2017-2018 Minnesota Wild General Discussion III

[Dr Jan Itor]

Vegas fans will love him!

Randomly turned to NHL Network a few days ago and one of their preseason games were on. In the 3 minutes that I watched he got loose for a short-handed breakaway goal.

 

[57special]

Miss his speed, defense, OTT goal celly's, and his aggro against Swedes.

 

[Wabit]

Pickard hit the waiver wire today, too bad the Wild have neither the money or the roster spot to put in a claim for him. His stats weren't good last year, but playing for Col played a role in that.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Pickard hit the waiver wire today, too bad the Wild have neither the money or the roster spot to put in a claim for him. His stats weren't good last year, but playing for Col played a role in that.

It's too bad we have like zero flexibility on this roster. I feel like Dubnyk is going to get burned out again and we play like crap to end the season. I have no trust in Stalock to fill in as backup tender.

 

[NHL1674]

Oh come on!!!

 

[TaLoN]

Oh come on!!!

 

[ClayAikenFan77]

Well if this is true then what the ****?!

 

[Saga of the Elk]

"Opinions" is the same in English and French. I can believe that his source (Lapointe?) was convinced it was a done deal but that's not the same as having a done deal. A young expansion-proof asset with higher upside than "Bodin" or Dumba plus the pick (a higher conditional pick - the 2018 2nd - than the Wild could offer btw) probably sealed it for Tampa. Would Dumba or Brodin have been a better fit for the Bolts this season? The counterfactuals are endless (selling high on Granlund, keeping Tuch, etc.) but I'm not such a huge Drouin fan as to believe he puts this roster any closer to the Cup.

 

[Minnesota]

Ouch, tough break for Foligno.

 

[Uberdachen]

Maybe punching some idiot's hard protectivewear will fix it, like it fixes everything else.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Ouch, tough break for Foligno.

Toss the cage on. Or did the broken face come with a concussion as well?

 

[MoeTheHobo]

Kunin called up, Reilly sent down

 

[ref19]

So what forwards are out tomorrow?

 

[57special]

Sucks for Reilly, but has to be done.

 

[Saga of the Elk]

So what forwards are out tomorrow?

Parise, Granlund, Coyle, Niederreiter, and Foligno most likely.

I can't see any way Ennis plays a full season with the abuse he takes.

 

[NHL1674]

 

[ThatGuy22]

Russo's got a new story up on Athletic. Coyle looking like the likely LTIR with a fractured tibia or fibula. Nino's high ankle sprain isn't apparently to serious.

We might see a month of Kunin with the Coyle injury.

 

[W75]

Oh well.. this cap space/injury thing escalated quickly.

 

[Minnesota]

I didn't even notice Coyle's injury during the game. Did anyone else?

 

[ThatGuy22]

I didn't even notice Coyle's injury during the game. Did anyone else?

Ya, took a slap shot to the back of the leg. Think it was Dumba who shot.

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

Dumba or Spurge I think...someone right handed, ha. Surprised that could fracture the bone, it didn't look that bad at full speed but obviously it's still an NHL shot going into a place that I don't think has much padding (if at all?). That's why they usually don't want to turn around like that if a shot is incoming.

 

[Wild11MN]

So if Coyle goes on LTIR we could at least call up a few more bodies.

 

[SaltyCaptain]

$3.2M cap relief, enough for Reilly and three $800k warm bodies i think. Who should they call up?

 

[TheSauceBoss]

I can see Ryan Malone being called up.

 

[MoeTheHobo]

Forward Charlie Coyle suffered a right fibula fracture and underwent successful surgery today by Dr. Fernando Peña at TRIA Orthopaedic Center in Bloomington. He is expected to miss six to eight weeks and has been placed on Long Term Injured Reserve (LTIR). By placing Coyle on LTIR, the Wild can recall at least three players from Iowa for Saturday's home opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Forward Marcus Foligno suffered a left facial fracture and is expected to miss a minimum of one week. He is scheduled to undergo a procedure by Dr. David Hamlar on Sunday.
Forward Nino Niederreiter suffered a high left ankle sprain and has been placed on Injured Reserve. He is expected to miss a minimum of three weeks.

At least we can do some call-ups now