that's gotta be the dumbest thing I've ever heard dontcha thing Ross? lol
If you're thinking about maybe giving him a few shifts then great, do that and let him have a little taste of the bigs. But otherwise send him down so he can continue to develop his game, sitting in the press box isn't helping him

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P=1 DPts=1.2 +/-=.32 PIM=.08 PPP=.4 SHP=.6 S=.015 Blk=.2 Hit=.08
W=2 OTL=.8 GA=-.64 SV=.08 SO=3

Pro (23 keep 17)
C- Filppula,Turris,Stastny,Backstrom
D-Boyle,MDZ,Karlsson,Robidas,Goligoski,Schenn,Seiden berg
G-Anderson,Hiller,Rinne
LW-Malone,Parise,Rolston,Eriksson,Ruutu
RW-Alfredsson,Callahan,Setoguchi,Brown,Ryder,Vrbata

Farm (9 keep all, max 200 GP, 100 Goalies)
Colborne,Leblanc,Loktionov,Perreault,Tangradi,Blum ,Poulin,Markstrom

I thought about this for a bit. I think the Wild feel he will observe and absorb some of the professionalism in practice and in the locker room. Not playing in games gives him a mid season break after a busy summer and fall, then the World Juniors over the holidays. He will be fresh for the 2nd half of junior, and in the meantime he will see the work he needs to put in and speed he needs to get acclimated to.

At least, that's my theory. Could be bullocks.

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" You said you don't give a f*ck about hockey. I've never heard anyone say that before."

Good little read on Heatley from Russo.

Talks a little bit about what he dealt with last year, what Yeo likes about him, and how happy he was to hear about Parise and Suter signing in MN.

Rotoworld:


Jonas Brodin - D - Wild
Jonas Brodin has been called up by the Minnesota Wild.
He spent most of the first half of the AHL season on the sidelines with a broken clavicle, but has four points in nine games with Houston. Brodin was the 10th overall pick in the 2011 draft and he may make his NHL debut during the team's two-game road trip this weekend.
Source: Wild.nhl.com Jan 24 - 12:33 PM


Brodin and Dumba are both around the big club... Interesting.

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Here's some more info on the topic that RTBP brought up.

Spurgeon out tonight, Brodin making his debut.



Michael Russo ‏@Russostrib

Jared Spurgeon out tonight for #MNWild; Wild's on the ice now, but Jonas Brodin will make his #nhl debut

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Dumba sent back to junior, Scandella recalled from the AHL.

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from twitter:


well that was quick, Im very interested in this kid have read some really good things but havent really seen him play a full game yet, you can only tell so much from highlights

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ASKL - 10 Team dynasty,G/A=1,PIM=.1,+/- =.2 SOG=.05 (W=2,SO=3) Keep 12F 6D 2G 8BN + farm
F-Perry,Ryan,Giroux,Stastny,Ribeiro,Krejci,Plekanec, JvR,Bergeron,Fleischmann,Grabovski,Cammalleri
D-Letang,Chara,Edler,Boyle,Giordano,Gardiner,
G-Rinne,Crawford
Bench-Bernier,Reimer,Parenteau,Callahan,Downie,Kulemin, Meszaros,Nikitin
Farm- Namestnikov,Khoklachev,Rundblad,Despres,Jensen, L.Adam,Barberio,Galiev,Telegin,Hertl,Aberg

He has been one of their best D lately ... which isn't saying much, but he really has been good out there. Playing like a poised veteran on D.

Will be interesting to see what happens when Spurgeon returns. If Brodin plays well and has chemistry with Suter than I could see the pairings sticking as:

Suter - Brodin
Stoner - Gilbert
Scandella - Spurgeon

Pressbox: Falk, Prosser

Backstrom starting tonight and likely Harding tomorrow.

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ASKL - 10 Team dynasty,G/A=1,PIM=.1,+/- =.2 SOG=.05 (W=2,SO=3) Keep 12F 6D 2G 8BN + farm
F-Perry,Ryan,Giroux,Stastny,Ribeiro,Krejci,Plekanec, JvR,Bergeron,Fleischmann,Grabovski,Cammalleri
D-Letang,Chara,Edler,Boyle,Giordano,Gardiner,
G-Rinne,Crawford
Bench-Bernier,Reimer,Parenteau,Callahan,Downie,Kulemin, Meszaros,Nikitin
Farm- Namestnikov,Khoklachev,Rundblad,Despres,Jensen, L.Adam,Barberio,Galiev,Telegin,Hertl,Aberg