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 Report: Updates on Mrazek, Burakovsky, Hronek and More

By Brennan Des|2020-02-26T15:45:30-05:00February 26th, 2020|Injury Ward|

Here’s this week’s latest in the injury world. 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! Hampus Lindholm – Left Tuesday’s game against the Oilers with an upper-body injury. He [...]

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Injury Ward: Kuemper, Rantanen, Grubauer, Hronek, Couture, DeAngelo, Boeser, & Shesterkin

By Brennan Des|2020-02-19T15:34:09-05:00February 19th, 2020|Injury Ward|

Here’s this week’s latest in the injury world. 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! Ondrej Kase – He sat out of a game against the Sabres [...]

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Injury Ward: McDavid, Boeser, Kuznetsov, Kucherov, Courture & Kuemper

By Brennan Des|2020-02-12T12:50:38-05:00February 12th, 2020|Injury Ward|

Here’s this week’s latest in the injury world. 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! Ondrej Kase – Flu-like symptoms kept him out of the lineup [...]

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Injury Ward: Dahlin, Ellis, Hart, Giordano, Olofsson, Zadina, Barkov, & Andersen

By Brennan Des|2020-02-05T15:43:18-05:00February 5th, 2020|Injury Ward|

Here’s this week’s latest in the injury world. 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! Oliver Ekman Larsson – The Coyotes captain is currently day-to-day with a [...]

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Injury Ward: The Doctor Will See You Now

By Harjas Grewal|2020-01-28T18:09:35-05:00January 29th, 2020|Injury Ward|

Jordan Oesterle – We haven’t gotten much of an update the entire time regarding Oesterle’s injury which kept him out of the Coyotes last 2 games before the All-Star break but he did skate on Monday. Barrett Hayton – There hasn’t been an update on Barrett Hayton since he played with a separated [...]

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Injury Ward: Updates on Rask, Hamilton, Panarin, Tarasenko, and more

By Brennan Des|2020-01-23T00:30:41-05:00January 22nd, 2020|Injury Ward|

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Injury Ward: Gostisbehere, Hart, Drouin, Bjorkstrand, Strome and Rask

By Brennan Des|2020-01-15T16:03:20-05:00January 15th, 2020|Injury Ward|

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Injury Ward: Coyotes’ Crease, Crosby, Glass, Strome, Hughes, & Couture

By Brennan Des|2020-01-08T18:47:43-05:00January 8th, 2020|Injury Ward|

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Injury Ward: A New Year, A New Batch of Injuries

By Brennan Des|2020-01-01T13:51:06-05:00January 1st, 2020|Injury Ward|

Happy New Year, my friends! With another year, comes another fantasy hockey championship – I wish you the very best in your journey! Here’s this week’s latest in the injury world. 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 [...]

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Injury Ward: Crosby Skating, Makar Inching Closer, Raanta, Kotkaniemi, & Arvidsson

By Brennan Des|2019-12-18T15:47:32-05:00December 18th, 2019|Injury Ward|

Here’s the latest news in the world of NHL injuries! To see injury updates from around the league as soon as they’re made public, follow me on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza! Antti Raanta – Was unavailable for Tuesday’s game against the Sharks because he was sick. Raanta has played pretty well when called upon this year, [...]