Minnesota’s been very fortunate in the health department this season -- a whopping 11 players have appeared in all 43 games -- but that changed on Wednesday, as GM Chuck Fletcher announced d-man Jonas Brodin would be out “weeks” with a hand injury.
Brodin was hurt in Tuesday’s loss to the Devils, finishing with just 9:23 TOI. It’s a significant loss -- the Swedish rearguard was one of the guys that had appeared in every contest, averaging 19:47 per night.
Fletcher says Brodin's seeing the hand specialist now. Going to be weeks, but he doesn't know yet if it's 2 or 3 or 4 or 6 #mnwild
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) January 18, 2017
Per Russo, Nate Prosser is expected to fill the Brodin void. Prosser has been in and out of the lineup this year -- though mostly out -- appearing in 17 contests while getting just over 13 minutes per.
Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau insisted the club would take the Brodin injury in stride.
“Good teams persevere,” he said, per the Wild’s Twitter account. “We don’t fold like an accordion.”
