Report: Minnesota Wild's Jonas Brodin To Miss "Significant Time"
The Minnesota Wild were fuming that no penalty or supplementary discipline was handed out to the Edmonton Oilers' Evander Kane after he hammered Jonas Brodin into the end boards on Friday. That anger has ratcheted up considerably, no doubt, as word has come down that Brodin will miss "significant time" with the upper-body injury.
Hearing #mnwild defenseman Jonas Brodin is going to miss significant time with an upper-body injury.
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) December 9, 2023
For the short term, Wild can insert Alex Goligoski or Zach Bogosian (if he’s healthy) back into the lineup, but this may open door for Daemon Hunt to return at some point
The way Brodin has been playing this season, and the massive amount of ice time he logs, it's a huge loss for Minnesota. He's now being labeled as "week to week."
For those who missed it, the uncalled hit on Brodin by Kane that knocked Brodin out of the game and resulted in a penalty to Hartman for going after Kane pic.twitter.com/RZjSsTxgpd
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) December 9, 2023
In the end, the NHL's Department of Player Safety spoke to Kane and issued a "warning" that will go on his record. But that's little consolation for the Wild, who now have to figure out a way to fill 24 minutes a night of top defensive play that Brodin was providing. For now, as insider Michael Russo suggests, they can put Alex Goligoski or Zach Bogosian (if ready to go) into the lineup.
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