Fantasy/Injury Thread 2 (Visiting fans: all fantasy/starter/injury questions here)

[Calicaps]

I have Carlson in my hockey pool what is the latest on his injury for possible return date. Is he skating with the team taking contact

Full practice today for the first time, but not traveling with the team yet.

 

[42]

As a Williams owner, I am not happy with Trotz putting him on the 3rd line, as he was quite productive playing with Kuznetsov. Any indication this demotion is but a temporary one?

 

[Calicaps]

As a Williams owner, I am not happy with Trotz putting him on the 3rd line, as he was quite productive playing with Kuznetsov. Any indication this demotion is but a temporary one?

I wouldn't even call it a demotion. Trotz shook up the lines to get em' working harder and 14 is an engine that makes lines go. He's there to get that line playing faster and smarter. Won't last forever.

 

[42]

I wouldn't even call it a demotion. Trotz shook up the lines to get em' working harder and 14 is an engine that makes lines go. He's there to get that line playing faster and smarter. Won't last forever.

Cool. Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[ChrisKreider20]

Would you put much probability of Grubauer starting tomorrow?

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Would you put much probability of Grubauer starting tomorrow?

I'd be surprised if it's not Holtby. I can't see Trotz letting Holtby sit from Sunday to Friday; I'm sure he wants to get the stink of the Pens game off of him. Gruby will get one of the two games this weekend... my bet is Saturday vs St. Louis.

 

[boxall9]

Carlson

Is Carlson playing tonight's?

 

[HunterSThompson]

Is Carlson playing tonight's?

Doubtful.

 

[Saabman0508]

What are the chances Holtby gets the start tonight? I need to decide between starting him and Mrazek.

 

[hockeykicker]

What are the chances Holtby gets the start tonight? I need to decide between starting him and Mrazek.

id say unlikely. he started last night but we wont know til 5pm

 

[Saabman0508]

id say unlikely. he started last night but we wont know til 5pm

Mmmm, crap. Mrazek it is then. Thanks!

 

[Dave is a killer]

D.C. Metro could shut down entire rail lines for up to 6 months, officials say

Ouch, guys

 

[AlmightyPO]

What are the chances Holtby plays again tonight against Arizona? Limited moves remaining in my league and have to pick up a goalie by 1pm.

 

[hockeykicker]

What are the chances Holtby plays again tonight against Arizona? Limited moves remaining in my league and have to pick up a goalie by 1pm.

We won't know til later tonight. And honestly we have no clue. It may be holtby based on how he was yesterday but grubauer has to get one more game at least and they still have isles pens ducks and blues after

 

[AlmightyPO]

We won't know til later tonight. And honestly we have no clue. It may be holtby based on how he was yesterday but grubauer has to get one more game at least and they still have isles pens ducks and blues after

Thanks for the input. Damn late games going to lose me these playoffs!

 

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

Any Backstrom updates for tonight guys?

 

[habslive]

Hey Caps fans, can I feel safe starting Grubauer tonight in my fantasy league and expect the Caps to hold Ari to 2 or fewer goals? Or is the team just playing out the stretch until the playoffs begin?

 

[Blitzkrieg365]

Hey Caps fans, can I feel safe starting Grubauer tonight in my fantasy league and expect the Caps to hold Ari to 2 or fewer goals? Or is the team just playing out the stretch until the playoffs begin?

Grubi is pretty solid so I would say yes but now that I've said that he will let in 3 or 4 .

 

[TRASHCAT]

Hey Caps fans, can I feel safe starting Grubauer tonight in my fantasy league and expect the Caps to hold Ari to 2 or fewer goals? Or is the team just playing out the stretch until the playoffs begin?

The latter

 

[habslive]

Thanks for the input, guys. My opponent has Mike Smith starting for Arizona so I'll take my chances.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Thanks for the input, guys. My opponent has Mike Smith starting for Arizona so I'll take my chances.

Woof.

 

[strungout]

Pekka Rinne just killed me this season. Loser. Never picking that dude again.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Pekka Rinne just killed me this season. Loser. Never picking that dude again.

I got lucky in the finals against you. Picking up Elliot off of waivers right before he returned from IR was big for me.

 

[strungout]

Good win man.

I had to pick up so many random goalies this season because of that hack sucking most of the year. Then Fleury goes down...I was toast in the goalie department (I should have grabbed Murray looking back at those last two Pens games)

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Good win man.

I had to pick up so many random goalies this season because of that hack sucking most of the year. Then Fleury goes down...I was toast in the goalie department (I should have grabbed Murray looking back at those last two Pens games)

I hear ya. I played 6 goalies this year. I believe I drafted Bobrovsky and Allen, but ended up playing those two plus Gibson, Elliot, Anderson, and Louis Domingue. I had 4 going into the final few weeks (Gibson and Anderson and Elliot and Allen... lucky for me those teams were playing well and the goalies were). I ended up playing 34 different players total (28 skaters + 6 goalies) and I was lucky enough to survive dropping Thornton, Letang, and Jagr. Simmons, Kane, Bergeron, and Max Pax carried my team.

Every fantasy sport is a crapshoot. My 1st and 2nd round picks sucked eggs for most of the season (Tavares and Voracek) and Patty Kane lasted until Round 3. Go figure.