Left Wing Lock Fantasy Hockey Podcast

Episode 66: Injury Data Ahead of Your Fantasy Draft.

Mon, 11 Sep 2017 16:17:53 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike gets you up to speed on all of the injuries affecting your fantasy hockey drafts this Summer. He also describes what you get in the Fantasy Hockey Draft Kit and lets you in on two secrets regarding leftwinglock.com for the upcoming season.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Patrice Bergeron, Patrik Berglund, Nick Bonino, Derick Brassard, Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky, Robby Fabbri, Kevin Fiala, Marian Gaborik, Markus Granlund, Mikael Granlund, Marian Hossa, Ryan Johansen, Ryan Kesler, Kyle Okposo, Nolan Patrick, Shane Prince, Tyler Seguin, Patrick Sharp, Steven Stamkos, Alexander Steen, Ryan Strome, John Tavares, Joe Thornton, Tyler Toffoli, Anton Slepyshev, Travis Zajac, Jason Zucker, Jakob Chychrun, Ryan Ellis, Alexei Emelin, Cam Fowler, Erik Karlsson, ,Hampus Lindholm, Markus Nutivaara, Nate Schmidt, Andrej Sekera, Sami Vatanen, Roberto Luongo, Henrik Lundqvist, Tuukka Rask, Anthony Stolarz, Semyon Varlamov.

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Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 65: The Squeeze Play

Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:14:32 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike discusses a fantasy hockey strategy that allows you to exceed the games played limits in Yahoo and ESPN. He'll also talk to you about which teams, goalies, and skaters are performing at unsustainable levels. You'll hear about Alex Ovechkin's goalless streak, which NHL teams pull their goalie the most, and how Chris Stewart could help you win the fantasy hockey playoffs.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Patric Hornqvist, Artem Anisimov, Jordan Weal, Jay McClement, Gustav Olofsson, Brock Nelson, Craig Anderson, Nick Foligno, Jacob Trouba, Martin Hanzal, Mark Stone, Michael Stone, Denis Malgin, Aaron Ekblad, Brandon Manning, Ryan Murray, John Gibson, Melker Karlsson, Carl Hagelin, Devante Smith-Pelly, Henrik Lundqvist, Travis Zajac, Cedric Paquette, Vladislav Namestnikov, Tyler Johnson, Toby Enstrom, Carey Price, Nick Ritchie, Kyle Turris, Mark Borowiecki, Nikolay Goldobin, Keith Kinkaid, Rick Nash, Matt Calvert, Benoit Pouliot, Daniel Winnik, Jason Demers, Dan Girardi, Jason Chimera, Brett Connolly, T.J. Oshie, Brian Flynn, Drew Miller, Ryan White, Paul Martin, Mikko Koivu, Rickard Rakell, Ryan Ellis, Dominic Moore, Viktor Stalberg, Nick Holden, Bryan Rust, Michael Grabner, Victor Hedman, Alexander Steen, Mathieu Perreault, Anton Stralman, Riley Nash, Cal Clutterbuck, Cody Ceci, Alexander Burmistrov, Dale Weise, Andrew Desjardins, Andy Andreoff, Aaron Dell, Jeff Zatkoff, Jhonas Enroth, Roberto Luongo, Jimmy Howard, Antti Niemi, Michael Hutchinson, Michal Neuvirth, Louis Domingue, Ondrej Pavelec, Kari Lehtonen, Jean-Francois Berube, Jeremy Smith.

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Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 64: The Ides of March

Wed, 08 Mar 2017 13:08:07 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike highlights which line combinations are expected to see a drop in point production in the final weeks of the season. He'll also talk to you about which teams, goalies, and skaters are performing at unsustainable levels. You'll hear about Jack Eichel's production, Troy Stecher's lack of shots, Kyle Turris' finger, and the new rules changes being discussed by the NHL's general managers.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Shane Prince, Ryan Murray, Ryan Spooner, Alexander Radulov, Tomas Plekanec, Jacob Markstrom, Loui Eriksson, Andre Burakovsky, Bryan Rust, Kris Letang, Ryan Sproul, Josh Anderson, Christian Folin, Dmitry Kulikov, Ondrej Pavelec, David Schlemko, Johnny Boychuk, Kevin Klein, Ryan Ellis, Kyle Okposo, Scott Darling, Mike Cammalleri, Antoine Roussel, Kevin Connauton, Artem Anisimov, Nick Shore, Roberto Luongo, Michael Grabner, Pavel Zacha, Artemi Panarin, Alexander Burmistrov, Travis Hamonic, Cody McLeod, Daniel Winnik, Jason Demers, Jason Chimera, Dan Girardi, Mikko Koivu, Ryan White, Drew Miller, Brett Connolly, Brian Flynn, Nick Holden, Jay McClement, Rickard Rakell, Kyle Brodziak, Matt Cullen, Anton Stralman, Riley Nash, Cal Clutterbuck, Dale Weise, Cody Ceci, Andrew Desjardins, Aaron Dell, Craig Anderson, Jeff Zatkoff, Joonas Korpisalo, Jhonas Enroth, Jimmy Howard, Antti Niemi, Michael Hutchinson, Kari Lehtonen, Louis Domingue, Jean-Francois Berube, Jeremy Smith.

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Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 63: Strength of Schedule

Wed, 08 Feb 2017 13:30:31 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike discusses the strength of schedule for the remainder of the season for all 30 NHL teams. He'll also talk to you about which teams, goalies, and skaters are performing at unsustainable levels. You'll hear about Brent Burns, the Columbus Blue Jackets' power play, Shayne Gostisbehere, and the Washington Capitals.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Ondrej Pavelec, Travis Konecny, Tyler Myers, Austin Czarnik, Harry Zolnierczyk, Tyson Barrie, Evgeni Malkin, Carl Hagelin, Frans Nielsen, Kyle Quincey, Robby Fabbri, Sami Vatanen, Niklas Kronwall, Matthew Benning, Zach Bogosian, William Carrier, Cam Ward, Patrice Bergeron, Jon Merrill, Steve Ott, Roman Josi, Brendan Smith, Tyler Toffoli, Ben Smith, Jason Demers, Mikko Koivu, Daniel Winnik, Drew Miller, Brett Connolly, Matt Cullen, Nick Holden, Brian Flynn, Dominic Moore, Justin Williams, Jason Chimera, T.J. Oshie, Rickard Rakell, Artem Anisimov, Tommy Wingels, Andrej Sekera, Bryan Little, Darren Helm, Chris Stewart, Jay Beagle, Ryan White, Dan Girardi, Alexander Steen, Scott Hartnell, Mark Scheifele, Shawn Matthias, Kevin Shattenkirk, Bryan Rust, Paul Martin, Kyle Turris, Anze Kopitar, David Savard, Mattias Ekholm, Cal Clutterbuck, Luke Glendening, Riley Nash, Dale Weise, Mathieu Perreault, Morgan Rielly, Cody Ceci, Andrew Desjardins, Aaron Dell, Juuse Saros, Devan Dubnyk, Braden Holtby, Philipp Grubauer, Jeff Zatkoff, Jhonas Enroth, Anton Khudobin, Jared Coreau, Roberto Luongo, Jimmy Howard, Corey Crawford, Michael Hutchinson, Antti Niemi, Louis Domingue, Kari Lehtonen, Jake Allen, Shayne Gostisbehere, Brent Burns, Brandon Manning, Connor McDavid, Zach Werenski, Evander Kane.

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Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 62: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire

Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:33:32 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike discusses the new rule on goalie pants that goes into effect on February 4. He'll also talk to you about which teams, goalies, and skaters are performing at unsustainable levels. Mike breaks down the week ahead and tells you an interesting story abou the 2000 playoff game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Ben Chiarot, Victor Hedman, Garnet Hathaway, Antti Raanta, Markus Nutivaara, John Carlson, Kris Letang, Ryan Callahan, Johnny Boychuk, Kevan Miller, Sergei Bobrovsky, Matt Read, Joonas Donskoi, Micheal Ferland, Colin Wilson, Roman Josi, Dylan Demelo, Patrik Laine, Tuukka Rask, Jamie Oleksiak, Travis Hamonic, Ryan Getzlaf, Troy Brouwer, Robin Lehner, James Neal, Mark Streit, Jacob Josefson, Seth Griffith, Robert Bortuzzo, Jason Demers, Daniel Winnik, Nick Holden, Brian Flynn, Mikko Koivu, Dominic Moore, Matt Cullen, Artem Anisimov, Drew Miller, Brett Connolly, Alexander Wennberg, Dan Girardi, Rickard Rakell, Kyle Turris, Michael Grabner, Bryan Rust, Chris Stewart, Scott Hartnell, Mike Fisher, Justin Williams, Sean Couturier, Andrej Sekera, Chris VandeVelde, Brian Campbell, Jason Chimera, Mark Scheifele, Kyle Brodziak, Sam Gagner, Jonathan Toews, Dmitry Orlov, Colton Parayko, Anze Kopitar, Dale Weise, Tyson Barrie, Deryk Engelland, Riley Nash, Cody Ceci, Morgan Rielly, Luke Glendening, Juuse Saros, Aaron Dell, Devan Dubnyk, Braden Holtby, Corey Crawford, Jeff Zatkoff, Eddie Lack, Jhonas Enroth, Jared Coreau, Anton Khudobin, Roberto Luongo, Philipp Grubauer, Jimmy Howard, Marc-Andre Fleury, Antti Niemi, Al Montoya, Michael Hutchinson, Louis Domingue, Michal Neuvirth, Kari Lehtonen.

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Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 61: Potstickers for Good Luck

Tue, 03 Jan 2017 11:28:22 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike discusses how the Columbus Blue Jackets got to first place in the league with a specific emphasis on their power play. We'll also talk to you about which teams, goalies, and skaters are performing at unsustainable levels. Mike breaks down the week ahead and gives you some updates on the Washington Capitals penalty kill, the Detroit Red Wings power play woes, and which NHL record Brent Burns will likely shatter.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Alexandre Burrows, Ryan White, Jamie Benn, Greg Pateryn, Andrei Markov, Andrew Shaw, David Desharnais, Alex Galchenyuk, Steven Stamkos, Justin Faulk, P.K. Subban, Johan Larsson, David Backes, Josh Gorges, Marko Dano, Marcus Kruger, Elias Lindholm, Radko Gudas, Aleksander Barkov, Riley Sheahan, Matt Murray, Cedric Paquette, Vladislav Namestnikov, Brayden Point, Vernon Fiddler, Tyler Toffoli, Clayton Stoner, Troy Brouwer, Taylor Hall, Brian Dumoulin, Matt Read, Kris Letang, Brayden McNabb, Jacob Josefson, Paul Stastny, Tyler Bozak, Jason Demers, Nick Holden, Alexander Wennberg, Dan Girardi, Artem Anisimov, Matt Cullen, Mikko Koivu, Andrej Sekera, Bryan Rust, Sean Couturier, Chris VandeVelde, Kyle Turris, Marian Hossa, Chris Stewart, Viktor Stalberg, Anders Lee, Kevin Shattenkirk, Trevor Lewis, Scott Hartnell, Jonathan Toews, Keith Yandle, Jussi Jokinen, Mathieu Perreault, Tyson Barrie, Deryk Engelland, Jacob Trouba, Anze Kopitar, Mattias Ekholm, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Alex Goligoski, David Savard, Cody Ceci, Dmitry Orlov, Chris Neil, Morgan Rielly, Luke Glendening, Torey Krug, Riley Nash, Colton Parayko, Aaron Dell, Juuse Saros, Devan Dubnyk, Corey Crawford, Anders Nilsson, Carey Price, Curtis McElhinney, Sergei Bobrovsky, Jeff Zatkoff, Eddie Lack, Jhonas Enroth, Philipp Grubauer, Anton Khudobin, Tuukka Rask, Darcy Kuemper, Jimmy Howard, Cam Ward, Antti Niemi, Michael Hutchinson, Kari Lehtonen, Thomas Greiss, Louis Domingue, Michal Neuvirth.

