Fantasy hockey experts Jason Chen and Michael Amato return from the holiday break and discuss the on-going drama between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson on the Canucks, Alex Ovechkin's return to the Capitals lineup and his chase for the all-time goals record, and Sharks netminder Yaroslav Askarov's rising fantasy value.
Happy new year! I hope you all had a happy holiday season.
Jason Chen and Michael Amato return with their weekly fantasy hockey talk and discuss:
- J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson's disappointing fantasy seasons and how a trade may affect their fantasy values, both positively and negatively
- Alex Ovechkin's ridiculous scoring pace and if he can catch Gretzky by the end of the season, aided by matchups against the Jackets and Pens to close out 2024-25
- Auston Matthews' return and how it boosts Matthew Knies' fantasy value
- Jackson LaCombe taking over Ducks PP1
- Jason Zucker's hot streak and the Sabres' revamped L1
- Ty Smith, and not Brent Burns, taking over the Canes PP
- Jonathan Drouin's return to the Avs' top six
- Mason Marchment's absence and Evgenii Dadonov and Logan Stankoven's promotions
- Canadiens rookie netminder Jakub Dobes and his impressive 2-0-0 start
- Steven Stamkos playing center again, and Roman Josi's relatively disappointing season
- Mathew Barzal returns, but the Isles still struggle
- Yaroslav Askarov's fantasy value for the rest of the season
- Cam Fowler's resurgence with the Blues
- Victor Olofsson's potential on the Golden Knights' top line
- mailbag!
- Trivia corner: Name the four players to score at least 50 goals in the 1997-98 season. Jason and Michael managed to get this one rather easily. Answer in the comments below!
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