With Brian away, Elan brought in famed writer for The Athletic, Dom Luszczyszyn, to explain the Game Score stat he invented (and how he uses it to project team performance), his ongoing season preview series and standings projections running now at The Athletic, and the methods, quirks, and assorted nitty gritty of his outstanding fantasy projection spreadsheet for 2017-18. 

Follow these links to check out Dom's articles that were discussed on this episode (keep in mind that The Athletic requires a subscription to read full articles, but you can download the app and get a few for free):

Fantasy Hockey: How to draft the best team

Fantasy Hockey: Expect big breakouts from players in bigger roles

Measuring Single Game Productivity: An Introduction To Game Score

Players discussed on this episode include Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman, Jamie Benn, Johnny Gaudreau, Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak, Jack Eichel, Taylor Hall, Damon Severson, Patrick Marleau, Brock Boeser, P.K. Subban, Dustin Byfuglien, Justin Schultz, Kris Letang, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Carey Price, Braden Holtby, Craig Anderson, Cam Talbot, Laurent Brossoit, Curtis McElhinney, and more.

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