Player Notes in the Draft (Mar 25)

As expected, the rotation continued to spin, as Torey Krug returned to the Bruins blueline, while Andrej Meszaros came out for the game between Boston and Montreal.  With Dougie Hamilton going gangbusters on the scoresheet these days, it seems less likely that he'll continue to be a part of the rotation, but I'm thinking that it wouldn't take much to get him back in, especially if his defensive game falls off a bit too.

So Wyllie gets his player back in, while Wes sees his defender come out for a game.  There isn't much impact on the money here, just worth noting on the news page.

The Phoenix Coyotes, who currently hold the last wild card spot in the Western Conference, may be holding their collective breath, as they await results of tests on their number one goalie, Mike Smith, who left Monday night's game in New York with a leg injury.  Smith had to be helped off the ice, late in the 3rd period, after a collision in his crease.  There has been no indication about how severe the injury is quite yet, but the first impression of the injury wasn't good.

Thomas Greiss will get the start for the Coyotes tonight against the Penguins.

There is no impact on the money, but Smith is part of the pool-best goaltending tandem that belongs to Wes, who has seen 140 points from the crease, only 4 points better than Dale B. and 6 points better than Allan.  Greiss was not taken in the draft at any point this year, so starts and points will be lost in the pool.

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they will be without star forward Evgeni Malkin for the next 2-to-3 weeks with a foot injury, which has likely ended his regular season with only a couple handfuls of games left to go.  With Pittsburgh all but clinched in the Eastern Conference, I would imagine that any nagging problems may be dealt with as some Injured Reserve placements.  I could see rest coming to a few other Penguins, if something were to happen down this last stretch.

Again, not much impact on the money races, as Malkin belongs to Stuart, who sits in 20th place.  There is potential for Stuart to fall down to 22nd place, before the end of the season and with a lack of Malkin, it seems like a real possibility.