Minnesota Wild News

Bogosian (undisclosed) is not on the ice for the Sabres morning skate.

Bogosian missed Saturday’s game, but coach Ted Nolan though Bogosian might be available for tonight’s game. His absence from the morning skate certainly clouds his status, but we will get an official word from coach Nolan this afternoon.

Zach Bogosian
The Wild have activated Jared Spurgeon (head) from IR.

Spurgeon has missed the last eight games, but he has been activated from IR, which is a good sign that he will be back in the lineup tonight vs. Colorado. Expect Jordan Leopold to come out of the lineup to make room for Spurgeon, who has 18 points (7G / 11A) in 50 games.

Jared Spurgeon
Spurgeon (head) will start working out on Saturday.

Spurgeon has missed the last four games and will miss his fifth consecutive tonight in Colorado. Today was the first time that Spurgeon has skated since getting injured in mid-February. He remains without a timetable for his return, but it is a great sign that he was able to resume skating today.

Jared Spurgeon
Ryan Hartman will make his NHL debut on Friday.

Hartman, 20, will replace Ben Smith in the Blackhawks lineup on Friday vs. the Devils. The 2013 first round pick has eight goals and 10 assists (18 points) in 47 games with Rockford (AHL) this season. He is expected to skate on the fourth line with Marcus Kruger and Patrick Sharp.

Ryan Hartman
The Blackhawks have recalled Ryan Hartman from Rockford (AHL).

Hartman, 20, was the Blackhawks first round pick (30th overall) in 2013. The young bluliner has eight goals and 10 assists (18 points) in 47 games in his first full season with Rockford. The Blackhawks have a pretty veteran D-corp, but he could slide in for David Rundblad sometime in the near future.

Ryan Hartman
The Jets have reportedly traded Zach Bogosian, Evander Kane, and Jason Kasdorf to the Sabres for Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford, Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux and a 1st round pick.

Bogosian, 24, was the third overall pick in 2008, but has had a hard time staying healthy early in his career. Bogosian has mixed 15 games this season and a total of 74 games (27.6% of games) since 2011-12. Injuries have slowed down his development, but the young blue liner has 13 points (3G / 10A) in 41 games this season. A change of scenery should help Bogosian, especially because he should play a massive role in Buffalo.

Zach Bogosian
Foligno (hand) returned to practice on Thursday.

Foligno has been out since December 21st after he underwent hand surgery. He was expected to miss six weeks, but today marks the five and a half week point. He participated in practice with a non-contact jersey, so he will need to shed that sweater before he returns.

Marcus Foligno