Wild Reveal Brodin, Eriksson Ek Played Hurt With Broken Feet

Minnesota’s playoff picture got a lot clearer in the grim way these things usually do, with key players sitting out because their feet were not right. Jonas Brodin and Joel Eriksson Ek missing a series with broken bones tells you how much damage teams are willing to absorb before the public hears the full story. The Wild do not need sympathy, but they do need bodies, and this kind of news explains a lot about how a series can tilt.