Opening song credit:
Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 60: Fantasy Sports Playoff Ethics

Mon, 05 Dec 2016 14:16:44 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike discusses fantasy hockey ethics and whether or not it is wrong to purposely lose a head-to-head matchup in an effort to get a particular playoff opponent. We'll also talk to you about which teams, goalies, and skaters are performing at unsustainable levels. Mike breaks down the week ahead and gives you some updates on the Washington Capitals top-six forwards, Justin Faulk's power play woes, and John Gibson's diarrhea.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Anton Khudobin, Devan Dubnyk, Carey Price, Anders Nilsson, Corey Crawford, Tuukka Rask, Jimmy Howard, Matt Murray, Craig Anderson, Mike Condon, Mike Smith, Philipp Grubauer, Jeff Zatkoff, Eddie Lack, Jhonas Enroth, Cam Ward, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Ryan Miller, Pekka Rinne, Jake Allen, Cam Talbot, Cory Schneider, Louis Domingue, Calvin Pickard, Antti Niemi, Braden Holtby, Scott Darling, Peter Budaj, Jacob Markstrom, Corey Crawford, Al Montoya, Brian Elliott, Michal Neuvirth, Alexander Wennberg, Viktor Stalberg, Rene Bourque, Kevin Shattenkirk, Kyle Turris, Trevor Lewis, Jason Demers, Artem Anisimov, Michael Grabner, Tobias Rieder, Mikko Koivu, Sean Couturier, Matt Cullen, Phillip Danault, Mike Green, Marian Hossa, Victor Hedman, Mikael Granlund, Ryan Kesler, Jonathan Toews, Jaromir Jagr, Tomas Tatar, Carl Hagelin, Andre Burakovsky, Corey Perry, Anze Kopitar, Keith Yandle, Torey Krug, John Carlson, Duncan Keith, Rasmus Ristolainen, Colton Parayko, Matt Niskanen, Micheal Ferland, Matt Read, Alex Galchenyuk, Jonathan Marchessault, Josh Gorges, Erik Johnson, Patrick Sharp, Darnell Nurse, Justin Abdelkader, Ryan Ellis, Anthony Bitetto, James Neal, Ryan Callahan, Marc Methot, Bobby Ryan, John-Michael Liles, Scott Wedgewood, Matt Calvert, Trevor Van Riemsdyk, Taylor Hall, Bryan Little, T.J. Oshie, Jonathan Bernier, John Gibson, Justin Faulk.

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Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 59: The Infirmary

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 10:39:40 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike takes the reins solo as Patrick seeks higher ground in Colorado. The focus of this week's show will be on injuries. We'll also talk to you about which teams, goalies, and skaters are performing at unsustainable levels. Mike breaks down the week ahead and gives you some updates on the Carolina Hurricanes ownership, Evander Kane trade rumors, and Aaron Ekblad's time on ice.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Chad Johnson, Brian Elliott, James Reimer, Philipp Grubauer, Radim Vrbata, Josh Manson, Cam Ward, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Jake Allen, Ryan Miller, Jacob Markstrom, Petr Mrazek, Braden Holtby, Michael Grabner, Sam Gagner, Kyle Turris, Marian Hossa, Shea Weber, Sean Couturier, John Carlson, Duncan Keith, Colton Parayko, Tyson Barrie, Derick Brassard, Mika Zibanejad, Johnny Oduya, Pavel Buchnevich, Colin Wilson, Bobby Ryan, T.J. Oshie, Lars Eller, Brad Richardson, Tomas Hertl, Johnny Gaudreau, Patric Hornqvist, Gabriel Landeskog, Matt Duchene, Steven Stamkos, Darren Helm, Taylor Hall, Andrew Hammond, Cody Eakin, Chris Kreider, Pekka Rinne, Justin Faulk, Mike Smith, Jason Spezza, Zach Parise, Travis Hamonic, Nick Foligno, Logan Shaw, Michael Sgarbossa, Dylan Strome, Aaron Ekblad, Evander Kane, Dustin Byfuglien.

