Jason Chen and Michael Amato discuss a first-round matchup between the Hurricanes and Islanders in the 2024 NHL Playoffs
The Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast hosts Jason Chen and Michael Amato both like the Hurricanes in this matchup.
It'll be easy to pick the forwards because there's plenty of quality ones, starting with Sebastian Aho and Jake Guentzel, followed by Seth Jarvis, Martin Necas and Andrei Svechnikov.
But without a bona fide point producer on the back end, do you pick Brent Burns or Brady Skjei, knowing that they'll score fewer points on a per game basis but still make up for in volume with a long playoff run?
And will they continue to split the starts between Frederik Andersen and Pyotr Kochetkov, or stick with the more experienced but injury-prone Andersen?
The Islanders will be the underdog and there's certainly a chance for an upset, but who will be their Game 1 starter? Semyon Varlamov or Ilya Sorokin?
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