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(Col - D) DTD 
Sat, Nov 7Recent News
- Liles injured his shoulder in the first period and didn't return Friday in a 4-3 shootout victory over the Blackhawks.(STATS, Inc.)
Advice: It is unclear when Liles will return.
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- D John-Michael Liles suffered a shoulder injury in the first period and missed the remainder of the game. Liles was hurt at the 11:58 mark when he was hit along the boards. He will be reexamined Saturday. He missed seven games earlier this season with a bruised chest.(Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- Jovanovski left Thursday's win over Chicago with a lower-body injury.(STATS, Inc.)
Advice: It is unclear how long Jovanovski will be out. - Jovanovski left late in the third period of Thursday night's win over Chicago with an apparent lower-body injury, the Associated Press reports.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: Hopefully it was a minor injury the Coyotes were just protecting with the win pretty much in control, as JovoCop has been nothing short of excellent lately. The veteran has 13 points in 16 games this season, including eight in his last eight games.
Thu, Nov 5
- D Ed Jovanovski continues to score. His power-play goal Wednesday gives him 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his last 10 games. But with the Coyotes on the power play with a chance to tie the game late, Jovanovski took a poor cross-checking penalty to wipe out the advantage.(Yahoo! Sports)
- Jovanovski continued to roll, earning an assist in Phoenix's 3-1 win over Chicago on Thursday night.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: Jovo is on a three game point streak, and just continues to reward those who have him on their rosters. For a guy who seems like he's been around forever, Jovanovski is only 33 years old, so there is no reason to think he can't keep this going.
Wed, Nov 4
- Jovanovski scored a power-play goal for Phoenix on Wednesday night.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: Owners who drafted Jovanovski later in their leagues have earned bragging rights, as Jovanovski continues to stay hot. Jovo has 12 points (5 G, 7 A) in 15 games, with three goals coming with the man advantage.
Tue, Nov 3
- Jovanovski logged his seventh assist of the season Monday night.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: Jovanovski has been one of the five best fantasy defenders so far this season, and there's no sign of him slowing down.
(Fla - D)
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- D Bryan McCabe was honored before Florida's game Friday night aganst the Capitals for playing in his 1,000th NHL game. "It's an amazing accomplishment," said coach Pete DeBoer, who coached against McCabe in the Memorial Cup."To stay healthy, to be in the best league in the world for that long and to still be playing at the level he is 1,000 games in is an incredible feat. It's definitely worth the recognition he's going to get from us and our fans on Friday night." McCabe received a crystal puck and a silver stick from the league for his accomplishment. The Panthers chipped in to give the McCabes a bottle of wine from 1995 (to commemorate his rookie season), a pair of his-and-hers Rolex watches and a weekend at a posh Palm Beach resort. "I'm very fortunate to have lasted this long," McCabe said, "and be able to still be competing every night." McCabe becomes the seventh player to reach their 1,000th game while with the Panthers, joining Lyle Odelein, Greg Adams, Kirk Muller, Mike Foligno, Scott Mellanby and Chris Gratton. McCabe also becomes the 247th player to have played in at least 1,000 games.(Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, Nov 5
- D Bryan McCabe played in his 999th career NHL game on Wednesday. The team plans to celebrate McCabe's milestone game Friday.(Yahoo! Sports)
(Chi - C,LW) NA
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- RW Kyle Beach, the Hawks' first-round draft pick in 2008, has 14 points in 12 games for Spokane in the Western Hockey League. That's a new team for Beach, who split time with Everett and Lethbridge in the WHL last season.(Yahoo! Sports)
(Van - RW) DTD
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- LW Steve Bernier missed a second-straight game Friday in Dallas with the flu, but the biggest issue isn't Bernier's temporary absence but the potential of a flu bug running through a Canucks team already missing five other forwards and star goaltender Roberto Luongo due to injury. With that in mind, Vancouver kept Bernier isolated in his own hotel room and off the team's charter flight from Minnesota to Dallas after Thursday's win over the Wild, forcing the power forward to catch a public flight before again being seconded to his own room. As for fears he may have H1N1, team doctors didn't think that was the case, but the Canucks are also being careful not to upset the public by jumping the queue to get vaccinated, something that landed Calgary in hot water with the press and public -- and cost two health care workers their jobs -- after players and family members got their shots ahead of high-risk public members late last week.(Yahoo! Sports)
- Bernier (flu) missed Thursday's win over the Wild.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: He was replaced on the first line by defenseman Kevin Bieksa. The Canucks are still unsure if Bernier has the H1N1 strain. As a precautionary measure, the entire team is expected to receive flu vaccinations. There's no timetable for Bernier's return, but it has been reported that he's already starting to feel better.
