Injury Updates 12/11/2009

This thread will be updated all day, so keep refreshing it as the day goes along. Just a quick note, if I omitted a source it is due to a previous report with no recent updates. Here are your injury updates for tonight:

Injuries Tonight

Florida Panthers

• Gregory Campbell out with concussion-like symptoms.  David Booth still has not started skating.  Cory Stillman out for another couple of weeks. [On Frozen Pond]

New Jersey Devils

• Bryce Salvador and Mike Mottau expected back in the lineup. [Fire & Ice]
• David Clarkson, Paul Martin and Dainius Zubrus remain out.

Carolina Hurricanes

• Eric Cole out two to three weeks. Chad LaRose expected to miss three to four weeks with a lower body injury. [Canes Now]

Goalie Starters 12/11/2009

Please remember to keep refreshing this page or follow me on Twitter for the fastest updates. Here are your expected starting goalies for tonight:

• Scott Clemmensen set to face his old teammate Martin Brodeur reports Rich Chere of The Star-Ledger.
• Jose Theodore makes the start according to Tarik El-Bashir of The Washington Post.   Bob Harwood of Canes Country reports via twitter Cam Ward will play tonight.
• Bruce MacLeod of The Macomb Daily writes Jimmy Howard starts tonight.
• Sabres Edge reporter Mike Harrington confirms Patrick Lalime as the Buffalo goalie.  He will face Cristobal Huet according to Chris Kuc of The Chicago Tribune.
• Marty Turco expected to start writes Mike Heika of The Dallas Morning News.
• Adrian Dater of The Denver Post expects Craig Anderson to start for the Avs.

Restoring the Rosters: Chicago Blackhawks

Matthew Pouliot’s series on Circling the Bases, I have decided restore the rosters for every NHL team. Like Pouliot, I have established some ground rules for my selections.

1. Each team contains players they originally drafted or signed before any other NHL team. This includes players drafted and not signed, as well as European free agents coming over at an older age.
2. I have chosen to leave retired players off the list, and lean toward players in the AHL rather than those deported (KHL, SEL, DEL, etc.).

Essentially I am choosing the best available players for a team to succeed in the current NHL season. All 30 teams will be covered, with grades assigned to forwards, defense and goaltending. After all 30 articles are written, they will be ranked in order. This series’ intent is to reward or shame NHL scouts.

Due to excellent drafting over the last couple of years, the Blackhawks have restocked the cupboard nicely.  The core established on their current roster is mostly homegrown with players with free agent signings filling out a few spots.  Both their forwards and defensive units feature high end talent as well as solid depth.

The lineup for the Chicago Blackhawks is as follows.

Goalie Starters 12/09/2009

Please remember to keep refreshing this page or follow me on Twitter for the fastest updates. Here are your expected starting goalies for tonight:

• Jose Theodore the first goalie off the ice, indicating he will make the start, according to Corey Masisak of The Washington Times.  As we mentioned in our Injury Update, Semyon Varlamov listed day-to-day so Michael Neuvirth will back up Theodore.
• Vesa Toskala confirmed as tonight’s starter by Jonas Siegel of Eat, Sleep, Leafs.  Chris Botta of Islanders Point Blank puts Dwayne Roloson in net.
• Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch writes Steve Mason will get the start against the Panthers.
• Tom Gulitti of The Bergen Record expects Martin Brodeur to go for the record breaker tonight.  Likewise, he will be facing Cam Ward says The Official Twitter Page of the Carolina Hurricanes.
• Jeremy Rutherford of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes Ty Conklin will start against the Red Wings.  Jimmy Howard starts on the other end of the ice according to Ansar Khan of Mlive.com.

Injury Updates 12/05/2009

This thread will be updated all day, so keep refreshing it as the day goes along. Here are your wounded bodies for tonight:

Injuries Tonight

Vancouver Canucks

• Michael Grabner expected back around New Year. [Jason Botchford]

Carolina Hurricanes

• Jussi Jokinen and Chad LaRose playing today. [Canes Now]

Edmonton Oilers

• Nikolai Khabibulin still not working out. [Dan Tencer]

St. Louis Blues

• Eric Brewer out 2-4 weeks. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

Los Angeles Kings

• Rob Scuderi returns Monday. [LA Kings Insider]

Toronto Maple Leafs

• Vesa Toskala is healthy but will not start. [Eat, Sleep, Leafs]

Goalie Starters 12/02/2009

Please remember to keep refreshing this page or follow me on Twitter for the fastest updates.  Here are your expected starters for tonight:

• Matchup of Team Canada goaltenders Roberto Luongo and Martin Brodeur expected to start for their teams respectively.  Full article on the goalie duel here.
• Adrian Dater of The Denver Post says Scott Clemmensen starts against Craig Anderson tonight.

UPDATED @ 11:08 AM

• Tim Thomas the first goalie off the ice, says John Bishop.

UPDATED @ 11:59 AM

• Mike Smith starting for the Lightning says Erik Erlendsson of The Tampa Tribune

UPDATED @ 2:04 PM

• Michael Russo of The Star Tribune confirms (with us via Twitter) Niklas Backstrom in net.

UPDATED @ 3:15 PM

• Pekka Rinne starting for the Thrashers according to John Glennon’s Predators Insider.

