McMillan has been recalled because a number of players are nursing minor-injuries, if any of them are unavailable tonight then McMillan would get the call. He has two goals and four assists in seven games with Iowa (AHL).
McMillan was recalled by Minnesota yesterday and did not appear in last night’s game at Nashville.
The 25-year-old has registered two goals and three assists (five points), a plus-2 rating and 11 penalty minutes in 15 career contests with Minnesota. The 6-foot-1, 196-pound forward tallied 18 points (9G / 9A), 31 PIM and a plus-4 rating in 64 games with Houston last season.
McMillan skated in 64 games with Houston, totaling 18 points (9-9=18).
We'll have to wait and see if McMillan is Mike Rupp insurance or if he's playing regardless. The gritty McMillan, a 2007 seventh-rounder, has 2 goals and 5 points in 15 Wild games over two seasons. This would be his season debut if he plays tonight. The way it looked yesterday, Jason Pominville was unlikely to play tonight vs. Edmonton. The hope was Rupp would take Pominville's place in the lineup, but when Rupp said after practice that he would have to see how his knee responded this morning.
McMillan heads back to the AHL as the Wild acquire more NHL help. He scored a goal and three points in 11 games.
Add McMillan to the growing list of injured Wild players. He scored a goal and three points in 11 games.
McMillan? gets a new set of linemates as the former top line is demoted to the third. He has a goal and three points in eight games.
McMillan moves up to the second line. The rookie has a goal and an assist in seven games.
