Spezza likely won't be fantasy relevant unless he recovers really quickly. If he does return before the end of the regular season he could be worthwhile to stash on your roster and could be helpful come Fantasy playoff time.
Simmonds wore a non-contact jersey in practice yesterday but has switched to a regular jersey today, which would indicate he is likely good to go for tomorrow. Monitor his status prior to game-time (1:00 P.M. EST)
Bailey is still looking to play in his first game of the season after recovering from an injured knee. He is a decent fantasy option but I would wait to see his role on the Islanders team and how he plays out of the gate before running to the waiver wire to get him.
The Islanders would not say if Visnovsky would be in the lineup tomorrow, but said it is "very possible". Visnovsky also said he is ready to go. The 36 year-old Visnovsky has 450 points in 771 career games and could be a good waiver wire pickup if he fits in well in his new home on Long Island.
Ellerby isn't expected to be fantasy relevant in Los Angeles.
Smith comes into tonight's game having won his last two starts, and playing great in both of them. He got his first shutout of the year against DAL and then only allowed 1 goal to MIN. Looks like he's starting to get back on track. However he has a tough matchup tonight against the Blackhawks.
This is nothing more than a move to get the Islanders to the Salary Cap floor. Don't go and get Thomas off the waiver wire because he still is not going to play this season.
This will be Budaj's 2nd start of the year. In his first start he was beat up for 5 goals on 22 shots. The way Price is playing Budaj likely won't see many starts. He isn't fantasy relevant.
Burns still isn't quite ready for a return but should be back in the next couple of weeks.
Gunnarsson has missed the last 3 Leafs games and will miss tonight as well. He isn't a very good fantasy option regardless. Unless he starts scoring like he never has in his career he will remain irrelevant in fantasy.
Nugent-Hopkins missed yesterday's contest because of a sore shoulder, but is fine and will play this weekend.
Backstrom has had a slow start to the season but has improved over his last 3 starts. Although he lost 2 of the 3 his SV% was solid over those 3 starts 1.000, .903 and .941 respectively. He has a tough matchup tonight vs. the Sedin lead Canucks.
Ward has had a tough start to the season but is coming off of his best start of the season. He stopped 41 of 42 shots that he faced in a 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs. He will need to be good tonight to give the Canes a chance to win because they could have a tough time beating Craig Anderson who is playing great so far this season (6-2-1, 1.33 GAA, .956 SV%).
Rinne has played well this season but is just fighting some back luck. He is 3-2-3 with a 2.02 GAA and .923 SV%. He will be in tough tonight vs. the Kings, but it is a fantastic goalie matchup between Quick and Rinne. Rinne is a must-start in all formats.
Quick is 3-2-2 with a a GAA (2.62) and SV% (.897) that are unusual for Quick. However he is still one of the NHL's best goalies and is a must-start in all fantasy formats. Quick vs. Rinne is a great goalie battle and should be a good game. With 2 goalies that are so good there is no telling who might win because either goalie can steal a game for their team.
Emery was fantastic in his last start making 45 saves on 47 shots while earning the shootout win against the Flames. Crawford has played will this season as well so Emery is unlikely to take of the starting job but more performances like that and he could earn more starts. He could be a good spot start tonight vs. the Coyotes
Kovalev had a strong start to his career as a Panther but has fallen off a lot lately. The 39 year-old has no fantasy value until he gets back into the Panthers lineup and starts scoring.
Cammalleri has an unspecified injury and will be a game-time decision. Monitor his status prior to the start of the game.
Boyle was averaging 14:19 a game and only had 1 assist with a -3. Boyle isn't fantasy relevant.
There is no solid news on Letang other than he left practice early. Penguins coach Dan Bylsma didn't say anything on the subject of Letang, so monitor his status prior to game-time.
