Wild place star defenseman on IR, recall inexperienced goaltender

With Filip Gustavsson expected to be unavailable for Saturday night’s game against Nashville, the Minnesota Wild needed to add another netminder.  They’ve made that move, announcing the recall of Dylan Ferguson from AHL Iowa on an emergency basis.  To make room on the roster, defenseman Jonas Brodin was placed on injured reserve.

After spending last season in the KHL, Ferguson returned to North America on a minor league deal with Iowa before being converted to a two-way NHL deal earlier this month.  The 26-year-old has played in nine games in the AHL this season, putting up a 3.70 GAA and a .881 SV%.  Ferguson has just three career NHL appearances, one coming as a junior-aged player with Vegas and two with Ottawa back in 2023.

As for Brodin, he has missed the last week-and-a-half with a lower-body injury.  Assuming his IR placement was backdated, he’ll have already missed the required seven days and will be eligible to be activated as soon as he’s cleared to return.  The veteran has 16 points and 67 blocks in 31 games this season, putting him on pace for one of his best offensive outputs.

The team also noted that David Jiricek’s recall has been converted from an emergency one to a regular recall.  He was brought up when Brodin was injured and this is simply a procedural move based on Brodin’s IR placement and the expected return of Brock Faber.