MEDIC!!!!
The injury bug is swarming throughout the NHL, and taking out some it's highest profile players. An NHL season is generally a war of attrition, and throughout the 82 games, injuries are expected. However the number occurring so far have been staggering.
Personally, my fantasy rosters (I manage three) are lit up like Christmas trees with bold red IR's and DTD's. I have been banging my skull against the wall in frustration as my players drop like flies.
Here's the toll so far:
New York Islanders
Rick DiPietro (knee), Brendan Witt (knee), Kyle Okposo (hand)
New Jersey Devils
Martin Brodeur (elbow), Brian Rolston (ankle), Bobby Holik (unibrow)
New York Rangers
Scott Gomez (leg)
Philadelphia Flyers
Daniel Briere (groin), Randy Jones (hip)
Pittsburgh Penguins
Ryan Whitney (foot), Sergei Gonchar (shoulder)
Boston Bruins
Andrew Ference (knee)
Buffalo Sabres
NONE
Montreal Canadiens
Mike Komisarek (shoulder)
Ottawa Senators
Chris Neil (knee), Mike Fisher (knee)
Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Van Ryn (concussion)
Atlanta Thrashers
NONE
Carolina Hurricanes
Frantisek Kaberle (foot), Justin Williams (Achilles)
Florida Panthers
Bryan Allen (knee), Cory Stillman (concussion)
Tampa Bay Lightning
Ryan Malone (leg), Barry Melrose (inability to coach after 10 years)
Washington Capitals
Alexander Semin (upper body).
Chicago Blackhawks
Columbus Blue Jackets
Detroit Red Wings
Chris Chelios (right tibia)
Nashville Predators
Jason Arnott
St. Louis Blues
Andy McDonald (leg), Paul Kariya (lower body)
Calgary Flames
Colorado Avalanche
Joe Sakic (back)
Edmonton Oilers
Minnesota Wild
Marian Gaborik (lower body).
Vancouver Canucks
Kevin Bieksa (foot)
Anaheim Ducks
Francois Beauchemin (knee)
Dallas Stars
Jere Lehtinen (health), Sean Avery (personality)
Los Angeles Kings
Phoenix Coyotes
San Jose Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov (lower body).
Your friend on ice,
Captain Bosh
Comments
Add Brendan Morrow to that list. He's out for the season. Ouch.
The other thing that sucks is that dudes rack up fantasy points from goalies like Brian Boucher while I've got Nabokov (the CLEARLY better goalie) sitting on the bench for three weeks listed as DTD.
All you can do is wait and bitch...which I'm fortunately pretty good at.
Posted by: Stache | November 22, 2008 11:07 AM
What happened to Luongo? It looks like he pulled his groin on such an innocuous play.
Posted by: jeff | November 22, 2008 11:27 PM
New jersey notes?
Ottowa's is just...wow. I want to gouge out my eyes.
Lightning 3rd is pretty bad, too, to be honest.
Dallas is very meh--I'm not a fan of the black jersey, and the 3rd is just a white version of that.
Atlanta's is just weird. It's a huge departure from their normal home jersey, though--and any change to the home jersey is by definition an improvement, so...
Hurricanes look good, though. It's your standard red/black jersey, but it's classy, and I like it.
Blackhawks jersey is their classic black third--which, honestly, should just be their home jersey. I mean, when you think of the blackhawks playing, do you think of black or red? I rest my case.
Sabers and Bruins are okay, as far as third jerseys go. Especially Buffalo's, since they don't involve the banana slug.
Posted by: jeff | November 23, 2008 10:54 PM
I'm biased, but I think the Pens' baby blues third jersey is the best in the league. So nice to see a new color thrown into the mix in this league...
Posted by: Stache | November 25, 2008 06:24 AM
I want to see the Canucks bring back the red/yellow/orange/blacks... and the Kings bring back the yellows... the NHL needs more color!!
Posted by: Bosh | November 25, 2008 11:27 AM
Stache, you're horribly biased, but that's why we keep you around.
And bosh, I'm only for that if the fans are aloud to shout FLYING VEEE every thirty seconds.
Posted by: jeff | November 28, 2008 11:21 AM