Thu, Nov 5
- RW Steve Bernier missed Thursday's game in Minnesota after coming down with the flu, but while his status for Friday's game in Dallas remains in doubt, the team has said he only has the seasonal flu and not the H1N1 virus.(Yahoo! Sports)
- Bernier is battling the flu and did not skate Thursday morning, TSN.ca reports.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: Bernier has a modest eight points in 16 games this season, so even though he has a top-line spot he may be worth sitting -- the Canucks play at Minnesota Thursday -- based on his shaky status. If Bernier is unable to play, Kevin Bieksa may again play on the top line. - Bernier has flu-like symptoms, although it is unclear if he has swine flu, the Vancouver Sun reported.(STATS, Inc.)
Advice: Bernier has been isolated from the team until tests about his condition come back, meaning he likely won't play Thursday at Minnesota or Friday at Dallas.
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- G Martin Biron, who signed a one-year deal, came to the Islanders with the knowledge that he might not stick around through that contract's entirety. With two veteran netminders -- Biron and Dwayne Roloson -- splitting time through the Islanders' 5-6-5 start entering Saturday's game against Atlanta, one will likely be traded if and when rehabbing franchise goalie Rick DiPietro returns following multiple knee surgeries at some point after Thanksgiving."I'm happy to see Ricky do well. I'm hoping that he comes back and is 100 percent. That's what we all want," Biron told Newsday. "For me, we'll definitely see what happens when that situation arises. I'm not going to pay attention to that. It's still early. A lot of things happen from now until Christmas or even before that and after. My agents are going to monitor the situation and talk to (GM) Garth (Snow) and know what the situation is. Not to say it's none of my business. I'm going to want to know. But right now it's absolutely none of my business to keep track of all of that." Biron was burned by a shaky right-point shot by defenseman Cory Murphy and beaten for another goal on the power play by Brian Rolston early in the second period Friday in a 2-1 loss to the Devils. "I tried to steer it to the corner before I stopped it, but it got underneath my blade and snuck through," Biron said of Murphy's goal. "It was a bad goal at a bad time in the game. This was a game we could have won 1-0 and we gave them two opportunities and they took them."(Yahoo! Sports)
- Biron is expected to start in goal Friday, according to Islanders Point Blank.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: Dwayne Roloson is winless in six starts against New Jersey for his career, so the Isles will play the percentages and go with Biron. There are only six games on tap for Friday, so play Biron if you want to take a gamble. Just keep in mind the Devils have won six of their last seven games, so use him at your own risk.
Thu, Nov 5
- G Martin Biron, who'd blanked his former Buffalo team on Halloween, allowed three goals on 39 shots in a 3-0 loss to the Sabres on Wednesday.(Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, Nov 4
- Biron made 36 saves in Wednesday's loss to the Sabres.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: After shutting out Buffalo on Halloween, Biron and company had the tables turned on them Wednesday night as the Sabres blanked the Isles 3-0. Both he and Dwayne Roloson remain spot starters for fantasy purposes at this point.
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- LW Dan Carcillo netted his first two goals as a Flyer, sapping a 46-game goal-less drought. His last goal came as a Phoenix Coyote on Jan. 18 at Edmonton.(Yahoo! Sports)
(Van - D)
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- Edler had two assists on Thursday in a 5-2 win over the Wild.(STATS, Inc.)
Advice: The defenseman has nine assists for the season.
Thu, Nov 5
- Edler played 21:09 in Thursday's win over Minnesota, and picked up two assists and a plus-two rating.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: He's had some struggles on the heels of a solid 2008-'09 season, but still has 10 points (all assists) in 17 games, not bad for a defenseman.
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- The Oilers are hopeful that Horcoff (shoulder) can start to practice in the middle of their upcoming road trip, according to the Oilers web site.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: This doesn't change his original timetable of 7-10 days, just gives the Oilers a schedule of when he can return to the team.
Wed, Nov 4
- Horcoff will miss a few games with a shoulder injury after taking a tough hit from Andy Sutton of the New York Islanders, the Edmonton Journal reported.(STATS, Inc.)
Advice: Horcoff, held to five points in his first 15 games, should miss a week to 10 days. - Horcoff is expected to miss 7-to-10 days with a shoulder injury, TSN.ca reports.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: After dealing with the flu over the weekend, the Oilers believe that Horcoff suffered the injury during Monday's game against the Islanders.
