Josh Harding (Expected to retire)

[tomgilbertfan]

Cleared waivers.

 

[Caior89]

yay! \o/

 

[Al Lagoon]

Well played Fletcher....

 

[Paul Bunyan]

Well played Fletcher....

Agreed. Glad to see him getting some time in Iowa.

Now does this mean they send Curry to QC/Alaska? or?

 

[BigT2002]

Agreed. Glad to see him getting some time in Iowa.

Now does this mean they send Curry to QC/Alaska? or?

Now watch us win both the AHL and NHL championships

 

[HellasLEAF]

so is he being conditioned for the eventual call-up?

or are you guys gonna ride Kuemper/Backstrom for the season..

 

[Vashanesh]

so is he being conditioned for the eventual call-up?

or are you guys gonna ride Kuemper/Backstrom for the season..

No clue. Anyone's guess is as good as another at this point.

Sorry for your fantasy team.

 

[Avder]

so is he being conditioned for the eventual call-up?

or are you guys gonna ride Kuemper/Backstrom for the season..

Guessing he's going to be held down there until there's an injury at the very least.

Plus Iowa does need all the help it can get. If he can help our young guys down there build up some confidence I'm all for it.

 

[Capslock17]

So what happened? Did he report to Iowa or what?

 

[tomgilbertfan]

So what happened? Did he report to Iowa or what?

Yes. Backed up last night. Probably will play next weekend.

 

[Procrastinator]

Any news on Harding?

whats the story?

is he expected to play for the wild anytime soon?

 

[tomgilbertfan]

He's going to play for Iowa on Sunday. Not going to be in the NHL anytime soon until one of our goalies goes down with an injury.

 

[kfan22]

Michael Russo ‏@Russostrib
Josh Harding made 50 saves in Iowa's 5-4 shootout loss at San Antonio. First start since Dec. 31. Wild outshot 54-40. Dumba 1 goal #mnwild

 

[Avder]

54 shots against???

Damn.

Got himself a workout.

 

[Al Lagoon]

No kidding - welcome back Josh

 

[Procrastinator]

Harding

Does Minn plan on playing him anytime soon?

Whats's the latest word on him besides the Iowa game?

 

[Jarick]

No news at all. They haven't played since Saturday and don't play again until this coming Saturday.

 

[kfan22]

Harding may be injured??

Tony VanDemark @TonyVanDemark · 2h 2 hours ago
@Russostrib @BlountStrib Harding not starting 3rd period. Looked injured and or tired after a shot in 2nd period.

 

[Avder]

Harding may be injured??

Tony VanDemark @TonyVanDemark · 2h 2 hours ago
@Russostrib @BlountStrib Harding not starting 3rd period. Looked injured and or tired after a shot in 2nd period.

Peachy

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Fletcher said it was dehydration.

 

[NHL1674]

Russo

Speaking of Charlotte, I updated the top of the last blog that goalie Josh Harding left Saturday’s game after two periods due to dehydration.

It was so serious, he was taken to the hospital and remained hospitalized until he was released late Sunday. Multiple sources say this is related to his multiple sclerosis. Harding is listed day-to-day with dehydration, but this will likely be one of those indefinite day-to-day’s. It’s very unlikely he will play another game for Iowa until this is figured out.

I really think it's getting to that point where he has to consider retirement. It's got to be an agonizing decision to make, but he has to start thinking about his overall health away from the ice.

 

[Vashanesh]

Russo



I really think it's getting to that point where he has to consider retirement. It's got to be an agonizing decision to make, but he has to start thinking about his overall health away from the ice.

At the same time - like a lesser version of Pronger's situation in Philly - why would he walk away from money?

He can keep getting presumably exceptional healthcare AND at least get the rest of his contract.

 

[Gaps]

Russo



I really think it's getting to that point where he has to consider retirement. It's got to be an agonizing decision to make, but he has to start thinking about his overall health away from the ice.

I somehow had the feeling this was another MS complication. Unless something changes dramatically, I think he's played his last NHL game. As great as his story is, MS isn't an illness with which you can still play hockey on the highest level for a long time. He's lucky he managed to play after his diagnosis (and he did play well, there's no denying that).

 

[J22*]

Russo



I really think it's getting to that point where he has to consider retirement. It's got to be an agonizing decision to make, but he has to start thinking about his overall health away from the ice.

The guy has about 6 months left in his professional career, can't really blame him for taking one last run at it.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Why haven't we placed Harding on LTIR? Seriously; he has MS. I think that's enough to place him on LTIR. This is such a failure by the organization to address this concern since it was known. There was no reason after the first 'setback' to keep Harding active. Doesn't matter if Harding feels like it. The organization should have told Harding he was done, he has a job with the team if he wants it in some way, and place him on the LTIR. I wonder how much more damage we've done to him by not forcing him to face the reality of it all.

Was it a nice narrative? Certainly but his health and life should have been more important than his damn career.