Saturday’s game at Phoenix; Burns injured during warmups
Posted on November 1st, 2008 – 8:42 PMBy Michael Russo
Defenseman Brent Burns was a late scratch. He was hurt during Saturday night’s warmups. The Wild is calling it an “upper body” injury and he should be ready for Tuesday’s game in San Jose. Tomas Mojzis, who didn’t skate warmups, played. Erik Reitz was always in.
I didn’t see it, but it was probably a puck up high.
Something weird. Mojzis is MIA. I don’t know when he could have gotten hurt, but the Wild is saying he has an “upper body” injury. His last shift in the first was when he took the high-sticking penalty that led to the goal.
Good evening from Glendale.
Wild and Coyotes are currently skating warmups, and agitator Daniel Carcillo is busy getting as close to the Wild’s side of the ice as possible. He’s already had a few words with Brent Burns, but maybe they just know each other.
Craig Weller, the former Coyotes signed by the Wild, is scratched in his homecoming. Derek Boogaard, scratched against Montreal, is back in considering Phoenix is full of bulk and fighters, including Todd Fedoruk. Although, it looks like the Coyotes’ biggest fighter, Brian McGrattan, is scratched.
Tonight will be a special game for Kyle Turris and Colton Gillies. I wrote about this for Sunday’s paper, but the 19-year-old rookies are best friends having grown up together in the Lower Mainland of Vancouver. Turris’ parents are here for the occasion, and Turris suspects mom and pop will be shedding a tear or two when they see Turris and Gillies on an NHL rink together.
That’s it for now. I’ll be back after.
Forgot to mention yesterday, I ran into Doug Risebrough at the Minneapolis Airport yesterday morning. Had some coffee with the GM, and he was heading to Los Angeles, where he scouting the Ducks and Vancouver yesterday and Flames vs. Kings tonight.
Risebrough goes on scouting trips all year, so don’t jump to conclusions, but the Kings and Canucks are two teams in the Marian Gaborik sweepstakes. Of course, Gaborik remains sidelined as of now.
177 Responses to "Saturday’s game at Phoenix; Burns injured during warmups"
NHL trying to grow the game, yet center ice, vs, nhl network, channel 3 (duluth) nobody is carrying the game? Hard to reach new fans, when the hardcores can’t even get a fix.
yet center ice, vs, nhl network
Correct me if I’m wrong, but for Center Ice or NHLN to televise a game, don’t one of the teams have to be televising it? If so, hard to blame those two outlets.
Korrect, KiPA.
I wonder why WCCO isn’t streaming it….strange….
Oh so Avery is “my boy” now? Meh. Okay. Somebody’s gotta adopt the little bastard.
Thanks for the update Russo. I love that little agitant (is that a word?) move of trolling the center line during warm-ups. Clutter used to do that in Houston, kinda daring the other team to make a move. Heh.
We were gonna order dinner at halftime of the Texas game but I think we’ve both lost our appetites.
Go to wild.com for the radio link. wcco is probably airing the college hockey games.
Oh so Avery is “my boy” now? Meh. Okay. Somebody’s gotta adopt the little bastard.
LOL…
so, there isn’t even radio via the world wide web, is that right??
it’s on Wcco
Wow, so we rely solely on an internet PxP for hockey tonight? That sucks…
I’m on WCCO’s live feed right now…I’ve got ads….am I just too early?
radio via wild website
hey austin,
I can’t even get the p2p to work..wtf? I don’t know how we can have sell out’s 7 years runnin’ and still have non-televised games..
okay, I got it by going to the Wild.nhl.com site, and clicking on the LISTEN link at the top of the score board thingy.
Well, that’s interesting. Colton had a shot, a hit, and a shot in succession.
Nick, I think the only place you can get it is through Wild.com/NHL.com radio…WCCO isn’t streaming it.
I got it on 830. ????
Phil- game is in Phoenix, our sellout streak means nothing.
Reitz is playing? What d-man is scratched?
Love the delay in the radio broadcast.
phil, I think it’s more on the shoulders of PHX.
I am not listening, but I will be on here checking the score ever few seconds or so 
I’m actually using a radio.
Oh, 7 D… they don’t usually do that, do they?
Blame the T-Wolves for no TV.
Hmmm.. UT just scored… I don’t know how I feel about that… I kinda want them to fail.
Thanks for the link Ms. C!
Burnsy hurt? Booooooo
F.
Olli on the PP. Playing from behind again.
Blame the T-Wolves for no TV.
