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| Marty Turco allowed only one goal on Monday night stopping 19 of 20 shots in his return to action from a sore neck (he had sat out the last two games). Turco is now 24-11-4 on the year to move within six victories of his fifth straight 30-win season. He may not always post the pretty numbers, but he gets the job done and does sport a 2.30 GAA on the year. |
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| Ilya Bryzgalov made 42 saves on Monday night though it wasn't enough as the Coyotes fell 2-1 to the Stars. Ilya stopped the first 40 shots he faced on the night before allowing two goals on the final four shots he faced. Bryzgalov falls to 20-16-5 on the year, and he is working on a bit of a cold spell that has seen him allow three goals in five of the past eight games. |
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| Mike Modano scored the game winning goal on Monday night with a power-play tally with under four minutes left in the game. Modano also added an assist in the game, the seventh straight victory for the Stars. Modano certainly isn't the scorer he once was, but he does have 16 goals and 41 points after a dreadful start that saw him score only two goals and produce five points over his first 14 games. |
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| Kevin Dallman was added to the Kings roster on Monday night according to a report on the AP. Dallman has scored a point in nine NHL games this season. Dallman is fantasy irrelevant unless a whole lot changes with how the Kings lineup is structured, so this move shouldn't cause anyone to run to the waiver-wire. |
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| Hannu Toivonen was assigned to the AHL on Monday as the Blues recalled Chris Beckford-Tseu and Yan Stastny from the Perioa Riverman according to the AP. Hannu has been sub par for most of the season as Manny Legace's backup posting a completely substandard .877 SV%. Unfortunately, over his last 34 NHL games, Toivonen's SV% is just .876. What happened to the rookie we witnessed in 2005-06 (.914 SV%)? |
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| A day after he was recalled to the NHL, Ryan O'Byrne was arrested and charged with stealing a woman's purse according to AP. Also arrested was Tom Kostopoulos who was charged with resisting arrest. Luckily for both players, the team will not impose any sanctions though what happens with the law remains to be seen. "They must face whatever awaits them after their actions," GM Bob Gainey said. Great move Ryan, way to ingratiate yourself with the team. He had little fantasy value to begin with and this situation certainly doesn't figure to garner him extra playing time. |
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| Joe Sakic, C, Colorado Avalanche | Monday 2/11, 4:48 PM CT |
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| Joe Sakic returned to the ice on Monday as he skated prior to the Avalanche's practice according to the AP. Sakic, attempting to comeback from hernia surgery, still has a few hurdles to clear before being cleared for game action. Always a point-per-game performer, Sakic should once again return to that level once he is healthy enough to skate. |
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| Ryan Smyth, LW, Colorado Avalanche | Monday 2/11, 4:44 PM CT |
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| Ryan Smyth returned to practice on Monday from a broken foot that has caused him to miss Colorado's last 26 games according to the AP. Smyth was able to skate at practice and even absorb a little physical contact. He is a bit ahead of schedule at this point and could see action in the next week to 10 days. |
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| Krys Barch, RW, Dallas Stars | Monday 2/11, 4:22 PM CT |
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| Krys Barch was signed to a 2-year contract extension to remain with the Stars according to NHL.com. Barch will make $1.15 million over the next two seasons. Barch is a rough and tumble player who offers physicality in spades. He had 107 PIM in 26 games last year, and this year he has 78 in 34 games. He can't score a lick though with only eight points in his career. |
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| Jean-Sebastien Giguere was named the NHL's third star according to NHL.com. Giguere went 3-0 on the week for the Ducks while posting a 1.01 GAA and .956 save percentage. Giguere has two shutouts in his last four starts, and he has allowed two or fewer goals in each of those games to improve to 24-15-5 on the year. |
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| Evgeni Malkin was named the NHL's second star according to NHL.com. Malkin scored 12 points (3g, 9a) in four games to lead the Penguins to a 3-1 mark. With Sidney Crosby out of the lineup, Malkin has taken off scoring points at a feverish pace as he is now up to tied for second in league scoring with 73 points (31g, 42a). |
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| Jason Spezza was named the NHL's First Star according to NHL.com. Spezza had 11 points in three games including four goals and seven assists, with six of those points coming in one game on Saturday night. Spezza is now up to fifth in NHL scoring with 71 points despite playing in only 50 games this season. |
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| The Canucks assigned left wing Jason Jaffray to Manitoba of the AHL on Monday, according to the AP. Jaffray has played in 19 games for Vancouver this season, recording two goals and four assists. |
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| Joe Corvo, D, Carolina Hurricanes | Monday 2/11, 2:39 PM CT |
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| A four-player transaction between the Ottawa Senators and the Carolina Hurricanes was confirmed Monday according to TSN.ca. Sources say the Senators have acquired defenseman Mike Commodore and forward Cory Stillman in exchange for defenseman Joe Corvo and forward Patrick Eaves. Commodore and Stillman are scheduled to become unrestricted free agents on July 1. Stillman had to agree to waive his no-trade clause to go to Ottawa. |
