Fantasy Hockey Fridays Week #9
Injury Report
Who’s Day-to-Day?Thomas Vanek (F – BUF) –
Lower Body
Dan Ellis (G – CAR) – Leg laceration
Marian Hossa (F – CHI) – Upper Body
Ray Whitney (F – DAL) – Upper Body
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (F – EDM) – Flu – Possible for tomorrow
Michael Ryder (F – MTL) – Lower Body
Sergei Gonchar (D – OTT) – Undisclosed Injury
Evgeni Malkin (F – PIT) – Shoulder
Kris Letang (D – PIT) – Lower Body
Ryane Clowe (F – SJ) – Shoulder
Who’s Out?
Justin Faulk (D – CAR) – Sprained Knee – Out for 2-4 weeks
Patrick Sharp (F – CHI) – Shoulder – Skated, but not likely to return next week.
James Wisniewski (D – CBJ) – Foot – 2-3 weeks until a return.
Dmitry Kulikov (D – FLA) – Shoulder – Will not require surgery for his dislocated shoulder. No set timetable for return.
Rene Bourque (F – MTL) – Concussion – Cleared for contact, travelled with the team this weekend.
Brandon Prust (F – MTL) – Shoulder – Skated this week
Patric Hornqvist (F – NSH) – Upper Body – Is Skating, no timetable.
Milan Michalek (F – OTT) – Knee – Had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, out indefinitely.
Anders Lindback (G – TB) – High Ankle Sprain
Ryan Malone (F – TB) – Left Shoulder – Now on injured reserve
David Booth (F – VAN) – High Ankle Sprain – Could be out up to six weeks.
Tobias Enstrom (D – WPG) – Shoulder – Could return soon.
Skaters to Add
1. Devin Setoguchi (45.1% F – MIN) –
6 goals in last 5 games (8 points)…20 points for the season (11 goals). +6 in this recent stretch. 55 hits, 62 shots, 4 powerplay points.
2. Patrick Wiercioch (34.2% D – OTT) – 2 goals, 4 assists, last 5 games, +4, 51 shots on goal, 29 penalty minutes. Plays an average of 15:27 a night. Had 19 penalty minutes on March 13th against the Boston Bruins. Also has 6 powerplay points.
3. Brad Boyes (91.7% F – NYI) – 3 goals, 5 assists in last 7 games played. -2, 60 shots, 12 powerplay points. 26 points in 30 games for the season (8 goals, 18 assists).
4. Mike Fisher (45.6% F – NSH) – 5 goals, 1 assist last 5 games. +3, 58 shots, 45 hits. +8 for the season. 23 penalty minutes.
Goaltenders to Add
1. Robin Lehner (36.9% – OTT) –
Lehner is still holding down the fort for the Ottawa Senators while Craig Anderson remains injured. His worst save percentage in his last 7 starts is .931 (a come from behind win against the strong Boston Bruins last night). He only has 2 wins in 7 starts this season, but in those 7 starts, he only gave up more than 2 goals once (3 GA against the Canadiens March 13th). His season stats include a save percentage of .944 and goals-against average of 1.92.
2. Braden Holtby (94.5% and decreasing – WSH) – Is 11-10 for the year, with a SP of .913 and a GAA of 2.77. 2 wins in last 2 games. Last two games combined for 1 goal against.
3. Jonathan Bernier (23.1% – LA) – 7-2 for the season. Last game resulted in a 38 save win (2 GA) against the Phoenix Coyotes. His season stats include a SP of .923 and a GAA of 1.94. He’s been much better than Jonathan Quick all season.
Part 2:
HOHM Fantasy League (HOHMFL)
Here are the 12 writers and their initials:
BD – Bob Duggan (Buffalo Sabres)
AC – Alvin Cho (Winnipeg Jets)
AW – Andrew Williams (Carolina Hurricanes)
KC – Kevin Cawthra (Vancouver Canucks)
SA – Steve Auld (Toronto Maple Leafs)
JB – Josh Beneteau (Team Canada/Various NHL news)
IB – Igor Burdetskiy (Founder and Editor-in-Chief of HOHM)
MK – Mike Kluxdal (Minnesota Wild)
DD – Dawson Drolet (Calgary Flames)
KS – Kevin Sporka (Detroit Red Wings)
AB – Adam Bernard (New York Rangers)
KW – Kayla Winsett (Nashville Predators)
Our Transactions in the Past Week
3/15:
AC – Dropped Milan Michalek (IR) and Added Brandon Prust (IR)
3/16:
KS – Added Ben Bishop
AB – Dropped Tomas Fleischmann and Added Lee Stempniak
3/17:
KS – Added Viktor Fasth
3/18:
KS – Added Jake Muzzin
KS – Dropped Zac Rinaldo and Added Kyle Turris
AC – Dropped Matt Read and Added Curtis Glencross
SA – Dropped Matt Frattin
3/19: AC – Dropped David Desharnais and Added Carl Hagelin
3/20:
IB – Dropped Justin Faulk (IR) and Added Patrick Wiercioch
IB – Dropped Vinny Prospal and Added Devin Setoguchi
BD – Added Tomas Kopecky
3/21:
AC – Traded Max Pacioretty and Ryan Miller to KS for Pascal Dupuis and Jonathan Quick
KS – Traded Dustin Brown, Dustin Byfuglien, Patrick Sharp, and Viktor Fasth to SA for Taylor Hall, Alex Goligoski, Sheldon Souray, and Antti Niemi
SA – Added Daniel Winnik
3/22:
BD – Added Tomas Fleischmann
BD – Dropped Tomas Fleischmann and Added Chris Philips
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