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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 67 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. Injury Updates Centers…

Kirill Kaprizov, the Next Artemi Panarin? The modern NHL is a young man’s game, this is becoming more and more apparent year after year. Because of this, strategic drafting and player development are becoming a critical part of building Stanley Cup contenders. All across the league, we’re starting to notice teams not only employing more youngsters but are in fact relying heavily on them to play a role. The Toronto Maple Leafs are the obvious example here, with players such as Auston Matthews, Mitchell Marner and William…