Opening song credit:
Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 58: Florida's Top Six

Sun, 13 Nov 2016 18:01:54 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike and Patrick discuss why Aleksander Barkov's point totals are so low this season. They also talk to you about which teams, goalies, and skaters are performing at unsustainable levels. Patrick breaks down the week ahead and discusses important injury news. You'll find out which teams have struggled on the power play and why you shouldn't have drafted TJ Brodie. Unless otherwise noted, all research performed using internal data at: leftwinglock.com.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Jonathan Marchessault, Aleksander Barkov, Jaromir Jagr, Jonathan Huberdeau, Jussi Jokinen, Mike Smith, Louis Domingue, Chad Johnson, Brian Elliott, Al Montoya, Antti Raanta, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Daniel Sedin, Nick Leddy, Calvin Pickard, Michael Grabner, Shea Weber, Kevin Shattenkirk, Kyle Turris, Dustin Byfuglien, John Carlson, Keith Yandle, Patrice Bergeron, Corey Crawford, Carey Price, Tuukka Rask, Devan Dubnyk, Matt Murray, Jake Allen, Cam Talbot, Martin Jones, Pekka Rinne, Petr Mrazek, Jimmy Howard, Dennis Seidenberg, Michal Neuvirth, Matt Duchene, Anze Kopitar, Mathieu Perreault, Jeff Zatkoff, Bryan Bickell, Artem Anisimov, Justin Faulk, Jack Eichel, ,Jannik Hansen, Matthew Tkachuk, Tyler Ennis, Tyler Motte, Joel Armia, Chris Pronger, Artturi Lehkonen, Seth Jones, Martin Hanzal, Thomas Vanek, Travis Hamonic, Michael Raffl, Michael Stone, Mike Fisher, Evander Kane, Tyler Myers, Zach Parise, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Hampus Lindholm, Jacob Trouba, TJ Brodie, Patrick Kane, Ryan Suter,.

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Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 57: Flopping Around Like a Duck

Sun, 06 Nov 2016 19:26:55 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike and Patrick talk to you about which teams, goalies, and skaters are performing at unsustainable levels. Patrick breaks down the week ahead and discusses important injury news. Mike confesses to a decades old crime.

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Players mentioned in this episode: John Gibson, Jonathan Bernier, Tuukka Rask, Anton Khudobin, Peter Budaj, Jeff Zatkoff, Jack Campbell, Cory Schneider, Keith Kinkaid, Henrik Lundqvist, Antti Raanta, Jake Allen, Carter Hutton, Braden Holtby, Philipp Grubauer, Nikolaj Ehlers, Damon Severson, Jimmy Howard, Corey Crawford, Carey Price, Michal Neuvirth, Brian Elliott, Petr Mrazek, Artem Anisimov, Michael Grabner, Nazem Kadri, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Kyle Turris, Keith Yandle, John Carlson, James Neal, Tyler Toffoli, Jason Spezza, Kris Versteeg, Alexander Edler, Michael Stone, Martin Hanzal, Tyler Myers, Mathieu Perreault, Andrew MacDonald, Mike Fisher, Zach Bogosian, Jonathan Drouin, Nick Ritchie, Ryan Getzlaf, Ales Hemsky, Ryan Murphy, Michael Del Zotto, Tom Gilbert, Mike Condon, Ben Bishop, Patrick Maroon.

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Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 56: Possession and Luck Charts

Mon, 31 Oct 2016 13:26:25 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike and Patrick talk to you about how to use possession and luck charts in fantasy hockey. Listen in to find out which players are performing at unsustainable levels and to learn about all the latest injury updates. We speculate on what is causing the awful start of the Nashville Predators and tell you why owners of Steven Stamkos will be rewarded.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Jonathan Bernier, Keith Kinkaid, Antti Raanta, Matt Murray, Carter Hutton, Jacob Markstrom, Corey Crawford, Carey Price, Devan Dubnyk, Jimmy Howard, Jake Allen, Robin Lehner, Sergei Bobrovsky, Cam Talbot, Braden Holtby, Brian Elliott, Petr Mrazek, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Shea Weber, Evgeni Malkin, Eric Staal, John Carlson, Ryan Getzlaf, Zach Parise, Andrew Hammond, Jayson Megna, Robert Bortuzzo, Thomas Vanek, Nikita Kucherov, Michael Stone, Josh Jooris, Bryan Little, David Backes, Anton Khudobin, Kris Letang, Ales Hemsky, Jiri Hudler, Joonas Korpisalo, Ryan Murray, Patrick Sharp, Tuukka Rask, Michael Del Zotto, David Pastrnak, Hampus Lindholm, Joe Thornton, Evander Kane, Steven Stamkos.