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| Simon Gagne, LW, Philadelphia Flyers | Monday 2/11, 2:39 PM CT |
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| Flyers forward Simon Gagne is sidelined following his third concussion of the season, but he hopes to return before the end of the year, according to the AP. He was injured on his first shift of the Flyers' 4-3 loss at Pittsburgh on Sunday and sat out the final two periods. Gagne, who has seven goals and 18 points in 25 games, was examined Monday by the Flyers team doctor. "I don't think the season is lost right now," Gagne said. "Hopefully, I'm not going to have any more symptoms coming up. The way I feel right now is just a balance problem. When this goes away, I will be pretty much symptom free." Gagne suffered a concussion on Oct. 24, sat out four games, then had another concussion on Nov. 7 and missed the next 26 games. |
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| Panthers left wing Richard Zednik remains in stable condition at Buffalo General Hospital after he underwent emergency surgery after getting cut in the neck by the skate blade of teammate Olli Jokinen during Sunday's game, according to the AP. "I think we all were in shock, everybody was in shock," Jokinen said. "I've never seen anything like that. It's tough to focus on hockey after that. There's (9:56) to go in the hockey game. It was terrifying. We shouldn't have finished the hockey game." |
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| The Ottawa Senators completed a four-player transaction with the Carolina Hurricanes according to TSN.ca. Sources say the Senators have acquired defenseman Mike Commodore and forward Cory Stillman in exchange for defenseman Joe Corvo and forward Patrick Eaves . |
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| The AP reports that the Senators have acquired forward Cory Stillman and defenseman Mike Commodore from the Hurricanes for forward Patrick Eaves and defenseman Joe Corvo. Stillman is the best player in this trade and goes to one of the most explosive teams in the NHL. He had 21 goals and 46 points in 55 games this season and should produce at a point-per-game clip in Ottawa. Stillman waived a no-trade clause to complete the deal. |
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| The Ottawa Senators have shuffled the deck in a big way by completing a four-player transaction with the Carolina Hurricanes according to TSN.ca.
Sources say the Senators have acquired defenseman Mike Commodore and forward Cory Stillman in exchange for defenseman Joe Corvo and forward Patrick Eaves.
Commodore and Stillman are scheduled to become unrestricted free agents on July 1. Stillman had to agree to waive his no-trade clause to go to Ottawa. |
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| Dominik Hasek is day-to-day with minor inflammation of his hip flexor, according to the AP. He last played on Saturday in a 3-2 OT loss at Toronto. Hasek is 19-7-3 with a 2.07 GAA and a .904 save percentage in 30 games this season. |
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| The Red Wings recalled Jimmy Howard from Grand Rapids of the AHL on Monday to serve as a third-string backup goalie behind Dominik Hasek, who remains day-to-day with a minor inflammation of his hip flexor, and All-Star Chris Osgood. Howard has played in 39 games for the Griffins this season and has a 17-19-2 record with a 2.61 goals-against average and .914 save percentage. |
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| The Red Wings placed defenseman Niklas Kronwall on injured reserve Monday with a left shoulder sprain he suffered on Jan. 30, according to the AP. Kronwall is a terrific defenseman who be missed by both the Red Wings and his fantasy owners until he's ready to return, which could be as early as next week. The Red Wings made the move now because they needed an extra roster spot to recall goaltender Jimmy Howard as insurance against Dominik Hasek's hip flexor injury. |
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| Doug Weight, C, New York Islanders | Monday 2/11, 12:25 PM CT |
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| Doug Weight has an upper-arm injury that has bothered him for the last week, and that's why he sat out Sunday afternoon's game in Detroit, according to the LA Times. Weight flew to Anaheim and will undergo an MRI exam Monday to determine how severe it is. "It's an injury that happened 10 days ago," Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said. "He was getting better and getting better. The game against the [New York] Islanders, he fell on it and hurt it again. And he's been basically ineffective." Weight has only one point in his last 12 games and is a mere shell of the stud he was once upon a time in Edmonton. |
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| The injury Braydon Coburn suffered Saturday was more serious than a torn muscle in his left buttock, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Test revealed that Coburn had suffered a torn artery, which is a first the first time Flyers head coach Paul Holmgren has heard of such an injury. Coburn is expected to be sidelined for about two weeks and will be replaced in the lineup by Lasse Kukkonen. |
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| Mark Streit, D, New York Islanders | Monday 2/11, 9:39 AM CT |
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| Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau said he hopes general manager Bob Gainey is able to sign Mark Streit to a contract before he becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, and Streit said he hopes to stay in Montreal, according to the Montreal Gazette. The 30-year-old Streit has gone from being a late-blooming defenseman who was fighting for ice time to a versatile performer who has become one of the Canadiens' most valuable players. He has 38 points in 56 games this year, including 23 points on the power play. When asked how much Streit would receive on the open market this summer, Carbonneau said: "Millions." |
