{"id":433105,"date":"2023-10-16T20:18:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T00:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=433105"},"modified":"2023-10-16T20:19:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T00:19:38","slug":"matt-bold-injury-burdens-minnesota-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/10\/16\/matt-bold-injury-burdens-minnesota-wild\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Boldy Injury Burdens Minnesota Wild"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/wild\/\" target=\"_self\">Minnesota Wild<\/a>s&#8217; young left winger, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/boldyma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Boldy<\/a>, left Saturday night\u2019s game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/leafs\/\" target=\"_self\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> with what appears to be an upper-body injury. The forward did not practice with the team this morning. Boldy is expected to be out \u201cweek to week\u201d and will not be placed on LTIR. Boldy\u2019s absence will tremendously impact the penniless hockey club as they attempt to regroup from the 7-4 loss delivered by the Leafs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matt Boldy Injured<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wild star Matt Boldy considered week-to-week with upper-body injury. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4NaFfXuKrw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/4NaFfXuKrw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S5ZDL2jpPL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/S5ZDL2jpPL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 theScore (@theScore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theScore\/status\/1713975090054942898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The injury occurred after Boldy bounded off the bench and entered the play in the neutral zone. Linemate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/johanma03.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcus Johansson<\/a> saw an open Boldy skating toward the Leafs\u2019 zone and passed to Boldy. After crossing the Leafs\u2019 blue line, Toronto defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/riellmo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Morgan Rielly<\/a> hit Boldy. The hit pinched Boldy into the boards, and he went down. With over ten minutes left in the game, Boldy grabbed his left shoulder, shakily got to his feet, skated back to the bench, went down the tunnel and never returned. Teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rossima01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marco Rossi<\/a> replaced Boldy just in time to witness Rielly assist Toronto with their fifth goal scored on Goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gustafi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Filip Gustavsson<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At age 22, Boldy is one of the Wild&#8217;s greatest offensive weapons. Beyond Boldy and Kaprizov, the Wild do not have much scoring depth. Last season Boldy was able to register 63 points in 81 games. With under two games into the 2023-24 season, Boldy has already picked up an assist on opening night and scored on Toronto before becoming injured. The absence of this Massachusetts native will massively handicap Minnesota.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Next For the Minnesota Wild?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately for Minnesota, staying healthy this season is essential to success. The Wild have already lost defensive leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/spurgja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jared Spurgeon<\/a> to injury after being hit by a Chicago Blackhawks prospect wanting to make an impression in the preseason. Now, the team must move forward without a top forward. Neither injury is long-term and will not alleviate cap space. Therefore, Minnesota is still unable to afford to call up players from Iowa who make over $875,000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To finish the road trip, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RussoHockey\/status\/1713975838314533130\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Wild plan to<\/a> dress 11 forwards and seven defencemen for Tuesday\u2019s game against the Montreal Canadiens. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Staff elected to keep Rossi and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dewarco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor Dewar<\/a> lines intact due to the success they have been having. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather than reassigning J<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ujhar Kaira, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lettivi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vinni Lettieri<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/petanni01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nic Petan<\/a> (currently can\u2019t afford Sammy Walker) to Boldy\u2019s spot on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/eriksjo02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joel Eriksson Ek<\/a> line, Alternate Captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kapriki01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kirill Kaprizov<\/a> will double shift on first and second lines. Kaprizov has had a bit of a slower start this season. Normally Kaprizov leads in team scoring by a mile. Yet, the superstar has been overpassing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/z\/zuccama01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-10-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mats Zuccarello<\/a> and is still looking to score his first of the season. Perhaps the Matt Boldy Injury will grant Kaprizov the opportunity to elevate his performance this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>MAIN PHOTO: \u00a9 Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota Wilds&#8217; young left winger, Matt Boldy, left Saturday night\u2019s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs with what appears to be an upper-body injury. The forward did not practice with the team this morning. Boldy is expected to be out \u201cweek to week\u201d and will not be placed on LTIR. 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