Some tough breaks this week for certain fantasy owners. Brenden Morrow will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL. In Vancouver, Roberto Luongo went down with a groin injury Saturday in Pittsburgh.
The prognosis will be announced tomorrow. Canucks players and fans, keep your fingers crossed. If he's out, we have a disaster similar to the one in New Jersey with Martin Brodeur.
My head-to-head was a breeze this week. It's a 9-1 victory and I'm destined for first place once again in the standings.
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The line juggling seems to have come to a conclusion in Vancouver. Pavol Demitra has returned from injury and is now playing between Henrik and Daniel Sedin. It was a busy week for the Western Canadian squad with four games in six days. The trio came through for a combined 19 points and the Canucks went 3-0-1.
Contender is a label the Boston Bruins are earning. The Bruins are 9-0-1 in their last 10 contests and haven't lost in regulation since October 30th. Many are producing offensively, the defense is playing its system smoothly, and the goaltending has been nothing short of superb.
It's amazing how many great players the Detroit Red Wings have. If someone is cold, another steps his game up. Jiri Hudler brought the magic this week with six points (four goals, two assists) in three matches. Two of those goals were game-winners by the way.
Devin Setoguchi has been a pleasant surprise for San Jose. The 21-year-old has 10 points (five goals, five assists) in his last five games. The Sharks are first in the league, and his 24 points are a huge assistance. Setoguchi has to be loving life right now.
An ugly goal is the best recipe for breaking out of a slump. Mikko Koivu got one in Pittsburgh and hasn't looked back. Minnesota's captain struck three times this week in as many games.
Pressure to perform may have decreased when Bryan McCabe made the move to Sunrise Florida. The former Maple Leaf product has eight points (three goals, five assists) in the last six matchups. He hasn't given the puck away much or scored on his own goalie either.
Be sure to keep this name in mind. Kris Versteeg may be hoisting the Calder Memorial Trophy at the end of the season. The native of Alberta is on a five-game point streak with four goals, and four helpers. He took a page out of Martin Havlat's book against Dallas with a highlight reel goal. First, he went inside-outside on Sergei Zubov, cut to the front of the net and put the puck past a sprawled Marty Turco.
What's so great about Alexander Ovechkin is that even when his team is losing, you can rest assured that he still contributed some points. The Capitals went 1-2 this week on a Western Conference road trip, but it didn't stop No.8 totalling six points (one goal, five assists).
I don't know if Martin Brodeur has ever seen his team win four straight games without his services. Yes, the New Jersey Devils are getting the offensive outbursts when they are needed most. Just about every game will require it from the group, and it'll be interesting to see if they can keep it up.
In the city of brotherly love, the Philadelphia Flyers are resembling last year's squad instead of the one that finished dead last in the standings two seasons ago. Martin Biron is stopping pucks again, and good news for the organization, Daniel Briere should return to the lineup shortly.
Sit tight Evgeni, Brian Boucher has taken over the starting goalie role in San Jose admirably. The 22nd overall pick in the 1995 Entry Draft has gone 7-1-1 this season with a .928 save percentage and a 1.89 GAA. Nabokov may return soon, but Boucher has shown his abilities and should receive more starts as the season progresses.
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