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Andrew Raycroft G VAN

Vancouver Canucks

Raycroft will start on Wednesday against Phoenix, according to Sportsnet's Dan Murphy.

Canucks starter Roberto Luongo faced the Avalanche the previous night, so this looks like nothing more than a spot start for Raycroft in order to give Luongo a breather.

Chris Chelios D DET

Detroit Red Wings

Chelios has been re-called from Chicago of the AHL, Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Cheli didn't wait long for the call, as the Thrashers lost Christoph Schubert (hip) for what may be the rest of the season. The Thrash couldn't take the chance of catrying six blue liners for that long. Don't expect much along the lines of a fantasy impact from Cheli, but if he gets time on the power play he could be useful in deeper leagues.

Jose Theodore G WAS

Washington Capitals

Theodore will start against Carolina on Wednesday, according to the Washington Post's Tarik El-Bashir.

Theodore and Semyon Varlamov have split the Caps' last four games, but Theo's numbers have been much better (.979 SV% and 0.50 GAA for Theo, versus .874 and 3.39 for Varlamov). Theo's certainly playing like the team's number one starter right now, but he has been known in the past to blow up at a moment's notice. In most standard fantasy formats, it's better to own both Washington goalies if you can manage it.

Derick Brassard C CLS

Columbus Blue Jackets

Brassard picked up a power play goal in Tuesday's win over the Ducks.

With Rick Nash and Kristian Huselius on the shelf right now, the Blue Jackets desperately need Brassard to assert himself offensively if they want to be competitive.

Antoine Vermette C CLS

Columbus Blue Jackets

Vermette had a goal and two assists in Tuesday's win over the Ducks.

He stepped up big-time in the absence of Rick Nash and Kristian Huselius. Vermette has two goals and four points in four games since the Olympic break.

Maksim Mayorov RW CLS

Columbus Blue Jackets

Mayorov played just shy of eight minutes Tuesday, all of it at even strength.

So much for the idea of him getting used in an offensive role with Rick Nash and Kristian Huselius out of action. It seems as though he'll just be around as a warm body up front until the Blue Jackets get healthier.

Derek MacKenzie C CLS

Columbus Blue Jackets

MacKenzie didn't play the final two periods Tuesday because of a knee injury, the Columbus Dispatch reports.

Bad luck for MacKenzie, who might have had a chance to show be belongs in the big leagues on a full-time basis. He's expected to be sidelined for about a month.