Hockey Rambling

In yesterday’s Ramblings, Michael Clifford mentioned the Ottawa lines and what they looked like post-Josh Norris’ surgery announcement, including the recall of Ridly Greig. Mathieu Joseph is the one name to key in on here, because he’s someone that is on the waiver wire in most leagues, but could be one of those players that [...]

A big boost to the Ottawa lineup came recently with the return of Josh Norris. He even scored on Saturday night in the team’s loss to Winnipeg. That bit of good news has not lasted, though, as the team gave a brutal update to Norris on Monday: https://twitter.com/SunGarrioch/status/1617546583817551874 Once the surgery happens and we get [...]

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The Montreal Canadiens have been swamped with injuries this season, but their most recent one is their most significant so far. The team announced that Cole Caufield will miss the rest of the regular season, as he will undergo surgery on his right shoulder. Caufield finishes the season with 26 goals in just 46 games, [...]

The news on Max Pacioretty wasn’t expected to be positive, but it was confirmed on Friday. Pacioretty re-tore his Achilles late in the third period of Thursday night’s game. I’d be surprised if he plays any more games this regular season, given how long normal recoveries from this type of injury take. A rough turn [...]

Matt Dumba was made a healthy scratch on Thursday, possibly because the Wild are currently working on a trade involving him. At one time, Dumba was a universally rostered player, but he has fallen out of that category (19% Yahoo/40% Fantrax). Could a trade revitalize his fantasy value? Dumba is a right-shot defenseman, so teams [...]

Josh Norris returned to the Ottawa lineup on Wednesday night as the team hosted Pittsburgh, as close to a must-win game as there can be for the Senators in the middle of January. He had been out nearly three months thanks to a shoulder injury, which was a tough blow for a team and player [...]

Josh Norris and Evander Kane suddenly returning to action only a few days after Max Pacioretty returned ahead of schedule again underscores how much these athletes and their medical support pushes the limits of usual recovery timelines. When you have the ability to sit on an injured asset that you can buy-low on, it’s often [...]

Monday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day in America so there were games all day long. That leaves news a bit more sparse than usual as there were fewer teams having full practices and providing injury updates. However, there was a big restricted free agent signing as the Minnesota Wild locked up winger Matt Boldy: [...]

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