Fantasy hockey experts Jason Chen and Michael Amato discuss injuries to Barrett Hayton and Tage Thompson, returns for Aaron Ekblad and Brandon Montour, values rising for a couple players and two others whose values are sinking.
Welcome to the 11th episode of The Hockey News Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast. As we enter Week 7 of the NHL season, check out the weekly primer and strength of schedule here.
Fantasy hockey experts Jason Chen and Michael Amato begin with some news on the injury front:
- Barrett Hayton and Tage Thompson are out for multiple weeks, and Aaron Ekblad and Brandon Montour are returning. How does it affect Logan Cooley, Casey Mittelstadt and Oliver Ekman-Larsson?
- We run through players whose fantasy value are quickly declining (Johnny Gaudreau, Patrik Laine) and climbing (Cole Perfetti, Alexis Lafreniere) before making our sleeper and keeper players of the week.
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