the meantime, I would not trade to Chuck.
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I would keep to Chuck for. Sure.
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If you're if you're in a team in a league that's like 12 teams
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and like let's say 10, the 13 roster spots, like you know,
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you're starting two of every position and you have a decent
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bench. I would, I would.
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League. Yeah, shallow league, but I feel
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like that's like more default league.
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So I don't want to necessarily call it shoulder more shallow
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release than that. But if that's the case, like I'm
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not necessarily trying to reverse consolidate.
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Like at that point, you just pick up the next best waiver guy
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because there's still talent on the waiver wire.
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And listen, you're not going to get truck production while you
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do your best and you pick up the best guy available.
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If you're in a deep really like I am like listen, I I just lost
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could Chuck, I just lost my first round pick, my third round
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pick in my 10th round pick. Yeah, but no spoilers.
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Cause no spoilers I'm not going to the names, but literally the
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only guys that are injured in this season are on my team.
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So if you can think about who that is.
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So I'm losing a lot of banger category coverage realistically.
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Like my hits, I just lost 40 hits on every week pretty much.
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Yeah, it's not for me. Its not like being checked
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plating could. Chuck played 13 minutes and got
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injured and still put up two shots in six hits.
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Actually, like absurd. I know so not know I'm playing
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against you. Yeah, I know.
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Yeah, and normally when a guy gets injured, I mention who
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takes his spot on power play one.
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But that ties into our next point, which is actually some
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good news for Kevin, which is Drake Batherson is returning for
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Wednesday's game. He'll be Line 2, power play 1,
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and he's gonna take a Chuck spot on the power play.
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Normally he would have bumped off Pinto, but Pinto fans,
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actually this is a a big pickup Pinto moment.
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If he's available in your league, he's rostered in like
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30% of leagues. Something around.
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There's a must pick up right now.
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He was honestly before this could Chuck injury, he was gonna
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be my cell high or I I thought maybe he's too low roster to be
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the cell, but he was a clear like this guy's gonna go down
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the second he gets bumped off power play one.
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But with this could Chuck injury, he already started off
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hot and now he's gonna get to keep his deployment for at least
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four weeks. I really like him as a pickup
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hold and then right before I could Chuck comes back sell him.
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And I just want last thing on cut Chuck, I looked into the
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injury and like, listen, I I scoured, I did some research, I
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used CHPT everything. I just want to get like a
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perfect picture of what we're looking like.
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And at the time of this recording, the only news that we
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have is that they said, coach said at least four weeks and
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they're gonna evaluate with a potential surgery.
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If he doesn't get surgery, it's looking like 4 to six weeks is
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an accurate timeline. If he does get surgery, it looks
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like the maximum, the estimated maximum time depending on the
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severity of the injury is probably like 8 to 9 weeks, like
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8 to 10 weeks. So that would be like just a
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little over two months. So it doesn't seem like it's
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going to be like a season ending thing.
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Obviously you're never know, but I think I think debating on
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surgery because you want to play the Olympics.
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So I think that's why they're not straight, doesn't wanna risk
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like. Reentering it right before the
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Olympics. Yeah, or missing they're.
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More likely to get the surgery in order to make sure he's
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healthy by. Then no, I think.
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I think if he does get the surgery he has a higher chance
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of missing the Olympics. OK.
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OK. So I think that they're like,
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OK, let's make sure that if we need to do it, we do it.
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And if we don't need to do it, maybe they don't risk it.
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So OK, that's kind of how I think about it, but best case 4
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weeks, worst case 10 weeks is my is my non medical anymore, you
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know? Over the next few days and
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weeks, but our week, but I would say the two kind of takeaways
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from this is 1 and to look at the small bright side is it's
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way better to happen this at the beginning of the season than
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right before playoffs. That's the small bright side.
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And the second is if Shane Pintos available in your league,
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I would snap him up as a as a not replacement because no one
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can replace ketchup on your team.
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But I think he's going to benefit the most from this
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injury. Yep.
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And maybe by the time you listen to this like you already have
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some more clarity on the contract news.
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Obviously just stay up to date and look at the news sources and
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everything like that. But that's that's what it's
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looking like right now. So who's right wing Online 2 now
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for Ottawa, Josh. It's gonna be David Perron or
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like. You gotta do the Bing Bang Bang
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with the audio. Ohhhhh my God.
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So it's not that. Everyone was.
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Sounding way too solemn about. This and I.
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Get it? It's a rough time out there for
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to Chuck owners, but you know I. Think you're gonna keep cousins
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with a Mario and Perot and Piper?
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Batherson would do so and I would not be surprised to see
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Thailand bumped down the line because he has not been doing
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anything. Yeah.
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And I, if somebody does get bumped up, I really like, really
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Greek like and if you're in a deeper league, I feel like
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really Ridley Greek Greek Greg is, I had a green Nokia sleeper
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right now because he has a category coverage to him. 100.
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Percent so I I like your middle deep banger leagues.
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So we we all love to Chuck for for banger leagues is like, you
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know, a top five player, but do you think for the actual sends
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power play, this is gonna take away from it a lot.
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No, he wasn't from presence. That's like the easiest spot to
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lose pretty much. Yeah, so if anybody is thinking
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about selling their sends, players don't because he's such
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a good individual player for Rangers leagues.
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It's not like he's Kucherov go off on the Lightning or McDavid,
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you know? What I mean, it's not like he's
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the biggest points guy like he. Exactly.
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Exactly. So it's not all your senators.
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Yeah. And if someone's willing to buy
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your senators, like if you're willing to buy senators, that
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could be a decent time, especially Pinto should
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definitely be rostered. Let's go to.
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The next one, Next one, yeah, I put them all in a row so just to
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get RIP the Band-Aid off and then we can get positive Kevin
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back for a for a bit of the episode.
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But Vinny Trocheck is out week to week with an upper body
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injury, and Lafreniere is going to take his spot on power play
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one while he's gone. Kevin also has Trocheck, in case
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anyone was wondering. My third round, yeah, that's his
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third round pick and I have Lafreniere, but I'm not.
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You know, 14th round pick. Not gonna not gonna celebrate or
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anything, but no, it's it obviously it's a really big loss
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for the Rangers. We all kind of pegged them as a
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bounce back candidate this year and I think it is a big loss for
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them. I don't necessarily they've been
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off to a slow start regardless of the injury.
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I don't necessarily think this makes their power play worse.
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I think laugh kind of deserve to be there over Trocheck in the
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1st place. So if you're a laugh owner, it's
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great if laughs available in your league, snap him up.
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He's. A must pick up like if you
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follow us on discord or Twitter or anywhere like I made multiple
13:33
posts being like this guy needs to be picked up ASAP when we saw
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the Trocheck injury news before he even got like announced We
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tweak. So you definitely want to be on
13:42
top of that. And if you're still available
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like he's a must pick up. Yeah, because he's shown he's
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got the back cat coverage, like the shots and hits.
