Foligno will make his season debut on the Sabres second line with Tyler Ennis and Drew Stafford. The trio played together for much of last season; when Foligno had five goals and 13 assists in 47 games.
Fleury was a few minutes away from a second straight shutout, until a Thomas Vanek batted the puck out of the air and passed the Pens netminder. In his first two games Fleury has allowed just one goal on 48 shots (.979 SV%). He has a solid matchup vs. the Hurricanes.
Foligno had five goals and 13 assists in 47 games last season. He has a chance to make his season debut tomorrow vs. Tampa Bay.
The 2013-14 regular season could not have started any better for Fleury. He stopped all 27 shots he faced, recording shutout number one on the season. He will face a Sabres team tonight that has only scored one goal in their first two games.
Fleury had a good regular season going 23-8-0 with a 2.39 GAA and .916. However it was the playoffs in which he struggled yet again (3.51/.883). Fleury is a strong fantasy option because of the team he plays behind. The Penguins are Stanley Cup favourites once again so as long as Fleury does not collapse he will be a solid number-1.
Foligno sustained an upper-body strain in a preseason game on Sept. 22 against Toronto and has not participated in a full practice since. He's worked with the team's power play units the last few days before the rest of the team has taken the ice but has done so while sporting a red non-contact jersey. He may miss the games over the weekend against Ottawa on Friday and in Pittsburgh on Saturday as well.
Drew Stafford will take Foligno's spot on the Sabres top-line.
Nyquist being sent down is a product of the Red Wings being pressed up against the cap. He is waiver-exempt, so he can be sent down and called back up without any risk. Nyquist is clearly talented enough to play for the Red Wings, but is victim of a numbers game. He will most certainly be back in the Red Wings uniform soon.
Nyquist has made it clear that he wants to make the Red Wings roster out of camp, but he may be sent down. Due to the abundance of forwards the Red Wings have and being pushed up against the cap, Nyquist could start the season in AHL. Babcock still has the three young guys together on the third line, so we will have to wait and see what the Red Wings decide to do.
Johansson, 22, had six goals and 16 assists in 34 games last season. He had two points in seven Stanley Cup Playoff games. His best stretch of the season came in the second half, when he had 20 points in his last 22 games of the regular season. Much of that time was spent on Washington's top line alongside Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.
The 23-year-old forward appeared in 22 games for Detroit during the regular season, and then appeared in all 14 of the Red Wings' playoff games.
The 23-year-old defenseman had five goals and 10 assists (15 points) in 39 games for the WIld this season.
After posting a shutout in Game1 there is no doubt that Fleury will get the nod in Game 2. He should be able to record wins with regulairity throughout the playoffs with the amount of talent in front of him.
The Penguins should have no problem taking care of the Islanders in this first round series. The Isles are not a bad team but Pittsburgh is just too good. Fleury is looking to put last year's disappointing playoff performance behind him. He was fantastic 23-8-0 with a 2.39 GAA and .916 SV% in the regular season. However he has been pulled in each of his last two home starts vs. the Islanders.
Fleury has allowed three goals on 32 shots in each of his last two starts; both losses. He will get the nod in the season finale against the Hurricanes. He should make for one of the best starts in a busy night in the NHL.
Fleury allowed three goals on 32 shots in a loss to the Sabres on Tuesday. He will face another non-playoff team tonight in New Jersey. He is clearly a must-start in all formats.
Fleury is one of the best fantasy goalies there is and you start him with confidence. He will start tonight with a strong matchup vs. the Sabres.
He will likely start but still monitor his status and wait for confirmation. His matchup with the Hurricanes is a good one.
Fleury is one of the best fantasy goalies there is and you start him with confidence. He will likely start but still monitor his status and wait for confirmation. He has a good matchup Thursday vs. the Devils.
Fleury is one of the best fantasy goalies there is and you start him with confidence. He will likely start but still monitor his status and wait for confirmation. Strong matchup tomorrow vs. the Sabres.
