Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon took a hard hit in the team’s Thursday night preseason game. He sat out of the rest of the game and may be dealing with an injury that holds him out for even longer. Head coach Dean Evason said, “It’s not positive, but we’ll get a better evaluation tomorrow.” This will be an important thing to monitor, as Spurgeon’s impact in Minnesota is … [Read more...] about Jared Spurgeon Leaves Preseason Game With Injury
Jared Spurgeon Out Week-To-Week With Upper-Body Injury
Earlier today, we covered news that Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon had suffered an injury due to a hard hit from last night’s preseason game against the Chicago Blackhawks. Now, the Minnesota Wild have officially announced that Spurgeon has suffered an upper-body injury and will be out on a week-to-week basis. The Athletic’s Michael Russo reported that although Spurgeon … [Read more...] about Jared Spurgeon Out Week-To-Week With Upper-Body Injury
Minnesota Wild Nearing Extension With Ryan Hartman
The Minnesota Wild are finalizing a three-year extension with forward Ryan Hartman, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports Friday. He believes the final average annual value will be around the $4MM mark. Minnesota acquired Hartman, 29, when they signed him to a two-year, $3.8MM contract in the summer of 2019. He agreed to terms on a three-year extension carrying a $1.7MM cap hit … [Read more...] about Minnesota Wild Nearing Extension With Ryan Hartman
Training Camp Cuts: 10/04/23
The start of the regular season is less than a week away, and clubs are narrowing down their opening-day rosters. As always, we’ll track roster moves here. Anaheim Ducks (via team release) G Calle Clang (to San Diego, AHL) F Glenn Gawdin (to San Diego, AHL) D Scott Harrington (released from PTO to San Diego, AHL) F Nikita Nesterenko (to San Diego, AHL) F Pavol Regenda (to San … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 10/04/23
Waivers: 10/04/23
Teams continue to trim their rosters ahead of the regular season, which starts in just six days. That means multiple players will hit the waiver wire daily until opening night rosters are due, and today is no different. Per TSN’s Chris Johnston, 12 players were waived today at 1 p.m. CT, 11 of whom have NHL experience. As a reminder, a waiver placement is a prerequisite for … [Read more...] about Waivers: 10/04/23