Dvorak was with the Hurricanes on a professional tryout. Dvorak split the 2012-13 season between HC Davos of the Swiss league and the Anaheim Ducks in the NHL, totaling seven points in seven games for Davos, and four goals in nine games with the Ducks. He will skate on the Canes third line with Riley Nash and Jeff Skinner.
Perreault and Silfverberg combine to be 47 years old while Selanne himself is 43. Perreault is a fast, playmaker while Silfverberg has the quick wrister... And Selanne, well he is Teemu Selanne, 1430 career points, what more can you say. This line has the looks of one that can be very productive as a secondary scoring option for the Ducks.
Maroon had two goals and an assist in 13 games with the Ducks last season.
The 25-year-old Varlamov struggled in his second season in Colorado, going 11-21-3 with a 3.02 GAA and .903 SV%. He now has one of the greatest goalies of all-time, Patrick Roy as his new head coach so that should certainly help him in 2013-14.
Penner was given a great chance to succeed when he was reunited with his former line-mates Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry in the preseason. However, Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau was less than impressed with how Penner performed. Boudreau is likely trying to send a message to the 31-year-old winger.
In 2013-14, Ryan Miller had the worst GAA of his career (2.81) but hi SV% stayed about the same as it had in past years (.915). The Sabres were not very good last year and did not add much this year. They are also in one of the toughest divisions in the NHL. The one positive for Miller owners is that he is in the last year of his contract. Usually that contract year brings out the best of players as they look for a big payday. Miller is still a strong number-2 fantasy option.
Howard had his second elite season in a row in 2012-13. He was 21-13-7 with a 2.13 GAA, .923 SV% and tied for the NHL lead in shutouts with five. His strong play was rewarded with a six-year contract extension. His career 2.39/.917 suggest that he is going to stay near the top of fantasy's best netminders. He is on one of the best teams he's played on in his career and he should reap all the benefits.
Halak had a tough year with injuries and poor play in 2012-13. He went 6-5-1 with a 2.14 (the good) and a .899 SV% (the bad). In 2013-14 he will once again share starts with Brain Elliott and if he struggles, Jake Allen is waiting in the wings. That being said the Blues are a great team, especially defensively. When he starts, he is usually a good option.
Brodeur enters his 21st season in the NHL and what a career it has been for the 41-year-old. He was 13-9-7 with a 2.22 GAA and .901 SV% last year, in what was an injury plagued season. He is healthy to start 2013-14 and will share starts with the much younger Cory Schneider. Despite his age, he still has the ability to put up fantasy worth splits.
Schneider leaves a goaltending platoon in Vancouver to join one in New Jersey. He will get the opening night start over Martin Brodeur, while Brodeur starts the home opener on Friday. He went 17-9-4 with a 2.11 GAA and .927 SV% last year. He is a great goalie, he just has not been given the reigns of the crease just yet.
In his first NHL season, Fasth was great. He started the season off 8-0-0 start last season that earned him a two-year contract extension. He finished the year 15-6-2 with a 2.18 GAA and .921 SV%, which were very similar to his competition/teammate Jonas HIller. He will start the season opener because of a strong preseason, but these two are likely going to see an even split in starts.
Hamilton almost made the roster cut down to 23 but has now been sent down to Worcester where he had 13 goals and 13 assists in 76 games last season. He is a former fifth round pick who is two years removed from 35 goals and 51 assists (86 points) in 61 games in the OHL.
Pelech appeared in two games with the Sharks last season, recording no points and seven penalty minutes.
Forsberg unlikely to play in the Predators first two games. Still day-to-day.
He was called up incase Jakob Silfverberg was unable to play today, which evidently is not the case.
If Morrow can't play tomorrow, Magnus Paajarvi slides into the lineup. He'd play on 4th line. Vladimir Sobotka would move up with Derek Roy and Chris Stewart.
Monitor Neal's status prior to tomorrow's game.
Niemi does not look pretty doing it, but it all looks the same on your fantasy team. He was outstanding last year going 24-12-6 with a 2.16 GAA, .924 SV% and four shutouts. In 2013-14 expect much of the same. The Sharks are a perennial playoff team and Niemi will help guide them there with some ugly, but great play.
Rinne followed a spectacular 2011-12 up with a forgetful shortened season. He finished with a sub .500 record for the first time in his career (15-16-8) along with his worst SV% (.910) and second worst GAA (2.43). In 2013-14 he will look to bounce back to becoming on of fantasy's elite backstops.
In his fourth year in Dallas, Lehtonen went 15-14-3 with a 2.66 GAA and .916 SV%. Those numbers were disappointing after a 2.33//.921 in 2011-12. In his fifth season in Dallas, the team has a fresh new look and will lean on him to win a lot of games for them. He is a high-end number-2 fantasy option to start the season.
