Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 1
Oct 11, 2021, 02:26 PM
Pete and Rob are joined by Chris Meaney of FTN Network to recap the NHL preseason and identify the best fantasy waiver wire pickups for opening week. The guys discuss preseason standouts like Jesse Puljujarvi, Owen Tippett, William Eklund, Arthur Kaliyev and Noah Dobson, as well as players who will be taking on bigger roles than originally expected like Jake Allen and Joel Eriksson Ek. Other players covered include Mika Zibanejad vs. Aleksander Barkov, Calvin Petersen, Elvis Merzlikins, Jake Bean, Vladimir Tkachev, Jakub Voracek, Anders Lee, Alexander Romanov, Yanni Gourde, Braden Holtby, Jonas Johansson and more. Meaney also hands out some of his favorite bets for the new season.