By Thomas Williams -
That's Wild
The Minnesota Wild are facing an injury crisis and now they have to deal with a hearty push for the playoffs without two of their best impact players. We have become familiar with what this team looks like without Kirill Kaprizov but now that Joel Eriksson Ek is out with an injury he further aggravated at practice the other day -- according to Michael Russo, it looks to be a six-to-eight week timeline for the Wild center -- this team has taken a massive hit.
A center depth of Marco Rossi, Frederick Gaudreau, Ryan Hartman, and Devin Shore isn't all that inspiring for a team wanting to push into having home-ice advantage in the first round. We'll let it play out, but with the Wild going on a small road trip that features a game against a hungry Utah team and the Colorado Avalanche, it might be hard to stomach.
- For a more optimistic read of the situation, here's why the Wild have nothing to worry about during this stretch of games without Kaprizov and Eriksson Ek. [Hockey Wilderness]
- A deep look at how Brock Nelson could potentially fit in Minnesota. [Hockey Wilderness]
- Hey, the Wild made a trade! Well, they basically switched an AHL veteran for another AHL veteran from the Los Angeles Kings organization. [FloHockey]
Off the trail...
- Another day, another trade board a week away from the deadline. [ESPN]
- It sure looks like the Winnipeg Jets are walking away with the Central Division title, as they have now won 11 straight. [TheScore]
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