Wild trims roster to 32, places two on waivers
Posted on September 22nd, 2009 – 3:01 PMBy Michael Russo
OK, I’m back. The Wild trimmed its roster to 32 this morning by cutting seven players. The roster was at 38, then went back up to 39 with the recall of Jon DiSalvatore for last night’s game.
DiSalvatore, Tyler Cuma, Justin Falk, Petr Kalus, Anton Khudobin, Wade Dubielewicz and Duncan Milroy were let go, bringing it down to 32. Got it????????? 
Dubielewicz and Milroy are on 24-hour waivers and can be claimed or cleared by 11 a.m. Wednesday. DiSalvatore already cleared waivers last week, so he doesn’t have to be put on again. Cuma was sent back to junior. Kalus, Falk and Khudobin didn’t require waivers.
Roster is really at 31 because Cody Almond, who skated today in full gear, is rehabbing a sprained MCL. He’ll soon be sent to Houston.
A maximum NHL roster is 23 players (not including those on injured reserve).
Marco Scandella remains. He’s earned the right to stay (best D last night), but it would seem doubtful he makes the team. Right now, the last defenseman spot is between John Scott and Jaime Sifers, and if Shane Hnidy’s not healthy by Opening Night, maybe Scott and Sifers both stick temporarily.
Same goes with the forwards. Right now, dinged up are Koivu, Brunette, Sheppard, Bouchard, Boogaard, Weller and Pouliot (that we know of). The Wild so far has kept Danny Irmen, Matt Kassian, Nathan Smith, Andy Hilbert and Robbie Earl. If the regular’s are not healthy Opening Night, maybe one or two of those guys remain (Irmen being the clearcut frontrunner there).
Earl, by the way, has been cleared to finally play and will get in probably Thursday against St. Louis or Friday in Chicago.
But the Wild is keeping so many extra bodies because of the amount of injuries. The team needs guys to play the back-to-backs coming up. Afterward, you can bet many of the forwards listed above will be sent down.
As for Cuma, he’s going to be a good defenseman, but he barely played hockey last season and it showed in recent days. The Wild wants him to get back to Ottawa, be a regular, play for Canada in the world juniors and come back next camp ready to turn pro. He just wasn’t ready now.
Scandella has been impressive all camp, but at the end of the day, the Wild probably send him back to his junior team, Val-d’Or, as well. The trial period I mentioned for Cuma the other day could also be used for Scandella, but it still would seem unlikely. But like I said, he has had a very good camp and has impressed all the organization’s important people.
That’s it for now. A look ahead, a Cal Clutterbuck feature in Wednesday’s paper. I also had lunch with Kim Johnsson today for a big Johnsson story to appear likely Saturday. This is Johnsson’s fourth season in Minnesota, and he’s such a private, quiet guy, there’s never really been a good, meaty profile of him in the Twin Cities. I hope to do that (Brent Burns and Nick Schultz were gold today talking about Johnsson).
As for the injuries, even Todd Richards has no clue who will be on the ice tomorrow. Koivu should be. Brunette still looks like it’ll take some time. He wishes he pulled the chute a little earlier than he did. Basically, he compensated for the repaired right knee, and now his entire left side of the body is dinged up. He’ll be OK though. It’s Andrew Brunette.
Marian Gaborik looked like he had a fine debut for the Rangers last night. Boy, he looks odd in a different uniform than Minnesota’s. Also, bad news for Chicago, but Adam Burish tore his ACL during that collision Sunday with Benoit Pouliot. He’ll miss six months.
81 Responses to "Wild trims roster to 32, places two on waivers"
Two weeks From tonight!
Gabby was a - 2 last night and Tortorella was disapointed in his defensive zone coverage.
His only point was a PP point.
At this rate, he’ll score 82 points and be a -164 for the season.
I miss Gabby, but I’m not sure why everyone is fawning over a -2 night.
I thought Kalus looked good. Granted, it seemed, to me, that during scrimmages, he somehow managed to piss off Koivu. I wonder if that had something to do with his demise?
It’s nice to see that we have at least a few nhl caliber players in the system. Houston may still be a bit bare, but we are looking a bit better long term.
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Not sure if I missed it, but have they decided who’s gonna wear the “C” this year yet?
BW, I think that will be decided closer to the start of the season. Even though general consensus is that Koivu is the obvious choice, it’d be smart of Richards to hold that C-carrot over the heads of anyone who’s got a shot at it for extra incentive.
Look, if you mess with Pouliot you are going to come away with torn ligaments. It is really that simple.
ROFL @ Aaron in Houston
that wasn’t a collision w/ Burish and Pouliot if is the play I recall. I seemed like a bit of cheap shot…
Mr. Russo, you have avoided the question(s) of the day: will the Wild keep Boogaard? Should they?
Hey, after Groinik moved to NY did he cut those moles off his face or does their media feel they have to protect the players vanity.
Photoshop works wonders Ashes.
Look, if you mess with Pouliot you are going to come away with torn ligaments. It is really that simple.
Is that why ligaments in my hope muscle feel wonky?
[Too much of a reach?]
Ashes says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Hey, after Groinik moved to NY did he cut those moles off his face or does their media feel they have to protect the players vanity.
I understand being bitter about the guy not wanting to play for you but the pettiness of some of you is beyond me.
Does Earl still dive like he did when he played for Wisconsin? I still remember students bringing diving flags to Mariucci when he played for the Badgers.
[i]Tortorella was disappointed in his defensive zone coverage.[i]
He better get used to that disappointment
Whoops!
i>Gabby was a - 2 last night and Tortorella was disappointed in his defensive zone coverage.
He better get used to that disappointment
I need to practice my html tags more
Great to hear about Marco Scandella, eventually I’m sure he is going back to the Q but he has good size and a nice shot so to hear he is doing well at camp is a great sign. That would be awesome if Cuma and Scandella made the WJC team this year.
About the Burish thing- Has anyone ever thought that there might be a Curse of Havlat for the Blackhawks? Since Havlat left so many bad things has happened to the Blackhawks
I pretty much associated it more with the curse of Hossa…
I’d say that’s more accurate, WATX.
a freebie, Encrimson’d, when & where is the next music gig?
Mister Know it all says:
September 17th, 2009 at 10:48 am
KJ, Wild road tripper asked me to give him the roster and your busting my chops. Irmen is the number 15 forward and Cuma is the 8 Dman. Thanks Mister Beast for correcting me on Cuma going to the AHL, that just means to me that the Wild have a tough decision to make. READ MY LIPS…. No chance he goes to Juniors again
READ YOUR OWN LIPS MISTER!!! Wrong again. I’m sure you’ll stay off of the blogs due to your shame. Don’t worry, I’ll pull a you and re-post your post numerous times.
Whatever happened with the investigation into the Blackhawks envelope blunder when they mailed out their offers this year? I don’t recall seeing a resolution to that…I like the looks of our goalie depth with Khudobin and Dubie (as long as Dubie clears waivers)…I still think Belanger won’t be around much longer, unless we can dump Shepp instead…
Casual Observer- I was wrong for once- I do extremely well with my specualtion, however I am not close to the team like Russo so you have to take that into consideration and observe carefully
Notice Casual my Irmen is in play and my Pouliot. Notice Kalus is gone as Mister Know it all said. I said Kalus has 0 chance of making the team…. You did not mention that
So wrong again does not seem fitting since hockey is the hardest sport to predict Casual
Also I have brought to everyones attention two guys nobody has ever heard of before - Sifers and Kassian… I said with Boogy out Kassian will stay and he looks good…. Thats good reporting Casual dont you think ??
I think Kassian could beat Boogy in a fight
If I am off by a nose hair casual that is not a reason to change my name from Mister Know it all
I will also say were happy Nathan Smith can fight but please send him to the Aeros already….. Andy Hilbert or taylor or whatever the heck his name is send him to the echl and get if over with
I will say I look forward to seeing Robbie Earl on Thursday Casual
Irmen isn’t staying you nut, not into the season…and no matter how much of a waste of space Boogaard is on this roster, he would smear Kassian up and down the rink when it comes to fighting…and yes, we’d already heard of Sifers and Kassian, you didn’t open anyone’s eyes except maybe a few fans that don’t pay attention…you haven’t reported anything that people haven’t already discussed at length on the forums, your predictions are just more smoke and mirrors to impress people who don’t know any better…and I still say that you’re Stinker in disguise…
ok….so I am playing nhl 10, trying to cut $$$$ by trade. I try to trade Roloson (g) to ana for a 5th pick, and they decline because it would “add to thier “offensive surplus” …
???????????????????????????????
it’s ok hot rod….don’t try to correct him….as he will just tell you how right he is……as evidenced by earlier posts…
just smile and nod.
Hot Rod Goon. I agree with Mister Beast. I am the ruler of the land and you are my peasent Hot Rod Goon. I like Boogy and all but Kassian would beat Boogy
Yes you can cackle all you want like a pheasent in the corn field Hot Rod Goon but I am the one setting the standards for Wild speculation
MKIA are you going to the game on thursday and if so where you sitting?
mkia you chicken a$$.
