Karlis Skrastins

49-Year-Old DefensemanD
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$Died Sept. 7, 2011 along with his Yaroslavl teammates in a plane crash in Russia. It is considered one of the sports world’s worst aviation disasters.
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September 7, 2011
Skrastins is one of 43 people believed to have died in a plane crash in Russia while traveling with teammates of Yaroslavl of the KHL, the Associated Press reports.
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There were two survivors during the horrific accident and Skrastins is feared among those dead along with fellow former NHL players Pavol Demitra, Karel Rachunek, and Josef Vasicek.
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Like an alarmingly high number of Dallas blue liners, Skrastins neither scores nor fights. He'll block a ton of shots, but that's digging pretty deep to look for value.
Skrastins was one of very few offseason additions to Dallas, and he'll be brought in to do exactly what he's always done: block shots and keep pucks out of his own net.
Skrastins should spend the season on the second or third pairing of the Cats' revamped blue line. With just five points last season, he shouldn't warrant fantasy consideration.
Skrastins will be part of Colorado's second defensive pairing. He has a limited offensive game.
Skrastins appeared in all 82 games for Colorado last season and has now played in 433 straight games, the longest active streak in the NHL. He recorded three goals and 11 assists. His 65 penalty minutes were the fourth-most on Colorado's squad. This season, the Avalanche are expecting Skrastins to help fill the void left by Rob Blake's departure.
Skrastins isn`t well known but he`s a legitimate top-4 defenseman who played as well as anyone on the Colorado blue line in 2003-04. Fantasywise, he lacks scoring prowess and won't help your team.
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DDallas Stars  Free Agent
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April 3, 2011
Skrastins (thigh) returned to the lineup in Saturday night's loss to the Kings.
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DDallas Stars  Free Agent
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April 1, 2011
Skrastins (thigh) unexpectedly missed Thursday's game against San Jose but might play against Los Angeles on Saturday, the Dallas Morning News reports.
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DDallas Stars  Free Agent
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March 31, 2011
Skrastins (thigh) is probable for Thursday's game against San Jose, the Dallas Morning News reports.
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March 26, 2011
Skrastins (thigh) will not play Saturday against Nashville, the Dallas Morning News reports.
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March 23, 2011
Skrastins (thigh) is listed as doubtful for Wednesday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
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