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He's doing a really good job so far to start the season and the
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points aren't there just yet. But he just got that power play
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one spot and the Rangers as a whole have kind of been
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struggling points wise. So once it comes for the team,
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he's definitely gonna be involved in a lot of it.
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So I love that pick up. I think the Rangers have started
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slow just in general this season.
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Like, yeah, they got out already twice in the first three games
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that they're stars, missed training camp.
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Like, yeah, that's it. I think the the injuries to
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Panera and to JT and training camp are I think both of them
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have said and the coaches said like, yeah, like, you know,
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we're still slow starting off, but we'll get back into game
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shape and get it back together. So, so yeah, but it's definitely
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been a slow start. So good time to buy low on some
14:25
Rangers I guess. You think of Trocheck like if
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Laugh performs that, he's gonna just keep that power play.
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Yeah, I would like to present at all.
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I mean, already before the injury, the coach said multiple
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times like we're gonna give laugh reps on power play 1 to
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give him a chance to break out. So this is his, this is his
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audition pretty much. If he does nothing with it, then
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I think Check gets it back when he comes back.
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But if he if the power play really clicks then I don't see
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any reason why they would bump him off.
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Yep. Alright, let's go to the.
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Next page, just estimated timeline for project from what I
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saw doing a little digging was three to four weeks so that it
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still don't have clarity on what exactly is the injury.
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But that kind of seems like the the window and project has like
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has not missed any time over the last three years.
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So this is just unlucky. So brutal.
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I feel bad, but like, we gotta keep some energy for the podcast
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even though, you know, we feel bad for our co-host.
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I'm relying. So anyways, on to this next one.
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Josh Norris out eight weeks with an upper body injury.
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In his absence, Tage moved to line 1 centre and was absolutely
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killing it at face off wins. So if you have tape, that's a
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big win. And McLeod seems to be taking
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his powerfully on spot. But they've been so bad that I
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think it can go to anyone. I think maybe Benson's healthy.
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You might take that spot. Yeah, they're going to keep
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changing things up. Other than Tage and Darlene, I
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don't think anyone on that power play.
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But yeah, there's a massive loss.
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Norris was there 1C going in. They traded Cousins to get him
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last season and he literally got injured.
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I know it's not the same injury as before, but it's the same way
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he got injured in the past where literally just taking a face off
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and he is just so squishy. It's crazy.
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Like I don't think there's a single player in the league that
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is squishier than him. I don't know if you guys can
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think of anyone off the top of your heads, but to me, I'm
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honestly like getting to the point where I'm worried for the
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rest of his career. Like I'm worried if he can play
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out the rest of his contract that this keeps happening.
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He's the squishiest for sure. He's always, always hurt like.
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It's always like off of face off, like it's it's not never
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even like something happens to him for the most part.
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The the amount of time that like what we've spoken.
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About it we mentioned all my. Time.
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Yes. Oh no, we didn't.
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Oh yeah. He's my 10th round pick, which
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was a steal. The one CNN Buffalo finished the
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first game with four shots on goal.
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Looked nice, took a face off, died.
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Recipe for disaster. Yeah this this is like the non
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surprising one like trocheck is Iron Man.
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You know it's that one crazy to me but this he's always hurt if
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you have an IR slot like stash him cuz for Bangaly he's awesome
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but. This one sucks, but you
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definitely knew what you were getting when you drafted him.
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Like you know why he went? To the thought did more than 18
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minutes. On yeah, that's. 9090% of the
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time we speak about Nora season under, it's like it's crazy.
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And we recorded last last week's waiver episode like our
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calendars didn't really align. So we had a tricky recording
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time and we recorded literally right before his injury, which
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is. Just we had him as like our
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number one pick up for. Yeah, for this week.
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He was set up so perfectly and was off to such a good start.
17:29
Josh Norris is single handedly responsible for us changing up
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our recording schedule. So are we for episode is now
17:35
more up to date because we got so burned with this past week or
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like OK, that's such a bad look to recommend Norris when he's
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out for eight weeks. So thanks Josh.
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Now we now we got a really, we mess up our schedule, but it's
17:47
better for the viewers. So it works out for you guys.
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Yeah, alright, let's let's move on and and get off of Kevin's
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team for a bit and let him recover emotionally.
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So Brian Russell was activated off IR and bumped Koivunen
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offline one and power play one. Who could have seen this one
18:04
coming? He's also, I know, I know this
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isn't part of Kevin's team, but but Clavin was.
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Kevin was hyping him up so much. It was a late round like.
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The 17th round and I was like, you're gonna drop him within two
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weeks and I was right. It was my eighteenth round pick
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and then I got high because Russ got hurt like before the season
18:24
started. So he got bumped up to line 1
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and then potentially P1. But yeah, I mean, rest is back,
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so I think he's got scratch Even so.
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Yeah, but I'm excited for as a Crosby owner, he's been off to a
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slow start and the rest is really when he can be healthy.
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He's a really solid player and they have great chemistry, him
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and Raquel as well, so. So I expect more offence from
18:45
that top line now that Rust is back.
18:47
And I saw a report today that basically said like Raquel and
18:51
Eric Carlson are pretty much 100% getting traded this year.
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Like it's, it's crazy, no question that they're getting
18:57
treated And then. You have both of them on your
18:58
team. Yeah, both of them on the team,
19:00
which was really nice because I feel like if Carlson gets traded
19:02
is going to a team that needs a power play quarterback and tell
19:06
Raquel probably goes to a team, there's probably a middle.
19:08
School would be less excited I deleted about trade.
19:11
Less excited for Raquel, so we'll see.
19:14
Depends on the team, anything can happen.
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Yeah, and obviously Crosby's going to the Habs, so.
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Honestly I feel like problems getting created this year.
19:21
If Malkin gets traded to Florida, then I think Crosby is
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out. Oh my God.
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I mean, yeah, 100%. I feel like he's kinda like he
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doesn't wanna ditch mocking her Letang, But if either of them is
19:32
gone, then he I feel like that definitely loosens the ties of
19:35
and I was telling you guys before, before the the episode
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that I've just been watching the that face off inside the NHL
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like a documentary and, and Crosby's on it and he's and on
19:46
one episode and he's talking. He's like, you know, winnings,
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all that, like that. I've known and it's like at this
19:50
point in my career, that's what I want to be doing.
19:52
And, and look, you know, at this point, I think it's up to, it's
19:56
100% up to Crosby. If he decides he wants to be
19:58
gone, he's gone. If not, then he's staying and
20:00
it'll be really interesting to see.
20:01
But anyways, we got a bit off 10 off on 10 years.
