There are always casualties by the time you hit the stretch run of the hockey season. Some players are knocked out of the lineup, some are coming off injury and others just try to play through it. This week's stock watch is dedicated to such casualties.
Matt Puempel, Peterborough, (OHL)
Puempel is out for the season with a chipped bone in his hip. It sounds like it's less complicated than what Brett Connolly had last year and that it might have no huge effect on Puempel's stock.
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