Mon, Nov 2
- Horcoff (flu) was sent back to the team hotel on Monday, according to the Edmonton Journal.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: Horcoff is just the latest Oiler to have to deal with this flu strain that seems to be picking the players off one by one. It seems any minute now the CDC is going to throw a quarrantine tent over the entire team.
Sun, Nov 1
- Horcoff (flu) did not practice on Sunday, according to the Oilers web site.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: Yes, this is the same flu that seems to be picking off Oilers players one by one. No word yet on if Horcoff will be able to play Monday against the Islanders.
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- RW Nathan Horton now has at least one point in four of the past five games after scoring Florida's lone goal Friday. During his stretch, Horton has two goals and six assists.(Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, Nov 5
- RW Nathan Horton's three-game scoring streak was snapped Wednesday against the Hurricanes, but he feels more confident in his game as he and his linemates are finding success. Horton, 24, had scored a goal and assisted on six more during his three-game run. Four of those assists went to linemate Steven Reinprecht. "As long as you are contributing anyway you can, that's the main thing," Horton said. "It's been fun with Reinprecht and Stillman. Reinprecht is hot right now, so we have to get him the puck." Indeed. Horton was on the ice when Reinprecht scored his team-leading ninth goal Saturday, a goal that turned out to be the game-winner. Reinprecht was hit in the left shin guard by a hard shot from Cory Stillman, and the puck found its way past goaltender Cam Ward.(Yahoo! Sports)
(Nsh - C)
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- Arnott returned to action Thursday after recovering from a shoulder injury. It was his first game since October 17.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: He didn't do much from a fantasy standpoint -- neither did any Predator in the shutout -- but skated 19:54 and had two shots on goal. He also saw 5:57 in power play time and should continue to be the Predators forward who sees the most time on that unit.
Thu, Nov 5
- Arnott (arm/shoulder) will return to the lineup Thursday against Anaheim, the Nashville Tennessean reports.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: Arnott is scheduled to play for the first time since October 17. "It looks like Arnie has good jump," coach Barry Trotz said following practice on Tuesday. Feel free to activate Arnott if you need him.
Tue, Nov 3
- Arnott (arm/shoulder) looked good in practice on Monday and could return to the lineup this week, the Nashville Tennessean reports.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: "Everything is feeling pretty good right now," Arnott said. "Hopefully nothing happens in the next few days." Arnott has missed the past six games with the injury, suffered October 17 at Washington. He would instantly be re-inserted in his usual spot as number one center for the Preds upon his return, and he is always a threat for a point or two every game. Be ready to activate him as soon as you see his name in a boxscore.
(SJ - D) IR
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- Blake said it was an awkward fall that caused him to sustain an upper body injury in Wednesday's game against Columbus, the San Jose Mercury News reports.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: "Sometimes you just fall wrong,” Blake said. “It was just an awkward fall. It wasn’t a vicious hit or anything like that.” Regardless, old man Blake is on injured reserve and his owners will have to keep him on their fantasy benches until more information develops from an MRI that Blake is to take on Friday.
Thu, Nov 5
- D Rob Blake suffered an upper-body injury 16 minutes into the second period and did not return.(Yahoo! Sports)
- The Sharks placed Blake on injured reserve Thursday with an undisclosed upper body injury, the Associated Press reports.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: Blake was injured in the second period of Wednesday's game and will miss at least a week. San Jose recalled Derek Joslin from the AHL to fill the roster spot. - The San Jose Sharks have placed Blake on injured reserve with an undisclosed upper body injury.(STATS, Inc.)
Advice: Blake was injured during the second period of Wednesday's game in Columbus and placed on the injured list Thursday. Blake is the team's captain and has one goal and five assists this season.
Wed, Nov 4
- Blake left Wednesday's game in the second period with an undisclosed injury and did not return.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: No information was released on what forced Blake from the game, a 3-2 shootout win over host Columbus. He has five points on the season, and even though he is likely a better NHL player than fantasy player at this stage of his career, he can still put up enough points to warrant a roster spot in most leagues.
(Pho - LW) NA
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- The Coyotes sent Boedker to the minors on Friday after recalling defenseman Shaun Heshka from their San Antonio AHL affiliate.(STATS, Inc.)