20:03
Let's keep. The do you wanna trade Raquel
20:06
though? Just off the concept of like him
20:08
having a good season. No, I think you got him late
20:10
enough in your drafts that he's not like somebody that you need
20:13
to get off your roster and capitalize on.
20:15
He's also one of the best blocking forwards in the league.
20:18
I'm just I'm gonna ride his production until he gets treated
20:21
and then hope that it's not like a spot that completely collapses
20:24
value. It's like you.
20:25
Really. Never.
20:26
Good, but. Yeah, that's it, because I think
20:29
that you could sell it on the great playoff schedule, plus the
20:33
concept of him being super solid in the back hats and then next
20:36
thing you know, you're not left such a good playoff schedule.
20:39
You're left holding the bag and a middle 6 forward.
20:42
I mean, The thing is for me, I desperately need those back
20:44
casts now since I lost Brady Trocheck.
20:46
Yeah, yeah, yeah. In general I do agree with what
20:51
Jake is saying though. I do think, I mean, look,
20:54
there's so many possibilities. It's so early in the season, but
20:57
I'd be shocked if Raquel doesn't get worse with the trade just
20:59
because right now he's lying one power play one like there's so
21:02
many places he can go where he won't be either.
21:04
So I mean, he'll his back hats are are going to be really solid
21:08
regardless, but I definitely think trade is worse.
21:10
So but it's so early in the season, you gotta let him.
21:12
Yeah, let him. Rape.
21:13
He's not getting those back. That's.
21:15
Exactly, It's gonna be a deadline trade.
21:16
So maybe like come Christmas before the deadline.
21:20
Yeah, exactly. All right, next we've got Lucas
21:24
Raymond of the Detroit Red Wings is day-to-day with an upper body
21:26
injury. Honestly, I'm not sure exactly
21:28
who would get power play one. I'm not sure it's Casper or
21:30
Camper, but this would be a massive, massive loss both for
21:34
Raymond owners and honestly everyone who plays with Raymond.
21:37
This is a big a big dip. I'm not happy as they I've Cain
21:39
and Insider and both like last year and already going into this
21:44
year, their power play has been so good.
21:46
So losing anyone, especially someone as good as Raymond, is a
21:49
big, big loss and all affect the most of all.
21:52
Yeah, I saw the Raven injury and it did not look good at all.
21:55
Like out of out of the trocheck, Norris and Brady, he's looked
21:58
like by far the worst that he might be out like the last time
22:01
out of the three. Of them, yeah, it's crazy.
22:03
How that works? Maybe by the time you listen to
22:05
this they have a more clear update, but as of right now it
22:07
kind of is very ambiguous. I feel like it's at least week
22:10
to week if you're asking me. From what you guys think, takes
22:13
takes power play 1. I'm my Casper.
22:16
Yeah, I think that that would be nuts for Casper.
22:19
Yeah, he should be rostered for sure right now with the
22:23
potential. I think for our Bangers league
22:25
he's like really good anyways to be.
22:26
Honest, yeah, he should already be rostered in deep angers
22:29
leagues, but now for the potential of getting that power
22:31
play one. It depends how fast acting your
22:32
league is, right? If you could have the, you know,
22:34
luxury of waiting to see if he gets it and then picking him up,
22:37
then do that. But in a lot of leagues, the
22:38
second he's like it's announced, he's probably 1, he's gone.
22:41
So you might want to get ahead of it on this one.
22:43
And also don't don't read into too much of what we're saying.
22:46
Like we're recommending Casper right now and he would be an
22:50
amazing pickup. But it also depends on how deep
22:51
your league is and who else is available.
22:53
Like if you're in a shallow league and there's guys like
22:56
Bull Horvat on waivers, like I'm not gonna be like, go pick up
22:58
Marco Casper ahead of, you know what I mean?
23:00
Yeah, of course. I feel like that kind of can get
23:02
misconstrued when you're listening to a news or waiver
23:05
episode. Like we recommend that she loves
23:07
a lot in the first week as a guy that may be potentially getting
23:10
started, but don't get it twisted.
23:12
If there's like an actual solid start her out there, we're not
23:16
saying take sheilas over them, you know what I mean?
23:18
So just just be aware and know your league and and how deep
23:21
waivers are. And if you have any questions,
23:22
like drop us a question in Discord if you actually wanna
23:26
and you actually want to promote this, have an actual chat and
23:30
the CEO who you rather. So yeah.
23:32
Yeah. All right.
23:33
Next. Week conference quick thing yeah
23:35
Confer like if he does get power play one.
23:37
I'm not excited about that at all Casper.
23:39
It's like a real opportunity to do good things.
23:42
Calm for is just really never made solid contributions
23:45
offensively with the time he's had in his whole career and he's
23:49
a known commodity. Yeah, I mean, he's had times
23:51
where he's been a solid streak. Like 3 years ago, Like yeah.
23:53
Not anymore. Yeah.
23:55
No, say it's all a streamer like it like he's not gonna I mean,
23:58
if he has power play one, I have no no issue with holding him for
24:02
like a week or two and seeing if he puts up some numbers.
24:04
Again, this is very deeply specific, but yeah, no, it's
24:08
Casper's. Like I would actually be excited
24:09
about seeing what he can do. Comfort is like, OK, maybe he'll
24:11
chip in an odd power play point here and there.
24:13
So while also winning face offs. Exactly.
24:15
I hope it's Casper, it's way more fun.
24:18
Yeah. Alright, let's move on to the
24:20
next. Alright, Peoria Kochetkov was
24:23
placed on IR. He should be out for at least a
24:25
week I think. It's still kind of unclear
24:27
what's going on with him, but in the meantime, Freddie Anderson
24:30
will get the majority of the starts.
24:31
Although on a Tuesday, it seems that Brandon Bussey is starting
24:35
for the Carolina. Bussey Alert.
24:40
I, I, I had to say it. I mean, it's true.
24:42
I didn't make it up but. They they said they're on a
24:46
major road trip right now the, the Hurricanes.
24:50
So I think they know also Freddy's injury history.
24:52
They don't wanna, they don't wanna get a load back too hard.
24:55
So busy getting the game on Tuesday and then I expect
24:58
Freddie to get the two other ones following that and.
25:00
Then yeah, looks like busy is getting the load on this one.
25:02
Yeah. Yeah.
25:06
God anyways. And then?
25:08
We have to bleep that or is that OK?
25:10
No, I think. It's fine.
25:11
It's just a amazing play on words.
25:13
But I would, I would monitor this thing because honestly the
25:18
the news that I'm seeing like does not look good.
25:20
It was just like he tweaked something in practice.
25:22
It's not getting better. He's gonna miss some time.
25:24
He's not going on the road trip. The road trip is like 2 weeks
25:26
long. So it's kind of like, OK, what's
25:28
actually happening here. And honestly, I'm not super
25:30
impressed with when he was healthy either.
