Category: Michael Russo
Wild Place Marcus Johansson On IR
Edmonton OilersThe Minnesota Wild have placed forward Marcus Johansson on injured reserve with an upper-body injury believed to be a concussion, per Michael Russo of The Athletic. Johansson suffered the injury when Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid discretely elbowed him in the head in the two sides’ Wednes...
Read moreNHL Trade Rumors: One Thing Holding Wild Back From Making Moves
Michael RussoThe Minnesota Wild want to strengthen their roster ahead of the March 7 trade deadline, but one major obstacle stands in their way: a lack of salary cap flexibility. With just $587,244 in available cap space, adding notable players will require a lot of creativity from GM Bill Guerin. Michael Russo...
Read moreNHL Rumors: The Minnesota Wild Willing to Make Moves But Cap Space an Issue
Matt MarcheseThe Minnesota Wild may be willing to trade draft picks and prospects ahead of the trade deadline, but their cap situation could get in the way of that.
Read moreNHL Rumors: The Minnesota Wild Willing to Make Moves But Cap Space an Issue
Michael RussoThe Minnesota Wild may be willing to trade draft picks and prospects ahead of the trade deadline, but their cap situation could get in the way of that.
Read moreMinnesota Wild Recall David Jiříček
Jakub LaukoJan. 9: Shore is back up to the NHL today, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports. His reassignment was part of optimizing the Wild’s cap space when transferring Jakub Lauko to long-term injured reserve yesterday. Shore is expected to play against the Avalanche on Thursday. Jan. 8: The injury bug con...
Read moreWild Activate Jacob Middleton, Assign Three
WildThe Minnesota Wild snuck one more transaction in before today’s roster deadline, activating defenseman Jacob Middleton off of long-term injured reserve just a few minutes before their freeze per Michael Russo of The Athletic. Middleton will return to the lineup in tonight’s matchup against St. Louis...
Read moreGuerin: Wild Will Be Cautious With Kirill Kaprizov’s Return
Bill GuerinThe Wild have been without superstar winger Kirill Kaprizov since the holiday break with a lower-body issue. It’s caused him to miss four games and will hold him out for at least one more, although general manager Bill Guerin says they’ll keep him sidelined for as long as the team needs to in order...
Read moreMarc-André Fleury to start in final game in Washington: ‘When he moves on to the next chapter, the game will miss him’
Minnesota WildNearly 19 years after first playing in Washington, Marc-André Fleury will get the start for the Minnesota Wild in his final game in DC. Wild coach John Hynes confirmed after the team’s morning skate that Fleury will start against the Capitals on Thursday, per The Athletic’s Michael Russo. Though the...
Read moreNHL Injuries: Wild, Rangers, Flyers, Penguins, Kraken, Maple Leafs, and Canucks
Michael RussoJared Spurgeon to have an MRI today. Igor Shesterkin to the IR. Auston Matthews doesn't know if he'll get past the injury this year.
Read moreNHL Injuries: Wild, Rangers, Flyers, Penguins, Kraken, Maple Leafs, and Canucks
WildJared Spurgeon to have an MRI today. Igor Shesterkin to the IR. Auston Matthews doesn't know if he'll get past the injury this year.
Read moreWild Place Kirill Kaprizov On Injured Reserve, Jared Spurgeon To Miss Time
Jared SpurgeonThe Wild are placing star winger Kirill Kaprizov on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 23, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports. He’s eligible to come off at any time after missing the last three games with a minor lower-body injury but will still miss at least their next two games, Russo adds. Th...
Read moreWild Assign Reese Johnson, Anticipate Additional Recalls
Jakub LaukoThe morning has started out with a heap of small-news roster transactions, headlined by the Minnesota Wild assigning center Reese Johnson to the Iowa Wild, per Michael Russo of The Athletic. Johnson stepped into Minnesota’s last two games to cover injuries to Yakov Trenin and Jakub Lauko. Trenin is...
Read moreWild To Reassign Travis Boyd, Expected To Activate Jakub Lauko
WildThe Minnesota Wild are swapping out one forward in favor of another. Michael Russo of The Athletic reports the Wild organization has reassigned forward Travis Boyd to the American Hockey League with Jakub Lauko expected back on Tuesday. It’s the third time the 31-year-old Boyd has been reassigned ba...
Read moreWild Issue Multiple Injury Updates, Place Eriksson Ek On IR
Michael Russo12/6: According to a team announcement, the Wild have placed Eriksson Ek on injured reserve as expected. His placement on the team’s injured reserve will likely be made retroactive to December 4th. 12/4: Depth is becoming an important factor for the best team in the league. This afternoon, the Minne...
Read moreWest Notes: Eriksson Ek, Brodin, Walman, Sturm, Vanecek
Montreal CanadiensThe Minnesota Wild received some unfortunate injury news yesterday with the announcement Mats Zuccarello would miss the next three to four weeks with a lower-body injury. It’s not all bad news on the injury front in the Wild organization as Michael Russo of The Athletic reported that Joel Eriksson E...
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