Jonas Brodin did not travel with the Minnesota Wild to Colorado. Brodin will not play on Sunday night or Tuesday night versus the Avalanche. Brodin has battled several injuries this season while missing a total of 20 regular season contests. Brodin suffered a lower body injury during Game 5 against the Dallas Stars. He tried to come back against Colorado but the earliest anyone expects him back is over the weekend. Brodin had four goals and 14 assists during the regular season. He added an assist over five playoff starts. Brodin's chances of playing in Game are very much up in the air.

Joel Eriksson Ek did not travel to Colorado on Sunday. His lower body injury will cause him to miss at least the first two games of the series against the Avalanche. The hope is that the extra rest between Games 2 and 3 will be a huge asset. Eriksson Ek got banged up and had not been quite right the last two games of the Dallas series. Almost an extra week's worth of rest could prove extremely valuable. It does seem that Eriksson Ek is likely to return for Game 3 on Saturday but do not be so sure. After all, injuries often take a life of their own in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Joel Kiviranta will not be able to return on Sunday night against the Minnesota Wild. He did not skate over the weekend at all and had already missed two games. For a day-to-day issue, missing skates is crucial in determining the status of a player. Kiviranta's next chance to play is on Tuesday in Game 2. If he cannot go then, the Colorado left winger would then potentially be a question mark to travel to Minnesota. Also, there is no guarantee Kiviranta would get in the lineup. The fourth-liner had three goals and six assists in 51 games during the regular season.

Josh Manson got through an entire practice on Saturday unscathed. However, that was not enough as the Colorado defenseman will not play in Game 1 against the Minnesota Wild. Manson has not played since aggravating an injury on April 23rd against the Los Angeles Kings. Many hoped the injury was not that serious but it is significant enough. Manson had two assists in three games but his physical presence will be missed against the Wild on Sunday night. The next chance he will have to return is Tuesday night. The concern is that the upper body issue is not really a day-to-day problem like Jared Bednar insists.