Brenden Morrow was not only one of the top NHL power forwards – combing goal scoring with penalty minute accumulation – he was the lynchpin of the Dallas Stars offense.

He scored 32 goals last season and was a force in front of the net. He had 15 points and 49 PIMs in 18 games this season.

Morrow's demise to a season-ending knee injury sent shock waves through the fantasy hockey world.

He will be missed by the fantasy GMs who owned him and his absence will surely effect the rest of the Stars offense. Key winger Jere Lehtinen is also sidelined with an undisclosed upper body injury and Dallas is reeling.

"You can't replace (Morrow). There's just not another player like him around," Stars co-general manager Brett Hull told the Dallas Morning News. "What we have to do is find a way to play without him."

Here are additional injury developments worth tracking:

Roberto Luongo, GT, Canucks: He was helped off the ice with an apparent knee injury during a Saturday afternoon game at Pittsburgh. Since Luongo was emerging as one of the early favorites for fantasy MVP this season, this was a jarring development. There is no early word on the severity of the injury, but Curtis Sanford suddenly becomes a popular waiver-wire addition.

Andy McDonald, C, Blues: His broken leg will sideline him for two months and pull the plug on the hot the St. Louis power play. The simultaneous loss of center Patrik Berglund (groin strain) and winger Paul Kariya (hip flexor injury) put additional strain on the Blues lineup.

Kari Lehtonen, GT, Thrashers: So much for his bid for a breakout season. A nagging back pushed him onto injured reserve – and his mediocre play during the first quarter had Atlanta going different directions in goal.

Tim Connolly, C, Sabres: He scored seven points in six games this season, flashing his point-per-game potential. Unfortunately, he has not been able to stay healthy. He is sidelined indefinitely with an undisclosed upper body injury.

Ales Kotalik, W, Sabres: He is one of the big shooters on the Sabres power play. He had six power-play points in 16 games. But a hamstring injury will sideline him until mid-December.

Andy Greene, D. Devils: He seemed ready to break out this season after scoring six points in his first six games this season. Then he suffered a broken hand last month, forcing him to sit for the better part of six weeks.

Brian Rolston, C, Devils: He is back skating again, which is good news for New Jersey. He missed the season’s first quarter with a high ankle sprain. He scored 31 goals during each of his previous two seasons in Minnesota.

Joe Sakic, C, Avalanche: He suffered a back strain while weight training, of all things, and that injury sidelined him for four games and counting. This was an untimely setback for Colorado, which has been mired in an offensive slump. During an 11-game stretch, the Avalanche managed to score just 14 goals. Ouch.

Mike Comrie, C, Islanders: Off-season hip repairs did not free this speedy pivot from injury woes. The joint flared up again, forcing him to miss five games and counting. He scored eight points in his first 14 games before going down. New York cannot afford to lose his speed and skill.

Kevin Bieksa, D, Canucks: During the season’s first quarter, he was one of the NHL’s top all-around defensemen. He scored 11 points in 13 games, playing nearly 25 minutes per night. But he could miss another week or two while recovering from a broken bone in his foot.