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Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 55: Quick, Find Me a Backup Goalie

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 13:21:48 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike and Patrick talk to you about backup goalies who might start in the coming week. Listen in to find out how to get extra penalty minutes in your pool and to learn about all the latest injury updates. We speculate (wildly) on who will replace Jonathan Quick in the Los Angeles crease.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Scott Darling, Jimmy Howard, Antti Raanta, Andrew Hammond, Mike Condon, Al Montoya, Carey Price, Marc-Andre Fleury, David Backes, Ryan Reaves, ,Tom Sestito, Jack Eichel, Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Quick, Evander Kane, Bryan Little, Dan Girardi, Michael Stone, Jaden Schwartz, Radko Gudas, Brayden Schenn, Chris Kreider, Alexander Steen, Zach Werenski, Michal Neuvirth, Steve Mason.

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Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 54: Fantasy Hockey Defensemen Rankings

Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:08:20 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike and Patrick talk to you about the Yahoo fantasy hockey defensemen rankings, defensemen injuries, and fantasy hockey draft kits. This is the second in a three-part series on fantasy hockey rankings.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Erik Karlsson, P.K. Subban, Dustin Byfuglien, Drew Doughty, John Carlson, Roman Josi, Shea Weber, Aaron Ekblad, Keith Yandle, Justin Faulk, Kevin Shattenkirk, Rasmus Ristolainen, Radko Gudas, Jacob Trouba, Nikita Zaitsev, Duncan Keith.

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Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 53: Fantasy Hockey Goalie Rankings

Sat, 10 Sep 2016 18:57:55 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike and Patrick talk to you about the Yahoo fantasy hockey goalie rankings, goalie injuries, and fantasy hockey draft kits. This is the first in a three-part series on fantasy hockey rankings.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Braden Holtby, Ben Bishop, Carey Price, Cory Schneider, John Gibson, Jake Allen, Tuukka Rask, ,Matt Murray, Marc-Andre Fleury, Frederik Andersen, Thomas Greiss, Jaroslav Halak, Semyon Varlamov, Sergei Bobrovsky, Cam Talbot, James Reimer, ,Michal Neuvirth, Ryan Miller, Jacob Markstrom.

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Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 52: Playoffs Start With Pee

Mon, 04 Apr 2016 11:27:33 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike and Patrick guide you through the final week of fantasy hockey. Find out why Cory Schneider deserves more recognition, just how few goals the Vancouver Canucks have scored, and which Edmonton Oilers angered their coach. This week's unsustainable segment will focus on goalies. We'll help you use this week's NHL schedule to your advantage and get you updated on all of the latest injury news as well.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Jonathan Bernier, Petr Mrazek, Jimmy Howard, Al Montoya, Jhonas Enroth, Antti Raanta, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Chris Thorburn, Chris Stewart, Adam Lowry, Kevin Bieksa, Jared Boll, Luke Schenn, Andy Andreoff, Matthew Murray, Robin Lehner, John Gibson, Andrew Hammond, Jonas Hiller, Steve Mason, James Reimer, Henrik Lundqvist, Kevan Miller, Steven Stamkos, Martin Hanzal, Michael Stone, Andrew Shaw, Nikita Zadorov, Marc-Andre Fleury, Milan Michalek, Jared Spurgeon, Nicklas Backstrom, David Perron, Rickard Rakell, Frederik Andersen, ,Evander Kane, Vincent Trocheck, Duncan Keith, Nazem Kadri, Nail Yakupov, Jason Chimera, Jake Virtanen, Ray Emery, Braden Holtby, Cory Schneider.

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Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 51: Poor Zack Smith Owners

