In this post, we will address perhaps the biggest and most uncontrollable “wild card” factor: Injuries!
No team can predict the injuries their team will sustain, and losing key players as a result of them can devastate a team’s chances of making the playoffs or advancing deep into them.
Considerations regarding injuries involve several related questions:
Who is the player involved and what position does he play? What type of injury did he sustain? When did the injury occur, and what is the prognosis and timeline for the player’s return to the ice?