The 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 back to the AHL’s Iowa Wild this season. The Hopkins, Minnesota native has only … [Read more...] about Wild To Reassign Travis Boyd, Expected To Activate Jakub Lauko
Central Notes: Montgomery, Jiříček, Hall
Clear communication and detailed feedback are the early hallmarks of Jim Montgomery’s tenure as Blues head coach, multiple players told Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic. They’ve yet to lose in regulation since signing the ex-Bruins bench boss to a five-year contract and relieving Drew Bannister of his duties, going 2-0-1 since the change. Among the players praising Montgomery … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Montgomery, Jiříček, Hall
Minnesota Wild Issue Multiple Injury Updates
Depth is becoming an important factor for the best team in the league. This afternoon, the Minnesota Wild issued multiple injury updates regarding the status of Joel Eriksson Ek, Jonas Brodin, Mats Zuccarello, and Jakub Lauko. The organization confirmed the earlier report from Michael Russo of The Athletic stating that top center Eriksson Ek would be considered week-to-week … [Read more...] about Minnesota Wild Issue Multiple Injury Updates
West Notes: Wild, Sasson, Szuber
The Minnesota Wild made a pair of recalls today bringing up forwards Travis Boyd and Reese Johnson from Iowa of the American Hockey League. Boyd has already dressed in two games this season for Minnesota, while Johnson has spent this entire season in the AHL. The 31-year-old Boyd has gone scoreless in the NHL this season but has put up decent offensive numbers with Iowa, … [Read more...] about West Notes: Wild, Sasson, Szuber
Wild Recall Liam Ohgren, Jesper Wallstedt
The Wild have recalled top prospects Liam Ohgren and Jesper Wallstedt from AHL Iowa ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Canucks, per a team release. The team placed defenseman Jonas Brodin and left-winger Jakub Lauko on injured reserve to open spots on the active roster and also moved right-winger Mats Zuccarello from IR to LTIR to open up the necessary cap space. Ohgren, 20, … [Read more...] about Wild Recall Liam Ohgren, Jesper Wallstedt