In case you missed it Jared Spurgeon has been injured for the last three games. That’s not to comment on his play, but rather to comment on the depth of the Minnesota Wild defensemen. Normally the loss of a top pairing defender would cripple another team, but the Wild seem to have taken it in stride and kept on.
In the three games that Surgeon has been out the Wild are 1-1-1 and haven’t crumbled like many teams would have when losing a top defender. Nate Prosser who has been waiting patiently has stepped in nicely, Christian Folin is continuing to improve his game, and Matt Dumba is thriving playing on the top pairing with Ryan Suter.