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Unnumbered Fantasy Hockey Thoughts: The Kochetkov dilemma, Klingberg's resurgence, buying low on the Kraken & more

Chicago, Illinois, USA; Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov (52) celebrates the team's win against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center. Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports
Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back to another fantasy hockey campaign! Yes, we are partway through the second week of action, but this is the first installment of Unnumbered Fantasy Hockey Thoughts so the season officially begins now. This series will take over from the now-retired Fantasy Focus series where I would ramble on about one player, or a dozen players in a free-flowing format. Same style, new name.

With 10 days of gameplay in our back pockets, we can begin to make some early assessments. And with assessment comes opportunity. 

It’s John Klingberg time

Back when I was a young pup, one of my very first big fantasy articles posed the question, Is John Klingberg the next Erik Karlsson? And while Klingberg failed to live up to such a lofty thesis question, eight years later, we’re seeing some more similariti

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