Nick Schmaltz

The last two seasons were two of the best rookie classes in some time. The likes of Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, Patrik Laine all entered the league. There's also Jack Eichel, Artemi Panarin, Shayne Gostisbehere, Zach Werenski, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Matthew Tkachuk, and Sebastian Aho, who have all made their marks on the league. I could go on and on. You'd think that, with the past two seasons, this year's class wouldn't be able to top it. That's where you are dead wrong. There are a ton of rookies that are…

Games Played This Week By Team 4 Games: BOS, BUF, EDM, FLA, NYI, NYR, PHI, PIT, SJ, STL, TB, VGK3 Games: ANA, CAR, CHI, COL, CBJ, DAL, DET, LA, MIN, MTL, NSH, NJ, OTT, TOR, VAN, WPG2 Games: ARI, CGY, WSH Streaming Selections Happy New Year!Many of the players I already wrote about had great weeks, like David Backes and Thomas Vanek. Danton Heinen, Josh Anderson, and Kyle Connor had great weeks, too. Hopefully, these next five have a similar trajectory. James Reimer - G - Florida Panthers 54% Owned on Fantrax…

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 64 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. Centers Patrice Bergeron …