Icechipper

Well, he was Mr. Hockey Minnesota. His bio mentions core surgery and leg injuries. Hope he has no underlying concussion issues we don't know about.....

You guys know how I feel about this, as in my opinion Brodin is the best hockey player on the Wild, mobile, high hockey IQ, and ability to shift directions seamlessly. He's also a cool hand carrying the puck out of our zone. Might I add speed as well.

Brilliant. We got ourseleves another Johansson. Coaching pee wee, all I had to do is say, "Justin....get out there," and five guys jumped over the boards. So in about two years' time we will have Marcus Johannson at center, and Simon Johansson and Filip Johansson on the defense. At a minimum, this could cause confusion for Wild opponents. "Keep an eye on Johansson out there," a coach might instruct. "Which one, coach?"

What's the story with Buff? Never heard a definitive account of that mess...

Time to turn C over to Brodin. Clearly best hockey player on the Wild and one of the most mobile defenseman in the NHL. Skating is unreal and he can carry the puck through traffic.

And I have to say this here: Jonas Brodin is the best hockey player on the Wild and it's not even close.......

Things about to get real!

This dump and chase boring. Get puck on good sticks

Quit? Weird.....

Looks like snail.......

Name them the Wanderers and they can wander around as the NHL shuffles rinks and shuttle shifts teams to the next hockey "hotbed."

Johnson is 25, a product of Grand Forks, N.D, four-year starter at the University of North Dakota. He has proven he can perform at the NHL level..... Anas is among the hottest players in the AHL, a product of Maryland, 28 years old, who played collegitly at Quinnipac University....put up 70 points in 63 games....

Would-of, could-of......should have...

As I understand it, the NHL is allowing clubs to bring 28 skaters and four goaltenders to Phase II camps. I'll spitball a potential roster here. I have avoided allotting spots to juniors, late-season signing and college free agents. For ske of composition, I am choosing 18 forwards, 10 defenseman and four puck stoppers. All were on either the Minnesota or Iowa rosters this season. Here we go: Centers 12 Staal 9 Koivu 14 Ek 27 Galchenyuk 49 Rask 7 Sturm Left wingers 11 Parise 18 Greenway 17 Foligno 6 Donato 37 Rau 74 Sokolov Right wingers 36 Zucarello 22 Fiala 38 Hartman 19 Kunin 23 JT Brown 26 Mayhew Outside shots: 41 Johnson (C/RW) 48 Sam Anas (C) 57 Mike Liambas (LW/Enforcer) Defensemen 20 Suter 46 Spurgeon 25 Brodin 24 Dumba 21 Soucey 77 Hunt 29 Pateryn 44 Bartkowski 47 Belpedio 61 Mennell Outside shots: 75 Falkovsky 79 Warner Goaltenders 40 Dubnyk 32 Stalock 31 Kahkonov 42 Robson I welcome your input and maybe your own Corona Hockey League lineup!

I've thought the same. Minneapolis-St. Paul one metro area but Wild play on the east side of the Mississippi at XCel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul. But yeah, hotels on both sides of the river would be required to host the event. National Guard called in and cleared streets last night. I am a former guardsman but only call ups were for floods, not for this kind of sh*#show....