What the hell does that have to do with the Wild having a non-televised away game?
ATX. Woulda hid the link from you if I knew you were gonna say something like that.
Raise your hand if you would NOT trade James Sheppard for Jokinen…
Crap… hmmmm OJ… bastard.
Do you hear how often Clutter is shooting tonight? 
He’s a good boy. Give him a cookie.
I’m not raisin’.
Well. Blame the T-Wolves for no local TV anyway. They’ve got the game on 45 tonight.
buddha, austin..I spose but I think we shouldn’t be punished for PHX not selling out..total BS…guess the NHL doesn’t follow the NFL model. Is that the same reason the p2p doen’t have it either
Oh I see Kirk. That is stupid. Who watches that stupid Basketball stuff anyhow?
Phew, I have OJ in the fantasy lineup… thought he might have been benched in favor of Mikko as he often is.
I assume there is not a single camera in the building RayRay. Unless they are filming, but not broadcasting due to poor attendance?
Woo! Miller got a shutout.
That gamecenter thingy shows most of the Wild shots coming right directly in front of Ilya… gotta believe that they will score if they keep that up.
I agree. I can’t believe they couldn’t get more sponsor money from a Wild telecast as opposed to the Wolves. Don’t they get about 1500 people watching a game on TV?
ray ray is in my e mail!! help help i got ray ray!
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Got to be a perfext storm to not have coverage here, even with CI. No sell out in PHO (means they aren;t televising it, Wolves playing (still more popular than the Wild, how I don’t know), meaning 45 is busy. FSN comitted to covering the Gophers before the season. Which would gain mare viewers? U of M v MSU, or Wild vs PHO? They made a call.
crap, ray ray…get outta my e mail! 
thanks buddha…wolves more than wild? negative!
My game center thing is blank… am I dumb?
What’s on the NHL Network tonight?
Hey Phil. Did you go see Joe at the State earlier this month?
Buddha, I dunno… do you have the proper plugin installed?
KIRK, HELL YEAH!!! only 13 rows back..how ’bout you?
Hmm. I dunno Buddha, other than you’re not dumb…
In my world and yours phil… read the Trib the day after the Wolves and Wild play, see which gets better placement, more coverage.
Ask Russo about it.
Sports coverage priorities:
Vikes
Gopher Football
Wolves
Gopher Basketball
Twins
Wild
Gohper Hockey (Unless they are hot, or a big game, then can move up over Wild)
High school football
Everything else
Huh? Did I just hear Boogaard/Koivu/Pouliot?
20 rows back Phil. Aweswome show as always.
I was pleasently surprised by Mountain.
buddha..we’re all simpatico brother!
Kirk…that show rocked..Joe’s in his 50’s and still blows everyone outta the water!..pure poetry in motion
yeah..I liked mountain beforehand…crap leslie was HUGE, even after his bout of cancer. Drummer knocking the cymbal over like 3 times was funny. Wish they woulda played more than 6 songs
Stu, Jeff, and Galen are my favorite Joe line up.
Who are you guys talking about?
Fridge goes to the box, feels shame
can’t argue with that…though I like Jonathon Mover on drums too.
The box is happy though.
Oh!
I went with my cousin. We were laughing about the cymbal too. I couldn’t believe it when roadie guy brought it back out.
Joe Satriani..a guitar god
Mover was definitely good. And yeah Leslie was huge. Definitely not a rock star body.
I went with my brother…it’s hard to get chicks to go to that kinda thing…shoulda told her it was Ricky Martin :)!
after the roadie brought it back I don’t hink he knocked it over again, though he was beating the crap outta them!
Joe Satriani..
Gotcha, thanks.
How many drum sticks do you think the drummer tossed to the crowd during their 6 songs? 20? 25?
no problem austin
kirk, at least..that was cool though..i actually came close to gettin’ one myself!
Yeah. My wife said she’d go if I brought her to see NKOTB. Negative ghost rider!!
the pattern is full! Kirk, do you have the other half of this amulet?!
I still have my ticket stub from G3 at Northrup…Satch, Vai, Eric Johnson, and I think Robert Fripp was there too.
Got the game center thing to work. This thing is almost like being there… like that line from the Matrix, “all I see is blonde, brunette…”
I can look at the game center and see the game play out right there.
Sweet find, Ms. C.
Haha. Nice Phil. I didn’t see the Vai, Johnson, Satch G3. I did see Vai, and Malmsteen with Satch.
No problem, B. What I love is that I can isolate one player’s “actions” in that little rink picture with the Xs and Os.
Yeah Ms.C, one of Clutterbuck’s shots was from center ice.
15 shots ehh? Wonder if someone has an itchy trigger finger there at… Jobing.com (puke) Arena
I also saw Vai at First Ave. One of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. Right in front of the stage.
Hay, how’d you know who I was isolating?? Clairvoyant much?
Who watches that stupid Basketball stuff anyhow?
pat ruesse and jim ’slover’ souhan
You haven’t seen a guitar being played well until you’ve seen For the Love of God live…
I think I have, like, ESPN or something Ms.C.
What’s on the NHL Network tonight?
HNIC
I was fortunate enough to see all the incantations of G3..they all kicked arse.
Has anyone used this: http://www.sports-online-live.net/hockey.asp before? Does it work?
BENNY!!!!
Pouls. Sweet.
Who?
Hey! Poolboy scored!
Saw Vai at the Fitzgerald..that ruled..MNSlappy..I agree..I would also add Whispering a Prayer to that
You know I just heard Bob Kurtz getting all excited about Fedoruk driving to the net and for just a second I forgot he was playing for Phoenix now.
Christ. I go make a PBJ and Pouly scores?
Thanks for the mini updates Russo!
Interesting on Mosey. Maybe he’s on a plane to Houston.
Ms.C, you see your boys from Austin just got a 91-yard TD… only down by 3 now…
MIKKO!!! Way to go Captain!
Yeah, but Tech is marching again. Good gravy.
MIKKO!!!!
Woo Franchise!! By the looks of the game tracker thingy, Gills hit OJ to set up Koivu’s goal. Nice.
WTF is this commercial?
I think I’ve got a man crush on our captain.
Yeah Ms. C., TT can really move the ball.
Game Summary on NHL.com gives Veilleux an assist on that goal even though it also says he wasn’t on the ice. It was Gillies, no?
They’re dangerous Ms. C. Whats so hard about that?
ha…d-d-d-dangerous, ms.c? My wife was like “Are you kidding me?”
I was thinking the same thing ms.c. Very strange commercial, and way too long.
Meh, he’s okay, Wall.
Um… not quite in that way, Mizz See
Pouly and Butch shouldn’t be on the same line…
Ms.C, I don’t think it’s all bad. Poolboy likes to shoot and Butch likes to pass.. the defense could be worrysome though… Just put Shep out there with em!
Just looked at the Phoenix roster…what a sad lineup.
Is this the first team that the Wild has outshot?
Maybe Mikko with them? You’re right though. I was just thinking how soft they are. Soooooooft.
When are #17 of Phoenix and #24 of Wild facing off for some more Dr. 90210 for Fedoruk?
Brutal PP then a shorty. Damn.
Ouch…shorthanded…that hurts. 2-2 now. Phoenix plays the same music as the Wild.
Is this the first team that the Wild has outshot
Well, they haven’t played any peewee teams yet this year, have they?
Actually, I think they out-shot Buffalo.
Oh dear, here we go with shorthanded goals again.
Damn. My fantasy team and my real team don’t ever sync up.
Did Kurtz need to say that it goes from bad to worst in regards to the PP?
I hate that howl.
Who gave the puck away on that goal? Forgot to give them the assist.
Jokinen: 4 goals, 6 assists, 9 games
Is this the first game this season that has been tied going into the third?
Tampa
Oh, I forgot about that cavalcade of excitement.
Garbage. I give the computer to the wife for five minutes and the Yotes score a shorty… no more computer for her!
Should I go make another PBJ when the period starts?
Wow Ms.C UT just pulled ahead by one. 1:30 left for the raiders to get something back… cray game.
crazy*
M.F.
Woo! Miller got a shutout.
*nods and applauds*
Also, about time Koivu does something when I start him. (Though it was a no-brainer tonight, didn’t have any other options at C.)
Geez. That was me, not sunshine. Frequent refreshes didn’t even bring my info back up.
*sigh* Damn Texas.
I am quickly losing faith in MAB. I know it is early, but I have tried to find the silver lining… can’t find it. Anyone out there have it for me?
Bergie’s a little penalty magnet. He needs to shape that crap up.
Ms.C, that’s a tough loss. Seriously, how many different #1 teams have there been now? I guess Bama will be #1 now…
MAB has scored a goal right? Does that count as an upside?
Eight shots for Koivu so far? Excellent.
I dunno ATX. Oh well. There goes the season.
