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.

Players discussed: Logan Thompson, Joel Blomqvist, Tristan Jarry, Tage Thompson, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Alex Tuch, Pyotr Kochetkov, Darcy Kuemper, Samuel Ersson, Sean Couturier, Dakota Joshua, Jonathan Drouin, Valeri Nichushkin, Troy Terry, Nazem Kadri, Noah Hanifin, Shayne Gostisbehere, Brock Faber, Alex Laferriere, Ryan O'Reilly, Rickard Rakell, Elias Lindholm, Casey Mittelstadt, Gustav Forsling, Stefan Noesen, Lukas Dostal, Jordan Eberle, Paul Cotter & Anton Lundell.

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Elizabeth joins Lewis to discuss all the action from since the megashow, starting with the resurrection of Georgiev as the Avs starter, and whether Jarry is worth an add after his rivals in the crease were beat down by Dallas. Then it's on to Michkov's successful return from Tortorella's doghouse, and Washington hinting at more opportunities for Logan Thompson. The injury report details the temporsry beneficiaries of Tage Thompson's LBI while we wait for news of its severity, plus updates on Jarvis, Boeser, and the players taking on their roles. Finally, the pair discusses whether Jonathan's issues are variance or poor play, and Kyle Connor gets a Short Shifts bump breaking out of his cold streak mid-show.

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On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian disagree on what to do about a red hot Alex Ovechkin, celebrate the delayed arrival of one Oiler while waiting for another, consider forgiveness for a handful of goalies, and get panicked about a trio of power-play defensemen.

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Players discussed on this episode include Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome, Connor McMichael, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Logan Thompson, Charlie Lindgren, Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin, Alexandar Georgiev, Justus Annunen, Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, Kirill Kaprizov, Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard, Jeff Skinner, Viktor Arvidsson, Vasily Podkolzin, Bryan Rust, Michael Bunting, Kris Letang, Tristan Jarry, Mackenzie Blackwood, Macklin Celebrini, Matvei Michkov, Ivan Fedotov, Travis Konecny, Sean Couturier, Travis Sanheim, Emil Andrae, John Gibson, Lukas Dostal, Mark Stone, Nicolas Roy, Tomas Hertl, Brock Boeser, Pius Suter, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Jake DeBrusk, Filip Hronek, Quinn Hughes, Auston Matthews, Max Domi, Morgan Rielly, Josh Norris, Claude Giroux, Thomas Chabot, Linus Ullmark, Timo Meier, Dougie Hamilton, Noah Dobson, Charlie McAvoy, Shayne Gostisbehere,  Zach Werenski, Justin Faulk, Sam Montembeault, Alex Laferriere, Trevor Moore, Anze Kopitar, Cole Caufield, Alex Barkov, Evan Rodrigues, Nikko Mikkola, Patrick Kane, Cam Talbot, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Devon Levi, Jason Zucker, Tage Thompson, J.J. Peterka, Warren Foegele and more.

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Elan looks 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.

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Jeremy and Shams serve you a true Short Shift but is still packed with the latest headlines and streaks. They cover the latest injuries/outjuries headlined by McDavid’s hasty recovery. The show is closed out by them delving into hot/cold streaks including a potential drop from the Colorado Avalanche.

Players discussed: Connor McDavid, Jake Walman, Matvei Michkov, Philipp Grubauer, Vince Dunn, Noah Hanifin, Shea Theodore, Alex Pietrangelo, Devon Toews, Dylan Larkin, Mark Stone & Cam Talbot.

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Lewis and Elizabeth are back to take listeners through the news and notes of this fifth fantasy hockey week. They start by examining some underperforming squads in Nashville and Seattle, evaluate the reasons for their struggles, and offer advice about concern levels and dropability. Then they take a look at Jake Allen's viability as a goalie streamer after his impressive shutout of Edmonton, and Lewis takes a stand against trading Ovi, as recommended on the megashow. Finally, there are a bunch of injuries down the midle of first lines across the league, and Lewis and Elizabeth discuss who is helped and hurt by absences from McDavid, Point, and Matthews.

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On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian look at life without McDavid in Edmonton, top offenses in Winnipeg, Vegas and Washington, and those sputtering at the other end of the spectrum in Philadelphia, St. Louis and Calgary.

