Minnesota Wild Recall Michael Milne as Team Head in San Jose – Hockey Writers – Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild are enjoying one of the best starts in franchise history. Despite Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, the team is currently 8-2-2. But Wild coach John Hynes said after the loss that he is not happy with a few players and they may be out soon, possibly on Thursday when the team travels to California to face the San Jose Sharks.

Wild's Fourth Line Struggles In Losses

The Wild's fourth line of Yakov Trenin, Marat Khusnutdinov and Jakub Lauko did not have a good start to the season, and the entire line was minus-2 when they lost to the Kings. The trio are also all penalty killers, and the Wild are 31st in penalty killing at 62.5%. Bad penalty kill is nothing new as last season they were 30th at 74.5.

It seems Hynes has seen enough and the team has recalled rookie Michael Milne from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League. And it is clear that he will play, saying that there are “easy players” in the loss.

No Risk in Recall

There is no risk in recalling Milne who was selected 89th overall in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. See what the kid can bring to the table, if he is a good punishment killer he might find a long term home. In 10 games with the Iowa Wild, Milne has four goals and four assists. He is currently in his third season with Iowa.

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It is clear that those in the fourth row have become comfortable. If the Wild believe they are a contender, which they should be, they may look to adjust the bottom half of the roster to improve the team.