This article is part of our Fantasy Hockey Puckcast series.
For 2021, the NHL has realigned into four temporary divisions: North (Canada), East, West and Central. This week, Statsman and AJ preview the fantasy issues for each team in the Central Division. Specific topics include:
- Carolina Hurricanes -- Paul's favorite player Jake Gardiner still stuck in the third pairing
- Chicago Blackhawks -- Losing Jonathan Toews and Kirby Dach will sink this team's already questionable fortunes
- Columbus Blue Jackets -- Coach John Tortorella is poised to bring out the next in Max Domi
- Dallas Stars -- No Ben Bishop, no problem in Big D
- Detroit Red Wings -- It's time for Filip Zadina to step up in the Motor City
- Florida Panthers -- Sergei Bobrovsky will determine if this is a playoff team
- Nashville Predators -- Pekka Rinne the backup? It could happen this year
- Tampa Bay Lightning -- Even without Nikita Kucherov, the Lightning should win the Central
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And here is the full video from YouTube:
