Published 11/24/2008
by Rafal Ladysz
at Bleacher Report - NHL
Some tough breaks this week for certain fantasy owners. Brenden Morrow will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL. In Vancouver, Roberto Luongo went down with a groin injury Saturday in Pittsburgh.
The prognosis will be announced tomorrow. Canucks players and fans, keep your fingers crossed. If he's out, we have a disaster similar to the one in New Jersey with Martin Brodeur.
My head-to-head was a breeze this week. It's a 9-1 victory and I'm destined for first place once again in the standings.
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The line juggling seems to have come to a conclusion in Vancouver. Pavol Demitra has returned from injury and is now playing between Henrik and Daniel Sedin. It was a busy week for the Western Canadian squad with four games in six days. The trio came through for a combined 19 points and the Canucks went 3-0-1.
Contender is a label the Boston Bruins are earning. The Bruins are 9-0-1 in their last 10 contests and haven't lost in regulation since October 30th. Many are producing ...
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