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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/1/2021 7:23:45 AM   
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Amazing what a difference a day makes for the Wild. Saturday night they looked like a JV team getting their ass kicked by the varsity and yesterday they at least looked like they belonged on the same rink as the Avs. We got a few bounces to go our way when they failed to score on a couple of chances they normally bury, but we still hung with them till the end. And, it appears we have some magic going in OT so far this year. A real nice win to get the split, but now we need to do the same on their rink.
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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/3/2021 10:48:43 AM   
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And more bad news from the Athletic.

Wild’s top pick Marco Rossi will not play this season: Sources


By Michael Russo Jan 30, 2021 181
There are not a lot of things that could overshadow Saturday night’s blowout defeat to the division rival Colorado Avalanche, a game in which the Wild were already playing without their best player, Kevin Fiala, because of a three-game suspension; a game in which they’d lose forward Marcus Johansson to injury and eventually defenseman Matt Dumba to an injury that could sideline him indefinitely.

But during the second intermission of a 5-1 loss, the Wild confirmed a report from The Athletic on Friday that first-round pick Marco Rossi had returned home to Austria and acknowledged for the first time that what kept him off the ice during training camp and beyond this month is complications due to having COVID-19 in November.

The Wild were vague in their announcement in part because of the federal law restricting the release of medical information. They provided no specifics as to what lasting effects Rossi has been dealing with, but sources told The Athletic on Saturday night that the team’s medical staff is confident the 19-year-old center will make a full recovery. While not getting into details, general manager Bill Guerin also said on a recent The Athletic podcast that the Wild are confident he’ll be OK long term.

However, he will not play this season, sources said.

Rossi will return to Minnesota in six weeks to be re-evaluated by doctors. But until then, he’s supposed to stay off the ice, not work out and pretty much take it easy. The objective is for Rossi to solely worry about his health and focus on getting ready for training camp next fall.

After Rossi signed his entry-level contract in late October, the Wild assigned the young center to the ZSC Lions in the Swiss League to play professionally until Wild training camp would open up. Rossi played one game, then tested positive for the virus and missed all of November. After recovering, Rossi was actually set to return to Zurich’s lineup after Thanksgiving, but then multiple players on Zurich tested positive for the virus and the team was put into quarantine.

Because of the delay to the start of the NHL season, the Wild let Rossi have the honor of captaining his native Austria in the world junior championships. Rossi played in the tournament, then flew to Minnesota, excited for training camp.

Sources say Rossi was “exhausted” throughout the tournament, but he never knew anything was wrong with him until Wild doctors wouldn’t clear him to begin training camp after undergoing a physical.

As part of the NHL COVID-19 protocols, all players that have tested positive for COVID-19 must undergo a cardiac screening and bloodwork. It’s unclear if Zurich or Team Austria followed similar protocols, but regardless, the Wild aren’t disclosing the nature of Rossi’s complications.

With 39 goals and 120 points in 56 games last season for the Ottawa 67’s, Rossi became the first European to lead the OHL in scoring and the first European to lead the three-league CHL in scoring since Alex Radulov (152 points) in 2005-06.

Rossi led the OHL with 81 assists and a plus-69, and was the second European import in OHL history to be named MVP. His 2.14 points per game ranked second in the CHL behind No. 1 overall pick, New York Rangers rookie Alexis Lafreniere (2.15), who played in the Quebec League for Rimouski.

Even though the Wild are confident Rossi’s health situation isn’t career-threatening, there could be real implications for his development with all this lost time.

By September, other than four games played at the World Junior Championships and one game for the ZSC Lions, Rossi will have not played consistent hockey in 18 months since the OHL season ended due to the pandemic last March.


I guess that explains Rossi's disappointing performance in the world junior championships. I had forgotten about him getting covid-19. Sucks to lose another year of development. I just hope the kid makes a full recovery and hasn't suffered permanent lung damage.

