UPDATED WITH GOPHERS-MAVERICKS LINEUP BELOW
Bad night for the Wild and the Houston Aeros in Oklahoma City last night.
Jonas Brodin, a 2011 first-round pick and stud defenseman that would have a chance to make the Wild if the lockout ends, will miss several weeks with a broken clavicle.
Mikael Granlund, a 2010 first-round pick fresh off being named AHL Rookie of the Month, will likely miss a few weeks with a muscle strain in the lower part of his right leg. The Wild will know more possibly later today, but that's the thinking, hope and look of his situation right now.
To see video of the two incidents, see last night's blog.
Brodin was nailed in last night's game by 2011 first overall pick Taylor Hall. Hall received a match penalty for a hit to the head, but Hall contended it was a shoulder to shoulder and Brodin's injury would seem to verify that. He was supposed to be suspended for tonight's game, but Sportsnet's John Shannon reports that the AHL rescinded the match penalty and he is eligible to play tonight (although he may not).
At the very least it was a charge by Hall and at the very least Brodin will be sidelined for a long time pending an examination by Wild doctors.
The plan is for Brodin to come to Minnesota early next week for an MRI to see the extent of the injury. Typically, the standard for an injury like this is six to eight weeks to heal, but GM Chuck Fletcher said doctors need to take a look at pictures to see if it may be quicker or longer.
