Vermette traded to Chicago; Hammond wins again; Jagr's South Florida debut; and more... In the wake of Patrick Kane's long-term injury, the Blackhawks have traded for former Arizona center Antoine Vermette. While this represents a super solid move for the team in their quest for another Stanley Cup, his fantasy value will largely depend on how he is utilized. You can bet Vermette will get a shot at centering the second line but his power play time should be relegated to the secondary unit. He is worth an add though on an explosive Chicago team looking to make up for Kane's offensive absence... The Florida Panthers got some veteran leadership the other day by acquiring Jaromir Jagr from the New Jersey Devils and his guidance helped pave the way for the Cats to come back against the Buffalo Sabres after being down 2-0 after one period of play.  Although he didn’t figure in the scoring, the Panthers scored 5 goals with Jussi Jokinen leading the way with a goal and 2 assists.  Perhaps Jokinen would be a good pickup for the remainder of the season as he clearly seems to benefit from Jagr being on the team.  Others who may also benefit are Brian Campbell and Brad Boyes as the Panthers may lean on the veterans to try and make the playoffs…. Putting a bit of a damper on Florida’s comeback win was the fact that Boston manhandled the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 shortly thereafter keeping the panthers 4 points behind.  Patrice Bergeron should be the main contributing factor now that David Krejci is out due to injury.  Bergeron’s goal and assist was matched by Zdeno Chara, Milan Lucic and Brad Marchand with goalie Tuukka Rask turning aside 32 of 33 shots on goal.  The Bruins will battle the rest of the way and it may be a good idea to get some of these big, bad B’s on your fantasy squad… New Jersey’s Cory Schneider probably deserves a better record but continues to play strong even though the Devils are practically out of the playoff hunt.  Schneider shutout the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0, it was his 4th shutout on the season and 2nd of the week…. It was a classic battle between old Western Conference rivals Nashville Predators and Detroit Red Wings that saw the latter edge the Preds 4-3.  The once invincible Predators have now lost 4 of their last 6 but should right the ship.  Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne has been a little pedestrian of late but he also will turn things around… If you haven’t noticed, the Carolina Hurricanes have won 3 straight and 5 of their last 7 as the goalie rotation is getting the most out of Cam Ward and Anton Khudobin.  With the team out of the playoff picture, look for the platoon to continue which is not a big help to fantasy poolies in need of goaltending help.  The 5-3 win over the New York Islanders helps the New York Rangers in their quest for the Metropolitan Division crown.  The Islanders head off on a 4-game road trip… The Philadelphia Flyers welcomed back Steve Mason in the crease, who led them to a key win over the New York Rangers. Consider starting him as the playoffs are still in the cards for Philly and he should get all the starts from this time out... Michael Del Zotto's short-hander provided the game-winning heroics in the third period. It might be time to jump on the MDZ bandwagon for good, as his recent hot play and the departure of Kimmo Timonen should make him a solid fantasy pick moving forward.  After making 33 saves in the 3-1 win over Colorado, Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk has reached elite fantasy status with a 15-3-1 record since the trade from Arizona. Unbelievable rewards for owners who scooped him off the waiver wire for a little depth at the goalie position. Start him at all costs... Andrew Hammond completed the improbably West Coast sweep by defeating San Jose for his 5th straight win without a loss. Safe to say, get the rookie into your lineups with the senators white hot and back into playoff contention... Mike Hoffman collected 2 goals and an assist, having now picked up points in eight of his last 9 games. One of the better rookie offensive performers over the last month, Hoffman is worth an add in most fantasy formats..