Franzen (concussion-like symptoms) will not travel with ...Franzen (concussion-like symptoms) will not travel with the Red Wings to Dallas for Game 3, MLive.com reports.
Fantasy Spin: Franzen leads the league with 12 goals in the playoffs and has scored 27 goals in his last 27 games, dating back to the regular season. The Red Wings can play things cautiously here, as they grabbed a 2-0 lead over Dallas with Saturday's win.
Blake would welcome a trade out of ...Blake would welcome a trade out of Toronto, reports the Toronto Star.
Fantasy Spin: Uh-oh. "I don't know," Blake said Friday when asked if he wanted to return to the Leafs. "It's a long time from now until the beginning of the year. We'll see. It was obviously a frustrating year, the most frustrating year I've had in the NHL." When asked if he would object to being traded, he said: "Oh no, not at all, if that's the route. There has to be change. They have to start rebuilding." We wonder if he is unhappy because of the attention in Toronto or if there's an ugly schism in the dressing room. More on this story as it spins out of control in Toronto.
Timonen (blood clot) is out for the ...Timonen (blood clot) is out for the remainder of the playoffs and could miss five months of action, reports the Associated Press.
Fantasy Spin: He had a blood clot a few years ago but this one is much, much worse. "This time it was in the artery, not in the vein," said an obviously dejected Timonen. "The dangerous thing about this is if I kept playing and the clot breaks loose, it could go to my toes and they'd have to cut my toes off... They said it might be two weeks, it might be two months, it might be five months." While the Flyers are missing Timonen, fantasy owners are breathing a sigh of relief as his career would have been at risk had he continued to play.
Jones moves into Kimmo Timonen's spot on ...Jones moves into Kimmo Timonen's spot on the power play now that the latter is out for the playoffs.
Fantasy Spin: Jones will need to step up significantly to fill those skates -- he's solid but not spectacular and that will have an impact on the Flyers' ability to move forward into the finals.
St. Louis picked up five helpers in ...St. Louis picked up five helpers in Canada's 10-1 romp over Germany at the world championships Saturday.
Fantasy Spin: He and Eric Staal showed unbelievable chemistry after struggling in Canada's first few games; together, they had 10 points. Interestingly enough, St. Louis and Staal became the sixth and seventh Canadian players in the modern era to record five points in a game at this event.
