Injury Ward

Fantasy Hockey Injury Ward: Analysis, Timelines, and Roster Impact
Welcome to the Injury Ward, your essential resource for tracking NHL player health and its direct impact on your fantasy hockey season. Curated by Logan Clarkson (@LOGoalz on X), this category goes beyond simple “Day-to-Day” designations to provide deep-dive analysis of recovery timelines and lineup shifts.

Strategic Injury Management
An injury to a star player is a crisis for some, but an opportunity for others. Our weekly reports help you navigate the IR with a focus on:

Projected Return Dates: Expert estimates on when players will return to game action based on injury type and team history.

Lineup Cascades: Detailed analysis of which teammates will inherit vacated Power Play (PP1) time and top-six deployment.

IR Stash Candidates: Identifying elite players nearing a return who may be available on your league’s waiver wire.

Replacement Value: Statistical comparisons to help you decide whether to hold a sidelined player or cut bait for a healthy alternative.

Expert Medical & Fantasy Context
The Injury Ward bridges the gap between the trainer’s room and the fantasy standings. By monitoring our frequent updates, you can stay one step ahead of your league mates—securing replacements before they become the week’s top “Add” and managing your IR slots with professional-level precision.

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Injury Ward: Markstrom, Ellis, Tarasenko & Andersen

By Brennan Des|2021-03-03T14:18:13-05:00March 3rd, 2021|Injury Ward|

Here’s the latest injury news from across the NHL! If you’re looking for information about a specific player and don’t see their name in this article, there probably haven’t been any significant updates about their progress since last week’s article. If you ever need injury updates for a specific player, shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza! Hampus Lindholm – The 27-year-old [...]

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Injury Ward: Mrazek, Makar, Hischier, Karlsson, & Dubois

By Brennan Des|2021-02-17T14:35:51-05:00February 17th, 2021|Injury Ward|

Here’s the latest injury news from across the NHL!If you’re looking for information about a specific player and don’t see their name in this article, there probably haven’t been any significant updates about their progress since last week’s article. If you ever need injury updates for a specific player, shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza! Matt Grzelcyk – The Bruins’ [...]

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Injury Ward: Gibson, Trocheck, Merzlikins, Werenski, & Malkin

By Brennan Des|2021-02-10T14:25:58-05:00February 10th, 2021|Injury Ward|

Here’s the latest injury news from across the NHL! If you’re looking for information about a specific player and don’t see their name in this article, there probably haven’t been any significant updates about their progress recently. If you ever need injury updates for a specific player, shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza! John Gibson – The Ducks [...]

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Injury Ward: Pastrnak, Hischier, Chytil, DeBrusk & Grzelcyk

By Brennan Des|2021-01-27T14:36:43-05:00January 27th, 2021|Injury Ward|

Here’s the latest injury news from across the NHL! If you’re looking for information about a specific player and don’t see their name in this article, there probably haven’t been any significant updates about their progress since last week’s Injury Ward. If you ever need injury updates for a specific player, shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza! [...]

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Injury Ward: Pastrnak, OEL, Toews, Burakovsky, Rossi & Manson

By Brennan Des|2021-01-20T13:07:57-05:00January 20th, 2021|Injury Ward|

Here’s the latest injury news from across the NHL! If you’re looking for information about a specific player and don’t see their name in this article, there probably haven’t been any significant updates about their progress since last month’s Injury Ward. If you ever need injury updates for a specific player, shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza! [...]

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Injury Ward: Kucherov, Pastrnak, Seguin, Marchand, Bishop, & More

By Brennan Des|2020-12-26T00:00:03-05:00December 23rd, 2020|Injury Ward|

Here’s the latest news in the world of NHL injuries to get you ready for the upcoming season. If you ever need injury updates for a specific player, shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza! David Pastrnak – The Czech forward had a right hip arthroscopy and labral repair done on September 16th. Arthroscopy [...]

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Injury Ward: Around the Horn

By Brennan Des|2020-05-13T13:39:35-04:00May 13th, 2020|Injury Ward|

In this week’s Injury Ward, I tried to compile the most recent updates for players that were injured before the NHL season was put on hold. I apologize for the lack of detail in these updates, but hopefully, they give you a better idea of what your fantasy hockey roster will look like if the [...]

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Injury Ward: Mining Forgotten Talent

By Brennan Des|2020-04-19T16:49:51-04:00April 15th, 2020|Injury Ward|

Out of sight, out of mind – that’s the theme for this week’s Injury Ward. During the course of a season, many players miss a significant number of games due to injury. This tends to hinder their point totals, ultimately causing their offensive production to look less impressive when compared to fellow athletes. If a [...]

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Injury Ward: All The Avs, Gibson, Krug, Radulov, Hedman, Tarasenko, Bobrovsky & Markstrom

By Brennan Des|2020-03-11T15:43:19-04:00March 11th, 2020|Injury Ward|

Here’s this week’s latest injury news. If you don’t see a certain player below, there probably haven’t been any major developments in their progress. Once there is a significant update, I’ll be sure to have it for you on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza! John Gibson – Didn’t practice on Monday and was unavailable for Tuesday’s game against the Senators [...]

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Injury Ward: Hughes, Shesterkin, Burakovsky, Tatar, Makar, Merzlikins, Klefbom, & Bishop

By Brennan Des|2020-03-04T14:45:33-05:00March 4th, 2020|Injury Ward|

Here’s this week’s latest injury news. If you don’t see a certain player below, there probably haven’t been any major developments in their progress. Once there is a significant update, I’ll be sure to have it for you on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza! Josh Manson – Left Tuesday’s game against the Blackhawks with an upper-body injury. Hampus [...]