Nick Schultz sustained an eye injury in the second period. He will not return to the game 

Update: Scratches are Weller, Kolanos and Scott. Kurtis Foster on blue line, Gillies and Olvecky play. Just chatted with Eddie Olczyk. He’s a big fan of Mikko Koivu. Right out of the box when NBC comes to air, he’s going to say Mikko Koivu’s the most underrated player in the NHL.

Cal Clutterbuck’s not boring.

I know I’ve bemoaned the fact the Wild’s season been duller than, say, a dozenth Northwest Airlines maintenance delay of 2009 (hey, I was mature yesterday and didn’t complain about yet another return trip to the gate and ultimately getting on a new plane, but today’s a new day), but Cal Clutterbuck is certainly not boring.

If you didn’t see today’s story, here’s the one I referred to yesterday regarding Clutterbuck giving me five or six recent rip-jobs aimed at Ryan Kesler, Alex Burrows, Stephane Robidas, Todd Bertuzzi, Kyle Okposo and Darcy Tucker.

I’m about to head down to the Joe. Not sure of the lineup yet, but I’m thinking Kurtis Foster will play, but back on the blue line. I think Jacques Lemaire might be a little nervous about playing John Scott in Detroit due to his footwork with Detroit’s top guns. If that happens, Colton Gillies, or maybe Peter Olvecky, would be back in.

Just another awful night for the Wild. Anaheim blows out San Jose on the night the Sharks could have clinched the President’s Trophy. Columbus blows a two-goal lead to lose for the 11th straight time in Nashville. And St. Louis gets a point.

Wild has 83 points. Nashville and St. Louis have 86. Anaheim has 88. Most the Wild can get is 91.

Wild loses today, and game over. Really this time. I mean it. Trust me.

This is why you can’t rely on others to get it done for you.

Talk to you when I get the most wonderful, spacious, clean arena in the league.

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