Sens' Carkner Facing Disciplinary Hearing: Matt Carkner will have a hearing with the NHL's VP of discipline Brendan Shanahan on Sunday regarding his punch of New York's Brian Boyle on Saturday, the Ottawa Sun reports. (Updated 04/16/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/27/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Matt Carkner started the ugly brawl and was thrown out during the first period of Saturday's game. A suspension appears likely for Carkner. (Updated 04/16/2012).
04/16/2012 22:04 Henrik Lundqvist shuts down Senators
Brian Boyle scored the game-winning goal on Monday night to help give the Rangers a 2-1 series lead, but the performance by Henrik Lundqvist was the story of the night.
04/15/2012 17:20 Rangers' Hagelin awaits punishment for elbowing Alfredsson, apologizes
Carl Hagelin said Sunday he is sorry for elbowing Daniel Alfredsson in the head, and knocking the Ottawa captain out of Game 2 and perhaps longer. Now the New York Rangers rookie is waiting to find out if he will be shelved, too.
Carkner enters the 2011-12 season as Ottawa's designated heavyweight. The previous year, he racked up 136 penalty minutes in only 50 games while playing close to 15 minutes a night. One of the best fighters in the game, Carkner is not going to score many points (he had one goal and six assists in 2010-11). With two highly regarded rookie blueliners in Jared Cowen and David Rundblad about to enter the fold, Carkner might have a hard time getting much icetime this year, so his fantasy value is almost non-existent. (Updated 8/16/11)