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Daily Fantasy 3 Stars 11/30/2009

In this section, I break down the top three fantasy hockey performers every night and cite why I chose them in particular. In addition, I will track the amount of times the players have received this honor and tally them at the end of the season. For the sake of clarity, I will be using Yahoo! standard categories (Forwards – G,A,+/-, PP, PIM, SOG; Goalies – W, GAA, SV%, SHO)

THIRD STAR: Eric Fehr, Washington Capitals (0-0-1) – Semin out, Ovechkin out? No problem, says Fehr.  The 24-year-old now has six points in his last four games.  Last night he added a goal and an assist as his Capitals defeated the Hurricanes 3-2.  The right wing put two shots on net, posted four penalty minutes and finished the evening a plus one making him a solid contributor across five offensive categories.  He should be on your radar now, keep him there, this kid has legitimate power forward potential and could be a huge post-hype sleeper.

SECOND STAR: Curtis Glencross, Calgary Flames (0-1-0) – After being held scoreless in his last two games, the 26-year-old broke out in a big way.  The left wing scored a goal and assisted in two more as the Flames routed the Predators 5-0.  In addition, his goal came shorthanded and one of his assists came on the powerplay making him a special teams force. The former Oiler added three shots on goal and a plus one to his line giving him solid contributions across five categories. Glencross now has 13 points in 23 games, putting him in line to post career highs for the second year in a row.

Goalie Starters 11/30/2009

Here are your starters for tonight:

UPDATED @ 11:17 AM:

• Jonas Gustavsson confirmed for the Leafs here and here.  The Monster is 5-4-5 with a 3.23 GAA and .896 SV% in 14 games.
• Dan Kamal, radio voice of the Thrashers, announces Tomas Vokoun and Johan Hedberg starting for their teams respectively.
• Chip Alexander of the News Observer writes Michael Leighton was the first goalie off the ice, indicating he will make the start for the Hurricanes.

UPDATED @ 11:52 AM:

• Seth Rorabaugh’s Empty Netters expects Marc Andre Fleury to face Henrik Lundqvist.
• Craig Anderson confirmed here.

UPDATED @ 12:03 PM:

• Jose Theodore first goalie off the ice according to Corey Masisak of The Washington Capitals.

UPDATED @ 12:13 PM:

• Ryan Miller confirmed by James Mirtle.

UPDATED @ 12:22 PM:

• Jimmy Howard starting for the Red Wings per Ansar Khan of Mlive.com.

UPDATED @ 12:50 PM:

• Adrian Dater’s All Things Avs puts Antero Niittymaki in the Tampa Bay net.

UPDATED @ 2:18 PM:

• Steve Mason confirmed by Tom Reed of The Columbus Dispatch.
• Mike Heika of The Dallas Morning News thinks Marty Turco will probably play tonight.

UPDATED @ 2:28 PM:

• Pekka Rinne expected to start according to Bryan Mullen of Predators Insider.

UPDATED @ 2:54 PM:

• Dave B of Flames Insider says Miikka Kiprusoff will start tonight.
• Chris Mason starts for the Blyes per Jeremy Rutherford’s Morning Skate.

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Goalie Starters 11/25/2009

Here are the expected starters for tonight:

• Martin Biron confirmed for the Islanders tonight according to Chris Botta of Islanders Point Blank.  The 32-year-old backup is 2-6-2 with one shutout a 2.85 GAA and .912 SV%.
• Brian Elliot confirmed here.  Due to the injury to Pascal Leclaire, the 24-year-old becomes the defacto starter in Ottawa.
• Dan Kamal, radio voice of the Thrashers, confirms Ondrej Pavelec facing Jimmy Howard.
• Semyon Varlamov confirmed by Tarik El-Bashir of The Washington Post.  The young Russian is 8-1-2 with a 2.55 GAA and .916 SV% in 12 games.
• Dave Stubbs of Habs Inside/Out announces Marc Andre Fleury facing Carey Price tonight.
• Tim Thomas the first goalie off the ice, indicating he will start.  Confirmed by John Bishop of Bruin.com via Twitter.
• Jonas “The Monster” Gustavsson confirmed here.
• Damian Cristodero’s Lightning Strikes expects Antero Niittymaki to start for the Lightning.
• Brian Boucher makes his third start of the year, according to Kevin Kurz’s On the Fly.

Restoring the Rosters: Calgary Flames

Based on Matthew Pouliot’s series on Circling the Bases, I have decided restore the rosters for every NHL team. Like Pouliot, I have established some ground rules for my selections.

1. Each team contains players they originally drafted or signed before any other NHL team. This includes players drafted and not signed, as well as European free agents coming over at an older age.
2. I have chosen to leave retired players off the list, and lean toward players in the AHL rather than those deported (KHL, SEL, DEL, etc.).

Essentially I am choosing the best available players for a team to succeed in the current NHL season. All 30 teams will be covered, with grades assigned to forwards, defense and goal-tending. After all 30 articles are written, they will be ranked in order. This series’ intent is to reward or shame NHL scouts.

This Flames team features a legitimate NHL player in every slot, not something I can say for every team.  Their strength seems to be in drafting and developing solid grinding type forwards and defensemen.  The roster lacks star power but makes up for it with solid depth.

The lineup for the Calgary Flames is as follows.