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Players discussed on this episode include Leon Draisaitl, Viktor Arvidsson, Vasily Podkolzin, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Mat Barzal, Bo Horvat, Kyle Palmieri, Anders Lee, Martin Necas, Andrei Svechnikov, Jack Roslovic, Aleksei Kolosov, Sam Ersson, Matvei Michkov, Ilya Samsonov, Adin Hill, Shea Theodore, Alex Pietrangelo, Noah Hanifin, Pavel Dorofeyev, William Karlsson, Brayden Point, Artturi Lehkonen, Ivan Ivan, Joel Kiviranta, Ross Colton, Alex Barkov, Uvis Balinskis, Dmitri Voronkov, Yegor Chinakhov, Kirill Marchenko, Cole Sillinger, Sean Monahan, Elvis Merzlikins, Kaiden Guhle, Lane Hutson, Ryan Hartman, Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber, Marco Rossi, Jason Robertson, Matt Duchene, Tyler Seguin, Roope Hintz, Pavel Buchnevich, Justin Faulk, Colton Parayko, Adam Gaudette, Anton Forsberg, Jake Sanderson, Alex Ovechkin, Connor McMichael, Alex Laferriere, Quinton Byfield, Brandt Clarke, Neal Pionk, Nino Niederreiter, Kyle Connor, Nikolaj Ehlers, Eric Comrie, Timothy Liljegren, Jake Walman, Connor Bedard, Ryan Donato, Adam Fox, Vincent Trocheck, Evgeni Malkin, Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby, Barrett Hayton, Connor Ingram, Karel Vejmelka, Nazem Kadri, Mackenzie Weegar, Matthew Knies and more.

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Elan looks 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.

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Jeremy and Shams take you through Halloween with a litany of injuries headlined by the best player in the world and a trade with fantasy implications. They close the show with a hot steak and two frightful team wide cold streaks.

Players discussed: Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Viktor Arvidsson, Mattias Ekholm, Kevin Fiala, Timothy Liljegren, Jake Walman, Ross Colton, Valeri Nichushkin, Artturi Lehkonen, Ivan Ivan, Casey Mittelstadt, Frederik Andersen, Pyotr Kochetkov, Jakob Chychrun, Drake Batherson, Claude Giroux, Evan Rodrigues, Charlie McAvoy, Pavel Zacha, David Pastrnak, Elias Lindholm, Brad Marchand, Rasmus Andersson, Blake Coleman, Yegor Sharangovich, MacKenzie Weegar & Nazem Kadri.

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On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian consider creases in New Jersey, Toronto, Vegas and Colorado, browse bluelines in Calgary, Seattle and San Jose, and follow forwards in Utah, New York, Winnipeg and Los Angeles.

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Players discussed on this episode include Dougie Hamilton, Luke Hughes, Jacob Markstrom, Nico Hischier, Joseph Woll, Anthony Stolarz, Morgan Rielly, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Mackenzie Weegar, Rasmus Andersson, Jonathan Huberdeau, Andrei Kuzmenko, Devon Toews, Ross Colton, Jonathan Drouin, Artturi Lehkonen, Justus Annunen, Joel Kiviranta, Darcy Kuemper, David Rittich, Alex Laferriere, Trevor Moore, Quinton Byfield, Linus Ullmark, Anton Forsberg, Claude Giroux, William Karlsson, Pavel Dorofeyev, Alex Pietrangelo, Noah Hanifin, Adin Hill, Ilya Samsonov, Barrett Hayton, Dylan Guenther, Brandon Montour, Ryker Evans, Matty Beniers, Juraj Slafkovsky, Kirby Dach, Bryan Rust, Tristan Jarry, Steven Stamkos, Brady Skjei, Mat Barzal, Kyle Palmieri, Matt Duchene, Tyler Seguin, Logan Stankoven, Mika Zibanejad, Alexis Lafreniere, Kaapo Kakko, Kiefer Sherwood, Jake DeBrusk, Conor Garland, Elias Pettersson, Gabe Vilardi, Nino Niederreiter, Samuel Ersson, Ivan Fedotov, Aleksei Kolosov, Sean Couturier, Trevor Zegras, Troy Terry, Mikael Granlund, Jack Thompson, Jake Walman, Teuvo Teravainen and more.

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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.

Elan looks 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.

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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.