NHL M.A.S.H. Unit
Wonder why you haven't seen your top goalscorer on the roster for a few days? He's probably nursing a nagging injury or recovering from a concussion. Just to be sure check out the M.A.S.H Unit. In here we have the low-down on all the injured guys in the NHL. We've also assessed the impact their injury will have on you and the rest of their team. We've also included for your convenience a handy reference table of the guys who've just recently returned to the lineup.
| Date Returned | Player | Team |
| April 2 | Rhodes | ATL |
| April 2 | Snow | PIT |
| April 1 | Pronger | STL |
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| Date | Player | Team | Injury | Length* | Who Gains? | Who Loses? | Fantasy Impact |
| Apr. 2 | Keane | DAL | Ribs | day-to-day | Lyashenko | - | - |
| Apr. 1 | Iginla | CGY | Broken Hand | Season | Bure | - | +++ |
| Apr. 1 | Rachunek | OTT | Knee | day-to-day | Rivers | - | ++ |
| Apr. 1 | Sweeney | BOS | Knee | day-to-day | Popovic | - | - |
| Apr. 1 | Kloucek | NYR | Torn ACL - Knee | Season | - | - | - |
| Mar. 31 | Granato | SJ | Chest Bruise | day-to-day | - | - | - |
| Mar. 29 | Stevens | PIT | Knee | day-to-day | Hrdina | - | ++ |
| Mar. 29 | Bulis | MTL | Knee | Indefinite | Petrov | - | ++ |
| Mar. 29 | Ronnqvist | ANH | Abdomen | day-to-day | - | - | - |
| Mar. 28 | Valk | TOR | Eye | 3-4 weeks | Belak | - | - |
| Mar. 28 | Finley | STL | Concussion | day-to-day | Reirden | - | - |
| Mar. 28 | Hecht | STL | Oblique | day-to-day | Bartecko | - | ++ |
| Mar. 27 | Pushor | CLB | Knee | day-to-day | - | - | - |
| Mar. 27 | Knutsen | CLB | Neck | day-to-day | - | CLB PP | ++ |
| Mar.
26 (revised) |
Primeau | PHI | Knee | 3-5 weeks | Gagne | Recchi | +++ |
| Mar. 25 | Cassels | VAN | Sprained Ankle | Indefinite | Morrison | VAN PP | ++ |
| Mar. 25 | McCarthy | CHI | Concussion | day-to-day | - | - | - |
| Mar. 25 | Karpovtsev | CHI | Elbow | day-to-day | Quintal | - | + |
| Mar. 25 | Hogue | DAL | Bruised Shoulder | day-to-day | - | - | - |
| Mar. 24 | Kron | CLB | Broken Ankle | Indefinite | Knutsen | - | ++ |
| Mar. 24 | Holzinger | TB | Foot | day-to-day | Warriner | - | + |
| Mar. 24 | Bonk | OTT | Hand | 3 to 6 weeks | Fisher | - | ++ |
| Mar. 23 | Worrell | FLA | Shoulder | Season | Laus | - | - |
| Mar. 23 | Simon | WAS | Shoulder | 1-2 weeks | - | - | + |
| Mar. 22 | Nash | STL | Knee | Indefinite | - | - | - |
| Mar. 22 | Shantz | CGY | Knee | Indefinite | Sutter | - | + |
| Mar. 21 | Skrbek | NAS | Concussion | day-to-day | - | - | - |
| Mar. 21 | Stevenson | NJ | Ankle | day-to-day | - | - | - |
| Mar. 20 | Blake | COL | Knee | 2-3 weeks | Pratt | - | ++++ |
| Mar. 20 | Chelios | DET | Wrist | day-to-day | Fischer | - | ++ |
| Mar. 18 | Fernandez | MIN | Ankle | day-to-day | Maclennan | - | ++ |
| Mar. 18 | McCarty | DET | Ankle | day-to-day | Holmstrom | - | ++ |
| Mar. 17 | Naslund | VAN | Leg | Season | Morrison | VAN Off | +++++ |
| Mar. 16 | Smehlik | BUF | Ribs | 2 weeks | Kalinin | - | + |
| Mar. 14 | Sanderson | CLB | Knee | 2 weeks | Knutsen | - | ++ |
| Mar. 12 | Laukkenen | PIT | Knee | 4-6 weeks | Ference | - | ++ |
| Mar. 9 | Quintal | CHI | Abdomen | day-to-day | Allison | - | - |
| Mar. 8 | Langkow | PHI | Foot | 1 week | White | - | + |
| Mar. 8 | Shields | ANH | Shoulder | Season | Giguere | - | + |
| Mar.