25:32
Both of these guys are kind of like.
25:34
I mean, when it was already, it was already a tandem.
25:38
It's not like it's not like a like Blackwood, Wedgwood
25:40
situation where like the clear #1 is out when he comes back,
25:43
obviously there's stuff going on there with Wedgwood being doing
25:46
really well, but like it's this was like already a 5050 now
25:49
could Chekov is out. So this is great for Freddie
25:52
owners, sucks for Chekov owners, and I don't think there's any
25:55
busy owners so. I, I have Freddie on my team and
26:00
I'm just gonna ride him until checkout comes back.
26:02
I'm but I also went zero G like punted 0G completely.
26:05
So I'm I need Freddy to get those starts right now.
26:08
Yeah. And it's great.
26:10
It's great, but it's it's limited time for now.
26:14
But who knows. Very, very unclear.
26:16
I'm off my game. I've just been trying to come up
26:18
with a pun for the past for the past minute.
26:20
I came up with like 3 more but I just I can't keep doing it.
26:24
It's not, it's like not anything I'm excited about with this,
26:28
this goaltending duo. Talk about squishy.
26:30
Freddy's the squishiest there is.
26:33
We may as well may as well could check offs out.
26:35
I mean, the fact is Caroline is still a top top team.
26:37
One thing I will say though, with Carolina goaltending that
26:39
is a bit rough is they're so good at limiting shots that like
26:43
the goalie can let in like two goals, which is and they'll win
26:47
like 32 or 4 two or something. But it could be like two goals
26:49
in like 17 shots. And then he ends up with pretty
26:51
bad rate stats. Goals against average will be
26:54
fine, but safe percentage specifically so that's just
26:56
something to note for Carolina goalies.
26:57
But it's an easy grab Freddie and hold him until he could.
27:00
Check us back if you need a goalie.
27:02
Definitely. Rate Next we've got PLD
27:07
day-to-day with a lower body injury, and what is actually
27:11
very interesting here is that instead of Chickering getting
27:14
that power play one spot, it's Sunny Milano.
27:16
Look, who knows if this is gonna last more than like one power
27:18
play or one game or what, but that's crazy to me.
27:21
Why is Chicken not immediately slotting in there?
27:23
What do you guys think about that?
27:24
Why is produce rotting in there? What is this this hate on
27:29
protest? Protest is like a fantastic
27:31
player. He's too tall producing, he's
27:34
too big. Producing again like.
27:38
He's a 55 like legend. I don't know why they.
27:41
Don't want him on the PowerPoints in three games and
27:44
like a really solid shots over 19 minutes a night.
27:48
Like what are they doing? He's good.
27:50
He's just a good. Player, maybe it's like a
27:52
Brandon Hagel type of thing where the guy is producing
27:55
enough and and well enough even strength that they're like, we'd
27:58
rather save your energy for even strength when you can still
28:02
produce rather than get you more tired on the power play.
28:05
I don't know want to think about like the the thought logic
28:08
behind having guys perform so well 55 and not putting them on
28:11
the power play. And that's the only thing I can
28:12
really think of. Or there's also guys, I guess
28:15
who just don't necessarily translate well to power play.
28:17
It is a different kind of play than even strength.
28:20
I'd be surprised that, you know, putting a guy like protist net
28:23
front wouldn't just be sick. But, you know, maybe he's so
28:26
tall that the goalie can actually see through his legs
28:29
and that's why he's not good at blocking fee.
28:34
I don't know what I think this. May be the most logical answer
28:38
on is like nothing else makes sense.
28:40
But I'm back to chicken. I'm genuinely worried because
28:44
last season we saw chicken get a lot of looks on PP1 and even
28:48
honestly, yeah, even over Carlson.
28:50
And it worked well, like their power play was great.
28:53
So the fact that he's not getting any looks there this
28:56
season, even in spite of injuries happening, it just
29:00
makes me think that, like, the only way he gets them people one
29:02
is if he's purely overtakes Carlson.
29:05
Yeah. And I don't know if that's going
29:07
to happen. So yeah, definitely a huge blow
29:09
for chicken rice, I think. Yeah, I mean, I was wary of
29:13
drafting chicken this year in general and Carlson cuz I wasn't
29:15
sure which one was going to get power play 1.
29:17
And but I'm really shocked that with an injury here, they're not
29:21
just going to both defensemen like they did last year when
29:23
they were so successful. I was actually higher on chicken
29:25
going into the draft. Like I liked him a lot.
29:27
I thought he had a great category cleavage and I thought
29:29
he had a lot of but because it kind of felt like he could as
29:32
long as he gets exposure to that P1 and I was confident that he
29:36
would even get it like not confident confident, but I
29:38
thought there was a good chance that he gets it even over
29:40
Carlson. So the fact that he.
29:42
Wasn't a chance 100%. It's just weird.
29:45
Something's weird. Like keep monitoring.
29:47
That for any left for Sonny Milano as a streamer on that
29:50
power play? Didn't think so, but I thought
29:54
it would be worth mentioning anyways.
29:56
Alright, let's go to the next one we've got.
29:58
Mackenzie Blackwood was sent to the NHL for conditioning and
30:01
should return within the next week.
30:03
It will be interesting to see how they split up the starts
30:06
between him and Wedgewood because Wedgwood has been so
30:08
good and Blackwood has the entry history.
30:10
That being said, Blackwood is 100% the starter.
30:12
There's no question about that. But the question is how?
30:15
What high percentage? Like is it going to be a 6040 or
30:18
is it going to be like a 7030? Like it's really Wedgwood really
30:22
showing that he deserves more starts and Blackwood has that
30:26
injury history and they might be like, we don't want to risk our
30:28
starter obviously going playoffs are going back with the whole
30:31
time, right? So maybe they care more about
30:33
that, especially with how strong they started and they're like,
30:35
let's lighten his workload a bit more and to give which would
30:38
more starts. I'd definitely be worried as a
30:39
Blackwood owner. I'm a Wedgewood owner.
30:43
So I'm I'm going to because I'm very optimistic, obviously,
30:47
because also I went I went zero G.
30:50
So what was a big part of my strategy?
30:52
But being completely unbiased, I think Wedgwood as of this
30:56
recording is played four games and three of them have been
30:58
excellent. One game against Dallas was
31:01
tough, but he still made some really good saves.
31:03
So just goes to show like he has some quality about him.
31:06
He's not just like a pure backup.
31:08
Now you have to remember last year Colorado traded for
31:11
Wedgewood. Like they actually, they tried
31:14
to fix their goalie room and they targeted what it would
31:16
first. Then Blackwood became available
31:18
and they made another move there.
31:19
And Black would like, they rolled him until the end of the
31:21
season. And he was actually very, very
31:23
solid. Yeah.