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| Thrashers GM Don Waddell shot down the Marian Hossa-to-Canadiens rumors on Monday morning, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “The glass broke in Montreal on Sunday afternoon," Waddell said. "We [Waddell and Montreal GM Bob Gainey] both happened to walk in back for a cup of coffee at the same time and Marian Hossa’s name never came up in the discussion. We were talking about his team looking so good… That was the extent of it.” Hossa is likely to be dealt if he's not re-signed by the Feb. 26 trade deadline, but rumors of him heading to Montreal appear to be a bit premature. |
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| Martin Erat, RW, Nashville Predators | Monday 2/11, 8:51 AM CT |
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| Martin Erat sat out a second straight game on Sunday because of back spasms, according to the Nashville Tennessean. Erat is a very underrated player who has notched 16 goals and 40 points in 51 games this season. This injury shouldn't sideline him for long. |
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| Dan Hamhuis, D, Nashville Predators | Monday 2/11, 8:50 AM CT |
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| Dan Hamhuis, who battled through illness to play Saturday, sat out Sunday's win at Phoenix because of the same problem, according to the Nashville Tennessean. Hamhuis has 22 points in 56 games this season. |
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| After a woeful performance last night that saw him allow three goals on four shots before being pulled, Ilya Bryzgalov will still get the start in goal in Monday's game in Dallas, but Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky said he "has to be way better," according to the Arizona Republic. Bryzgalov has been terrific since being acquired on waivers from the Ducks early in the season, and he's the primary reason the 'Yotes are in the playoff race at all. He's earned a mulligan. |
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| Manny Fernandez, now two months past surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left knee, might not be finished for the season after all, according to the Boston Globe. "How soon I'll be back, I can't say," Fernandez said. "I guess I'm kind of a test dummy, you could say. We're working hard at this, with two-a-day workouts, and I'm getting excited . . . my adrenaline is beginning to flow." Fernandez was able to play in only four games this season, his first in Boston, before finally submitting to MCL surgery. |
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| Dan Cleary, RW, Detroit Red Wings | Monday 2/11, 7:36 AM CT |
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| Dan Cleary, who fractured his jaw during the first period of Saturday's game when he was hit by a puck, is expected to be out for the remainder of the regular season, according to the Detroit News. Red Wings GM Ken Holland said Cleary had surgery Saturday night and will be out for eight weeks. "He has a broken jaw," Holland said. "He had surgery last night. They (doctors) put in three plates and a bunch of screws. He will have his jaw wired shut for two weeks. He won't be able to skate for four weeks. He should be playing in eight weeks. We do expect him to be ready for the first game of the playoffs." Cleary, a first-round pick of the Oilers 11 years ago, was enjoying a terrific season with 20 goals, 40 points and a plus 23 rating. |
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| The Columbus Dispatch reports that Blue Jackets left winger Fredrik Modin skated hard Sunday morning and could return from his hamstring injury as soon as Wednesday. Blessed with one of the NHL's finest wrist shots, Modin has been limited to just 11 games this season, primarily because of a back injury. He's missed the last six games because of the hamstring problem. |
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| Sergei Fedorov, who is recovering from a concussion that has cost him 10 games, rode the stationary bike symptom-free for 40 minutes Sunday and might play next weekend, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Once considered the best player in hockey, Fedorov has just 27 points in 46 games this season. |
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| Martin Havlat was limited to six shifts and four minutes of ice time in Sunday's loss to Vancouver. Havlat had his personal four-game point streak snapped. |
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| Patrick Sharp extended his point streak to four games (four goals and one assist) in Sunday's loss to Vancouver. Sharp has fallen out of favor with fantasy owners after a miserable scoring slump this winter. |
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| Daniel Winnik netted a goal against the Predators on Sunday night but couldn't help his Coyote teammates overcome a 6-3 Nashville beating. The young center has 15 points on the season but currently no fantasy value. |
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| J.P. Dumont, RW, Nashville Predators | Monday 2/11, 2:06 AM CT |
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| The Preds, who recently extended J.P. Dumont's contract, were rewarded when the left winger scored a goal Sunday night to help the team to a 6-3 win over Phoenix. Dumont's big night included two assists; his second three-point game of the season. |
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| Ales Kotalik was scratched from Sunday's game against Florida with flu like systems. He is considered day-to-day. |
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| Tim Connolly returned after missing 13 games with bone spurs in his hip. His teammates welcomed him back with a victory over the Panthers 5-3 in Buffalo. |
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| Patrick Kaleta was extremely efficient in limited ice time Sunday as the Sabres defeated the Panthers 5-3. Kalenta scored his first goal and first point of the 2007-08 season. Needless to say Kaleta has no fantasy value.
