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Toronto Maple Leafs: Fantasy Hockey Tips and Advice for 2021-22

By Andrew Kogut

SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 06: A general view of the draft board following the first round of the 2020 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft at the NHL Network Studio on October 06, 2020 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 06: A general view of the draft board following the first round of the 2020 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft at the NHL Network Studio on October 06, 2020 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /
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MONTREAL, QC – MAY 25: Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs  (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

It feels like only yesterday we were watching the Toronto Maple Leafs fall to the Montreal Canadiens in the part 4 of the Leafs annual ‘Disappointing Dream-dashing Playoffs Palooza’ (DDPP, trademarked) but in reality we are barely a month away from the start of the 2021-2022 NHL season.

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Canadiens October 13 to begin their season and have a few things on their mind: Avenge their early playoff exit, find a suitable Zach Hyman replacement on the top-six and see if Auston Matthews can have a historic year.

But before that, many hockey fans will be sending e-transfers and trade proposals as fantasy hockey gears up for the upcoming year.

Unlike football fantasy and its multiple formats (head-to-head, survivor, pick-em/spread) most fantasy hockey leagues take a regular fantasy, team vs. team approach. And while fantasy for the NHL may be a bit more straight forward than for the NFL, which features many situational, matchup-predicated tactics involved in setting up your lineup, there are still some things to take into consideration in your upcoming hockey fantasy draft that some managers might overlook.

Here are a few quick tips and, considering the fantasy season ends during the regular season thus playoff performance is irrelevant, a look at some viable, later-round fantasy options on the Toronto Maple Leafs:

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