Josh Harding ankle injury

[Axeman33]

Would anyone be targeting Kuemper over Elliot due to this? Or too early to predict whether he beats out Backstrom/Bryz (what's the deal there anyways? who's staying with the club?)

I would have been targetting Elliott in a one year league over any of the Minny goalies anyway. And Bryzgalov is a FA. He doesn't belong to the Wild anymore.

[loco man]

Think Backstrom is worth grabbing off the wire and drop Stalock?

Bryz is also on the wire but I'd prob chance Backs if I made a move. Inclined to see what happens with Keumper first, but don't want to miss the boat if I should be snapping up Backstrom

[jhonny]

Think Backstrom is worth grabbing off the wire and drop Stalock?

Bryz is also on the wire but I'd prob chance Backs if I made a move. Kinda inclined to see what happens with Keumper first, but don't want to miss the boat if I should be snapping up Backstrom

Didn't Bryz finish the season last year with a humongus-big run? I remember him being one of the highest fantasy point scorers during our playoffs... anyone have his numbers handy over March / April 2014?

[MXHockey]

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie 3m Tough break.

Classic ending to your tweet Bob. "Tough Break"............

Talk about brutal luck, deserves better.


Maybe the Wild will reach out to Brodeur.

[mister_mcgoo]

What a mess to introduce to a league on the eve of keepers being due

[Excelsior]

The Star-Tribute is reporting HArding broke his foot while kicking a wall after an altercation with a team-mate.

[ericdaoust]

The Star-Tribute is reporting HArding broke his foot while kicking a wall after an altercation with a team-mate.

Never understood that kind of reaction from anyone. Go find something that will travel a distance and kick that! The wall won't move an inch!

[loco man]

Never understood that kind of reaction from anyone. Go find something that will travel a distance and kick that! The wall won't move an inch!

Makes me think of the times I smashed my tennis rackets in frustration as a kid. Embarrassing behaviour looking back on it even for a kid, let alone for a grown adult. Management must be FURIOUS

[Dakkster]

The Star-Tribute is reporting HArding broke his foot while kicking a wall after an altercation with a team-mate.

Doesn't beat Eric Johnson and the golf cart or Joe Sakic and the snow blower.

[frankiejay]

According to the Star Tribune, Harding has been suspended without pay by the Wild for the length of the injury. In a weird way this might benefit them in that it solves the Kuemper situation without having to increase their cap hit at all for the length of Harding's injury.

[Rehdaun]

A Harding sighting.

Josh Harding also on ice. Yeo said last week that he was getting close to returning.

https://twitter.com/BlountStrib/stat...50116588531712

[2014olympicgold]

So whats the contract situations between Kuemper and Backstrom? Will Wild put Backstrom on Waivers to move him to the AHL? Just have 3 goalies on the roster? I’ll assume it’ll be Harding and Kuemper starting when all is said and done

[VincentVega]

So whats the contract situations between Kuemper and Backstrom? Will Wild put Backstrom on Waivers to move him to the AHL? Just have 3 goalies on the roster? I’ll assume it’ll be Harding and Kuemper starting when all is said and done

All 3 goalies are on one-way contracts so they can only be sent down on conditioning assignments without having to go through waivers (which Harding will probably do to get into game shape). The Wild have a tough decision to make. Neither Backstrom nor Harding can be relied on to stay healthy so if they waive one of them and then the other gets injured, they'd have to call up a goalie from the minors to back up. I think they may keep 3 goalies on the roster. If Harding does manage to stay healthy, I think he may be a real threat to Kuemper. But given his history, I think it's very unlikely he stays uninjured/healthy for too long.

[baumer]

I have a similar disease to Harding's and it does not get better. You can perform at a high level still, but there is no progression in the disease, just regression. I don't see how Harding stays at an elite level for very long.

[2014olympicgold]

All 3 goalies are on one-way contracts so they can only be sent down on conditioning assignments without having to go through waivers (which Harding will probably do to get into game shape). The Wild have a tough decision to make. Neither Backstrom nor Harding can be relied on to stay healthy so if they waive one of them and then the other gets injured, they'd have to call up a goalie from the minors to back up. I think they may keep 3 goalies on the roster. If Harding does manage to stay healthy, I think he may be a real threat to Kuemper. But given his history, I think it's very unlikely he stays uninjured/healthy for too long.

Also, with Kuemper at 24, do you really want to eat some of his starts/experience on Harding, who (sadly) doesn’t have a very promising future because of his health/injuries