Week 13 Frozen IR Report

by FIOMattyH

ON THE IR Daniel Carcillo, RW, PHO - Carcillo sprained his knee late last week during a fight with San Jose RW Steve Bernier. Carcillo leads the NHL in PIMs with 172 in 33 games this season and has showed to be the league's premier cheater in his rookie season. He also has 12 points, which makes his fantasy value slightly above just pummeling the opposition, but the 6-8 weeks he could be out should only hurt owners of Carcillo in one big category.

Justin Williams, RW, CAR - Though Williams is technically not on the IR yet, the prognosis on the Carolina winger will surely send him there. A torn ACL will keep Williams shelved for the next 4-6 months, and he will not return this season. The ‘Canes will set up a surgery date in the next few days for Williams, who hopefully will be able to bounce back from one of the most devastating injuries that can happen to an athlete. Williams has 30 points in 36 games and will be a severe loss for fantasy owners, and even more so for the 1st place Hurricanes.

Martin Havlat, RW, CHI - Once again, Martin Havlat finds himself on the IR, killing the fantasy owners who thought it was a good idea to trade for him when he was hurt the first time around. Havlat has been lost on this Chicago team full of talented youngsters, though he does have 11 points in his 12 games so far this season. He has a groin injury this team, and is supposedly going to be on the IR for at least a week, but we all know how Havlat's body has treated him so far in his young career, so do not be too optimistic.

DAY-TO-DAY DILEMMAS Zach Parise, LW, NJ - Parise sat out of New Jersey's 1-0 victory over Calgary on Sunday with what is only being called an "illness." Surely, the two-day rest that Parise and the rest of the NHL received for the Holiday season... (Read the full article here: Week 13 Frozen IR Report)