31:24
But we have to know, like, Wedgwood was a guy that they
31:26
really liked and they were willing to make a move to go get
31:29
on their team. So he's not just, like some
31:31
chump backup that's just, like there for when the grandfather
31:34
of them gets hurt. I think he's played himself into
31:37
more of a secure position. Blackwood can be in the AHL for
31:40
up to two weeks. I don't think he's going to be
31:42
in there for that long. But if he comes back and he gets
31:44
shelled or you know, he tweaks the injury he has like he's,
31:47
he's known to be kind of squishy as well.
31:50
If you're rocking Rd. Wedgewood right now, you're
31:52
reading goals. I will not drop them
31:53
immediately. As soon as Blackwood comes back,
31:55
I'll wait to see at least like one or two games and how that
31:57
plays out. Yeah, I fully agree.
32:00
Like I said, I I'd I'd be, I think there's pretty much no
32:03
chance of what gets more starts than Blackwood, but it could be
32:06
closer to that during that 6040, barring injury, obviously, but I
32:09
think it could be close to that 6040, which is something I would
32:13
have never said before the season started.
32:15
So I definitely don't panic drop Wedgewood.
32:17
But that being said, if you see Black would start getting all
32:19
the stars, you're not going to hold on to Wedgewood just with
32:21
the hopes of an injury. You can't waste a roster spot
32:23
for weeks. So.
32:25
I'm seeing one of the. Points.
32:26
I wouldn't be scared. To block would buy lows as well
32:28
right now. Like who are you willing to who
32:30
tried to get back on your roster if you're a team that let's say
32:33
needs a goalie or. I would trade.
32:36
I'll trade sorrows. Sarah has been killing it.
32:39
Yeah. I don't believe in predators.
32:40
I don't know about you guys. But no, I don't either.
32:42
I I would trade swam in. He's also been killing it.
32:45
Don't you trade Walmart? I don't think I would trade all
32:49
Mark because I'm more confident in his starts.
32:53
But I mean now to be fair, Omark has been pretty awful to start
32:56
the season though. That's not even like a cell
32:57
high. Like I don't think the Blackwood
32:59
owner takes that. Would you trade that though, who
33:02
also had two really solid games? I would way prefer black with a
33:04
demco so yeah I would definitely do that.
33:07
OK. I mean, I'm just saying that
33:09
we're. Trying to get rid of their
33:11
Blackwood shirts. They're frustrated.
33:13
I mean, seeing this news in the that he's in the HL, I think
33:15
will be encouraging and they may be won't be as likely to get rid
33:18
of them. But yeah.
33:20
Don't necessarily hunting by low offers for sure.
33:22
It's very rare that you have the chance to to trade for just
33:25
really on this team. Yeah, I'll take Blackwood over
33:28
Graves, even though I love what grieves has been doing.
33:30
I mean, the fact is like Colorado has been unreal,
33:32
obviously, which was played really well, but it helps when
33:35
you have one maybe the best team in the league in front of you
33:37
for this year, right, like they're going to be contending
33:39
for a presidents trophy with how they playing so far.
33:41
So, so Black was gonna be an amazing goalie, and if you could
33:44
buy low, I definitely would. Imagine how nature stack this
33:48
year. Oh my God, I can't take him.
33:51
I would have taken him a second round anyway.
33:53
Whatever. I would keep Wedgwood though,
33:56
like of course, it's like really like like just to hammer that
33:59
point home, it's really nice to have the, what do you call them?
34:04
The raid status? Good, good goals against
34:05
average, good save percentage. And this is gonna be a great
34:08
team. There are 6040 guys where if you
34:11
get the guy getting 40% of the starts, it's worth it.
34:15
Question will just be the split but if if that would get you one
34:18
start a week then I would hold them.
34:20
Obviously depending league settings but that would be
34:23
great. Yeah, I think you will too.
34:25
Goalies, look, he's got 5.25 million a year.
34:28
It's not like he's getting paid what Vasilevsky or Igor getting
34:32
paid. It's not like he has to be that
34:33
number one with 70 plus percent of the starts.
34:35
He doesn't have to be 5. Five is not nothing for a
34:38
goalie, but there's room for them both to succeed.
34:41
So I would keep them for sure. Wedgewood.
34:44
All right, another goalie one this one's interesting for the
34:47
Devils. Jacob Markstrom is day-to-day
34:49
after coming into relieve Jake Allen who had some cramping on
34:52
Monday. So if Markstrom is out,
34:54
obviously Allen gets the starts. But if they're both out, I think
34:57
Nico Daws gets the starts. So that's something really
35:00
interesting to keep an eye on, especially if you're A0G guy
35:03
because New Jersey is going to be a top team this year.
35:06
So if you can pick up their starter, then who knows?
35:11
I mean, look, this is they haven't released kind of a what
35:14
the injury is or even the severity of it or how long it's
35:16
gonna be. So keep an eye out.
35:18
But but yeah, that's a very interesting if both the 1st and
35:21
2nd goalie get knocked out in like the same game.
35:24
Not fun for New Jersey fan, but definitely an opportunity for
35:27
fantasy managers. Not worried about Jake Allen at
35:30
all. Though Guy, Scott Foster, that's
35:32
who they need. Exactly.
35:34
That it's got Foster to come save the day.
35:37
So you were saying that sorry that Allen's injury isn't bad?
35:41
I mean, is cramping right? So he just couldn't finish the
35:43
game. I'm more concerned about because
35:45
he actually looked shaken up by the end of the game.
35:48
If Alan is on your waiver wire, I would highly encourage
35:52
speculative ad and by the time you listen to this, it won't be
35:54
speculative at this point anymore.
35:56
But I definitely if you have Alan, do not drop him after like
36:00
you know you got the start and you left.
36:02
That's the biggest thing that I can recommend right now if you
36:04
already. Had Alan, this is the moment
36:05
even praying for so this would be.
36:07
A really early drafted up Alan and he starts until he played me
36:10
this week or last week. Yeah, I was gonna say you're
36:14
playing me this week. So yeah, alright, but very
36:17
interesting to to keep an eye on.
36:20
Jonathan Huberdeau has started skating and should be back
36:23
within the week. He'll bump fire, be off power
36:26
play one. Obviously no banker coverage
36:29
from Hooper dough and huge let down the past couple of years.
36:32
But everyone's always in the back of their mind like could
36:34
this be the year that he turns back from a pumpkin into and 100
36:37
plus point player? I mean, no, he's not gonna get
36:40
100 plus points, but he couldn't like he can.
36:44
He can get close to point per game, has done it before, he's
36:47
done more than that before so we'll see.
36:49
Calgary is definitely looked very uninspired so far, so I
36:52
don't know if him coming back will be enough to make that
36:55
power play look like not garbage, but it's it's something
36:59
to keep an eye on. I mean most leagues probably
37:01
drafted super late if drafted at all so I don't know how to keep
37:05
an eye out. Definitely less interested in
37:08
bangers leaks than in points leagues.
