Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 6; Oilers’ coaching change

Pete, Nick and Anna identify the best fantasy pickups for Week 6 and react to the Edmonton Oilers firing Jay Woodcroft and bringing in Kris Knoblauch, Connor McDavid’s junior hockey coach, to try to turn their season around. They discuss buy-low trade targets and pickups from the Oilers, Leo Carlsson’s strong play for the Ducks, Charlie Coyle stepping up in an expanded role for the Bruins and Patrik Laine’s return for the Blue Jackets. Other players and topics covered include Jonathan Quick and Alexis Lafreniere from the Rangers, why Connor Bedard’s linemates Philipp Kurashev and Nick Foligno might be worth a look in fantasy, Sam Bennett’s return for the Panthers, where Patrick Kane could sign and more.