Simply put, he knows how to play on a team that has an awesome cast and has proven he can thrive in the playoffs. See the Manitoba Moose a couple years back in the AHL for a prime example of that. With Vancouver almost ready to clinch the President’s Trophy for the NHL’s best overall record, expect the backup netminder to get quite a few starts the rest of the way. Get Schneider today while you can before his ownership percentages shoot up in your leagues.

Where does the blame fall? Fantasy owners definitely have a right to know why this is all happening. Simply put, I believe the many back-to-backs this season along with curious scheduling has created an environment for injuries. Also, players are just dropping like flies because they cannot quite stay in a rhythm. The body is like a temple and if anything disrupts that rhythm, then look out. Another key is that players cannot be at their healthiest 100 per cent of the time either. It is a very delicate balance.

The other problem is injuries. More so than seemingly any previous season, injuries have wreaked such havoc on Fantasy teams in 2010-11. At press time, there were a whopping 130 injuries and 25 of those were head/concussion issues. When you figure that 15-to-20 per cent of NHL players are ailing in some way, some unconventional measures are in order.

Desharnais has almost come out of nowhere to post 10 points in his last 11 games including a four-game point scoring streak during which he’s put up seven points. Here is a guy that is only owned in 2 per cent of leagues but has received increased ice time and has shown himself to have a pretty good knack of being in the right place at the right time. If you are looking real deep, Desharnais is someone to get on your squad before your playoffs start.