John Gibson

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 99 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 Jeff…

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 96 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 Travis…

It is never easy to foresee the unforeseen. Injuries happen every day in the NHL, and here at FanTrax, our goal will be 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 106 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…

The goaltender is the toughest position to play and to predict. Being the literal last line of defense, goalies' responsibilities become that much more stressful. They are usually blamed for every loss when most of the time, the goals allowed aren’t always their fault. Sometimes, the defensemen error or the scorer made a good move. They do get credited for standing on their head, but usually, they don’t get recognized for their job when their team wins. Similar to quarterbacks or pitchers, goalies don’t get drafted in the…

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…