Fantasy Hockey Podcast: 31 Beats: Montreal Canadiens ft. Arpon Basu
Elan Dubrofsky
2020-05-24
In the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast’s 31 Beats series, Elan and Brian are on a league-wide odyssey to explore the fantasy present and future landscapes of each of the NHL’s 31 teams, gathering info by interviewing the people who know them best: beat writers!
In this episode Elan is joined by the Editor-in-Chief of The Athletic Montréal and Athlétique Montréal Arpon Basu to talk about the Montreal Canadiens’ rocky 2019/20 season and what to expect moving forward. Topics discussed include:
- What caused the Habs to fall off after a strong start?
- How ingrained is the top line of Danault/Tatar/Gallagher?
- Is Tatar really a 70+ point player now?
- Does Max Domi have a future in Montreal if he wants to play center?
- Has Drouin turned over a new leaf?
- How excited should we be about Suzuki?
- When will Kotkaniemi get a crack at the top 6?
- Could Caufield crack the team next season?
- What was with that whole thing where Weber was maybe retiring but then played later that week?
- Can Petry continue to keep getting better?
- Who’s to blame for Carey Price‘s fall off, Price or the Habs?
- Who’s going to back up Price next season?
- and more!
Follow Arpon on Twitter @ArponBasu and check out his work at The Athletic. Get a 40% discount on membership to The Athletic at theathletic.com/athleticsupport.
Players discussed on this episode include Jonathan Drouin, Phillip Danault, Brendan Gallagher, Max Domi, Nick Suzuki, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Cole Caufield, Shea Weber, Jeff Petry, Carey Price, Vasili Demchenko, Cayden Primeau and more.
We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson.
* * *
Support Keeping Karlsson by telling a friend, subscribing to and reviewing Keeping Karlsson on iTunes, and following us on Twitter (@keepingkarlsson).
Even better, support us by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson! Until the season resumes, we’re offering all patron perks for just $1/month. Patrons support future episodes of the show and get access to our secret Patrons-only Facebook group, bonus monthly ask-us-anything episodes, and invites to play in the famous Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL).
The Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast is proudly presented by DobberHockey, and powered by our patrons.
Related Posts
UPCOMING GAMES
PIT
WPG
ANA
BUFStarting Goalies
Top Skater Views
DAL
CBJ
S.J
COLTop Goalie Profile Views
CGY
CAR
DET
UTALINE COMBOS
| Frequency |
 MIN Players
| |
|---|---|---|
| 22.9 | KIRILL KAPRIZOV JOEL ERIKSSON EK MATT BOLDY | |
| 19.1 | MARCO ROSSI MARCUS JOHANSSON RYAN HARTMAN | |
| 15.6 | YAKOV TRENIN FREDERICK GAUDREAU MARCUS FOLIGNO | |
DobberHockey Podcasts
Keeping Karlsson Short Shifts – Regicide
Jeremy and Shams are here to break down all the new injuries and update timelines as well. After all the injury news they close out the show covering all the cold Kings players giving actionable fantasy advice on each one. Lastly, they close out the show the latest hot Russian forward for Columbus that is only 1% rostered on Yahoo right now.
Keeping Karlsson: Marchment Madness
Elan and Brian look at who comes out on top the Avalanche return to health, opine on the likelihood of complementary top six players in Toronto, Los Angeles and Edmonton remaining relevant, and consider giving up on underachievers in Chicago, Dallas and Philadelphia.
Fantasy Hockey Life: Corey Sznajder
Corey Sznajder of allthreezones.com joins the show to talk about how he tracks microstats and identifies a couple of players they might help them assess. Have a listen! Our show is part of the Dobber Podcast Network and sponsored by Fantrax.com. Email [email protected] and ask to join our free discord. Join our Patreon at Patreon.com/fantasyhockeylife […]
Keeping Karlsson: Matchup Maximizer Week 7
Jeremy subs in to look at the schedule for the upcoming week of NHL action and recommends some players with good schedules that you should consider streaming in to win your head to head matchups.
Keeping Karlsson Short Shifts – Permission To Cut
Jeremy and Shams cover the usual headlines and injuries but get your permission slips out as the second half of the show they cover a litany of suggested players from the Patreon community to give their input on whether it’s ok to cut that big name player off your fantasy team.