Nikita Kucherov

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 92 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. Injury Updates Centers Auston…

I'm combining both right and left wingers for this top 15 list. Although Leon Draisaitl and Joe Pavelski usually play on the wing, I’m not including them because I already put them in the Top 10 Centers list. This list is based on last season's points total, with the tie-breaker being how consistent they've been. 15. Jeff Skinner, LW, Carolina Hurricanes Skinner had 37 goals last season. This puts him in fourth among wingers and sixth overall. He had 63 points in 79 games. Since he plays for Carolina, a team people forget…

Montreal Canadiens (47-26-9, 103pts, 1st in division) 2016-17 scoring leaders (G-A-Pts) Max Pacioretty         35-32-67 Alexander Radulov   18-36-54 Alex Galchenyuk       17-27-44 Top Prospects (position, age) Noah Juulsen, D, 20 Ryan Poehling, C, 18 Nikita Sherbak, RW, 21 Must Pick: Carey Price, Max Pacioretty, Jonathan Drouin Price is probably the best goaltender in the league, maybe the world. He will win 40-45 games despite Montreal's lack of offense. Pacioretty is one of the few offensively talented…