Fantasy Hockey Podcast: 31 Beats – Washington Capitals ft. Samantha Pell

Elan Dubrofsky

2020-07-19

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 Samantha Pell to talk all about the Washington Capitals. Topics discussed include:

  • What caused the slow down at the end of the season?
  • Will Ovechkin ever slow down?
  • Which of Backstrom/Kuznetsov will center each of the top 2 lines?
  • Can Vrana do even better?
  • Will Wilson remain in the top 6?
  • How ready is McMichael?
  • Was Carlson’s season for real?
  • Who of Holtby or Samsonov will be the playoff starter?
  • Will Holtby re-sign?
  • and more!

Follow Samantha on Twitter @SamanthaJPell and read all of her work at The Washington Post.

Players discussed on this episode include Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jakub Vrana, Tom Wilson, Connor McMichael, Ilya Kovalchuk, T.J. Oshie, John Carlson, Dmitry Orlov, Alexander Alexeyev, Braden Holtby, Ilya Samsonov and more.

It’s time once again for our annual Keeping Karlsson Playoff Pool! Read all about our innovative elimination re-draft format and sign up here.

We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson.

* * *

📢 advertisement:

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.

Leave A Comment

UPCOMING GAMES

Oct 07 - 17:10 FLA vs CHI
Oct 07 - 20:10 NYR vs PIT
Oct 07 - 22:10 L.A vs COL

Starting Goalies

Top Skater Views

  Players Team
GABRIEL VILARDI WPG
YEGOR CHINAKHOV CBJ
JOE VELENO MTL
DYLAN HOLLOWAY STL
BRANDON SUGDEN WSH

Top Goalie Profile Views

  Players Team
ANTHONY STOLARZ TOR
PHILIPP GRUBAUER SEA
ILYA SOROKIN NYI
JOEL HOFER STL
SEMYON VARLAMOV NYI

LINE COMBOS

  Frequency CBJ Players
27.0 JAMES VAN RIEMSDYK KENT JOHNSON ADAM FANTILLI
21.6 SEAN MONAHAN KIRILL MARCHENKO BOONE JENNER
20.5 DMITRI VORONKOV COLE SILLINGER MATHIEU OLIVIER

DobberHockey Podcasts

Fantasy Hockey Life: Washington Capitals Preview with Dan Holmi of Locked on Caps

Dan Holmi is here to report on the Washington Capitals. Jesse and Victor interview Dan about returning pros Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome, Aliaksei Protas, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Tom Wilson, Connor McMichael, Ryan Leonard, John Carlson, Jakob Chychrun, Rasmus Sandin, Logan Thompson, and Charlie Lindgren. In Cat’s Instincts, Cat Silverman of InGoal mag breaks down Garin Bjorklund.  […]

Fantasy Hockey Life: Stefan Rosner on the New York Islanders

Stefan Rosner is here to report on the New York Islanders. Jesse and Victor interview Stefan Rosner about returning pros Bo Horvat, Anders Lee, Mathew Barzal, Simon Holmstrom, JG Pageau, Maxim Tsyplakov, Calum Ritchie, Noah Dobson, Ryan Pulock, Alexander Romanov, Scott Perunovich, and Ilya Sorokin. In Cat’s Instincts, Cat Silverman of InGoal mag breaks down […]

FIND US ON FACEBOOK

📢 advertisement: