Nate Prosser. He’s certainly an interesting player. By all accounts, he is a fantastic guy who is well loved by everyone. Our own Dakota Case can vouch for that. Whether you think he’s a good seventh defenseman or is well past his usefulness, you probably already have your own opinion about him as a player. Whatever your opinion is, let’s take a moment and evaluate his place on the Wild’s current roster.
If everyone was healthy, Prosser would be the Wild’s seventh defenseman on the depth chart. Now, what does that mean? As teams normally only play six defensemen a game, Prosser usually finds himself sitting in the pressbox.