It was a little bit of a surprise to see Evander Kane on the scratches list and thanks to a fellow Twitter user, I was alerted to the fact that Kane was indeed injured with something undisclosed. Some digging around suggests that his middle-body injury could be an arm injury, but it still doesn't sound like the injury is too serious and he shouldn't miss much more time at all. 
It's been a bit of a breakout year for Kane and the Thrashers, as they currently occupy a playoff spot going into the New Year's Eve festivities tonight. Kane has been a pretty big reason for a chunk of the Thrashers' success in the 2011 season, scoring 12 goals and 12 assists in 37 games, ranking him 100th in pool scoring after Thursday night's action. He has since cooled off after a rocking start, but the team still seems to find some wins, which is the most important part these days.
Of course, wins are not the most important part in the hockey pool, which Stacey C. could definitely attest to at this point in time. Stacey has slowly, but surely been trying to work his way deeper and deeper into the top 10, sitting in 9th place before the weekend of Week Thirteen, when he was 15th at the time of deciding the order of the waiver draft at the end of Week Eight. That is some pretty good progress right there. A hurried return for Kane would be optimal, so he could continue his chase.Kane has been a real bargain for Stacey this season, picking him up in the 11th round, 217th overall.
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