1:34 p.m.: The Wild moved Kaprizov to IR to open up a roster spot, per a team announcement. They also shifted Brodin from IR to LTIR retroactive to Jan. 7 to open up the cap space for a forward recall, ruling him out of the team’s next two games at minimum. 10:35 a.m.: Wild star winger Kirill Kaprizov missed Tuesday’s practice and will undergo surgery to address his nagging … [Read more...] about Kirill Kaprizov To Undergo Lower-Body Surgery, Out Minimum Four Weeks
Wild Activate Kirill Kaprizov, Jared Spurgeon
Jan. 23: The Wild officially activated Kaprizov from LTIR and Spurgeon from IR Thursday morning, per a team announcement. Jiříček was indeed reassigned to AHL Iowa yesterday, clearing the cap space for the former’s reinstatement. Jan. 22: The Wild look to have superstar winger Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon back in their lineup Thursday against Utah, Michael Russo … [Read more...] about Wild Activate Kirill Kaprizov, Jared Spurgeon
Minnesota Wild Reassign David Jiříček
Given that the Minnesota Wild are expected to activate forward Kirill Kaprizov and defenseman Jared Spurgeon before tomorrow’s game against the Utah Hockey Club, at least one player needed to come off the roster. According to a team announcement, the player in question will be defenseman David Jiříček, who the team has reassigned to their AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild. It was … [Read more...] about Minnesota Wild Reassign David Jiříček
Wild Reassign Brendan Gaunce
The Wild have multiple impact players nearing injured reserve activations, and the team announced they’ve opened a second roster spot today by reassigning center Brendan Gaunce to AHL Iowa. Gaunce, 30, was a highly-touted prospect with the Canucks in the early days of his career but has since become a depth journeyman. He’s only landed full-time NHL work on rare occasions and … [Read more...] about Wild Reassign Brendan Gaunce
Wild Activate Jakub Lauko From Long-Term Injured Reserve
The Wild are getting at least one piece of their forward lineup back this weekend against the Predators. The team announced they’ve activated winger Jakub Lauko off long-term injured reserve, assigning forwards Ben Jones and Devin Shore to AHL Iowa in corresponding transactions after they cleared waivers earlier in the week. Lauko, 24, has been out of action for most of the … [Read more...] about Wild Activate Jakub Lauko From Long-Term Injured Reserve