We’re back again for one final Mining of the Waiver Wire before the NHL breaks for the Holidays on the 24th. It’s a very evenly distributed schedule this matchup with just the red-hot Minnesota Wild and Detroit Red Wings suiting up for four games. The remaining 30 clubs all have three matches.

Arizona, Colorado, LA, and New Jersey all have favourable schedules with either a home stand, easier opponents or both.

As always, the players selected for this column are (usually) rostered in fewer than half of all Fantrax leagues.

Brock Faber, D - Minnesota Wild (45% Rostered)

I get great pleasure in announcing that Brock Faber has arrived. Sure, he’s a 21-year-old rookie defenceman, but the kid is already a star. One of the smoothest skaters you’ll ever see, the American back has quickly become the W