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| Jason Pominville was able to net a goal in Sunday's win over the Panthers. The winger added an assist and extended his points streak to seven games. He has four goals and seven assists in the last seven contests. |
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| Derek Roy, C, Buffalo Sabres | Monday 2/11, 1:48 AM CT |
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| In a game where most of the attention went to injured Panthers forward Richard Zednik, Derek Roy scored twice to lead the Sabres to a 5-3 win over the visiting Panthers. Roy now has 21 goals on the season. |
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| Rob Blake, D, San Jose Sharks | Monday 2/11, 1:44 AM CT |
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| Rob Blake missed his fifth consecutive game with an injured ankle on Sunday. The Kings salvaged a 3-2 win in a shootout against the Blue Jackets. The team still doesn't have a timetable for Blake's return. |
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| Sergei Fedorov missed his tenth straight game due to concussion. The good news is that Blue Jackets forward is expected to rejoin the lineup within a week. |
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| Fredrik Modin missed his sixth straight game on Sunday to a hamstring injury. The Blue Jackets forward is expected to rejoin the lineup within a week. |
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| Anze Kopitar led the Kings to a Sunday victory over the Blue Jackets by scoring twice during the 3-2 shootout win. Kopitar now has four goals in his last four games and five in his last seven. |
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| Martin Rucinsky , playing his first game since a shoulder injury at Dallas on Dec. 29, drew the game's first penalty on a hooking call early in the first period. The left winger finished his first game back with -1 but was able to skate for over 18 minutes. |
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| Keith Tkachuk was scratched from Sunday's game against the Wild due to flu-like symptoms. The illness hit him in the third period of Saturday's loss at Dallas. |
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| Johan Franzen did his best to help the leagues best team win at home vs. the defending World Champions. Franzen scored a goal, his second goal in his last four games. The Ducks defeated the Wings 3-2 on their home ice. Franzen is expected to benefit due to the injury to Daniel Cleary (jaw). Cleary is out indefinitely leaving the talented center with more opportunities. |
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| Kent Huskins scored a goal and finished at plus-2 as the Ducks upset the Red Wings in Joe Louis Arena on Sunday. Huskins knows his role with the Ducks, a team that if finally finding themselves and at the right time, and his objective is to cover a body and assist the offensive minded on the team. Huskins has no fantasy value in traditional formats. |
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| Chris Kunitz helped the World Champion Ducks to a road win in Detroit Sunday. The winger recorded an assist and finished at plus-2 while extending his points streak to three games. Kunitz's fantasy relevance rests in large leagues with deep benches. |
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| The Capital fans could be heard singing "We ain't what we used to be" on Sunday afternoon as the Rangers lost to the red hot Capitals. New York's Jaromir Jagr was who the song was directed at as the future Hall of Famer was held scoreless in a seventh game in a row. As has become a custom in Washington, the fans jeered Jagr every time he touched the puck. Jagr failed to fulfill high expectations with the Capitals from 2001-04. |
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| Sean Avery, LW, Dallas Stars | Monday 2/11, 12:37 AM CT |
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| Sean Avery scored his sixth goal of the season Sunday in a losing overtime effort against the Capitals. It was his second goal in four games. The Rangers enforcer is not a top-tiered fantasy option in traditional formats, but in PIM leagues the right winger has value. |
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| Olaf Kolzig, G, Tampa Bay Lightning | Monday 2/11, 12:34 AM CT |
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| Olaf Kolzig registered his 10th win in his last 15 starts on Sunday. Kolzig made 31 saves in the 3-2 overtime win against the Rangers. Few goalies have been as inconsistent as Kolzig this season but the Caps are red hot and Kolzig is along for the ride. He currently should be considered a No. 1 fantasy option. |
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