Week 1 mailbag; early season takeaways; goalie pickups
Nick and Jake react to some early season storylines like the Avalanche’s goaltending issues, Golden Knights pickups like Ivan Barbashev and Victor Olofsson, early injury concerns for Joseph Woll and Juuse Saros and an impressive debut for the Utah Hockey Club and breakout candidate Dylan Guenther. Pete Jensen joins the guys to discuss fan questions from @NHLFantasy and make picks for Thursday’s opening night slate. Other topics covered include Matt Boldy’s expected return, projections for Matvei Michkov and Macklin Celebrini ahead of their NHL debuts, the new-look Islanders offense, Frank Vatrano and the young talent on the Ducks, Samuel Montembeault’s sneaky value and more.