This weeks Waiver Wire Report has a number of players that are examples that one player can have a positive effect on a whole team. But just about everyone of this week's list is rebounding from a bad streak of bad start to the year.

After struggling for the past few games, Ray Emery has officially been put on the shelf with an abdominal tear that will require surgery to repair. Emery faces a 4-6 week recovery period after tomorrow's procedure, depending on the outcome. BucketofPucks.com has the latest Fantasy scoop!

This week's Waiver Wire Report has nice potential options for your fantasy teams. Their numbers will make you wonder why they're not more widely owned. See who we're talking about after the break.

This week's Waiver Wire Report has some holiday fantasy buys. All these Free Agent treats offer something to improve you team's roster. Come in and window shop these players and see which ones you'll buy for the holiday season and which ones you'll keep all year round:

This week's Waiver Wire Report is filled with a Thanksgiving buffet of short-term fixes. Many of injured players from the past 2 months have started to return and many more are ramping themselves up to come back to the ice in the next week or two. Peruse our feast of Free Agents players and see what main courses (long term), side dish (short term with potential) or tasty...

The wounded continue to pile up in the NHL's sick bay and there seems to be no end in sight. but, it's not all bad news as a few major players are returning momentarily. BucketofPucks.com has the scoop for Fantasy hockey players everywhere!

Lots of guys getting back on the ice, but the injury bug has claimed yet another player with a long term injury. Find out who's on the shelf and more importantly, who might benefit from these injuries, as well as who is coming back, with BucketofPucks.com!

In honor of Brian Leetch's induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Bucket of Pucks takes a look back at the New York Rangers and their 1994 Stanley Cup Run.

At the beginning of this past week 110 NHL regulars (or 18% of NHLers) were either on IR or are sick enough to be missing games. Leading to constant talk about, what seems to be a dramatic rise in injuries to start this first month of the season. With almost 1 in 5 players out of their lineups, means most NHL teams have at least a few players effected in some way.

Who's on teh shelf in this weeks Quick Hits Injury Report? Bucket Of Pucks has teh lowdown on who is on the IR for your squad.

Bucket Of Pucks has the latest injury updates including the imminent returns of a few major players!

BcuketofPucks.com weekly Waiver Wire Report detailing some of the best fantasy players still available to be picked up in 50% or more of their Fantasy Hockey Leagues. Plus this week a "Hat Tip" to the 50th anniversary of when the hockey goalie mask was born. All this and more for the week of 11/2/09

In the latest chapter in the annual Peter Forsberg ritual of speculation, Forsberg's broken foot has healed after taking a month off and he will suit up for the Swedish National team in next weekend's Karjala Cup. Having endured numerous surgeries and failed attempts in returning to the ice, it seems that this time Forsberg is healthy enough to attract interest from scouts...

With Valtteri Filppula out 6 to 8 weeks with a broken wrist, Detroit will likely choose to brake up Datsyuk and Zetterberg from the top line. See who's most likely to replace Filppula in the Red wings top 6.

At practice this morning, Penguin Coach Dan Bylsma announced that C/LW Evgeni Malkin will miss "a couple of weeks" with a shoulder injury that he has been trying to play through. Malkin apparently strained the shoulder a few games ago and has been playing through it, but the Penguins made the decision to shut him down and let his battered wingbone heal. BucketofPucks...

In a nightmare for poolies everywhere, Vancouver Canuck Goaltender Roberto Luongo is apparently injured and will miss an undetermined number of games. Details are sketchy and thin thus far, but it seems Luongo was injured in Tuesday's Loss to the Detroit Red Wings. BucketofPucks has the early fantasy coop - who should you pick up in your fantasy pool?

After starting the season with just 1 goal in 9 games, struggling Philadelphia Flyer Left Wing Simon Gagne underwent an ultrasound today where 2 hernias were discovered in the right side of his Groin. BucketofPucks.com has the fantasy ramifications!

While I still think the media's obsession with the "Swine Flu" is overblown, it has now creeped into hockey coverage, as the first major sports athlete has contracted the H1N1 Virus, and he plays in the NHL. The Colorado Avalanche have confirmed that back up goaltender Peter Budaj has been diagnosed with the so called 'Swine Flu" and has been segregated...

With Injuries and especially concussions becoming a big concern, find out who BucketofPucks.com recommends to keep on eye on of likely fantasy free agents on you league waiver wire.

Colorado Avalanche forward Darcy Tucker was taken off the ice with a neck brace and strapped to a backboard, after being checked into the boards in the offensive zone early in the second period.

At an amazingly prolific rate, NHL players are getting injured in droves in the early going this season. The latest blow came when Chicago’s Jonathan Toews got leveled on Wednesday night and missed his 2nd day of practice today. For this fantasy scoop on Toews and the rest of this week’s list of impending returnees and walking wounded, join us below the crease.

If you have a roster spot or two that you can open up by either poor production or injury, this weeks Waiver Wire Report has just what you maybe looking for. Most of the players on this weeks' list are off to a hot start or taking advantage of some injury opportunity. Over the next 2-4 weeks these players will prove themselves as the real deal or flashes in the pan

And another one bites the dust, as another major player gets hurt. Pittsburgh Penguin Defenseman Sergei Goncher, who missed 56 games last season due to shoulder surgery, will miss the next 4 - 6 Weeks with a broken bone in his left wrist. Are Kris Letang and Alex Goligoski up to the challenge of filling Gonchar's minutes on the man-advantage? Bucketofpucks.com has the fantasy scoop!

And the hits just keep on coming. The Boston Bruins got some more bad news today when they put first line Center Marc Savard on LTIR with a broken left foot. With Lucic already on LTIR with a broken finger that required surgery and Dennis Wideman currently nursing a sore shoulder that he could return from tonight, the Bruins are gonna have a long autumn. BucketofPucks.com has teh fantasy scoop!

Looking to spark his stumbling Bruins squad (3-4-0), Boston GM Peter Chiarelli also cleared some cap room in dealing struggling RW Chuck Kobasew to Minnesota for Minny's 2nd round selection in the 2011 Entry draft as well as RW Craig Weller and the rights forward prospect Alexander Fallstrom. This coming just after Milan Lucic being placed on LTIR for his broken index finger...