37:11
You're in the water, the deployment.
37:14
What do you mean in the? History of a lot of those.
37:16
No, I'm just mean if he's line 1P1 like you, that's a guy that
37:19
you're already interested in and like he's technically supposed
37:22
to be one of the more reliable guys on this team.
37:24
So if you're in a deeper league, you're I'm immediately
37:27
interested in him because the other Calgary guys haven't
37:29
really been doing much so far. So I'd be interested to see what
37:32
Hubert can do. Yeah, new season, new new.
37:36
Hoping that Hubert could turn things around, and in a few
37:39
weeks it'll be new. Being disappointed in Huber
37:42
dough again. Yeah, I will see.
37:46
Let's see. I think this is not gonna be a
37:49
thing, although you'll look 62. Points I mean last.
37:51
Last year. Last year Kevin drafted Hooper
37:54
those super late. He started off super hot and
37:56
Kevin tried to sell him high, which was the absolute correct
37:59
move. No one bit.
38:00
So Kevin ended up dropping it when he inevitably dropped off.
38:02
But that's the move with Uber Dough this year.
38:04
Let's say he comes back and starts off hot.
38:07
Sell him. Sell him high because he is not
38:09
going to do it for a full season.
38:10
I think. I think we can all confidently
38:12
say that alright last last two little bits that aren't that
38:18
interesting for fantasy but I'll include it in anyways.
38:20
Noah Hanifin is day-to-day but should not be rostered in any
38:23
leagues. Anyway this is one of those.
38:25
I mean this is my opinion. You guys could could say if you
38:27
agree or disagree but there's there's some of these defensemen
38:31
who are ranked who are like 50 plus percent rostered and it
38:34
boggles my mind. And they literally do not do
38:37
anything all year except for the week they play me.
38:39
So there's really no reason to hold these guys.
38:41
Hanifin has no chance of power play one.
38:42
Theodore doesn't even have power play 1.
38:44
So that's why you're holding Hanafin then let go of him.
38:47
He doesn't get back hats. The only thing I can think of is
38:49
maybe he's good at plus minus. Harley doesn't count that, so I
38:51
don't really track it, but but yeah, no.
38:54
So he's injured. But either way, I don't think
38:56
you should be on your roster. Unless you're like the deepest
38:58
of leagues orders like only 2% roster guys on waivers like.
39:02
But there's like 2% guys who actually hit and block, though.
39:05
There are, there's literally, I'd rather a 2% guy than a guy
39:08
like Hanafin Inbetweener type of guy who doesn't really do
39:11
anything. So yeah, that's a, that's a
39:13
quick one. And then another one.
39:15
Jake Walman should be back on Thursday again.
39:18
I think other than he's been a great blocker in the past.
39:21
I'm not sure how he how he's gonna do this here, but in the
39:24
past he's good for blocks. But it's another one of those
39:25
high rostered guys. Like this is a classic case of,
39:28
oh, you're on Edmonton and you're sometimes exposed to
39:31
McDavid and Draisaitl. You must be worth owning.
39:33
So I I think you shouldn't be rostered in most leagues either.
39:38
Yeah, basically. But he he's, he's.
39:41
Really good at. Picking, you know, he played, he
39:43
played basketball with him one time.
39:44
He's a good. Plus minus guy, honestly it's
39:50
not something that you should probably take into.
39:51
Account. That's usually the answer that
39:53
I've realized when I see all these high percent owned guys
39:56
and I'm like they don't do anything and I realize it's
39:58
probably just plus minus leagues, which goes for advice.
40:01
Get out of that league. Yeah, Spinus, it's the worst
40:04
category, yeah. Yeah.
40:06
Alright Kevin, I will say though, 18 eight points and 15
40:09
games last year for Wallman on Edmonton.
40:13
That's not horrible. You could do worse than .5
40:15
points per game guy especially. If he's gonna be a lead at
40:18
blocks. Yeah, whereas like how to find?
40:20
I'm not interested in it at all. But you could take a flyer on
40:23
Wallman if he's available in our league.
40:26
I have bad defensemen, but I would consider that and we.
40:31
Don't know your lowest. Lowest D is gooey and I'd prefer
40:34
gully to almond. Fair, but him?
40:38
I'm not like totally scruffing up, but like, yeah, Hannafin.
40:41
Forget at least Gully can score Sergachev, though he's got no
40:44
points in. Yeah, seriously.
40:45
Given to me. I need the blocks.
40:48
It's Kevin. Hit us with our Would You
40:50
rathers for this week. So would you rather is this week
40:53
or spicy? Because listen, we've had week
40:55
1, it's in the books. Looking forward to Week 2 and
40:59
week 1. Honestly, we had some crazy
41:01
stats. I don't know if everybody's been
41:02
paying attention, but we're pretty on the pulse with
41:04
everything that's happening. And we've had multiple guys
41:06
either average like sky high shots, sky high hits per game.
41:11
It's been nuts that we're seeing guys average five hits a game
41:14
who don't even get one hit a game.
41:15
It makes. No sense.
41:17
That's why I love the beginning of the season because just the
41:19
stats are so skewed and you can really, if you could take
41:21
advantage of managers who overreact, AKA myself, yeah, you
41:25
can really pull off some good deals this early in the season.
41:28
But it's also a good way to confirm our priors when we were
41:32
high on certain guys. It's just like, where are you
41:34
willing to rank them now, right? Because a three-game sample size
41:36
is not enough to change your opinion on a player.
41:39
It shouldn't be enough to change your opinion on a player unless
41:41
anything really drastically changes.
41:43
So let's see what you guys think.
41:45
Alright, hit us up. Starting off hot with arguably
41:49
the best player in the league, Matt Boldy versus Sam Reinhart.
41:56
Oh baby, that's that's such a that's such a classic hot start
42:01
versus slow start but want to retire the other.
42:04
I'm still I still gotta go Reinhart.
42:06
I know Bally's been unreal. I think Minnesota's power play
42:09
is gonna be sick all year. I don't think this is really
42:11
where literally. Every 600 division rankings.
42:14
I'm gonna blame that one on Evan, honestly, and just call it
42:17
a day. You actually had me convinced
42:20
that I had them two eye as well. Like, you know what, it's been a
42:23
week. I'm starting to doubt that
42:25
they'll be that low. I still I still don't see them.
42:28
I mean, Kay Boyum, I think coming in and being just a
42:31
really good power play defence and I didn't I didn't see that
42:33
coming. I know he was hyped up and he
42:35
was highly drafted, but how often do you get like Elaine
42:37
Hudson? Like first year, right?
42:39
People saw Lane Hudson last year.
42:41
So like, oh, this can happen. And then they just kind of
42:43
assumed that would happen with William.