I’ve always been fuzzy on how the relationships work with the Wild and the Aeros along with the Wild’s junior teams. Can the Wild call up/send down players to the Aeros at will, or only at certain times? And how does all of that work with the junior teams? If one of the smart people could explain the correlation that would be awesome.
“Hot Rod Goon. I agree with Mister Beast. I am the ruler of the land and you are my peasent Hot Rod Goon. I like Boogy and all but Kassian would beat Boogy
Yes you can cackle all you want like a pheasent in the corn field Hot Rod Goon but I am the one setting the standards for Wild speculation”
……….wow………MKVN….you are completly insane….
he’s gone off the deep end guys……even chuck norris can’t help us now………….or can he????????
Mr.Ected It sometimes depends on the individual players contract. If it says they can get sent down, they can go…. It has to do with something else (years in the nhl or something) for the young guys, but thats a good question!
Beast: You are a pheasent in the same corn field as the hot rod goon. Mister Know it all is flying over in a plane dropping fertilizer on top of the both of you.
The view from up in my plane is much different then the view of you and the goon cackling in the corn field…. Author Mister Know it all
As for Army Mom- I am thinking whether or not to tell you where I am sitting. I tell you what, I will use my crackberry to announce where I am sitting during the game on the rant page… That is fair right armymom ?
Personally, i think you all would be LOST if MKIA left the board.
argon:
It seems like the be a GM mode in NHL10 has a bit to be lacking. My first shot at it, before the 1st round of the draft, Washington offered me Semin and a no-name D for Nick Schultz and Boogie. Granted I love Schultzie, but I had to do that offer.
I’ve heard nothing but bad things about EA’s latest NHL offering. But I’m a PC guy, so its been bad for years.
Oh, yeah… (keep your fingers crossed for all this formatting to work)
casualobserver says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Mister Know it all says:
September 17th, 2009 at 10:48 am
KJ, Wild road tripper asked me to give him the roster and your busting my chops. Irmen is the number 15 forward and Cuma is the 8 Dman. Thanks Mister Beast for correcting me on Cuma going to the AHL, that just means to me that the Wild have a tough decision to make. READ MY LIPS…. No chance he goes to Juniors again
READ YOUR OWN LIPS MISTER!!! Wrong again. I’m sure you’ll stay off of the blogs due to your shame. Don’t worry, I’ll pull a you and re-post your post numerous times.
Mister Know it all says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Casual Observer- I was wrong for once…
Ummm…. Once? Perhaps your spanish and you’re confusing a singular event (pronounced like wans) with the number for eleven? (pronounced ohn-say) Worry not, I don’t descriminate against non native speakers of english. Just understand that folks can go back and call you on your mistakes when you claim to know all. Perhaps your a woodworker and you know about awls? Rental halls?
Mister Know it all says:
September 11th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Sykora being money driven to a T can be an indicator that this was not good for the Wild
Mister Know it all says:
September 19th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
…
Why was Sykora not signed without seeing him and having him tryout first?? Fletcher had a question mark on the player which would suggest he was equally concerned enough to pay attention to the fact of where this guys heads at
Bottom line is I am not making anything up…. Deal with the facts….. Look at my name closely… Mister Know it all
…
Signed: Mister Know it all
darkknight9 says:
September 19th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Immigration. Work visa. Moi.
maybe it was just me, but I read Russo’s blurb on the Sykora thing to mean that they couldn’t sign him to a contract before they got him in country. Made it sound like everything was more or less set ahead of time, but they needed to sneak him into the USA unsigned. NiNY
MKNIA, you’re a retard…the tryout was simply to set him up for a work visa HotRodGoon
So, yeah. Any further comment or do we need to go to the scorecards? Now would seem like an appropriate time to fess up about not knowing *all*. Or at least to a prescription medication side effect/reaction that caused you to forget that the work visa stuff was yesterday’s news.
Just sayin.
************
This giganto post brought to you by someone who *really doesn’t want to finish his PChem homework.
p-chem? Tip of the hat to you.
my strategy is to bypass the filibusters.
Question for Russo and R-ville: should pre-season games charge full reglar season ticket price? Just curious.
it is good hockey……the gm mode has some flaws in the trading system…..and by flaws, I mean it is way to difficult to make the trades…granted it is a little more realistic…..but I found myself very frustrated at times….
also you lose credibility for each blown trade, so I got into the negative very fast attempting to trade for players….thus making the other teams in the league even less willing to make a trade with me unless it was WAY lopsided in thier favor….
