Fantasy Focus: Mining the waiver wire for goalies stealing starts, returning stars, and free first liners

Let’s get festive this week as we mine the waiver wire before the Holiday break. 

It’s a short week, with no teams playing more than three games, and a good handful only skating two.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t mix a little rum with our eggnog and find some shortbread cookies and butter tarts hidden among a sea of fruitcake.

A reminder, the players featured in this column are, by and large, rostered in fewer than half of all Fantrax leagues. I break that rule on occasion - and do so twice this week. But it’s my column, so I make and break the rules as I see fit.

Jakub Vrána, LW, Detroit Red Wings (52 percent rostered)

Jakub Vrána is back with the Detroit Red Wings. First, we hope he found the help he needed and is in a positive space. Second, we hope his return to the club will result in the