It’s time for the next Minnesota Wild report card of the season, and as the first two report cards were shared, this one will be as well. These two players didn’t spend a lot of time with the Wild to warrant a full report each, but enough time to share a report.
The Minnesota Wild got some very bad news on Kirill Kaprizov Tuesday. Life without Kirill over the next month+ will not be easy, and there’s a spot in the Western Conference playoff bracket riding on their ability to win games for another extended period of time without the greatest player in franchise history.
Forward Ben Jones has been recalled by the Wild again Wednesday, per Michael Russo of The Athletic. He’d been with their AHL affiliate in Iowa for the past two weeks after clearing waivers.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
A few players hit the waiver wire on Monday. The Minnesota Wild placed forwards Ben Jones and Devin Shore on waivers, while the Tampa Bay Lightning made forward Gage Goncalves available to the other 31 teams in the NHL as well.
The Wild have placed forwards Ben Jones and Devin Shore on waivers with the intent to assign them to AHL Iowa, the team announced. It’s good news for the Wild, who are likely freeing up roster space to activate star winger Kirill Kaprizov from injured reserve and depth piece Jakub Lauko from LTIR ahead of Wednesday’s matchup against the Oilers.
The Wild brought up forwards Ben Jones and Devin Shore from AHL Iowa on Sunday, per a team release. One or both could make their Wild debuts on Tuesday against the Blues.
Ben Jones has a secret formula for his success in the American Hockey League. Over the last two seasons, he has only missed a single game. This season, he was the only player to skate in all 72 games.
During the first intermission of Thursday’s game in Tampa Bay, the Calgary Flames announced a trade. They’ve sent left-wing Emilio Pettersen to the Dallas Stars in exchange for centre Riley Damiani.
Folks, we’re obviously all a bit caught up in the 2024 trade deadline pandemonium. But once March 1 hit the calendar, another important period began: the opening of the window for teams to sign players to entry-level deals that begin next season.
Heading into this season, the common thought process regarding the Calgary Flames’ centres was something like this: “Hey, they have Elias Lindholm, Mikael
The Calgary Wranglers started a four-game homestand on Friday afternoon after being on the road for seven straight games. They hosted the San Diego Gulls for the first of two on back-to-back days.
The Calgary Flames made a trade this past week. Elias Lindholm is now a Vancouver Canuck. And the Flames have a couple new defencemen in their prospect pool.