Injuries may play a pivotal role in determining the final standings over these last eight days of hockey. In an interview last week, GM Krusell of the Krugars observed that "with Ryan Miller not travelling with the Sabres, and Wideman and Nielsen now out of the season, I am all of a sudden super-vulnerable at the top." Pressed for details, he added, "OMG, you haven't heard of Dinosaur Jr?!"
The Schizzarks may have it even worse, missing four prominent forwards in Sharp, Nash, Williams and Hemsky. Although pickuphockey projects them to finish second, that assumes that injured players play and earn points in the remaining games. I see them falling to fourth, maybe fifth if the Fylanders have a good week. The Fylanders, Wittmen and Teeyotes all have no current injuries to their scoring roster.
Prediction: Victoria Krugars christen the Krusell Cup.
1. Krugars
2. Wittmen
3. Teeyotes
4. Schizzarks
5. Fylanders
If the Teeyotes, Schizzarks or Wittmen have a 50 point week, then someone could catch me with the injuries I have. It's a tall order, but possible.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I need to fund a trip to see my brother in St. Louis, so here's hoping!!
Looks like 1st is locked up after tonight....
ReplyDeleteCan only hope Fleury gets to play Sunday and puts up a goosegg to pass someone for 3rd or 4th.... just like the Leafs, I think the season is about 10 games too short.
With 5 players injured as of Friday morning, I was a bit spooked with Corey Perry lighting the lamp for the Schizzarks. But, Miller returned just in time, and barring some miracle today, it seems I have locked it up.
ReplyDeleteThere are still some tight races though, the most interesting of which is a race to the bottom: 7 points separate 6th from 11th, and their owners will be rooting for a terrible weekend so they can get better draft position.
But hey, I drafted last overall and rose straight to the top, so there's hope for others ;)