Former Gopher and North Dakota resident Danny Irmen will be making his NHL debut tonight with the Minnnesota Wild. I am disappointed that he is going to be on the 4th line because I would like to see what he can do with more talented players. Ah, that's right there aren't many talented players in the Minnesota Wild lineup.
Woodbury resident Danny Irmen will make his NHL debut tonight on the right side of Derek Boogaard and James Sheppard. Unless somebody pulls up lame before tonight's game against Phoenix, John Scott will be a healthy scratch.
In Raleigh the other day, because coach Todd Richards had to use both Derek Boogaard and Scott in the same lineup as forwards, Richards never felt he could roll four lines, especially after the game turned into a special teams affair.
Scott scored a goal but only played six shifts. Richards wants to keep using Boogaard, but not both Boogaard and Scott in the same lineup unless Scott's on the blue line. So Richards called up Houston coach Kevin Constantine, asked who deserved a callup the most and Irmen got the call.
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