Welcome to the Fantasy Hockey Injury Report. Once a week, we’ll take a look at some injuries around the league that may affect your fantasy hockey team. Injuries will always happen and you can’t predict when, but it’s important to be ready for the aftermath and to have a plan ready. Let’s take a look and some players who are on the shelf for the upcoming week and beyond.

 

Brock Boeser - Vancouver Canucks - Winger

Injury: Groin, Day-to-day.

It’s so sad that this Canucks team can’t stay healthy. They are actually a pretty decent team, but they can’t keep bodies on the ice. Brock Boeser is once again dealing with a lower-body injury and right now, he’s considered day-to-day. Maybe he will play tonight (Tuesday) and everything will be fine, but players who aren’t 100% and continue to play is never a good thing. Boeser is a fantasy stud and owners just want to him to stay healthy. Let’s keep an eye on his status and hope it’s nothing too serious.

 

Ryan Getzlaf - Anaheim Ducks - Center

Injury: Upper-body injury, Day-to-day.

Being a Ryan Getzlaf owner must not be fun. It just seems like the Ducks captain can’t stay healthy anymore. Once again, Getzlaf is at risk of missing a game with an injury that doesn’t seem serious, but they are adding up. He’s already missed some time this season and it looks like he won’t be a go against Los Angeles. The Ducks are another team battling injuries, but even with their regulars in the lineup, they don’t look that great. It’s going to be hard to sell-low on Getzlaf at this point of the season, but if there’s an owner in your league that is willing to trade for him, find a way to get it done. He’s not getting any younger and he’s not the player he once was.

 

Alexander Radulov - Dallas Stars - Winger

Injury: Lower-body injury, Out indefinitely

Whatever is bothering Radulov is serious enough to keep him out of the lineup for more than just a week. He played last week against Montreal (of course he did), but wasn’t able to go the next game and hasn’t played since. He was coming off a lower-body injury, so it’s unclear if he re aggravated his previous injury, or if this is a new one. Regardless, it’s bad news. Radulov makes the Stars a much better team and he makes fantasy teams better too. It’s hard not knowing what’s going on, but fantasy owners will need to find a replace for this week, and probably next week too. Hopefully, he can play some hockey again sooner rather than later.

 

Brayden Schenn - St. Louis Blues - Center

Injury: Upper-body injury, Day-to-day.

Schenn left last game with an upper-body injury and did not return. His status for Tuesday is still up in the air, but we should get some information today. Mike Yeo called the injury "general soreness", but it seems to be more than just that. Should he miss some time, it would be a pretty big blow to the Blues and to fantasy owners. He’s played pretty well this season, scoring three goals and adding six assists in 12 games. He shouldn’t miss more than one game due to his injury, but that’s really a guess at this point.

 

Brian Elliott - Philadelphia Flyers - Goalie

Michal Neuvirth - Philadelphia Flyers - Goalie

Injury: Head injury, Day-to-day / Groin injury, Day-to-day

 

Here’s a nice two-for-one special. Both Brian Elliott and Michal Neuvirth are out with injuries, which is probably the worst-case scenario for any hockey team. Neuvirth was placed on IR, so it looks like he may be out longer than just day-to-day, but the team hasn’t provided any information on his status. As for Elliott, he hurt himself in practice on Sunday, so he could be ready to come back this week. For now, Calvin Pickard is (probably) going to get a chance to show the Flyers that he can play in the NHL. Alex Lyon was recalled from the AHL on Monday and will serve as the backup until one of Elliott/Neuvirth is ready to go.

 

Viktor Arvidsson - Nashville Predators - Winger

Injury: Lower-body injury, day-to-day.

This is more than just a day-to-day injury for Arvidsson, but as of right now, no one has updated his status. He was placed on IR Monday afternoon, but he hasn’t be ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Avalanche. There’s a strong chance that he doesn’t play that game, so it might be time to start looking for a replacement. Kevin Fiala was seen practicing on the top power play unit in Arvidsson’s spot, so if you need a replacement while he’s out, Fiala works just find. Let’s hope that Arvidsson’s injury isn’t a serious one and that he doesn’t miss multiple weeks.