Oshie has missed the Blues last three games with injured ribs. Monitor his status later in the day, and prior to tomorrow's game to see if Oshie does play.
It doesn't sound like Oshie will play tomorrow, but the Blues next game isn't until Saturday. The three days off gives Oshie a good chance to get healthy and ready to go vs. the Oilers.
Oshie will miss the game in Vancouver and the earliest he could play would be in Edmonton.
He suffered the injury halfway through the second period yesterday after he tried to hit Brent Burns. Oshie has five goals and 12 assists in 26 games this season. Monitor his status prior to tomorrow's game.
Blues Head Coach Ken Hitchcock said afterwards that Oshie has an upper-body injury. “We’ll give you a better report sometime around noon (Wednesday),” Hitchcock said.
Backstrom stayed home and missed practice yesterday because of an illness but should be good to go tonight.
Backstrom missed practice this morning with an illness and is questionable for tomorrow's game vs. Carolina. He has 1 G, 12 A and is a -2 in 17 games this season. Monitor his status tomorrow.
Eller only has 1 G and 2 A and it all came in one game. He is highly skilled but needs to stay in the lineup and score with more regularity if he is going to be fantasy relevant.
Ovie only has 2 G, 2 A, -2 and has 1 GWG. He has had his best two games of the season in his last 2 games. However the results still aren't there. Ovechkin may not be what he once was but how can you go from a guarantee of over a point-per-game pace to just 4 points in 9 games? He's got the skill he just needs to find the back of the net.
Looks like the RW experiment in Washington is over. Ovie will move back to the left side tonight as the Capitals take on the Devils and Ovechkin looks for his first goal of the season.
This is good news for owners who have Ovie in leagues that have Average Time on Ice and Shorthanded Goals as categories.
If the Capitals keep Ovechkin on the RW, he would get dual eligibility at LW and RW.
As the OHL's leader in points last season Sgarbossa could be a late-round flier in deep leagues, if he can score at the NHL level.
Hagelin's stock will skyrocket if he can start the season with these two point producers.
Draft as you would normally - it looks like Backstrom will enter camp with no injury.
Good news for Rangers fans although we are uncertain where Hagelin will slot into the Rangers' lineup.
The Capitals' attack - and your fantasy team - will certainly be affected if the season starts and Backstrom is unavailable.
Hagelin is up on the top line with Richards and Gaborik
The Rangers could use Hagelin's offensive boost. He'll likely take Boyle's spot in the lineup.
Backstrom will sit out Game 4 Thursday night because of his cross-check on Bruins forward Rich Peverly.
