Brandon Duhaime tests positive for COVID-19, leaving Wild without six regulars
The group has four harmed players, and winger Jordan Greenway is likewise in COVID-19 convention.
Winger Brandon Duhaime was on the ice for the Wild's morning skate Thursday, however left before the Bruins game after his pre-skate COVID-19 test returned positive.
BOSTON — The Wild went to Boston down five regulars and lost another before Thursday's down against the Bruins even began.
Brandon Duhaime was on the ice at TD Garden for the group's morning skate, then, at that point, left after the winger's pre-skate COVID-19 test returned positive.
Mentor Dean Evason said Duhaime would be re-tried, however rather than showing up in the arrangement, he joined partner Jordan Greenway in the NHL's COVID conventions.
With Duhaime missing his first game this season, the Wild advanced Calen Addison from the taxi crew and dressed seven defensemen. Focus Victor Rask was moved to the taxi crew subsequent to clearing waivers Wednesday.
The Wild is presently without six regulars, including a harmed foursome of winger Nick Bjugstad, focus Joel Eriksson Ek, defenseman Jared Spurgeon and goaltender Cam Talbot.
Bjugstad was the most recent to get injured, experiencing a chest area injury at training on Tuesday that Evason said will keep Bjugstad sidelined "for some time." In 28 games this season, Bjugstad has four objectives and a help.
"Right toward the end [of practice], as well," Evason said. "In any case, we attempted to have game recreation, correct? Along these lines, possibly that is the reason. The folks were truly engaged the most recent few days and contended our butts off and wounds occur, and Bjugy's clearly a major piece of our group. He's an incredible partner.
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"To happen as it did, it's an oddity thing. We'll traverse it. He'll traverse it, as well."
Brodin returns
The Wild got Jonas Brodin back versus the Bruins; it was the defenseman's first game since testing positive for COVID-19 last week and passing on the Winter Classic.
"Simply awful planning," Brodin said.
After at first testing positive, Brodin had two adverse outcomes return on fast tests and he figured he was a bogus positive. However at that point his unique test was affirmed positive.
Later in the week, the NHL changed its conventions with the goal that a positive player could leave disengagement following five days assuming he met specific testing necessities and Brodin figured he would have the option to return on schedule to play at Target Field.
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"I got glad once more," he said, "and afterward I recently continued to test positive the entire week there. Thus, that was intense."
While sidelined, Brodin said he "felt incredible." His folks should go to the Winter Classic however after he tried good, they didn't make the outing. Brodin watched the game at home on TV, the second open air game he's missed with the Wild. He was sidelined due to a messed up foot when the Wild played a Stadium Series game at TCF Bank Stadium in 2016.
"I want to be out there," Brodin said. "It seemed so cool. Everything, a many individuals, and everything around it. Along these lines, it's a cool encounter. In any case, possibly I'll get an opportunity, one all the more perhaps. We'll see."
Recognizable field
Advances Matt Boldy and Marcos Rossi turned into the 6th and seventh players to make their NHL debuts with the Wild on Thursday, however that wasn't whenever Boldy first has been at TD Garden in Boston. The game wasn't even his first at the field.
A Boston College item who's from Millis, Mass., Boldy showed up at TD Garden subsequent to going to the school hockey competition growing up.
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