The game has been slowed down, and is more realistic….is it a great game….absolutly…and the board work is quite nice…..is it better than last year…..don’t know…give me another 2 weeks with it and I will know for sure.
Mkvn….contrary to popular belief, I am not a fan of ficies being dropped upon my head.
you must have me confused with your mom….
OH SNAP!!!!!
Wouldn’t the title of “know it all” constitute NEVER being wrong? You can’t have it both ways junior…as for your story-telling skills, stick to reading your Dr. Suess books MKIA, you’re certainly not ready for the Hardy Boys yet…and please explain to me how Kassian could ever compete with Boogaard in a fight, and on what world would Kassian even stand a chance? Yes, Kass is a big boy, but did you happen to notice how #24 has KO’d nearly every heavyweight in the league, and Kassian can barely handle a Columbus scrub? Go find your medication and make sure the asylum nurse keeps a better eye on you so you don’t keep wandering over to our part of reality…
wow you are tough on MKIA. Like i said earlier…you would all be lost if he quit posting. Let the fraternity of posters include MKIA and just about everyone else and we will have more fun.
Now…MKIA was wrong about Modano joining the Wild so MKIA is not always right…but hey…let’s face it: MKIA is a great handle and he/she brings great debate to the board. So the MSCB says: lighten up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And no…you conspiracy buffs…The MSCB is not, i repeat NOT, an alias for the MKIA
Funny thing about that C-buck article is that a number of his quotes were almost identical to what I saw in an article about Alexandra Burrows, our favorite Cunuck, a year or two back.
Perspective is everything isn’t it?
Thank you moose- Hot rod gun- Yes Boogy has that one shot to the head going for him, I can see that. Boogy has had problems with the type of fighter that Kassian is. Does Eric Goddard ring a bell ? I am a huge fan of Boogy and always stick up for him.
I will give you the KO concern, anybody fighting Boogy should be on guard, That does not mean he beats Kassian…… George Larouqe has trained Kassian and that is who his sparring partner is in the off season
If the two fought I would want Boogy to win
Anyone besides me starting to think of Kurtz from “Apocalypse Now” every time MKVN posts?
Then he follows it up by posting as one of his alter-egos, a la Dennis Hopper? “Hey, man, you don’t talk to the Colonel. You listen to him. The man’s enlarged my mind. He’s a poet-warrior in the classic sense…I’m a little man, I’m a little man, he’s… he’s a great man.”
Great Buttercup feature today, Russo. I got one question, though. Does Clutterbuck have to shave 3 times a day or is his permanent shadow the result of years of cultivation?
Oh mister, way to back track as you always do when you’re wrong.
You admit you’re not close to the team like Russo yet you act like you know more than him. You need to take that into account yourself because we already know you don’t know as much as Russo. You prove it time and time again. It’s not hard to speculate, but it is hard being right about your speculation. I will sit back and wait until you are wrong about your other predictions, and by that I mean the ones that aren’t hard to figure out. Pouliout? Duh. Irmen, you will be wrong. Kassian, anyone who went to the scrimmages and the home pre-season games could have said he would still be on the team. Just because you post it doesn’t mean it was your idea. The same is true with Sieffers. That guy looked solid. Change your moniker to Mister Obvious if those are the predictions you are going to make.
Don Russo says:
…big Johnsson story to appear likely Saturday. This is Johnsson’s fourth season in Minnesota, and he’s such a private, quiet guy, there’s never really been a good, meaty profile of him in the Twin Cities.
Did the Don do that intentionally?
Were “Big Johnson” shirts popular here in the early 90’s or is my familiarity with them due to living in GA at that time? Maybe they’re still popular in the south? Maybe the TX division can weigh in.
Oh, Goody, we had them alright. They were just as idiotic then as they are now.
Change your moniker to Mister Obvious if those are the predictions you are going to make.
Hey now! Come on man. There’s already a MOTO on the board. Mkia can’t have that handle!!
Were “Big Johnson” shirts popular here in the early 90’s or is my familiarity with them due to living in GA at that time?
I used to have a “Big Johnson” golf shirt.
“Big Johnson drivers- Get it to the hole with a ‘Big Johnson’”.
“Moose-shaped Crystal Ball says:
MKIA is a great handle and he/she brings great debate to the board.”
MKiA telling the world that he’s a hermaphrodite.
MKiA,
I’m proud of you. That took ball$…
OH NO HE DIDN’T!
I’m going to point out something that is obvious to anyone who reads the board but that is what I do:
Pewterschmidt is an idiot.
Thanks for listening. I know I didn’t need to point that out but I felt I owed it to you.