Advice: The 19-year-old Boedker, a first-round pick in 2008, was recalled from San Antonio on Tuesday. He played in Wednesday night's loss at Colorado but was a healthy scratch the following day against Chicago. Boedker was first sent to San Antonio on Oct. 14 after he went pointless in five games for the Coyotes.
Tue, Nov 3
- The Coyotes recalled Boedker from their AHL affiliate in San Antonio on Tuesday. The 19-year-old was sent to San Antonio on Oct. 14 after he went pointless in five games for the Coyotes.(STATS, Inc.)
Advice: He had one goal and three assists in seven games for the Rampage. Boedker was Phoenix's first-round draft pick in 2008 at No. 8 overall. The Denmark native had 11 goals and 17 assists in 78 games as a rookie last season.
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- Kotalik had a goal and two assists, and the Rangers halted a four-game road-losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.(STATS, Inc.)
Advice: Kotalik didn't have a point in his previous four games before Thursday's game, but now has six goals and nine assists this season.
Thu, Nov 5
- RW Ales Kotalik had a goal and two assists and now has 15 points in 17 games.(Yahoo! Sports)
- Kotalik scored a goal and added two assists in Thursday's win over Edmonton.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: All three of his points were on the power play. Kotalik has been among the league's most productive players with the man advantage.
(Car - C)
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- C Zach Boychuk was recalled from Albany of the AHL and played in Friday night's game against Toronto. Boychuk played two NHL games last season before he was sent to his junior team. He turned 20 years old in October.(Yahoo! Sports)
(Was - RW) IR
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- RW Eric Fehr (ribs) missed another game and is listed as day-to-day.(Yahoo! Sports)
(Was - D)
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- Erskine will be a healthy scratch Friday against Florida, the Washington Post reports.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: Erskine played Tuesday, but coach Bruce Boudreau has decided to sit him out of this one. Brian Pothier will take his spot in the lineup Friday. Boudreau went on to say: "He had three weeks off. I'm sure he's not 100-percent. Players want to play so bad, they fib a little bit about how good they feel." He may get a crack in Saturday's game depending on the circumstances, but he is healthy.
Tue, Nov 3
- Erskine (hand) was medically cleared to play Tuesday, the Washington Post reports.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: Although Erskine has been cleared to play it is unsure if the big defenseman will be in the lineup Wednesday. He has missed eight games and Bruce Boudreau has yet to make a decision on his status for Wednesday.
(Tor - D)
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- D Jeff Finger played just his fifth game of the year Friday in Carolina after coach Ron Wilson kept him out of the lineup for six games, including the club's modest four-game points streak.(Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, Nov 5
- Finger will be in the lineup Friday, coach Ron Wilson told TSN.ca.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: Finger was somewhat serviceable in 2008, but he has done nothing this year that warrants fantasy consideration.
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- Fisher had a goal and an assist Thursday in a 3-2 overtime win over Tampa Bay.(STATS, Inc.)
Advice: Fisher has six goals and seven assists this season.
Thu, Nov 5
- C Mike Fisher scored his fourth goal in five games and in his 22:34 of ice time played a team-high 33 shifts. Fisher said the fact that he was having success in the face-off circles (14-8) was part of the reason for the extra shifts. "I'm feeling pretty good, and I'm happy I'm playing a lot in different situations," said Fisher. "(Coach) Cory (Clouston) is showing a lot of confidence in me."(Yahoo! Sports)
- Fisher scored a power-play goal and assisted on Jason Spezza's power-play OT winner Thursday against Tampa Bay.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: Fisher has surprisingly been a point-per-game center this year, and that plays even in shallower leagues.
(Pit - D) IR
Fri, Nov 6Recent News
- Gonchar (wrist) will have his cast removed when the Pens come home from their current road trip, which ends Tuesday night in Boston, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: Once the cast is removed, Gonchar will have an X-ray taken on his broken left wrist. "If everything is fine there, we're going to start thinking about doing more in practice, maybe shooting more," Gonchar said. It looks as though Gonchar could be back in time for Week 7 if everything goes well with his recovery.
Tue, Nov 3
- D Sergei Gonchar can't get back soon enough for the Penguins, who are 3-for-29 on the power play in six games since Gonchar sustained a broken left wrist. Gonchar is expected to miss another three weeks, at least.(Yahoo! Sports)
- Gonchar (wrist) is able to grip his stick with both hands and is taking light shots, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.(Rotowire.com)
Recommendation: He's still not expected back until early December, but it's good to see he's making progress. The Penguins miss his power-play talents, scoring on just three of 23 attempts since his injury.