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Any sources for him getting a start Tuesday?

I'd say he was recalled more to get him around the coaching staff, other players and get some practice time with the Wild under his belt. I just don't see him supplanting anyone 3 days after being traded for.

 

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1 hour ago, M_Nels said:

Any sources for him getting a start Tuesday?

I'd say he was recalled more to get him around the coaching staff, other players and get some practice time with the Wild under his belt. I just don't see him supplanting anyone 3 days after being traded for.

 

I'm reading this is more about introducing him to the big club (practice, coaches, Ness (boy this guys stock is rising), facility,etc), than having him there to play with the big club

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3 minutes ago, Pewterschmidt said:

I'm reading this is more about introducing him to the big club (practice, coaches, Ness (boy this guys stock is rising), facility,etc), than having him there to play with the big club

I'm thinking it means they're unsure if Jo-Bro is going to be good to Go-Bro so they want an additional D-man available.

Jiri is waivers exempt so no issues there.

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6 minutes ago, MrCheatachu said:

I'm thinking it means they're unsure if Jo-Bro is going to be good to Go-Bro so they want an additional D-man available.

Jiri is waivers exempt so no issues there.

And they want him to practice with the Wild today, so they can get a good look at him, which is what they are doing. I don't think it makes any sense to throw Jiricek into the game when he doesn't have background on the structure and expectations of the coaching staff.

In my mind, Jiricek won't play unless another defenseman comes up with an injury prior to Tuesday night's game against Vancouver. Bringing him in was an investment in the future, not someone they want on NHL ice right away.

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43 minutes ago, Pewterschmidt said:

I'm reading this is more about introducing him to the big club (practice, coaches, Ness (boy this guys stock is rising), facility,etc), than having him there to play with the big club

.."should make his debut for his new team on Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks.."

That is straight from the article.

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17 minutes ago, M_Nels said:

.."should make his debut for his new team on Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks.."

That is straight from the article.

Sure, but his site has jumped the gun on assumptions that didn't come to fruition before. Unless Russo or the Wild say it, I wouldn't buy into it.

For example, HockeyWilderness congratulated a player for making the opening roster near the end of training camp, but that player started the season in Iowa. That player had only been retained on the roster through some of the later cut downs while another player was recovering from injury.

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3 minutes ago, Imyourhuckleberry said:

Sure, but his site has jumped the gun on assumptions that didn't come to fruition before. Unless Russo or the Wild say it, I wouldn't buy into it.

Yeah that's why I asked about a source in my original reply. I'm with you, I haven't seen Russo even hint anything about him starting Tuesday so I don't see it happening. 

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44 minutes ago, Protec said:

I know they play NoJo 15 TOi average, but the Wild managers and coaches are too smart to put 20yo Jirizy in there ASAP.

After going 9 games without a point, Johansson has looked somewhat adequate in portions of the last 9 games, tallying 6 points. I'm still not a fan, but he's a less annoying passenger when he at least collecting points for the team along the way.

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4 hours ago, M_Nels said:

Any sources for him getting a start Tuesday?

I'd say he was recalled more to get him around the coaching staff, other players and get some practice time with the Wild under his belt. I just don't see him supplanting anyone 3 days after being traded for.

I'm wondering if someone else is injured? Maybe Spurgy needs some more time off?

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I like the premise of him being up here to learn. However, when Spurgy went down earlier, we had very little warning. If Spurgy goes down, wouldn't Jiricek be the top of the line fill in? 

As for RHS defenders, Spacek is really the only other prospect on there. I guess you could use Crotty if you had to. To me Jiricek would be the top callup at this point despite his lack of smooth skating. You never know when Spurgy's going to need more maintenance!

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1 hour ago, Imyourhuckleberry said:

After going 9 games without a point, Johansson has looked somewhat adequate in portions of the last 9 games, tallying 6 points. I'm still not a fan, but he's a less annoying passenger when he at least collecting points for the team along the way.

I might have to jump aboard P-Diesel's train of ragging on Trenin for a while.  I mean it's a little less satisfying than ragging on Nojo but it might fill the void until Nojo reverts back in a few games.

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43 minutes ago, Will D. Ness said:

I might have to jump aboard P-Diesel's train of ragging on Trenin for a while.  I mean it's a little less satisfying than ragging on Nojo but it might fill the void until Nojo reverts back in a few games.

Trust me Trenin can make you nuts if you watch him each shift.  But why P-Kringle?

1) when bro accidentally gets the puck on his stick it's better than 50% chance he punts it to the other team

2) I've seen him fall backwards more than once this year.  Arms windmilling, landing on his butt backwards.  This is the NHL for f sake.

3) Staple this guy to our edge work whisperer (Ness) after every practice for an hour.  He's too slow by 3-4 strides.  

4) I have not seen him truck an opponent thru 24 games.

5) we've heard about his analytics, but honestly I'm not buying it.

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5 hours ago, Pewterschmidt said:

I stand corrected.  Good let's see what this kids got.

Hold up. Just watched Hynes post-practice interview and he will not play unless injury happens. Jiri also had an interview if anyone is interested. I found it intriguing his take on Colombus.

Hynes

https://www.nhl.com/wild/video/hynes-at-practice-12-2-6365433051112

Jiricek

https://www.nhl.com/wild/video/jiricek-at-practice-12-2-6365432760112

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Tonight’s projected lineup:

KIRILL KAPRIZOV - JOEL ERIKSSON EK - MATT BOLDY

MARCUS JOHANSSON - MARCO ROSSI - RYAN HARTMAN

MARCUS FOLIGNO - FREDERICK GAUDREAU - YAKOV TRENIN

DEVIN SHORE - MARAT KHUSNUTDINOV - BEN JONES

JACOB MIDDLETON - BROCK FABER

DECLAN CHISHOLM - JARED SPURGEON

JON MERRILL - ZACH BOGOSIAN

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/minnesota-wild/line-combinations

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On 12/2/2024 at 9:29 AM, M_Nels said:

Any sources for him getting a start Tuesday?

I'd say he was recalled more to get him around the coaching staff, other players and get some practice time with the Wild under his belt. I just don't see him supplanting anyone 3 days after being traded for.

 

After the Canucks game he can supplant Merrill. 

Kick Bogo to LD3. 

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