Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast

On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, it's Smörgoåliesbord!! Elan and Brian share their goal'd standard of annual NHL goalie tier rankings for 2026-27, so you can be ready to draft in your  fantasy hockey leagues.

See the tiers at kkupfl.com/tools.

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The KKUPFL registration deadline is Sept. 1, 2026! Join the world's greatest fantasy hockey league and managers for the best competition and the most fun. Details at http://www.kkupfl.com.

Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! Patrons get access to all our perks throughout the fantasy hockey season, including show notes, KKUPFL priority registration status, monthly bonus AMA episodes, and full access to our patrons-only Discord server. 

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Players discussed on the show this week include Andrei Vasilevskiy, Connor Hellebuyck, Logan Thompson, Igor Shesterkin, Ilya Sorokin, Jake Oettinger, Jeremy Swayman, Jet Greaves, Lukas Dostal, Karel Vejmelka, Linus Ullmark, Dan Vladar, Juuse Saros, Joel Hofer, John Gibson, Spencer Knight, Jakub Dobes, Jesper Wallstedt, Jacob Markstrom, Sergei Bobrovsky, Dustin Wolf, Carter Hart, Thatcher Demko, Joey Daccord, Yaroslav Askarov, Brandon Bussi, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Scott Wedgewood, Jake Allen, Darcy Kuemper, Anton Forsberg, Frederik Andersen, Devon Levi, Arturs Silovs, Sergei Murashov, Mackenzie Blackwood, Filip Gustavsson, Jacob Fowler, Alex Lyon, Joseph Woll, Anthony Stolarz, Alex Nedeljkovic, Pyotr Kochetkov, Akira Schmid, Kevin Lankinen, Nico Daws, Jordan Binnington, Adin Hill, Devin Cooley, Stuart Skinner, Daniil Tarasov, Dennis Hildeby, Sebastian Cossa, Justus Annunen, Tristan Jarry, Michael DiPietro, Philipp Grubauer, Ville Husso, Joonas Korpisalo, Elvis Merzlikins, Arvid Soderblom, Casey DeSmith, Calvin Pickard, Sm Montembeault, Semyon Varlamov, Sam Ersson, Charlie Lindgren, Phoenix Copley, Colten Ellis, David Rittich, Vitek Vanecek, Nikita Tolopilo, Connor Ingram and more. 

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Stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos, goalie starts and fantasy hocket news  at GameDayTweets.com. 

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. 

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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.

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On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian uncover and run the numbers on players who started strong, but faded completely as the season went on. Who should we expect them to be this season? You'll want to know as you prepare your fantasy hockey league draft lists!

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The KKUPFL registration deadline is Sept. 1, 2026! Join the world's greatest fantasy hockey league and managers for the best competition and the most fun. Details at http://www.kkupfl.com.

Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! Patrons get access to all our perks throughout the fantasy hockey season, including show notes, KKUPFL priority registration status, monthly bonus AMA episodes, and full access to our patrons-only Discord server. 

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Players discussed on the show this week include Connor Bedard, Leo Carlsson, Valeri Nichushkin, Simon Nemec, J.J. Peterka, Lucas Raymond, Sam Reinhart, Matthew Knies, Ivan Demidov, Noah Dobson, Trevor Zegras, Morgan Geekie, Tom Wilson, Timo Meier, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Nazem Kadri, Artturi Lehkonen, Shayne Gostisbehere, Brandon Montour, Morgan Rielly and more. 

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Stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos, goalie starts and fantasy hocket news  at GameDayTweets.com. 

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. 

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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.

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On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian dig deep on players who stepped up in the second half of last season. Were they giving a peek at what's to come, or just going on a heater? You'll want to know as you prepare your fantasy hockey league draft lists!

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Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! Patrons get access to all our perks throughout the fantasy hockey season, including show notes, KKUPFL priority registration status, monthly bonus AMA episodes, and full access to our patrons-only Discord server. 

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Players discussed on the show this week include Robert Thomas, Dylan Holloway, Jimmy Snuggerud, Philip Broberg, Steven Stamkos, Roman Josi, Filip Forsberg, Mavrik Bourque, Alexis Lafreniere, Mika Zibanejad, J.T. Miller, Adam Fox, Pavel Dorofeyev, Clayton Keller, Mat Barzal, Juraj Slafkovsky, Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven, Pavel Zacha, Brock Boeser, Egor Chinakhov, Ville Koivunen, Brock Faber, Evan Bouchard, Dougie Hamilton, Jackson LaCombe and more. 

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Stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos, goalie starts and fantasy hocket news  at GameDayTweets.com. 

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. 

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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.

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Elan is joined by prospect expert Ryan Downey to talk through the remaining interesting picks of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft not covered last week, and then take some prospect questions submitted by the Keeping Karlsson patrons.

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Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! Patrons get access to all our perks throughout the fantasy hockey season, including show notes, KKUPFL waitlist status, monthly bonus AMA episodes, and full access to our patrons-only Discord server. 

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Players discussed on the show this week include picks 22-34 of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft and more. 

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Stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos, goalie starts and fantasy news at  GameDayTweets.com. 

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. 

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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.

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Elan is joined by prospect expert Ryan Downey to talk through the first 21 picks of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.

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Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! Patrons get access to all our perks throughout the fantasy hockey season, including show notes, KKUPFL waitlist status, monthly bonus AMA episodes, and full access to our patrons-only Discord server. 

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Players discussed on the show this week include the first 21 picks of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft and more. 

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Stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos, goalie starts and fantasy news at  GameDayTweets.com. 

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. 

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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.

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