Riley, Stuart, and Kevin dig into the first week of prospect league playoffs and look at some of the top performers in week one. Then a little update on the Champions League. Finally, we round out with a little rules court and chat some more about how much fun it is to have Olympic hockey back.

Riley, Stuart, and Evan dig into the numbers to look at who the best fantasy hockey goalies have been. Who are some of the best this year, and who might be some of the best in the future? We also chat a little bit about the joys of having Olympic hockey back.

Please note this was recorded before Brandon Bussi signed his new extension in Carolina.

This week on the Windmill Dynasty – Prospects to Pros Podcast, Riley Miller-Davis is joined by Evan and Kevin, while Stuart is out sick—and things get heated fast.

The episode dives deep into one of the most polarizing topics in dynasty fantasy hockey: contract retention and cap efficiency. Using real league examples—including the reigning champions’ aggressive use of 50% retained superstar deals — the guys break down how weaponizing cap space can create massive competitive advantages.

Is a 50% retained Nikita Kucherov the most valuable asset in fantasy? How much is retention actually worth in picks and prospects? At what point does paying for retention become more expensive than the player?

Evan lays out a structured retention value chart (by cap hit and term), the crew debates multi-year slot strategy, and they explain why the curve on retention value should never be linear. If you’re rebuilding, contending, or stuck in the middle, this discussion could change how you approach trades.

The second half of the episode shifts into listener-submitted trades, including a blockbuster Andrei Svechnikov deal featuring prospects, picks, and 50% retention. The group walks through how to evaluate these moves from both a win-now and long-term perspective.

There’s strategy, math, trade trees, cap planning philosophy — and a few passionate rants along the way.

If you’re serious about maximizing your window in Prospects to Pros, this is a must-listen episode.

Riley, Stuart, and Kevin welcome former Real Housewives of Hockey analyst and Prospects to Pros OG member Evan Lee on for a fun episode this week featuring the question of what to do when your fantasy team looks to be stuck in the middle. The Tampa Bay Lightning in League 36 asked the commissioner what he could do with his team that has Connor McDavid but is currently sitting in 17th place. Riley, Kevin, and Stu each came to the table with a variation of what some next steps could be. Evan jumps in at the end to assess all the plans and give his take. A big thanks to Paul_TML for asking the question and being kind enough to let his team be the case study for these discussions. Have a team in P2P that you're not sure what the path forward is? Submit your team for a chance to be on our next case study episode.

The boys (Riley, Stuart and Commissioner Kevin) are back this week with another data-driven episode. This week we focused on left wingers, a position that has been dominated by two names since 2008. Alex Ovechkin has passed the torch on to Leon Draisaitl as the perennial top fantasy left winger. We dig deep into the numbers to talk about all things left-wingers.

Riley and Kevin crunched the numbers from across the Prospects to Pros database to find some trends among defensemen this season. Stuart joins to provide his analysis and some snarky commentary. What kind of money are the top 120 defenders making? Who are some of the best bang for their buck?

If you want to follow along or point out anything interesting we failed to mention, below are the links to the data we were working from:

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Riley Miller-Davis welcomes brother Stuart Miller-Davis and Commissioner Kevin Ostiguy on for another fun episode of the official P2P podcast. In a week a little lighter on hockey news (yes, there are Quinn Hughes rumors, but we chatted about that in depth last week), we talk about Philip Rivers' return to the NFL at the age of 44 after being out of the league for almost 5 years and what it would look like if some of the guys who retired around the same time came back to the NHL. Then we chat about the Olympics and some of our non-Canada-related takes. Finally, stick around till the end for a fun game of testing our collective hockey knowledge.

Riley and Stuart Miller-Davis are happy to welcome Commissioner Kevin Ostiguy back into the fold for this episode. We get into the teams at the bottom of the standings on the night before American Thanksgiving (We as a group of Ontario boys just call it Thursday). What can be done in Buffalo, New York, and Nashville? Finally, we round out the podcast with some thoughts on the World Junior Championship coming up starting in less than a month.