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Havlat has little to no fantasy significance now and can be safely dropped to free up the roster spot.

If you can afford the roster spot, Tanguay would be worth a stash as he should play a prominent role in the Avs' offensive attack.

He confirmed that skipping today's practice was just maintenance. Good news as he is expected to play a major offensive role given all of the Wings' injuries.

The groin injury may open the door for Jimmy Howard to return to the Detroit net. While he's provided consistent goaltending up to this point, the severity of the groin injury could put his fantasy value at risk.

With Helm set to return, Glendening was able to be optioned back to the minors.

With all of the injuries limiting Detroit, Helm could play a more offensive role for a short period of time.

Obviously this is not a confirmation but with Gustavsson sidelined, Howard starting is a distinct possibility. If he can't go, Petr Mrazek has a great opportunity for a spot start.

Lehtonen allowed one goal on 34 shots in a 4-1 win over the Predators on Friday. It was another good start for Lehtonen, who has won three of his last four while only allowing six goals. Tonight he will look for revenge after he was pulled in his last start vs. the Blues.

Tavares is a must-start given that he commented he felt good after the morning skate.

Andersen allowed three goals on 21 shots in a win over the Islanders on December 21. He continues to play well, but Jonas HIller is red-hot right now so it has been hard to find Andersen starts. Tonight he will face the Sharks in San Jose, he is 5-1-0 with a 2.18 GAA and .916 SV% on the road.

Miller allowed three goals on 42 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Maple Leafs on Thursday. Even when John Scott scores, the Sabres still can't find a way to win… Today Miller will face the Capitals for the first time this season. So far in 17 starts in Buffalo, Miller is 7-10-0 with a 2.58 GAA and .922 SV%.

Surprise! Clemmensen gets the start less than 24 hrs than he lost to the Red Wings 4-3. Looks like Thomas isn't quite game ready, yet.

Miller allowed three goals on 42 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Maple Leafs on Thursday. Even when John Scott scores, the Sabres still can't find a way to win… Today Miller will face the Capitals for the first time this season. So far in 17 starts in Buffalo, Miller is 7-10-0 with a 2.58 GAA and .922 SV%.

McElhinney stopped 16 of 17 shots on a quiet night win over the Devils on Thursday. McElhinney has won four of his last five outings and has performed at a solid level since replacing Sergei Bobrovsky as the Blue Jackets starter. Tonight he will make his third start against the Penguins, in the first two he is 0-2-0 with a 1.96 GAA and .929 SV%.

Grubauer stopped 38 of 40 shots in a 3-2 win over the Rangers on Thursday. Grubauer appears to have taken the starting role for the time-being in Washington. Since being recalled from Hershey he is 5-1-1 with a 2.18 GAA and .937 SV%. Today he will take on a 10-24-4 Sabres team and makes for a strong start.

Niemi stopped 34 of 37 shots in Friday's shootout win over the Coyotes Despite allowing seven goals in his last two starts, Niemi has won both of them and now sits at 20 for the season. He will take on a Ducks team who he beat 4-3 in a shootout in November.

Poulin gave up six goals on 37 shots in a loss to the Coyotes on December 12. Poulin has been pushed back into the back-up role with the return of Evgeni Nabokov and he holds little-to-no fantasy value. Tonight he will start in Minnesota, he is 1-8-0 on the road so I would look elsewhere for a spot-start.

Ward allowed three goals on 28 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Capitals on December 20. Was was given the next three games off in favour of Justin Peters, but will step back into the crease tonight in Toronto. He has clearly fallen behind Peters, but a strong start tonight should push him back towards the starting role after Peters went 0-2-1 while allowing 11 goals in his last three starts.

Not good news for Parise owners. Look for a timetable before you try to sell on Parise, however.

Harding will return to the cage tonight after missing the last four games while receiving treatment for multiple sclerosis. Before leaving the team he had won five of his last six starts with a 1.46 GAA and .946 SV%. Tonight he takes on an Islanders team on the tail-end of a back-to-back in a building where he is 14-1-0 this season.