On Friday, the Devils officially sent Box 30 defenseman Mark Fraser down to the AHL on a conditioning assignment, as he is in the home stretch of recovering from a broken hand at the moment. Fraser has taken a little while longer than originally expected with his injury, but it looks like he is on the verge of returning. His conditioning assignment will last up to two weeks, so we should see him in mid-January.
The Philadelphia Flyers welcomed back the goaltender that helped backstop the team to the Stanley Cup Finals in the Spring, as Michael Leighton finally caught a break in the good play from the goaltenders ahead of him to get a start. It was a bumpy return for the Box 31 keeper, as he still managed to win the game, but it was a barn burner at 7-4. 
It turns out that the reason why Box 6 forward Martin Hanzal missed Wednesday night's game because of an upper-body injury and wasn't actually a scratch for the Coyotes. Hanzal is also listed as questionable for the New Year's Eve tilt against the Blues. Hanzal has been just okay for the Coyotes this season, scoring 12 points in 29 games this season.
The Leafs allowed one of their top scorers, Box 21 forward Mikhail Grabovski, to take the night off to be with his family and a new addition to said family. Of course, this is generally just a single night off for the new father and he should be back in the line-up on Saturday night, as the Leafs open the 2011 calendar year with a game against the Senators.Link to the Injury/News Page
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