Cam Atkinson

It is never easy to foresee the unforeseen. Injuries happen every day in the NHL, and here at Fantrax, our goal is to help you try to stay on top of those maladies with our weekly Injury Report. Counting all the latest bumps, bites, and bruises, there were 84 players held out of lineups. Several of those are long-term injuries from a previous year. Those players are likely not going to return or have retired. Here are some of the more notable maladies out there and their possible prognosis. Please note that Christmas break…

Happy 4th of July! For years, the NHL has been dominated by Canadian players. Until the turn of the century, there were very few star players who were not of Canadian descent. There were some big US stars around that time but far behind the Canadian talent. Nowadays, every team has at least one good player from the US. From 2015-2016, Hart Trophy winner and three-time Stanley Cup champion Patrick Kane in Chicago to this year’s Calder Trophy winner Auston Matthews in Toronto. Not too mention Americans Phil Kessel, Jake…