5 (revised) |
Warriner | TB | Knee | Season | - | - | ++ |
| Mar. 4 | Wesley | CAR | Broken Jaw | 1-3 weeks | Tanabe | - | ++ |
| Mar. 3 | Isbister | NYI | MCL Sprain | 4-6 weeks | Krog | Isles PP | +++ |
| Mar. 1 | Hnidy | OTT | Knee | day-to-day | Persson | - | - |
| Feb. 27 | Strudwick | VAN | Knee | 3 weeks | Allen | - | - |
| Feb. 27 | Erikssen | FLA | Knee | 3 weeks | Svehla | - | ++ |
| Feb. 27 | Kravchuk | CGY | Knee | day-to-day | Gauthier | - | + |
| Feb. 27 | Hackett | MTL | Hand | Indefinite | Theodore | - | +++ |
| Feb. 24 | Kubina | TB | Knee | day-to-day | Ledyard | TB PP | ++ |
| Feb. 20 | Richter | NYR | Knee (MCL) | Rest of Season | Maclean | Rangers Playoff | ++ |
| Feb. 19 | Messier | COL | Leg | Indefinite | Pratt | - | - |
| Feb. 15 | Corbet | PIT | Broken Foot | 2 months | |||
| Feb. 11 | Whitney | CLB | Back | day-to-day | Barrie | - | +++ |
| Feb. 11 | Cowan | CGY | Knee | Indefinite | - | - | - |
| Feb. 10 | Tremblay | ATL | Shoulder | 7-10 days | Clark | ATL PP | ++ |
| Feb. 10 | Cullimore | TB | Shin | day-to-day | Aucoin | - | - |
| Jan. 28 | Hamel | BUF | Knee | Season | Taylor | - | + |
| Jan. 25 | Havelid | ANH | Knee Surgery | Season | Trnka | - | +++ |
| Jan. 22 | Gusev | TB | Concussion | day-to-day | Millar | - | |
| Jan.
15 (revised) |
Damphousse | SJ | Shoulder | Regular Season | Marleau | Friesen | +++++ |
| Jan. 10 | Smith | BOS | Shoulder | Indefinitely | Boynton | - | + |
| Jan. 10 | Van Impe | BOS | Shoulder | Regular Season | Traverse | BOS PP | +++ |
| Jan. 4 | Brown | NYR | Shoulder | day-to-day | Purinton | - | - |
| Dec. 30 | Johnson | LA | Severed Tendon in Ankle | Indefinite | Tuomainen | - | + |
| Dec. 30 | Werenka | CGY | Concussion | day-to-day | Kravchuk | - | ++ |
| Dec. 30 | Burt | ATL | Herniated Disk | Indefinite | - | - | - |
| Dec. 22 | Haller | NYI | Hip Abductor | Week-to-week | - | - | + |
| Dec. 18 | Rivet | MTL | Shoulder Surgery | 3 months | - | - | + |
| Dec. 15 | Rucchin | ANH | Concussion-like Symptons | day-to-day | Pahlsson | - | ++ |
| Dec. 10 | Lindgren | NYI | Shoulder | 3-4 months | Petrovicky | - | ++ |
| Nov. 19 | Bordeleau | STL | Groin | Indefinite | Hartnell | - | + |
| Nov. 17 (revised) |
Malakhov | NYR | Knee (surgery) | Season | Purinton | - | ++++ (watch) |
| Oct. 11 | Buzek | ATL | Neck | Indefinite | - | - | ++ |
| Sept. 11 | Green | EDM | Dislocated Shoulder | 3-4 months (IR) | Lacouture | Green | ++ |
*Projection based on type of injury and typical recovery time
Rating System:
| - | No noticeable impact - skate it off |
| + | Minor nick |
| ++ | You're gonna need some stitches |
| +++ | This is gonna hurt you more than it hurts me |
| ++++ | You can make it off the ice under your own power...barely |
| +++++ | Get the stretcher!!! |
