About this episode

The episode discusses top fantasy hockey breakout candidates and undervalued players for the 2026-27 season, along with bounce-back candidates.

Alberga, Hahn and Meaney highlight the top fantasy hockey breakout candidates for the 2026-27 season, including Jimmy Snuggerud, Quinton Byfield and Jesper Wallstedt. They also share their favorite fantasy hockey sleepers for the upcoming season and suggest a few undervalued players to target in drafts, such as Luke Evangelista, Blake Coleman and Joel Hofer. The guys also debate who the better bounce-back candidate is between Auston Matthews and Brayden Point, Jacob Markstrom and Sergei Bobrovsky, and what to expect from JJ Peterka with the Boston Bruins.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alberga, Hahn, Meaney

Topics covered

• fantasy hockey
• breakout candidates
• sleepers
• bounce-back candidates
• 2026-27 season
• draft strategies

Keywords

• fantasy hockey
• breakouts
• sleepers
• draft
• 2026-27 season
• Auston Matthews
• Brayden Point
• JJ Peterka

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boston Bruins

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