The Wild suffered a bit of a blow to its center depth this morning when the Columbus Blue Jackets claimed Zac Dalpe off waivers for the sum of $15,000.

Ryan Carter and Teemu Pulkkinen cleared, and the Wild later traded Pulkkinen to Arizona before Wednesday's 2 p.m. deadline.
General Manager Chuck Fletcher really hoped Dalpe would slide through waivers, as did coach Bruce Boudreau, who didn't seem too pleased when he was told Dalpe was taken.
Boudreau was so taken aback, I wonder if Dalpe was playing tonight vs. the Kings (Devan Dubnyk vs. Jonathan Quick) or maybe there was some other kind of trade in the works that he's aware of.
Seemed pretty cryptic and stunned. Maybe somebody's sick? I didn't see Mikko Koivu this morning, and that's pure conjecture. But reporter instinct: It was weird.
Behind Dalpe in the minors now is Tyler Graovac, who had a hat trick in yesterday's Iowa overtime loss.
UPDATE: Graovac was recalled, so I think something's up with the lineup (Koivu?)
Unless the Wild makes a reactionary move now to scoop up a center, the Wild has Charlie Coyle, Jordan Schroeder, Ryan White and Carter who can also play center in a pinch.