After a long week of jury duty, I'm back with Reid updating everyone on the NHL Playoffs. We start off by talking about the Ryan Kesler and Ryan Johansen battle before getting in-depth on both series. Things even go full circle when we look back at the Bobby Ryan trade from 2013. We then discuss whether there is any reason the Capitals should trade Alex Ovechkin and some takeaways from the World Championships before we make our Three Point Challenge picks. Be sure to leave yours in the comments section at hockey.razzball.com. All of that and more on the latest edition of the Razzball Hockey Podcast brought to you by Seatgeek!
We're back in full force recapping all of the recent news. We start off in the Western Conference highlighting the amazing comeback by the Ducks before the Oilers destroyed them in game 6, then discussing the series victory by the Predators. Afterwards, we hit on the Senators somehow being up 3-2 on the Rangers before talking about the domination of the Capitals even if the scoreboard hasn't always showed it. We wrap things up looking at recent news around the league, notably a signing by Vegas, before making our Three Point Challenge picks. Be sure to make your picks in the comments section below. All of that and more in the latest edition of the Razzball Hockey Podcast brought to you by SeatGeek!
We're back sooner than we expected! Thanks to the support of SeatGeek, we're back on our regular schedule for the month of May. On today's pod, we catch up with some news around the league, most notably the draft lottery impact for fantasy hockey and Scott Darling being traded to the Hurricanes I can smell a sleeper post in his future assuming he signs. After that, we hit on all four playoffs series. Main topics of discussions are the injury to Sidney Crosby, J.G. Pageau's incredible game, the ongoing chess match between Randy Carlyle and Todd McLellan, and the top three on Smashville's blue line taking their game to another level. Afterwards, we wrap things up with picks in the Three Point Challenge. Be sure to make your picks for Tuesday and Wednesday in the comments section at hockey.razzball.com. All of that and more on the latest edition of the Razzball Hockey Podcast brought to you by Seatgeek!
I've been driving the Anthony Mantha hype train for quite some time. Mantha, a two-time 50 goal scorer for Val-d'Or in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, led his team to the President's Cup totaling 24+14 in 24 playoff games. In 2013-14, Mantha scored 81 goals and 77 assists in 81 games. Does that have your attention? How about 127 penalty minutes as well? Sure, those are facts Viz, but why the hell should I care about what Mantha did three years ago in juniors? Why hasn't he established himself as an elite scorer in the NHL yet? Why is he a sleeper for fantasy hockey next season? Well, voice inside my head, I'm about to answer those questions for you.
And then there were eight. After Reid and I talk about the absurdity of Joe Thornton playing on a torn ACL, we break down all four of the playoff matchups. Can Ottawa do enough when Erik Karlsson is off the ice? Can Edmonton do enough when Connor McDavid is off the ice? Will the goalies in the Blues-Predators series play as well as the first round? How will Crosby vs. Ovechkin round 3 go? All of these talking points and more are discussed before we make Three Point Challenge picks for Wednesday's games. Be sure to make your pick in the comments section below. All of that and more in the latest edition of the Razzball Hockey Podcast brought to you by Seatgeek and Draft!
Yes, I know that the first round of the playoffs just ended and we're six months away from next season starting. We'll talk about the second round matchups on a podcast that will drop on Tuesday. I don't believe that people will get much out of me posting notes about the playoffs so what better time to drop my first sleeper post for next year? Bo Horvat, also known as Dr. Bo in these parts, has been talked about for months as a fantasy sleeper for next season by yours truly. What can we expect from Horvat next season and why is he a sleeper?
Reid joins me once again to hit on a few different topics. We start out talking about the big news in Buffalo since we're both in that area. Every bit of this situation is strange so we try to sort it out as best we can. After that, I set a timer at 4 minutes and talk about our biggest takeaways in all eight playoff series. We talk about what to look at going forward, potential fantasy impact in the future, etc. From there, we wrap things up previewing Friday's and Saturday's games with The Three Point Challenge. Be sure to make your picks for both nights in the comments section below. All of that and more in the latest edition of the Razzball Hockey Podcast brought to you by Seatgeek and Draft!
Hey guys! I'm going to recap all of the action for the first eight days of the playoffs. I'm not going to hit on every thing that's happening in each series but this is more of the big picture for the current season and then some smaller things that could have a fantasy impact going forward. Let's get right to it!
The playoffs are in full gear and we have a ton of goalies playing incredible hockey. Reid and I start by running down most of the playoff series with Nashville's 3-0 lead and Jake Allen's heroics leading the conversation. From there, we review our best bets for over-unders and what teams we differed on from the preseason. What we can learn from what we picked wrong is the biggest takeaway here. We also discuss the appeal of signing restricted free agents to offer sheets, what teams could develop a bunch of fantasy assets next season and Tuesday's games with The Three Point Challenge. Be sure to make your picks in the comments section below. All of that and more in the latest edition of the Razzball Hockey Podcast brought to you by Seatgeek and Draft!
After spending Part One highlighting the mistakes I made, it's time to give myself some credit! Today, I'm going to look at the players who I was highest on among experts on Fantasy Pros that outperformed their ranking and then the players I was lowest on that failed to meet expectations. Like Part One, I will break down each of the players discussing why my ranking was successful and what we can learn from it going forward. Let's get to it!
This is going to be a two part series looking back at the recently-concluded NHL regular season. To start, I'm going to look at the biggest mistakes in my rankings. Who did I rank too high compared to consensus? Who did I rank too low? More importantly, what was my thought process and where did it go wrong? Hopefully this review will prevent similar mistakes in the future. Let's get right to it!
There's nothing better than playoff hockey! If yesterday is a sign of things to come, we're in for an amazing two months. Reid joins me as always and we start off by doing a news update. The Stars hire a new coach who is their old coach and Vegas appoints their first coach in franchise history. We talk about the Sabres press conference yesterday along with Vladimir Sobotka returning to St. Louis from the KHL, a move that has already paid dividends. From there, we talk about each of yesterday's games focusing on one or two major takeaways from each. Awards get our focus after that as we pick our finalists and winners for each of the major awards before making up some awards from a fantasy hockey perspective. We wrap things up with Three Point Challenge picks for both tonight and Friday. Make sure to make your picks below! All of that and more on the latest edition of the Razzball Hockey Podcast brought to you by Seatgeek and Draft!