Sun, 27 Mar 2016 16:26:12 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike and Patrick get you ready for the fantasy hockey playoffs and talk about how Zack Smith may have cost you a trophy. Find out just how good Steve Mason has been on the penalty kill lately, just how many shots Brent Burns is taking this year, and what is special about teams from Florida and California. This week's unsustainable segment will focus on skaters. We'll help you use this week's NHL schedule to your advantage and get you updated on all of the latest injury news as well.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Zack Smith, Jimmy Howard, Petr Mrazek, Darcy Kuemper, Carter Hutton, Andrew Hammond, James Reimer, Braden Holtby, Anthony Stolarz, Patrick Maroon, Kevin Bieksa, Matt Hendricks, Luke Gazdic, Tyler Randell, Ryan Reaves, Chris Neil, Wayne Simmonds, Chris Stewart, Alex Chiasson, Mark Borowiecki, Sam Gagner, Brandon Manning, ,Brent Seabrook, Torey Krug, Nikita Kucherov, Brian Dumoulin, Chris Kunitz, Anton Stralman, Olli Maatta, Jay Bouwmeester, John-Michael Liles, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Tyler Myers, Simon Despres, Ryan Kesler, P.K. Subban, Dion Phaneuf, Nathan MacKinnon, Matt Duchene, Kris Russell, ,Brandon Sutter, David Perron, Marcus Kruger, Beau Bennett, Tyler Bozak, Mark Stuart, Cory Schneider, Dalton Prout, Josh Manson, Jared Boll, Steve Mason, Brent Burns.

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Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 50: Fantasy Hockey Playoffs

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:29:05 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike and Patrick get you ready for the fantasy hockey playoffs. Find out just how badly Braden Holtby has played since January 1st, what kind of impact Ovechkin's lower-body injury is having on his production, and why the Nashville Predators are getting hot at just the right time. This week's unsustainable segment will focus on goalies. We'll help you use this week's NHL schedule to your advantage and get you updated on all of the latest injury news as well.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Jonas Gustavsson, Corey Crawford, Scott Darling, Jhonas Enroth, Antti Raanta, Henrik Lundqvist, Michal Neuvirth, Steve Mason, Anthony Stolarz, Jake Allen, Brian Elliott, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Ben Bishop, ,Michael Chaput, Brayden Schenn, Matt Beleskey, Dylan McIlrath, Shawn Thornton, Adam McQuaid, Patrick Maroon, Josh Manson, Mark Borowiecki, Chris Neil, Al Montoya, Carter Hutton, Robin Lehner, James Reimer, Jonas Hiller, Devan Dubnyk, Kris Versteeg, David Perron, Victor Bartley, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Curtis McElhinney, Radim Vrbata, John Carlson, Dennis Wideman, Darcy Kuemper, Matt Duchene, Tyler Seguin, Nikolaj Ehlers, P.K. Subban, Jack Johnson, Luca Sbisa, Ben Lovejoy, Brandon Pirri, ,Nathan Beaulieu, Tommy Wingels, Eric Nystrom, Justin Faulk, Dalton Prout, Chris Vandevelde, Brenden Morrow, Braden Holtby, Alex Ovechkin, Radko Gudas.

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Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 49: A Hollow Easter

Mon, 14 Mar 2016 10:14:44 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike and Patrick talk to you about a stat called unblocked shot attempts. We discuss whether or not it is repeatable and how it can help you in your fantasy hockey drafts. Find out why Mike Hoffman will be high demand soon, why the Flames are being called for so many penalties recently, and just how bad the Maple Leafs' powerplay really is. This week's unsustainable segment will focus on skaters. We'll help you use this week's NHL schedule to your advantage and get you updated on all of the latest injury news as well.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Justin Faulk, Henrik Sedin, Patric Hornqvist, Justin Williams, Patrice Bergeron, Jamie Benn, Alex Ovechkin, Robin Lehner, Chad Johnson, Sergei Bobrovsky, Curtis McElhinney, Al Montoya, Andrew Hammond, James Reimer, Jacob Markstrom, Torey Krug, Chris Stewart, Tuomo Ruutu, Gregory Campbell, Tyler Randell, Matt Beleskey, Andy Andreoff, Kyle Clifford, Zack Smith, Duncan Keith, Shane Doan, Dion Phaneuf, Marian Hossa, Valtteri Filppula, Kevin Bieksa, Sami Vatanen, Niklas Kronwall, Cedric Paquette, Evgeni Malkin, Jordin Tootoo, ,P.K. Subban, Jason Demers, Jaroslav Halak, Alexander Edler, Brendan Gallagher, Dylan McIlrath, Matt Hunwick, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Mark Borowiecki, John Klingberg, Jordan Weal, Rick Nash, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Derek MacKenzie, Milan Michalek, Jonathan Huberdeau, Gabriel Landeskog, Darnell Nurse, Jarred Tinordi, Mike Hoffman, Patrick Kane, Matt Duchene, Vladimir Tarasenko, Nail Yakupov, Dennis Wideman.

