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Happy Wednesday, Razzball faithful! If you’re looking for an LW/RW-eligible breakout with goal-scoring potential, a high volume of minutes, and a healthy dose of power-play time, you may not need to look much further than the Columbus Blue Jackets’ first line. With 10 points in his last 10 games, it’s becoming pretty clear that opposing teams Kent stop, and won’t stop Kent Johnson (2 G, 1 A, +3, 2 SOG, 2 H, 1 BLK). The 24-year-old forward is in his 5th full season (excluding a 9-game cup of coffee in 2018-2019), and he’s ready to prove last year’s 22 points in 76 games was an outlier in his development path. I mentioned in Viz’s post on Monday that I had a dynasty league trade offer involving his Johnson (hey-now) for my Quinton Byfield, but that it felt a bit light. Will I regret turning down that deal? Maybe. Is this Columbus forward headed for an increase in his “weekly rostered percentage” of 47% this week? Certainly, if he keeps this up. Should you be looking to add Kent Johnson in straight points leagues? I think that’s a definite yes. Are we seeing any other point-scoring, statsheet-padding skaters from an 11-game schedule last night? Well…I’m gonna say that’s a yes. Because…
 You can do all of the right things building your fantasy team, but sometimes injuries torpedo the work that you've done.  In the second week of the season, we've lost a superstar for the season.  Igor Shesterkin suffered a horrible injury on Friday night against the Capitals, with the Rangers announcing that he's out for the season.  It's just brutal for Igor and the Rangers, who were off to a great start.  So what should his fantasy owners do in order to try and salvage their goaltending?  We know the options aren't going to be good off the waiver wire, and it's only worse if you're in a situation like me, where in a dynasty, I've had Igor and Hellebuyck for a long time.  My first priority was to grab Dylan Garand, and I'd advise the same for everyone.  Garand is a solid prospect in his own right, and he's played admirably so far.  Garand had a shutout in his first game, allowed one goal on 12 shots in relief of Igor, and then saved 19 of 21 shots in the 6-2 win against the Canucks on Sunday.  The Rangers are playing great defensively, so he would the first guy I target off the wire.  If you have IR spots, you could stash Joonas Korpisalo, who will be out for another month, but the Rangers paid big money for some reason to sign him this summer.  There's always the possibility of a trade, but for now, I suspect that they'll see what Garand can do before making any big move.  If you missed the boat on Garand, then you could roll the dice on Fowler, Levi, or maybe someone who was dropped already.  Don't forget that goalies are voodoo, so anything can change quickly.  Let's take a look at what else happened over the weekend: