Snake Doctor Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 This is quite a new twist for his career. Mabey Broduer has a new option. CBC ARTICLE The Minnesota Wild has suspended goalie Josh Harding for fracturing his foot in an off-ice incident. Harding reportedly suffered the injury when he kicked a wall following an altercation with a teammate. The 30-year-old is now on the shelf for at least two months, and will not receive pay until he is healthy enough to play. The injury is the latest blow to Harding's NHL career. Harding, who is in the final year of his contract, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012. Harding has since played just 34 games over the past two seasons, and has been sidelined long-term due to side effects of the disease. With just Niklas Backstrom left in the crease at the Wild's training camp, the club acted quickly to sign Darcy Kuemper to a two-year contract worth $2.5 million. Kuemper appeared in 26 games last year in his rookie season, going 12-8-4 while posting a 2.43 goals against average and a .915 save percentage. Kuemper will also join Ilya Bryzgalov at camp, who was invited Wednesday on a tryout contract. Bryzgalov shined in 11 regular season games with the Wild last season, going 7-1-3, pushing Minnesota into the playoffs. The 34-year-old helped upset the Colorado Avalanche in the first round before being eliminated by the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference semifinal. The moves now give the Wild options in net. If Bryzgalov prove he is a capable backup to Backstrom, Kuemper would be assigned to Iowa of the American Hockey League without having to go through the waivers process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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viking mama Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Oh my! Surprising turn of events, indeed. Harding is a player who's facing his own kind of pressures, no doubt! My sister-in-law has MS. Stress & lack of proper sleep can be triggers, too. I wondered how long Josh could hold-up in the very stressful & competitive environment he's been in. I know that there are some rather new & experimental drugs cleared for use/treatment in the States, but for an elite athlete,.. even subtle changes to one's abilities (ie: grip, balance, energy, sight) would de-rail one's effectiveness as a player, especially while competing for the most important position on the ice. Do you think MIN is gently pushing Harding to (medically) re-tire-out? Could MIN also be a possible landing spot for....Markstrom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 He mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Doctor Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 Actally that's a good point. This could make room for Markstrom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure to Mogilny Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Feel for the guy hope he gets back to where he needs to be. Cant be easy but we dont know many of the details of the altercation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummer4now Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Feel for the guy hope he gets back to where he needs to be. Cant be easy but we dont know many of the detales of the altercasion Wtf is this? lol Your spelling and grammar has to be one of the worst on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 This is just paperwork since he injured his foot in a way not related to hockey. It just allows them to not pay him during that time and is similar to what Florida did with Gudbranson a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteeun Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Wtf is this? lol Your spelling and grammar has to be one of the worst on this site. I lyke tha kreeaytivity tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Wtf is this? lol Your spelling and grammar has to be one of the worst on this site. Product of the Clark government Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex425 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Wtf is this? lol Your spelling and grammar has to be one of the worst on this site. Not grammar. That belongs to Canuckstravella who can't capitalize his words... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Gotta wonder what good did he expect to come from kicking a wall? I mean... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I wonder if it was not a team mate if he would have been suspended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gross-Misconduct Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Feel for the guy hope he gets back to where he needs to be. Cant be easy but we dont know many of the detales of the altercasion Can u be anymore obvious ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I wonder if it was not a team mate if he would have been suspended. I think he was suspended less-so for discipline reasons but moreso that it provided an excuse to give the team some cap relief. I don't think he was suspended because it was an altercation or that a teamate was involved or because the Wild wanted to reprimand him for poor behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMexico Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Oh my! Surprising turn of events, indeed. Harding is a player who's facing his own kind of pressures, no doubt! My sister-in-law has MS. Stress & lack of proper sleep can be triggers, too. I wondered how long Josh could hold-up in the very stressful & competitive environment he's been in. I know that there are some rather new & experimental drugs cleared for use/treatment in the States, but for an elite athlete,.. even subtle changes to one's abilities (ie: grip, balance, energy, sight) would de-rail one's effectiveness as a player, especially while competing for the most important position on the ice. Do you think MIN is gently pushing Harding to (medically) re-tire-out? Could MIN also be a possible landing spot for....Markstrom? Or the team is suspending him for being stupid and hurting himself in a non-hockey related incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Could this be possible destination for Markstrom? I've been hoping a backup spot would open up somewhere. A fourth round pick? *okay, I see you mentioned that already Viking mama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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