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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/3/2021 10:56:20 AM   
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Not even going to comment much about last nights loss. Tough to judge them right now as it's basically 1/2 Iowa and 1/2 Wild but the Avs are also decimated at this point.
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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/3/2021 11:07:50 AM   
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Not even going to comment much about last nights loss. Tough to judge them right now as it's basically 1/2 Iowa and 1/2 Wild but the Avs are also decimated at this point.

Unfortunately the Wild roster is not set up to win a war of attrition against the Avs.

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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/3/2021 11:11:03 AM   
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At least we got to bring up the enforcer we've been waiting to see in Kyle Rau.
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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/3/2021 11:30:36 AM   
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At least we got to bring up the enforcer we've been waiting to see in Kyle Rau.

We haven't had anyone that menacing on our roster since Jordan Schroeder.

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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/3/2021 12:00:41 PM   
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They aren't as talented as some, but at least our taxi squad guys give full effort on every shift they get. I love that Rau was willing to hit a "star" player and even drop the gloves for the team. Not exactly his thing, but at this point, he will do whatever it takes to stay in the league.
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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/3/2021 12:50:22 PM   
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Yeap. LiL Boogy.
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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/4/2021 8:25:06 AM   
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A snippet from the Strib:
DENVER – Five more Wild players have been placed in the NHL's COVID protocols, and the team's games will be postponed through at least Tuesday.

That means Thursday's game at Colorado, a weekend series at Xcel Energy Center against Arizona, and Tuesday's home game with St. Louis will not be played as scheduled.

Nick Bjugstad, Nick Bonino, Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Johansson and Jared Spurgeon joined Marcus Foligno on the NHL's list of players unavailable due to COVID protocols when the league provided an update Wednesday evening.

A COVID protocols absence can be the result of several factors including a positive test, unconfirmed positive test and contact tracing. While in the protocols, players can't practice, play or travel with the team.

Until further notice, the Wild's facilities are closed, and the NHL is reviewing and revising the team's remaining schedule.

A source said the Wild will fly back to Minnesota on Thursday, with the players on the NHL's list traveling separately.


And the strange year that was 2020 is looking to be followed up by 2021......
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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/5/2021 11:16:52 AM   
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A snippet from the Strib:
DENVER – Five more Wild players have been placed in the NHL's COVID protocols, and the team's games will be postponed through at least Tuesday.

That means Thursday's game at Colorado, a weekend series at Xcel Energy Center against Arizona, and Tuesday's home game with St. Louis will not be played as scheduled.

Nick Bjugstad, Nick Bonino, Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Johansson and Jared Spurgeon joined Marcus Foligno on the NHL's list of players unavailable due to COVID protocols when the league provided an update Wednesday evening.

A COVID protocols absence can be the result of several factors including a positive test, unconfirmed positive test and contact tracing. While in the protocols, players can't practice, play or travel with the team.

Until further notice, the Wild's facilities are closed, and the NHL is reviewing and revising the team's remaining schedule.

A source said the Wild will fly back to Minnesota on Thursday, with the players on the NHL's list traveling separately.


And the strange year that was 2020 is looking to be followed up by 2021......


Man, you guys really got bit by the bug! The real Wild will be back together soon, though.
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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/8/2021 11:16:56 AM   
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Bad News:

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Guerin said there are players that are symptomatic (achiness, loss of sense of taste and smell).

He says COVID-19 is creeping through the team one by one and he fully expects more positives to pop up


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#mnwild have a 4:30 conference call w the NHL today to discuss future. Bill Guerin made clear he thinks the team needs more time off and to postpone more games. Transaction-wise with the cap would be "insane," he said.

9 players, 1 Wild staff member has tested positive, he says

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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/8/2021 4:31:23 PM   
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Bad News:

Michael Russo
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Guerin said there are players that are symptomatic (achiness, loss of sense of taste and smell).

He says COVID-19 is creeping through the team one by one and he fully expects more positives to pop up


Michael Russo
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#mnwild have a 4:30 conference call w the NHL today to discuss future. Bill Guerin made clear he thinks the team needs more time off and to postpone more games. Transaction-wise with the cap would be "insane," he said.

9 players, 1 Wild staff member has tested positive, he says


Holy cow! This is bad news. That’s going to mess up their schedule for a few weeks.
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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/10/2021 7:59:11 AM   
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From the Strib:

The Wild, with its facilities shut down and its season on hold, now has 12 players unavailable after two more were added to the NHL's COVID protocols on Tuesday.

Defenseman Jonas Brodin and No. 1 goalie Cam Talbot were the latest to be placed in the protocols, while center Victor Rask was removed from the list after being included on Monday. A COVID-related absence can be the result of several factors including a positive test, unconfirmed positive test and contact tracing.

Nick Bjugstad, Nick Bonino, Ian Cole, Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Foligno, Brad Hunt, Marcus Johansson, Carson Soucy, Jared Spurgeon and Nico Sturm are the other players in the protocols. One Wild staff member has also been affected.

On Monday, the Wild had two more games postponed for a total of six overall since the NHL suspended the team's season last Wednesday. A decision on when the Wild could reopen is likely to come later this week. The next game on the Wild's schedule is Tuesday at Los Angeles.

These additions to the NHL's COVID list aren't unexpected since General Manager Bill Guerin anticipated more players getting sidelined, saying the virus was "definitely creeping its way through the team."

Guerin said players who have COVID-19 are experiencing minor symptoms like achiness and a loss of taste and smell.


It looks to me like they should just shut down the Wild for at least 2 weeks.
It makes no sense in playing chicken with the players long term health for a few hockey games.
There is always next season and by then most of the country should be vaccinated.
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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/10/2021 12:30:25 PM   
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Mikko Koivu finally does what he should have done three years ago and retires.

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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/10/2021 1:47:49 PM   
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Mikko Koivu finally does what he should have done three years ago and retires.



He will be un-fondly remembered for 12/12/10 but it pretty much sums up his hype.
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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/13/2021 12:11:54 PM   
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Well, it looks like the Wild will reboot their season on Tuesday out in LA.
All of the games that would have been on at decent times were postponed and now the start times are 9 PM....yippee.
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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/15/2021 4:38:07 PM   
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Calen Addison will make his debut for the Wild tomorrow.

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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/15/2021 5:20:20 PM   
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Calen Addison will make his debut for the Wild tomorrow.

In order to dress 6 defensemen he needs to make his debut. We will be missing Jonas Brodin, Ian Cole, Brad Hunt, Carson Soucy, and Jared Spurgeon.
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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/17/2021 7:50:07 AM   
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First game back in 2 weeks and the Kings beat our Iowa Wild team badly.
Good thing I only watched the first period, it sounds like the other 2 were just as bad as the first.
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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/17/2021 9:44:28 AM   
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Blacked out for me, thank God
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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/17/2021 9:58:22 AM   
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It doesn't help when 4 of 6 defensemen were making their Wild debut. In general, they looked like a team that hadn't played in 3 weeks. Eavason said that, in practice, the players' legs were there, but their hands were real slow.

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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/17/2021 11:23:03 AM   
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After reading Russo's comments, it sounds like the Covid boys are having some after-effects physically.
Lack of energy and tiring quickly are not things normally said of EK, but it was after last night's game.
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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/17/2021 11:38:07 AM   
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After reading Russo's comments, it sounds like the Covid boys are having some after-effects physically.
Lack of energy and tiring quickly are not things normally said of EK, but it was after last night's game.

Real common among Covid sufferers. Some of these guys may not be their normal selves until next year. Look at a kid like Rossi, who trains so hard that exercise equipment is terrified at the sight of him. The Wild sent him home to recuperate for 6 weeks with strict orders to do no training or conditioning until he returns for re-evaluation.

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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/19/2021 4:08:21 PM   
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Again, I only caught the first period, but at least they looked better and scored a couple of goals.
Nice to see they hung on for the win and badly needed points.
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RE: Minnesota Wild 2021 Season / Game Day - 2/19/2021 7:18:39 PM   
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Again, I only caught the first period, but at least they looked better and scored a couple of goals.
Nice to see they hung on for the win and badly needed points.

They played a grind it out north / south game last night. Pretty effective. Addison looked pretty solid.

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