Bogosian will make his season debut tonight vs. Pittsburgh. He will play on the Jets 2nd D-pairing with Ron Hainsey. Bogosian had 30 points in 65 last year so he could be a good waiver wire pickup for the rest of this season.
Pavelec needs to start turning his play around or Winnipeg is going to fall out of the playoff race really fast. He is 3-6-1 with a 3.28 GAA and .886 SV% which just isn't good enough from your #1 goalie. Pavelec isn't a great fantasy option right now but if he can turn it around he could emerge as a strong #2 fantasy option.
The Blackhawks recalled Henrik Karlsson today to back-up Ray Emery tonight. There isn't really any news on what happened to Crawford but it doesn't sound like it is serious. Consider him day-to-day and monitor his status going forward. In the meantime Emery receives a fantasy boost.
Bryzgalov has won 4 of his last 6 starts but his numbers haven't been that spectacular lately. In his last 3 starts he has 2 wins but has a 3.65 GAA and .877 SV%. He doesn't have a very good matchup tonight either as the Flyers take on the East's best team, Martin Brodeur and the Devils.
After a strong start to the season Vokoun is clearly the #2 goalie option is Pittsburgh right now. Fleury has won 4 of his last 5 starts, but it looks like it is Vokoun who will be between the pipes tonight vs. Winnipeg. Against a weak Winnipeg team if Vokoun starts he makes a strong spot start.
Khudobin appears to be the starter tonight vs. the Sabres. Which would likely mean that Rask will go on Sunday vs. Winnipeg. Khudobin has played well in his first two starts this season registering two wins with a 2.00 GAA and .931 SV%. He has a pretty good matchup against a Sabres team who only has 1 goal in their last 2 games.
Jonas Hiller is improving but still isn't ready to go yet so the Ducks will continue to run with Fasth. He will start both games today vs. the Red Wings and tomorrow vs. Nashville. If Fasth continues to play well in these next two starts the starting job is likely his. He is 6-0-0 with a 1.74 GAA and .933 SV%, if he is available in your league he would be a good pickup.
Sounds as if Fasth gets the start in both back to back games.
Lehtonen has won his last 5 starts, but will be tested tonight against the Canucks.
Both are expected to play on Ottawa's 4th line tomorrow vs. the Maple Leafs. They're both 6'3" and add some size and strength to the Senators lineup.
Gryba will be in the lineup tomorrow against the Maple Leafs as Marc Methot's new defensive partner. He is a big boy at 6'3" 214lbs. but he isn't an offensive defenceman so he isn't fantasy relevant.
The newly acquired Ponikarovsky is getting a chance to play on the Devils top line with Zajac and Kovalchuk. This definitely boosts Poni's fantasy value from what it was when he was with Winnipeg. He still isn't a great fantasy option but whenever you are playing with Kovalchuk and Zajac there is opportunity to produce.
With Halak out with an injury and Elliott on a major slump it looks like Allen will get his second straight start tonight vs. the Flames. Allen didn't see a lot of shots in his first start, stopping 15 of 18 shots he faced against Detroit and recording the OT win. He has a pretty good match-up tonight against Calgary and could be worth a spot start; if you trust the young netminder.
Morris has been more productive this year than in recent seasons but he can be dropped in all leagues if the injury persists.
It looks like Kesler will make his season debut tomorrow vs. Dallas and will play on a line with Zach Kassian and Chris Higgins. If he is available in your league, I would scoop him up.
Oleksiak had 1 assist in 5 games this season.
This eliminates what little fantasy value Zubrus still had. If you have him... Drop him.
Are the Canucks going to trade Luongo? Are they not? Does not seem to matter at this point as both Schneider and Luongo are playing great hockey for the Canucks. Schneider will start tomorrow vs. the Stars and should be started in fantasy as well. He is coming in on a two game winning streak.
Irving recorded his second win of the year last night in a 7-4 win over the Dallas Stars. Irving played well although allowing one soft goal and should continue to see the majority of the starts as long as Kiprusoff is on the shelf. He has a tough match-up vs. the Blues, look elsewhere.
Rinne continues to play well this season. 5-3-3, 1.75 GAA and .934 SV% are the numbers of an elite netminder. The Predators aren't a great team so Rinne won't win as many games as you would probably like but with numbers like that he is still an elite fantasy option. Start him.
