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Episode 85
David Jiricek debuts tonight against the Avalanche

π GAME TONIGHTπ
π¨ Game starts at 7:00 PM
π@ Home vs Avalanche
π¨ Stop in at The Apostle Supper Club before the game!
π Wild Hockey Insider Projected Lineup:
β’ Line 1: Boldy β Rossi β Zuccarello
β’ Line 2: Johansson β Eriksson Ek β Hartman
β’ Line 3: Foligno β Gaudreau β Trenin
β’ Line 4: Shore β Khusnutdinov β Jones
β’ Def 1: Middleton - Bogosian
β’ Def 2: Merrill - Chisholm
β’ Def 3: Dermott - Jiricek
β’ In Net: Gustavsson οΈ
β’ Backups: Fleury
π€ Things to Watch:
Injuries:
Brock Faber (head contact from Jake Neighbours): Out tonight, no further updates yet.
Jonas Brodin (lower-body injury): Day-to-day, unavailable tonight.
Jared Spurgeon and Jakub Lauko: Still sidelined.
Kirill Kaprizov: Skated the past two days. Will travel with the team if thereβs a chance he plays in San Jose and/or Vegas.
Goalie News:
Marc-Andre Fleury: Sick and questionable to back up tonight. If Fleury is unavailable, the Wild will turn to an EBUG (Emergency Backup Goalie) since Jesper Wallstedt, Filip Gustavsson, and Kevin Hlavaj are all unavailable.
Call-ups:
David Jiricek is set to make his NHL debut tonight, filling in on the blue line.
Brotherly Battle?
If Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar sticks to his lineup, tonight will feature Jake Middleton facing off against his younger brother Keaton Middleton for the first time in their NHL careers.
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