Clayton Stoner News

19 Seconds of ice time in the first period, 1:03 through two for defenseman John Scott.

Erik Karlsson scored his first NHL goal and goaltender Mike Brodeur picked up the win in his league debut Saturday night as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-1. Karlsson took a pass from Alex Kovalev and fired a point shot through the legs of Wild netminder Niklas Backstrom, who made 20 saves, at 2:55 of the third period.

Ready to finish a grinding stretch that has them crisscrossing four time zones for seven road games in 15 days, the Wild on Wednesday carried the swagger of a team embarking on a dude's-only retreat.

Preview: After a fleeting return to Minnesota for a 2-1 victory over Columbus, the Wild hits the road yet again after a 3-2 road trip ended Saturday in Vancouver.

There was a mob scene at the Bell Centre in Montreal after the Minnesota Wild's morning skate as Canadian media people descended on former Canadiens forward Guillaume Latendresse plus some of the other French-Canadian favorites such as Eric Belanger.

The Montreal Canadiens improved in a lot of statistical areas, just not the one that counts.

Clayton Stoner drew a deep breath and exhaled. Outside the Bell Centre, where Stoner played his first NHL game as a defenseman for the Wild on Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens, a plaza is lined with statues and plaques bearing the names and likenesses of hockey greats such as Jacques Plante, Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Jean Beliveau, ...

On Sunday, the Houston Aeros went to the dogs, somewhat literally, as the Toyota Center was opened up to allow people to bring their dogs to the game.

An eventful day for the Wild began with the team announcing another significant injury to another significant player and ended with the Wild and Montreal Canadiens flipping a pair of maligned wingers desperate for changes of scenery.

Right now the Aeros are at the mercy of the injury bug and the Minnesota Wild, who like the Aeros, are banged up and looking for players.

So when Jean-Michel Daoust saw a big fat rebound right at his feet after Rivermen goalie Ben Bishop made a great save against Jon DiSalvatore, he did the only thing he needed to do on a night where one goal would probably win the game.

The Houston Aeros caught a wave late in the regular season last year, made it into the playoffs, and went on a run that nearly carried the team to the AHL Calder Cup.

The last time the Aeros were on the road, they scored just two goals in three straight losses to Grand Rapids and the Texas Stars.

Todd McLellan joined the San Jose Sharks a year ago as a new coach with a new system, and he believes it will take awhile before the Wild become totally comfortable with the new style being implemented by coach Todd Richards.

First-year Aeros forward Peter Zingoni made a good first impression with coach Kevin Constantine Saturday night.

New season, same result for the Aeros north of the border. Returning to where their Calder Cup playoff hopes crashed and burned a year ago, the Aeros opened the 2009-10 American Hockey League regular season with a 4-3 loss to the Manitoba Moose in front of 7,826 at MTS Centre last night.

The Aeros were finally on the ice against a team other than themselves Saturday night at the Sugar Land Ice & Sports Center .

It could be an interesting reception for one member of the Wild today as he plays against his former team for the first time.

The Wild's two biggest free-agent pickups will make their Minnesota debuts during today's home exhibition game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Posted on September 19th, 2009 12:53 PM By Michael Russo Subject to change, but here it is : Also, according to sources, the Wild placed six players on 48-hour waivers today with an attempt of getting them to the minors: Clayton Stoner, Barry Brust, Jon DiSalvatore, Brandon Rogers, Jamie Fraser and Ryan Lannon.