Let’s start with a few transactions of note. Petr Nedved was claimed by the Edmonton Oilers after several teams went nuts trying to Buy It Now from Philly. Nedved will be given a go with the ultra-talented Ales Hemsky, but who knows which Nedved will show up? The Ottawa Senators acquired Mike Comrie to fill

Goalies are going down left and right, leaving some teams scrambling for replacements. In Anaheim, J-S Giguere’s all-star season was interrupted by a nasty groin injury. With Ilya Bryzgalov still out, the Ducks have turned eastward for help and acquired Sebastian Caron. Guess that means they don’t have much faith in rookie Michael Wall, despite

Chris Higgins is back for the Canadiens and he looks like he hasn’t skipped a beat. He may have been dropped in your fantasy league due to his long-term injury, so see if he’s available. Ilya Kovalchuk decided to shoot for the all-time shots-in-a-game record by firing off 12 last night. That eclipses the 10

First off, let’s send our thoughts and good vibes over to Phil Kessell and his family. Kessell, the Bruins top draft pick this past season, is out of the lineup after undergoing surgery for testicular cancer. Kessell dropped out of the Calder race pretty quickly this season and this all but guarantees that he’ll be

‘ The on-again, off-again Lightning are currently in on-mode with an 8-0 spanking of the Atlanta Thrashers. Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis both had five points, but Brad Richards hasn’t been able to shake his season-long slump.” In Carolina, Cory Stillman is on the brink of returning. That’s good news, because the Canes lost

For the Sharks, Milan Michalek is back and Jonathan Cheechoo is set to return this weekend. Who gets bumped from the lines? Rookie Joe Pavelski has put in his share of points in the few games he’s played and Mark Bell’s already been dropped to the third line. Look for Ron Wilson to experiment with