Dobber’s Band-Aid Boys – 2023

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2023-09-06

Dobber’s Band-Aid Boys – 2023 edition! Which players are at risk to hurt your fantasy team by missing games?

You’ve heard me talk about ’em. A DobberHockey staple since 2005.

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Definition of “Certified“: The player is virtually guaranteed to miss games and is a significant risk to miss 12 or more in a given season.

Definition of “Trainee”: The player has shown signs that he could become Certified. He is probably going to miss six or seven games in the coming season and has some risk of suffering an injury that will cost him 12 or more.

The rule of thumb – if you ever manage to acquire, accidentally or otherwise – a Certified Band-Aid Boy, get them off your team when you can. Although they may have fantasy value, they are probably not worth the headache (no pun intended) if you can acquire a player of equal value who is not on this list. If you acquire any Certified Band-Aid Boy for a price set as if they play 65 games, then that works – just don’t overpay and expect a full season out of them.

If you acquire a Band-Aid Boy Trainee, then keeping this player should be okay…but too many of them on your team could (will?) be trouble. It is possible to go from “certified” back to “trainee”, or from “trainee” right off of this list. But poolies need to see some stability in games played – often one healthy season isn’t enough to clean the slate.

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* * * These Band-Aid Boys are indicated in this year’s Draft List (which comes free with the Fantasy Guide). Buy the 18th annual DobberHockey Fantasy Guide here – always updated * * *

(Note – this is strictly for guidance in fantasy hockey, and having a little fun with it. This list is not meant to belittle the seriousness of a player’s injury problems, nor is it meant to punish a player for ‘playing hard’ and being a ‘warrior’ on the ice. It is what it is – a list of players who are at greater risk of missing games. “How” they miss those games matters little in fantasy hockey. In other words, this list is meant to be used as a tool to help your run your fantasy team, not to as an insult to anyone)

Certified Band-Aid Boys

Aaron Ekblad Gabriel Landeskog Nicholas Robertson
Adam Boqvist Gabriel Vilardi Nick Schmaltz
Aleksander Barkov Gustav Nyquist Nicklas Backstrom
Alex Nylander Jacob Trouba Nico Hischier
Alex Tuch Jaden Schwartz Nikolaj Ehlers
Andreas Athanasiou Jakob Chychrun Nolan Patrick
Anthony Cirelli Jakub Vrana Ondrej Palat
Anthony Mantha James van Riemsdyk Patrik Laine
Artturi Lehkonen Jared Spurgeon Pavel Buchnevich
Boone Jenner Jason Zucker Robby Fabbri
Bowen Byram Joel Armia Robert Thomas
Brendan Gallagher John Klingberg Roope Hintz
Brock Boeser Jonathan Drouin Sam Bennett
Bryan Rust Jonathan Toews Sammy Blais
Cale Makar Josh Anderson Scott Perunovich
Cam Atkinson Josh Norris Sean Couturier
Charlie McAvoy Justin Schultz Sean Monahan
Christian Dvorak Juuso Valimaki Sean Walker
Cody Glass Kirby Dach Sonny Milano
Cole Perfetti Kris Letang T.J. Oshie
Colin White Kyle Palmieri Tanner Laczynski
Connor Brown Logan Brown Tanner Pearson
Conor Sheary Marcus Johansson Taylor Hall
Dmitry Orlov Mark Stone Tom Wilson
Erik Karlsson Mason Marchment Tony DeAngelo
Evander Kane Mason Shaw Torey Krug
Evgeni Malkin Mats Zuccarello Travis Dermott
Filip Chytil Max Comtois Troy Terry
Filip Forsberg Max Jones Tyler Bertuzzi
Ilya Mikheyev Max Pacioretty Tyler Johnson
Jack Eichel Mike Matheson Viktor Arvidsson
  Nathan MacKinnon Zach Werenski

Band-Aid Trainees

Alexander Barabanov Joel Farabee Oskar Lindblom
Andrei Svechnikov John Carlson Rasmus Sandin
Anthony Duclair Jordan Staal Rickard Rakell
Auston Matthews Kevin Labanc Ryan Hartman
Cam Fowler Kyle Okposo Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Casey Mittelstadt Lawson Crouse Samuel Girard
Conor Timmins Logan Couture Shayne Gostisbehere
Dougie Hamilton Marcus Foligno Shea Theodore
Erik Haula Mathew Barzal Sidney Crosby
Filip Zadina Matt Duchene Steven Stamkos
Frank Vatrano Mikael Granlund Tage Thompson
Hampus Lindholm Mikko Rantanen Victor Hedman
J.T. Compher Morgan Frost Victor Olofsson
Jake McCabe Nazem Kadri Vincent Trocheck
Jesper Bratt Nikita Kucherov Vladimir Tarasenko
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