On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian set their sights on NHL players who saved their best for last in 2024-25 -- and wonder whether their projections should look more like their slow start, or hot finish.

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Players discussed on the show this week include Marco Kasper, Adam Larsson, Andrei Kuzmenko, Patrick Kane, Ryan McLeod, Adam Fantilli, Morgan Geekie, Roope Hintz, Jason Robertson, Wyatt Johnston, Mason McTavish, Leo Carlsson, Will Smith, Tomas Hertl, Shane Wright, Jake Sanderson, Devon Toews, Jackson Lacombe, Quinton Byfield, Dylan Holloway, Luke Hughes, Teuvo Teravainen, Shane Pinto, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and more.

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On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian work their hardest to make the most of the NHL's 2025 UFA signings and player movement, searching for the guys who may be the most likely to exceed expectations in new homes and situations.

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Players discussed on the show this week include Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl, Mark Stone, Alex Pietrangelo, Jack Eichel, Zack Bolduc, Sam Montembeault, Kaapo Kahkonen, Nate Schmidt, Mikael Granlund, Leo Carlsson, Jackson LaCombe, Nikolaj Ehlers, Logan Stankoven, K’Andre Miller, John Klingberg, Tony DeAngelo, Jonathan Drouin, Maxim Shabanov, Matias Maccelli, Michael Pezzetta, Tanner Jeannot, Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson, Thatcher Demko, Viktor Arvidsson, Morgan Geekie, Andrew Mangiapane, Andrei Kuzmenko, Drew Doughty, Anton Forsberg, Darcy Kuemper, Ryan McLeod, Alex Lyon, Ivan Prosvetov, Valeri Nichushkin, James van Riemsdyk, Cal Petersen, Jake Allen, Jakob Markstrom, Jamie Drysdale, Matt Murray, Pius Suter and more.

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Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, patrons power new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey.

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian ride the highway of National Hockey League offseason news, draft notes and transactions before the Free Agent Frenzy begins. All night long.

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Players discussed on the show this week include Matthew Schaefer, Noah Dobson, Lane Hutson, John Gibson, Cam Talbot, Lukas Dostal, Petr Mrazek, Trevor Zegras, Noah Cates, J.J. Peterka, Nick Schmaltz, Clayton Keller, Jack Quinn, Josh Doan, Ryan McLeod, Ukka-Pekka Luukkonen, Josh Norris, Evander Kane, Mason Marchment, Philipp Grubauer, Trent Frederic, Andre Burakovsky, Ryan Donato, Jonathan Toews, Cole Perfetti, Sam Bennett, Daniil Tarasov, Sergei Bobrovsky, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, Fabian Zetterlund, Claude Giroux, Jordan Spence, Matt Duchene, Jamie Benn and more.

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Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, patrons power new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey.

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian check in on the NHL playoffs (and the Keping Karlsson Playoff Pool), announce a change to the draft rules for Season 11 of the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (KKUPFL), share thoughts on the one single relevant offseason transaction so far, and put a handful of 2024-25 breakout performances under the microscope to see if they'll continue into 2025-26.

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Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, patrons power new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey.

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian host a live heads up draft for the final round of the Keeping Karlsson Playoff Pool between Brian and guest/KKPP finalist Nick, and pick some way-too-early sleepers for 2025-26.

Big shouts going out to the crew at Emerald City Hockey, and their work in explaining the ongoing enigma that is the Seattle Kraken hockey club.

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Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, patrons power new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey.

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian get at playoff performances, coaching changes, and dare to think at least a little bit about next year.

Then just for kicks, we've attached our August 2018 Audio Almanac chapter about the Edmonton Oilers.

Players discussed on this episode include Mikko Rantanen, Jason Robertson, Andrei Svechnikov, Jackson Blake, Seth Jarvis, Frederik Andersen, Alexander Nikishin, Shayne Gostisbehere, Thomas Harley, Miro Heiskanen, Stuart Skinner, Calvin Pickard, Zach Hyman, Mikael Granlund, Eetu Luostarinen, Aaron Ekblad, Alex Ovechkin, Danila Yurov, Matvei Michkov, Owen Tippett, Elias Pettersson, Alexis Lafreniere, Erik Karlsson, Noah Dobson, Quinton Byfield, Mitch Marner, John Tavares and more.

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For $1, $5, or $10 monthly, patrons get access to all our perks throughout the fantasy hockey offseason, including mock drafts, KKUPFL early registration and updates, monthly bonus AMA episodes, and full access to our incredible, inclusive, informative, moderated patrons-only Discord server.

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Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, patrons power new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey.

Derrick talks to the big winners of the various Keeping Karlsson leagues from this past season. He's first joined by the new KKUPFL Ultimate Champion Ian and the reigning fast-track winner Alec. Then Derrick is joined by the year 1 KK Dynasty League champions Ian (different Ian), Saqib, and Brett, aka the "Good ol' Ottawa Boys".

Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community!

For $1, $5, or $10 monthly, patrons get access to all our perks throughout the fantasy hockey offseason, including the Keeping Karlsson Playoff Pool, mock drafts, KKUPFL early registration and updates, monthly bonus AMA episodes, and full access to our incredible, inclusive, informative, moderated patrons-only Discord server.

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We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or your podcast platform of choice.

Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, patrons power new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey.

On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian fly by each of the eight NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs quarter-final series, highlighting stand-out performances and storylines of the first round so far.

Players discussed on this episode include Adrian Kempe, Andrei Kuzmenko, Quinton Byfield, Darcy Kuemper, Stuart Skinner, Calvin Pickard, Zach Hyman, Brandt Clarke, Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy, Zeev Buium, Joel Eriksson Ek, Tomas Hertl, Mark Stone, Jack Eichel, Pavel Dorofeyev, Connor Hellebuyck, Kyle Connoer, Cam Fowler, Jordan Binnington, Jake Neighbours, Jimmy Sungerrud, Mitch Marner, John Tavares, Matthew Knies, Simon Benoit, Anthony Stolarz, Tim Stutzle, Jake Sanderson, Linus Ullmark, Andrei Svechnikov, Logan Stankoven, Frederik Andersen, Alexander Nikishin, Jacob Markstrom, Nathan MacKinnon, Logan O’Connor, Gabriel Landeskog, Mackenzie Blackwood, Thomas Harley, Mikko Rantanen, Dylan Strome, Connor McMichael, Anthony Beauvillier, Alex Ovechkin, Jakub Dobes, Lane Hutson, Ivan Demidov, Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov, Erik Cernak, Sam Bennett, Matthew Tkachuk, Nate Schmidt and more.

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For $1, $5, or $10 monthly, patrons get access to all our perks throughout the fantasy hockey offseason, including the Keeping Karlsson Playoff Pool, mock drafts, KKUPFL early registration and updates, monthly bonus AMA episodes, and full access to our incredible, inclusive, informative, moderated patrons-only Discord server.

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We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or your podcast platform of choice.

Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, patrons power new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by DobberHockey.