Opening song credit:
Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 48: Frog Protection

Sun, 06 Mar 2016 18:17:38 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike and Patrick talk to you about how you can use the Left Wing Lock player projections to win your fantasy hockey draft. Find out just how important Evgeni Malkin is to the Penguins' power play, which NHL player has the most points over the past four months, and why frogs starve to death even with abundant amounts of food. This week's unsustainable segment will focus on goalies. We'll help you use this week's NHL schedule to your advantage and get you updated on all of the latest injury news as well.

Unless otherwise noted, all research performed using internal data at: leftwinglock.com.

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Players mentioned in this episode: P.K. Subban, Marian Gaborik, Patric Hornqvist, Radim Vrbata, Artemi Panarin, Jonas Gustavsson, Chad Johnson, Petr Mrazek, Jimmy Howard, Carter Hutton, Thomas Greiss, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Paul Gaustad, ,Cody Bass, Colton Sissons, Adam Lowry, Mark Stuart, Chris Thorburn, Matt Martin, Adam McQuaid, Ryan White, Shawn Thornton, ,Henrik Lundqvist, Robin Lehner, Al Montoya, Calvin Pickard, Jaroslav Halak, Jonas Hiller, Steve Mason, James Reimer, Devan Dubnyk, Pekka Rinne, Henrik Sedin, Kevan Miller, Brendan Gallagher, Cory Schneider, Calvin de Haan, Brandon Saad, John Klingberg, David Warsofsky, Anthony Peluso, Nikolaj Ehlers, Jay McClement, Craig Anderson, Mark Borowiecki, Jordie Benn, Patrick Sharp, Andrej Nestrasil, Jakub Voracek, Benoit Pouliot, Kyle Turris, Rick Nash, Marian Hossa, ,Travis Moen, Jonas Brodin, Zac Rinaldo, Max Domi, Devante Smith-Pelly, Joseph Blandisi, Scott Gomez, Boone Jenner, Antti Niemi, Jyrki Jokipakka, Joe Thornton, Brent Burns, Evgeni Malkin, Jaromir Jagr.

Opening song credit:
Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)

Episode 47: Using the NHL Trade Deadline for Fantasy Gain

Mon, 22 Feb 2016 18:19:10 -0500

In this week's episode, Mike and Marie explore which NHL players might be moved at the NHL trade deadline and how you can use this information to improve your fantasy hockey team. Find out which NHL player has scored the most points since the 2011-2012 season, which defenseman posted a 35-minute night, and how the new Minnesota coach's line matching tactics are influencing time on ice values for the Wild. This week's unsustainable segment will focus on goalies. We'll help you use this week's NHL schedule to your advantage and get you updated on all of the latest injury news as well.

Unless otherwise noted, all research performed using internal data at: leftwinglock.com.

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Players mentioned in this episode: Jonathan Drouin, Andrew Ladd, Loui Eriksson, Eric Staal, ,Justin Schultz, Mark Streit, Chad Johnson, Eddie Lack, Al Montoya, Jhonas Enroth, Carter Hutton, Jake Allen, Gregory Campbell, Zac Rinaldo, Luke Gazdic, Matt Hendricks, Patrick Maroon, Kevin Bieksa, Luke Schenn, Chris Stewart, Henrik Lundqvist, ,Robin Lehner, Jaroslav Halak, Jonas Hiller, Steve Mason, James Reimer, Joonas Korpisalo, Antti Niemi, Mark Stuart, Anders Lindback, Jordan Weal, Calvin de Haan, Mikhail Grabovski, Karri Ramo, Eric Gryba, Ryan McDonagh, Claude Giroux, Jonathan Huberdeau, Nikita Kucherov, Jason Zucker, Alexander Steen, Tom Gilbert, Rick Nash, Sean Couturier, Alex Pietrangelo, Leo Komarov, Drew Doughty, Mikko Koivu, Charlie Coyle, Thomas Vanek, Jason Pominville.

Opening song credit:
Speak Uneasy by The Holy Mess (Bandcamp: The Holy Mess)