42:45
But think of all the years prior to that.
42:47
Were there ever any defensemen who kind of came out of nowhere?
42:51
I mean, yeah, there's the main ones, but I don't think it's
42:53
that common. So yeah, I'll admit I wasn't, I
42:55
was surprised by that and that's a pleasant surprise for
42:57
Minnesota fans. But but yeah, so I wouldn't make
43:00
them as low right now. I still gotta go Reinhardt for
43:02
over body though. It's just three games.
43:04
It's just too too small of a sample size to just assume that
43:07
both he's getting like 3 power play points per game.
43:10
Yeah, Reinhardt has just had that career in with like elite
43:15
pedigree for so long. And it's not like he's, you
43:17
know, old and past his prime or anything.
43:20
Obviously they're decimated with injuries, whereas bodies playing
43:23
with prison, which is extremely massive.
43:26
But for the reliability elements of it all, I would just take
43:30
Reinhart. That's why you.
43:32
Can so close for me. I which is crazy.
43:35
I put this, I mean, you had the you had the joy of playing Baldy
43:38
last week, so. That's why Baldy in Week 1, when
43:41
he had two games and he dropped six points on me 6.
43:44
Yeah, it's just it's crazy. Like I think this power play is
43:49
honestly the real deal. And if they can stick, I, I feel
43:54
like all these guys, like we saw in the sort of power to be one
43:56
of the worst last season, like they were severely struggling.
43:59
They were putting Jared Spurgeon on the power play.
44:02
Yeah. So I, I, I think it's close.
44:06
If you want it, If I want one guy right now, give me baldy.
44:10
Wow it feels crazy but give me body.
44:15
I got. Interesting.
44:17
Yeah, it's hard. It's hard to disagree with that,
44:19
with what we've seen from the first week.
44:21
But I think it's just it's, it's tough because obviously
44:23
something. For every game but.
44:25
Yeah. Anyways, we'll see.
44:28
I like it. Spicy one, yeah.
44:30
Alright #2 looking over some top end defensemen who have started
44:34
out very slow and I think people are worried but would you rather
44:38
most cider or Rasmus Dahlin? Wow, OK, You picked two guys who
44:43
both started slow. Two guys who both started slow,
44:46
Who were I? Thought you gonna say something
44:47
like most cider and Morgan Ryan. I'm not.
44:50
I'm not a mad man, obviously, Morgan.
44:51
OK, exactly. That's that's a tough one.
44:56
I feel like you gotta go still Darlene.
44:58
The fact is they both started slow and Darlene should be
45:02
higher than slider. I will say, though, that one
45:05
kind of promising thing for slider is that Detroit's power
45:08
play kind of picked up where they left off last year.
45:11
So he's on a much better power play than whatever mess is going
45:14
on in Buffalo. So that I'll give to Cider, but
45:18
Cider also seemingly forgot out of hit and block going into this
45:22
season. Obviously it's only been three
45:23
games. Bully and bullying is only.
45:25
Yeah, yeah. So we'll see.
45:28
But I think I still gotta go, Darlene.
45:30
Yeah, I'm a little worried by the lack of Siders backcast.
45:34
To tell you the truth, the peripheral categories are
45:36
looking a little dicey. It's a small sample size it
45:39
things can change, but it's a little SUS.
45:43
And then because Delias already had really good peripheral
45:47
categories, Annie has a higher point ceiling.
45:49
This is an easy still love cider.
45:51
I'm definitely not panicking, but it's more just that Delians
45:55
already would have been higher for me before the year started,
45:58
so it's just a continuation of that.
46:02
Fair enough, alright #3 Tom Wilson or Clayton Keller?
46:09
Wow, that's a I know Utah's been bad, but I'm still I'm.
46:13
Still in Bangor. Talking banger leagues, I still
46:19
think Keller could put up like 100 points.
46:21
Not getting 100, but I think he can.
46:24
He's obviously going to get above a point per game.
46:26
Like I think he's getting he's 90 and 100.
46:28
He has started extremely slow with like all the other Utah
46:31
assets and he's not even shooting, which is supposed to
46:34
be his bread and butter. I I will say that is concerning
46:36
seeing the like 3 games they played and he's only got one
46:38
shot each game. That's you want him to be that
46:41
three shots a game elite minimum as well.
46:44
Yeah. So stuff I don't want to just
46:47
keep leaning with my my pre pre draft rankings right because
46:51
things do change, but it's just such a small sample size.
46:54
Wilson is just a completely kind of Unicorn archetype though for
46:58
bangers leagues, so I'm just not too concerned about Utah just
47:03
yet. To me, they're all kind of by
47:04
laws, so I'm still gonna go with Keller, but.
47:06
If you have Tom Wilson, will you trade him for Clayton Keller in
47:09
a banger league? It would depend on the rest of
47:12
like my mother's construction of my team, but if I think I could
47:16
afford, if I needed points and I thought I was like doing well in
47:20
Bangor Cats, like if I wanna do that kind of switch, I think
47:23
value wise like a colour should be better.
47:26
Do you think you get colour plus?
47:29
No, depends how much the the owners panicking.
47:31
OK. I would do that trade.
47:33
I'd rather killer. He is just gonna end up with
47:36
more points significantly, like 30 more points.
47:40
And I think that that really makes a big difference.
47:43
So he's a great Bylo friendly. And yeah, whereas Wilson Wilson
47:49
is a Unicorn. You kind of know what you're
47:51
getting though, you know? I also think he's getting less
47:54
points than he did last year. Yeah, his bangers will still be
47:57
amazing though. Yeah.
47:59
So yeah, my my answer is killer on this one.
48:01
So we have so far. I know.
48:03
Josh and I are on the hearing, but Kevin, Kevin voted boldy.
48:08
Then I go Dolly, right? Yeah, OK.
48:11
And then? Kevin's definitely saying
48:12
Wilson. I I think I'd take Wilson in a
48:15
banger league. Kevin loves Wilson.
48:17
I do, especially if you're ugly has pins like I feel like that's
48:20
just. Completely that's.
48:21
Changes, changes. Like if there's no Pimms in in
48:23
in your league then 100% colour. Yeah, I agree.
48:27
All right, let's go to the next two.
48:28
Goalies Anthony Stolarz or Linus Almark.
48:33
Big Linus. I'm going to big squishy
48:36
leanness. I'm just, I'm very hot.
48:38
I know he had such an awful start so far.
48:42
You don't think it's a good goalie and they don't really
48:45
offering him. Yeah, they they really hate him.
48:48
Definitely doesn't help losing your team captain.
48:50
So that's not gonna be fun for scholars.
48:53
The biggest thing to me is the uncertainty with Joseph Wall.
48:56
I still think Wall comes back, let's say in a month or two.