Wow, Modano is pissed.
MAB has a goal, yeah. Counts for something. But he spent the preseasn getting his nose broken, and has spent too much time in the box. Offensive dmen aren’t supposed to take tons of PIMs… no?
Basically, it is really difficult to socre from the penalty box.
That was a rather long list of penalties coming out of that Dallas-Boston game.
(And screw you Sturm for remembering how to score after I cut you in TWO leagues!)
Woo! Bella scored!
I’m going to complain about MAB more…
Offensive dmen aren’t supposed to take tons of PIMs… no?
Well, since they don’t know how to play defense, they may end up taking more holdings and hookings than someone who’s good.
Bella!
Makes sense KiPA.
Ah yes. I benched Turco, played Huet. Worked out nicely.
Thomas and Miller.
KiPA: Are you in my head? I started both as well tonight
Well it was an easy choice when my other goalie is Lundqvist and I knew he wasn’t starting.
Belanger saved the last year’s first game against the Yotes with a short handed goal.
Yes!
If we can score at least 3 goals a game, we have a strong chance to win the game.
Seems like a big if, Sunshine…
So game over? Wild win is always good. Even if it is PHX.
When do I start seriously consider dropping Backstrom (Wash)?
we need to bank those points because we might lose against the Flames at the Saddledome, Dallas at the ACC, Detroit, and Sharks.
I am ready to drop that Backstrom
Haha, Falness was none too impressed with Boedekker scoring the third star of the game. He sounded disgusted. I think he might have even said, “whoever that is.”
Very nice win tonight with all the injuries and the ‘Yotes with the home ice advantage (not the crowd, I’m talking about the brutal ice).
no goals, 4 assists, only 49 face off wins, 17 SOG… hell, Koivu had 8 just tonight.
AiH - Who were the first 2?
Well he had assists in three straight before tonight. Maybe not yet.
Though if you want Schneider to bolster hits or blocks and have another D to get rid of I could look into buying.
Buddha, I say you should try and trade him for someone middle of the road.. that way you at least get something for him. Unless there are some good pick on the FA list…
3rd Star: Boedekker
2nd Star: Belanger with the game winner
1st Star: Jokinen with a pair of goals
Haha, Falness just blasted Boedekker again on the post game show. Obviously I didn’t see the game, but Kurtz and Reid were calling Boedekker’s name quite a bit tonight.
Kipper win! Sweet fancy Moses!
I got 15 minutes of penalties from Matt Niskanen tonight… fifteen minutes!!
Wow, what got into that kid? Ohhhh, Dallas. Yeah, they had one of “those games”…
I got 12 from Savard in Buddha’s espn league and I’m still last for the season in PIMs.
Holy crap… I just looked at the box score for the Bruins game… The following is just the 3rd period!
Dallas holding - 2 min 4:.
Dallas fighting - 5 min 4:54,
Boston fighting - 5 min 4:54,
Dallas roughing - 2 min 7:02,
Boston roughing - 2 min 7:02,
Dallas interference - 2 min 7:02,
Dallas fighting - 5 min 9:31,
Boston fighting - 5 min 9:31
Dallas misconduct - 10 min 11:37,
Boston misconduct - 10 min 11:3
Dallas boarding - 2 min 11:44,
Dallas misconduct - 10 min 11:44,
Dallas fighting - 5 min 11:44,
Dallas misconduct - 10 min 11:44,
Boston roughing - 2 min 11:44,
Boston misconduct - 10 min 11:44,
Boston fighting - 5 min 11:44,
Boston misconduct - 10 min 11:44,
Boston misconduct - 10 min 11:44,
Dallas hooking - 2 min
Kinda wish I would have watched that one…
Highlights to the Boston/Dallas game. Good fight by Thorton in there…
WOW.
I know Ms. C. I get down and thank the stars every time he wins. Though it hurts to do so, because he still plays for Calgary.
Freakin Todd White is doing better than Backstrom. Todd White.
ESPN is so messed up on what position they have players at. Zetterberg is a LW? But has 75 face off wins? O’Sullivan is a center but only has 3?
Yeah, you know, I have so many Calgary players, I kinda can’t help but go for that team unless they’re playing us (*dread dread*).
Yahoo’s got them both C/LW. I guess ESPN doesn’t change or add to their positions when it becomes evident that they’re not playing what they thought.
Also, food.
Boogie must of turned over new leaf JL must have somekind of Behaviorial Modification Program (Benching?)
