Wildfire Hockey Pool Standings - End of Week 5

Team.......................................Total...This Week
Don's Dinos..................................135..........33
Team Lowes Racing............................123..........22
The Shaving Moes.............................121..........28
The Late Impact..............................117..........30
The Slim Pickens.............................115..........20
Langdon River Dogs...........................114..........25
Sherpa's Yaks................................114..........26
Team Chevy...................................111..........20
Team EA......................................109..........14
Taffy's Tyrants..............................106..........26
Pull the Goalie..............................103..........22
Doug's Deadbeats..............................96..........25
THE Team......................................92..........21
Thanx For Comin' Out..........................78..........16

Don's Dinos decided their lead wasn't big enough last week, that they had to get themselves even further ahead. A grand total of 33 points was enough to stretch their lead to 12 points. It's a pretty thick pack behind them, so the injury bug is the biggest fear of our leader.

Daniel Alfredsson (THE Team) is the top point-getter this week with a HUGE 11 point week. Alfredsson only played in 3 games, which is almost 4 points a game! That's pretty sweet... unfortunately, it was just over half THE Team's scoring output for the week.

NAME CHANGE!!!
For the sake of good luck, which wasn't really happening... Maximus Orillius has decided to change his name to reflect the team's contemporary times. They are now referred to as "Pull the Goalie," since Jocelyn Thibault has yet to register a point in Pittsburgh this season.

Monday's News:
Returnees:
Doug Weight (The Shaving Moes) returned after missing two games with a concussion over the weekend. His presence in the line-up should help...
Kim Johnsson (Team Lowes Racing) only missed one game with a groin injury before returning.
New Injuries:
Todd White (Team Chevy) has been diagnosed with a strained groin... he's listed as day-to-day.
Steve Sullivan (Langdon River Dogs) has aggrevated a groin injury... also listed as day-to-day.
John LeClair (The Late Impact) is listed as out indefinitely with a facial injury.

Saturday's News:
New Injuries:
Rick Nash (Langdon River Dogs) only played two games in his return from a high ankle sprain, only to injure his left knee. An MRI this weekend will determine the extent of the injury, but the Blue Jackets fear 4 to 6 weeks already.
Returnees:
Ryan Getzlaf (Taffy's Tyrants) returned after missing 5 games with a shoulder injury... the Ducks could still use a few more injuries to come back though.
Bill Guerin (Doug's Deadbeats) returned after missing a couple games with a sore back.
Mats Sundin (Doug's Deadbeats) will return to the Leaf's line-up tonight. We best be watching out for the Deadbeats now that the injuries are coming back.

Thursday's News:
Mike Peca (Doug's Deadbeats) got smoked by the newly returned Rick Nash (Langdon River Dogs) which will leave him out indefinitely with a concussion.
Tuomo Ruutu (THE Team) has returned to the Blackhawks line-up after missing a couple games with a sore back.

Wednesday's News:
Rick Nash (Langdon River Dogs) did return to the Columbus line-up against Edmonton on Tuesday.
Brian Leetch (THE Team) was lost for a month after picking up a strained MCL Tuesday night. That leaves three players on THE Team on the IR for an indefinte period of time at the least. Corey Perry and Keith Tkachuk are the other two.
Alexei Zhamnov (The Late Impact) still seems to be hampered by a shoulder injury. He is yet to dress for the Bruins this season.
Martin Havlat (Sherpa's Yaks) will return from his suspension tonight.
Ryan Getzlaf (Taffy's Tyrants) should return to the Ducks' line-up this weekend.
Bill Guerin (Doug's Deadbeats) will miss a couple games due to back problems.
Evgeni Nabokov (Team Chevy) may return to serve as a backup this week for the Sharks.

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