Check your matchups each day this week, and make spot-starts when it's appropriate. The extra effort will go a long way in ensuring your championship game berth. In addition to this, he? covers fantasy football,? the Kansas City Chiefs, and the? Chicago Cubs for BleacherReport .? Starting on Oct 1, his? work will also be featured on FanHuddle .. And then on Sunday, Gaborik was held out as a precautionary measure. Certainly I’m worried, as every Ranger fan should be, but some seem to think that Gaborik’s season is over already. How about we let him actually get injured first before we jump off the ledge, shall weLet’s look at this logically and calmly for a second, something New York area fans do not specialize in, and really dissect what is happening here.For one, Gaborik missed all but 17 games last season. 
So for all intents and purposes he has missed almost an entire season and recently had surgery. Then enter the fact that Tortorella runs the most grueling camp Rangers fans have seen since Mike Keenan. Then consider Gaborik’s injury history and the need to protect a 5 year, $37.5 million dollar investment. Then consider the fact that it was the organizations choice to hold Gaborik out, as opposed to Gaborik taking himself out.All of this leads me to believe that this is nothing more than the Rangers being very careful with a player that they have such high expectations for.

Let’s face it, if Gaborik is missed for any extended period of time the Rangers are in very deep trouble. Therefore, it is fine with me that they heir on the side of caution here. And like I said, he’s not even injured, he’s sore, there is a difference.Gaborik is scheduled to take part in most of today’s training camp activities with the exception of scrimmages and heavier skating/running. However do not panic when you don’t see him in tomorrow night’s pre-season opener at home against the Bruins. Tortorella has already said that he will be using this game to see what the “Kids” can do.? So take a deep breath … relax … and remember … Hockey is Officially Back!? . ) Though there are still two games left to play in the first week of the regular season, the rest are in the books, and there are lots of players who had big games. Of course, Drew Brees and Adrian Peterson already occupy a slot on someone’s roster in your league, but some of the big game producers from week 1 are still available.
As such, we’re here to break down the top players that may be available in fantasy leagues, analyze why they can help your squad and let you know what owners should be targeting said individuals. Without further ado, here is the Weekly Waiver Wire article for week 1.Take Note: Not all players that had strong week 1 outings are on this list, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t have value. If you have any questions about free agents not discussed in this article, then head over to the forums and we’ll help you with the answers. QUARTERBACKS - PICK THEM UP Joe Flacco (Baltimore Ravens)Apparently his play in the preseason was no fluke.