49:00
And even if that you get like half or, you know, 2/3 of a
49:05
season of Stolarz without wall there Walls in my mind back for
49:09
fantasy playoffs for sure. And at that point you've got
49:11
kind of like that one A1B. Obviously Stars is the 1A, but I
49:14
don't want. I'd rather have a sort of like a
49:17
guaranteed starter in Hallmark come playoff time.
49:20
This is a really good one, to be honest, because initially I my
49:26
instinct was just to say Omark because Stolarz has never
49:29
shouldered a #1 role in his entire career.
49:33
And I also happen to like the Senators more than than the
49:37
Leaves in many ways. But that's the Chuck injury puts
49:39
a pretty, pretty large asterisk next to that.
49:43
So I mean, Ottawa lost the truck last season and they won more
49:46
games than they lost while he was out.
49:48
So I wouldn't say it's like a complete game changer.
49:50
Obviously he's the captain of the team and it's more than just
49:52
the production on the ice. But I feel like there's Tina can
49:56
still pull through and they have other guys that are going to be
50:00
given the opportunity to step up.
50:01
So I'm not gonna say like completely falling off.
50:03
Yeah, when you when you miss a lot of the season though,
50:06
especially as a goalie, it's a really tough to come back from
50:10
that. And right now, you know, they
50:12
got Primo and Scholars, and Primo actually was quite the
50:16
stud in the age shall if he can. He's always but the NHL.
50:20
Just sucks in the NHL. Yeah, no, for sure.
50:22
And it's not like the leaves are an easier market to play in
50:24
front of the. House, right?
50:26
So that's one thing to consider. Look, I just don't know if I'm
50:30
gonna still go with Hallmark because stores has never really
50:34
been a true #1 and I think it's he has the opportunity to be.
50:39
But all Mark is a much safer route to that.
50:43
But it's. Cool, you have dollars right
50:44
now, You could trade them for all Mark.
50:46
I think so too, for sure. But I'd rather, yeah, I'd rather
50:52
keep. I'd rather have all.
50:53
Mark, what about you? You have another hallmark as
50:56
well. I mean, I don't, I don't think
50:58
so large the typical that's that's immune to bad games
51:01
either. And we never know.
51:05
How he had some bad games, he's already had some started off
51:07
super well or anything. Omar 2 right?
51:09
So if it just depends who which manager is tilting more?
51:13
Yeah, exactly. Alright, last one and the.
51:16
Next one is real. I can't believe this, this is
51:19
crazy. Or Robert Thomas.
51:23
That's enough bangers league. No the disrespect.
51:28
Yeah, it's definitely Robert Thomas.
51:32
Is that definitely Robert Thomas?
51:34
OK, I know why you're saying that.
51:36
Stay tuned for the Bi Lo Sell High episode.
51:38
Come on. No spoilers, but come on, like
51:41
Robert Thomas has the Robert Thomas can end up with double as
51:45
many points as Lynn Home. Yeah, I.
51:48
Think, I think what we expect. Lyndon's very sick.
51:51
I really like him This year I'm. Thinking might be steal of the
51:54
draft. He definitely, I think it's
51:56
looking like, I mean, he, he got taken like a few rounds earlier
51:59
than I was comfortable taking him, but he's obviously showing
52:01
that he's really, really good this year.
52:03
It's just I'm not sold on Boston being able to maintain this year
52:06
long and Robert Thomas literally year after year, you know, he's
52:11
like over a point per game. But even with.
52:13
Landon, he's having coverage. He's currently averaging less
52:16
than one shot a game. Yeah, we know.
52:19
It's not surprising for him because he usually gets just
52:21
under two shots a game. Yeah, the.
52:24
Plane gets more face off, wins more, hits more shots and is
52:30
currently just playing on a team with Pasternak who is just going
52:34
nuts. So if the logic that we had last
52:38
season just comes to fruition this year, what's the maybe we
52:42
were just one year too early and they they needed a year of
52:45
chemistry to get things going? Last year.
52:48
Like it's not impossible. We've seen it.
52:49
Lindholm be in the lead centre in this league before, like when
52:51
he was on Calgary, he was. Yeah, there was only once.
52:53
It wasn't like the entire, it was one season on Calgary and it
52:56
was when you were playing with the talented.
52:57
So he's playing with Chuck and Pedro.
52:58
Yeah, exactly. Exactly and also Thomas had more
53:01
shots per game than Lynn home last year.
53:03
I know it's looking good. He could still be the steal of
53:07
the draft. Will talk about it more on our
53:08
brothers Ohio episode but it's it's not there for.
53:12
Me and give us some lower centres to lower somewhere.
53:15
OK. Yeah.
53:16
Like that would be ranked higher than home, but that Lindhome,
53:19
yeah, that was. Definitely a fair question
53:21
though cause he's been a stunt. But I just think you.
53:23
Should learn one more before but.
53:26
No, but horror has been nuts. Also to start the.
53:28
Year, I mean, have you guys sure?
53:30
He's acting like six shots and like 15 faceoff wins, so I'm
53:33
going horror fat. OK, Lynn home or Rupe hints?
53:40
I you know what? Give me Lynn home.
53:41
I'm not. I'm not actually a hint fan.
53:44
Sure, maybe that's crazy, but that's a that's a good one.
53:48
Yeah, same. I I don't love hints.
53:51
Hmm. All right, one more than we wrap
53:53
it up. OK, Lindholm or Nazim Kadri.
54:01
I could. That's fair.
54:02
OK. Golan home on that one.
54:05
I think I still gotta go country cause I think he's an elite
54:07
shooter and I think I don't think when he's gonna keep up
54:10
the shots. I see Lynn home averaging like
54:12
1.7 shots and Kadri being like 3.5 so.
54:14
Like I would not be surprised if Lindholm averages over two
54:17
shots. But I think the biggest thing
54:18
Lindholm is that like laser, his points sucked.
54:21
I think this year his points floor could be way higher.
54:23
I think he can easily be like a .75 centre.
54:26
I I could see that, yeah. I don't think it's crazy at all.
54:28
I really think that he's gonna have a good year, but Kaji's
54:32
going to be, I think, his floors.
54:34
And he's going to have as well. Yeah, no, I I really like Lynn
54:39
home. Like I said, I would take him
54:40
over some of the guys you mentioned but but I still like
54:42
country a lot. Yeah, come playoff time, who you
54:44
would rather have on your roster?
54:47
Come playoff. Time Liasson, Lincoln, Robert
54:49
Thomas. I don't know when you have that
54:51
two week game week in the playoffs.
54:53
No, I promise. I do love that 444 schedule from
54:56
Boston. But yeah, definitely Thomas.
54:59
If it was four games of Lindholm or two games of Thomas, give me
55:01
Lynn home. Yeah, that's one of the three
55:04
weeks. It's really.
55:06
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