GDT: 11/1/16 - Wild vs Sabres - 7 PM CT / 2 AM Finland - FS-N

[gphr513]

vs.
Wild vs. Sabres
Game 10
Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN

Shorthanded Wild Gets Its Work In

ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Wild is piecing together a lineup for its game against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center.

A combination of injuries, illness and a desire to preserve as much salary cap space as possible made for a unique mix at practice Monday, a day after the Wild's first day off in two weeks. Minnesota coach Bruce Boudreau was unable to get the kind of work done he would typically like.

Coming off a stretch in which it has played eight games in 16 days, including a four-game road trip to the East Coast, the Wild will play just three games in the next 12 days. It's a time Boudreau would like to spend conducting harder practices, perfecting system work and special teams.

But Minnesota had only eight forwards and six defensemen available at practice, which made it impossible to work on any of that.

"These 11 days, every team has it," Boudreau said. "These 11 days are days for you to get better by being able to practice. And when you're not able to practice full-bore because of numbers, then it's sort of irritating."

Injuries to forwards Erik Haula, Zach Parise and Zac Dalpe and defenseman Marco Scandella and an illness for Chris Stewart limited numbers to the point where defenseman Nate Prosser was skating on the third forward line while also mixing in some work on the blue line.

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Wild Recalls Three From Iowa

Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled forwards Christoph Bertschy, Tyler Graovac and Jordan Schroeder from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Lines

Granlund - Koivu - Pominville
64 - 9 - 29
Eriksson Ek - Staal - Coyle
14 - 12 - 3
Niederreiter - Graovac - Stewart
22 - 44 - 7
Zucker - Schroeder - Bertschy
16 - 10 - 47

Suter - Dumba
20 - 24
Brodin - Folin
25 - 5
Prosser - Spurgeon
39 - 46




Lines (from HFSabres GDT)

26 Moulson – 90 R.O'Reilly – 21 Okposo
82 Foligno – 22 Larsson – 12 Gionta
63 Ennis – 28 Girgensons – 23 Reinhart
Recall TBA – 27 Grant – 73 Baptiste

4 Gorges – 55 Ristolainen
77 Kulikov – 47 Bogosian
29 McCabe – 6 Franson

40 Lehner
31 Nilsson

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[AKL]

Here's to hoping we can win with all those injuries

 

[57special]

As long as Dubnyk and Suter are healthy we have a chance.

 

[gphr513]

When asked: Any confirmation on net tonight?

 

[Sharppi]

as long as dubnyk and suter are healthy we have a chance.

 

[DANOZ28]

no point in getting cocky see vikings. dr J pointed out we have a tuff stretch of games coming up we really need to bank these 2 points. max effort tonight wild boyz!

 

[Wild11MN]

As long as Dubnyk and Suter are healthy we have a chance.

Pretty much. Far and away our most irreplaceable players.

 

[Revelate]

FYI - Sabres recall is Justin Bailey.

 

[Wabit]

Guessing the lines will run top-6 (9?) heavy ToI. They have a few days off so don't have to worry about fatigue for the next game.

Nino/Staal/Coyle
Granny/Koivu/Stewie
Zucker/JEE/Pommer - the line works
Schroeder/Graovav/Bertschy - in whatever position, limited ToI.

 

[SomethingGeneric]

Guessing the lines will run top-6 (9?) heavy ToI. They have a few days off so don't have to worry about fatigue for the next game.

Nino/Staal/Coyle
Granny/Koivu/Stewie
Zucker/JEE/Pommer - the line works
Schroeder/Graovav/Bertschy - in whatever position, limited ToI.

I believe I saw somewhere that BB wants to split up the call ups and I think it was Russo who reported that and said he thinks Bertschy would be the one to move up.

 

[Wild11MN]

I believe I saw somewhere that BB wants to split up the call ups and I think it was Russo who reported that and said he thinks Bertschy would be the one to move up.

Yeah I saw that too. Seems to make sense I think. Don't want the 4th line to be an AHL line.

 

[MN_Gopher]

Yeah I saw that too. Seems to make sense I think. Don't want the 4th line to be an AHL line.

For a one game only ordeal. It can also be be your most deadly line. Its game 7 for those guys. For the top three lines its Tuesday against Buffalo.

 

[gphr513]

I like the idea of having at least one veteran NHL presence on the 4th line.

 

[Wabit]

I like the idea of having at least one veteran NHL presence on the 4th line.

I consider Schroeder a NHL vetern at this point, he's had 100+ NHL games.

I forgot Stewie missed yesterday with the flu. So can see him on the 4th line tonight, limited minutes, not as much strain on the body.

 

[Minnesota]

I consider Schroeder a NHL vetern at this point, he's had 100+ NHL games.

I forgot Stewie missed yesterday with the flu. So can see him on the 4th line tonight, limited minutes, not as much strain on the body.

I'd call him an AHL veteran with ~275 minor league games under his belt.

 

[TwiztedHeat]

Both guys are off to a great start as well. Suter should be the front runner for the Norris as of right now.

 

[Avder]

God ****ing dammit were on the minus channel.

 

[gphr513]

Another 2 points tonight, let's do it.

 

[Avder]

I've got a headache and now I have to watch this game in standerp definition.

 

[gphr513]

God ****ing dammit were on the minus channel.

What, do you not get FSN+?

 

[Lapa]

Awful start.

 

[gphr513]

Brodin's bad pass started that sequence.

Really starting to get down on him...

 

[Minnesota]

Boudreau said he wasn't going to do an all AHL line, but... There they are.

1-0 Buffalo.

Edit: (AHL line didn't cause the goal)

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Well that sucks.

 

[josephwild123]

Can Folin not screen Dubnyk. Thanks for ruining the streak.