The Injury Ninja has had a busy season and it continues into the final week hockey fans. (File Photo)
Alas, here we go again! We return the InjureCon temporarily to The Hockey Program. Next year, it will be back on ProjectRoto. However in the meantime, here is this week’s injury report. Please remember that these are only injuries that have happened in the last week.
Injury Ninja Report
ANAHEIM |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
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| Tim Jackman | 2014-04-05 | out indefinitely | hand surgery |
| Teemu Selanne | 2014-04-06 | will miss Sunday’s game against Edmonton | rest |
| Saku Koivu | 2014-04-06 | will miss Sunday’s game against Edmonton | rest |
| Frederik Andersen | 2014-04-06 | will miss Sunday’s game against Edmonton | upper body |
BOSTON |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Kevan Miller | 2014-04-06 | probable for Tuesday’s game against Minnesota | body soreness |
| Jarome Iginla | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Tuesday’s game against Minnesota | lower body |
BUFFALO |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Tyler Myers | 2014-04-06 | doubtful for Sunday’s game against Philadelphia | upper body |
| Marcus Foligno | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Sunday’s game against Philadelphia | lower body |
| Henrik Tallinder | 2014-04-06 | doubtful for Sunday’s game against Philadelphia | lower body |
| Zenon Konopka | 2014-04-06 | doubtful for Sunday’s game against Philadelphia | back spasms |
| Drew Stafford | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Sunday’s game against Philadelphia | undisclosed |
CALGARY |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Tyler Wotherspoon | 2014-04-05 | questionable for Monday’s game against New Jersey | bruised shoulder |
| Ladislav Smid | 2014-04-05 | questionable for Monday’s game against New Jersey | upper body |
CAROLINA |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Andrej Sekera | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Tuesday’s game against the NY Rangers | lower body |
| Jiri Tlusty | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Tuesday’s game against the NY Rangers | upper body |
| Drayson Bowman | 2014-04-06 | probable for Tuesday’s game against the NY Rangers | illness |
CHICAGO |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Johnny Oduya | 2014-04-06 | will miss Sunday’s game against St. Louis | lower body |
COLORADO |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Matt Duchene | 2014-03-30 | out indefinitely | bruised knee |
| Cody McLeod | 2014-04-06 | doubtful for Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh | sprained left ankle/knee |
COLUMBUS |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Nathan Horton | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Sunday’s game against the NY Islanders | lower body |
| Nikita Nikitin | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Sunday’s game against the NY Islanders | lower body |
DALLAS |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Aaron Rome | 2014-04-06 | doubtful for Sunday’s game against Florida | lower body |
| Ray Whitney | 2014-04-06 | doubtful for Sunday’s game against Florida | lower body |
EDMONTON |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Luke Gazdic | 2014-03-31 | will miss the remainder of the season | shoulder surgery |
| Andrew Ference | 2014-03-31 | expected to miss the remainder of the season | chest |
FLORIDA |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Brad Boyes | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Sunday’s game against Dallas | back spasms |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 2014-04-06 | probable for Sunday’s game against Dallas | lower body |
LOS ANGELES |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Dwight King | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Wednesday’s game against Calgary | undisclosed |
| Drew Doughty | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Wednesday’s game against Calgary | bruised left shoulder |
MINNESOTA |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Mikael Granlund | 2014-04-06 | doubtful for Monday’s game against Winnipeg | upper body |
| Darcy Kuemper | 2014-04-06 | doubtful for Monday’s game against Winnipeg | lower body |
MONTREAL |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Douglas Murray | 2014-04-06 | undisclosed | undisclosed |
| Dale Weise | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Wednesday’s game against Chicago | upper body |
NASHVILLE |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Patrick Eaves | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Tuesday’s game against Dallas | lower body |
NEW JERSEY |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Ryane Clowe | 2014-04-06 | doubtful for Monday’s game against Calgary | head |
| Bryce Salvador | 2014-04-06 | doubtful for Monday’s game against Calgary | lower body |
| Patrik Elias | 2014-04-06 | doubtful for Monday’s game against Calgary | head |
| Jacob Josefson | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Monday’s game against Calgary | lower body |
| Adam Henrique | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Monday’s game against Calgary | undisclosed |
NY ISLANDERS |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Calvin de Haan | 2014-04-06 | will miss Sunday’s game against Columbus | lower body |
NY RANGERS |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Ryan McDonagh | 2014-04-02 | expected to miss 1-2 weeks | bruised left shoulder |
OTTAWA |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Jared Cowen | 2014-03-31 | out indefinitely | lower body |
| Colin Greening | 2014-04-06 | probable for Tuesday’s game against the NY Islanders | lower body |
PHOENIX |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Mike Smith | 2014-03-25 | will miss at least 1-2 weeks | lower body |
| Martin Hanzal | 2014-04-05 | questionable for Tuesday’s game against Columbus | lower body |
PITTSBURGH |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Jussi Jokinen | 2014-04-06 | doubtful for Sunday’s game against Colorado | upper body |
| Olli Maatta | 2014-04-06 | expected to miss Sunday’s game against Colorado | upper body |
ST. LOUIS |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Alexander Steen | 2014-04-06 | missed Sunday’s game against Chicago | upper body |
TAMPA BAY |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Michael Kostka | 2014-04-02 | out indefinitely | concussion |
TORONTO |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Jonathan Bernier | 2014-04-04 | expected to miss at least three weeks | strained left MCL |
| Joffrey Lupul | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Tuesday’s game against Tampa Bay | lower body |
WASHINGTON |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Dustin Penner | 2014-04-06 | doubtful for Tuesday’s game against St. Louis | upper body |
| Mike Green | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Tuesday’s game against St. Louis | upper body |
| Patrick Wey | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Tuesday’s game against St. Louis | head |
| Jack Hillen | 2014-04-06 | doubtful for Tuesday’s game against St. Louis | upper body |
WINNIPEG |
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| Player | Date | Status | Description |
| Al Montoya | 2014-04-06 | doubtful for Monday’s game against Minnesota | lower body |
| Dustin Byfuglien | 2014-04-06 | doubtful for Monday’s game against Minnesota | upper body |
| Zach Bogosian | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Monday’s game against Minnesota | upper body |
| Keaton Ellerby | 2014-04-06 | questionable for Monday’s game against Minnesota | lower body |
Almighty lord, the injuries are TOO DAMN HIGH! People often think that we are joking but the numbers do not lie. There are 61 injuries or updates alone and that does not include Michael Grabner and quite a few others that are just not playing for a variety of reasons.
But again, what about the InjureCon? This last week will feature many chances to test it out. Teams are going to try to hide injuries, sneak players back into the lineup, etc. Occasionally I will personally post my injury risks on Twitter. Please keep in mind, this will never be an exact science. However, it is just a rough guess on what could happen.
Good luck this week in your fantasy hockey leagues and most importantly…..try to survive and thrive! Thanks for reading.
