NY Ranger defenseman John Moore was suspended for 5 games by the NHL for his hit to the head of Minnesota's Erik Haula in Monday night's game. Some were calling for a lengthier sentence because of his hit on Montreal Canadien Dale WIese in last year's Stanley Cup Conference Final round. Moore should count his blessings that it wasn't longer... Speaking of last year, fantasy owners of Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard were perplexed by the off-year he was having after so much was expected from him. In fact, he had such a ppor season that a lot of poolies lost their faith in him but those that stuck with him are reaping the rewards early on this season as he raised his record to 4-1-2 with the 4-2 victory over Washington last night.  His hot start has him posting the best numbers of his career with a 1.96 GAA and a .928 SP.... There is another goaltender who is showing that he has returned to form and thy name is Pekka Rinne. Rinne and the Nashville predators halted Ben Scrivens and the Edmonton Oilers 4-game winstreak with a 4-1 effort on the road. Rinne raised his record to 6-1-1 with a 1.71 GAA and .936 SP.  Not too shabby!  The Predators sit 2 points behind Wetsrn Conference leader Anaheim with a game in hand.