Ok, you got me. I have no idea what I’m talking about, I just make things up because I love Mike Modano so much. But it won’t stop me from continuing my insane rantings!
schoes
I had a ’small and skinny’ t-shirt once.
MKVN = MSCB = casualobserver
MKVN… You’ve become almost as tiresome as VanDoesSuck. Oh, how many 3 on 2s or 2 on 1s were the on Sunday? I still had the under for a mythical gazillion pesos.
VanDoesSuck…I am not old. I am ancient. I had dinosaurs for pets.
M 03…the pre-season games should be priced lower. Obviously, it amounts to theft, but we are fans, so we will pay it. See you Saturday.
MOTO,
That wasn’t nice.
VanDoesSuck…I am not old. I am ancient. I had dinosaurs for pets.
If you are talking to me…Save your breath, I already knew.
TrashCanFan, are you MOTO?
Is there another VanDoesSuck on this board?
Glad you know your place.
From the previous blog, VanDoesSuck was heard to babble the following:
“Every year is the year for me. My team ain’t hiding under no “rebuilding” blanket. We won’t allow it. Either you play for the Cup or you’ve failed. There is no next year.”
To which I respond:
WHAT!!!???? Dude, you really gotta stop getting so close to the tailpipes while chasing cars on your way to the dog park!! By your “logic” you have “FAILED” for 30+ consecutive years then. Couple that to another little tidbit in that you also hold the NHL record for longest streak of consecutive losing seasons at FIFTEEN. I mean really, how freakin’ STUPID are you man!!??? Every single stinkin’ year has been a “wait ’til next year” year for you and your worthless team, according to your “logic”.
And I have to laugh hysterically at the assertion by this troll that Wild fans are the “most annoying” fans. Once again, step away from the tailpipe, me boy. Other than Green Bay Packers fans, there are NO other fans in sports, and particularly none in the NHL, who are more rude, annoying, and in-you-face obnoxious than the Canuckleheads from VanSnoozer.
Do us a favor and go back to the dog park, paint a fire hydrant or two, and start planning for your “parade route” that won’t get used again this year, just as it hasn’t for the previous 30+ seasons.
Lemmi: Washington offered me Semin and a no-name D for Nick Schultz and Boogie.
I get more offers for Schultz in that game than any other player. And I have a lot of quality forwards.
Maybe they’re still popular in the south? Maybe the TX division can weigh in.
Haha! Can’t say I have seen any lately… But I think I recall seeing them when I lived in Florida about 10-15 years ago. Daytona Beach was riddled with them. 
I must apologize the the Habs fans in Montreal. In my previous post I failed to give them proper credit. They are right up there with the Cankleheads from VanSnoozer.
But hey, at least they have the Stanley Cup banners hanging from the rafters to back themselves up.
there are NO other fans in sports, and particularly none in the NHL, who are more rude, annoying, and in-you-face obnoxious than the Canuckleheads from VanSnoozer.
I think you are forgetting about FLYERS FANS… and just Philly fans in General… damn, they are the worst.
Sorry for the horsebleep spelling this morning. Better lay-off the coffee for a hour or so…..
I’ve never really had too much of an issue with Flyers’ fans ATX. But you’re right…that’s pretty much Philly in-general.
At least in Philly though, there are two more SC banners hanging up than there are in VanSnoozer.
Seriously Geno. Step back and breathe.
Maybe you just don’t get it and that’s fine. You are most likely stupid. Did you get held back in grade school? Thought so. It isn’t that hard to figure out. The past is the past and the future is NOW. Not next year, not 5 years from now. It’s now. Have fun rebuilding and we’ll just go ahead and win the division again and the Cup this year!
Don’t forget, Canada will win Gold and the mighty Canucks will win the Cup.
Keep living in the past Geno. Your best years are probably behind you.
Try to keep up.
RIK: I think you may be onto something. I love that scene. 
Do us a favor and go back to the dog park, paint a fire hydrant or two…
I’ve seen this dog park thing more than once from different posters. What is the dig here as I’m sure you’re trying to ‘get me’ on something?
Do tell.
VanCanWin, it’s something to do with Allen (a fellow Canucklehead). Not sure how it started…
TrashCanFan,
It has something to do with you eating $hit.
Alan was prone to name dropping all the Cunucks players he would see while walking his dog.
And who cares about Olympic Gold anymore. You get one Miracle on Ice in a lifetime. Everything else is kissing your sister.
Good one Clifford. I wouldn’t expect anything less from someone who calls themself Clifford.
Sounds like Pewterschmidt to me!
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