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Aug 08, 2023

Wilderness Walk: Opening Day

Posted October 10 I don't know about that Svig, I think we still need to discuss cap and possibly putting Spurgeon on LTIR. So, today is the beginning of the season for many teams, does that mean it

Posted October 10

I don't know about that Svig, I think we still need to discuss cap and possibly putting Spurgeon on LTIR.

So, today is the beginning of the season for many teams, does that mean it is our beginning? Thomas suggests that with the Wild submitting their final roster of 21. If this is the case, Spurgeon could be LTIR eligible which would make him eligible to return for the November 4th game.

The savings we could get from a Spurgeon stint on LTIR are pretty good. Couple that with a couple of send downs of Boldy (paper only), and we could clear space for a couple of our prospects to fill in for injuries.

Also, the experience Lambos/Hunt could get would be very beneficial to their growth as players and know what they need to do to come up fulltime.

If they do well, Spurgeon can take as long as he needs to fully heal. If they don't do well, we've always got Mermis who can fill in for the extra D and can go with Goligoski.

Since it's the beginning of the season, even missed time for Spurgeon won't be such a big deal. Getting him fully healthy, I'd think, would be the goal, not rushing him back to 85% just to get him in, and having the injury linger.

The other item is on a different front: Figuring out how to wear the reverse retro whites on the road. Do you think anyone would notice if we did it in Sweden?