A shoulder injury suffered by Marek Zidlicky against the Sharks on Wednesday night will keep the Wild defenseman out for at least the next couple of weeks. The Wild will call up a defenseman to fill the void in the next 24 hours, but you can admit that whoever replaces Zidlicky won't have the same kind of offensive prowess as the Slovak veteran. 
In the 2011 season to date, Zidlicky has 4 goals and 15 assists in 30 games for the Wild, ranking him 185th in pool scoring, 24th among all defensemen in the league. He has been one of the more reliable defensemen at both ends of the ice in the league over the past few seasons and his presence will be missed.
In the draft, this comes as yet another blow to Derek W.'s team, that just can't seem to catch a break, being in last place and all. If there was a major bright spot to Derek's team this season, it would be that his defense group is the 2nd best in the pool, but since it is only four players on the active list, it doesn't hold up very well against the forward position. Also, Derek has also just lost Joni Pitkanen to a short-term injury, so his hold on 2nd place in this category is going to be short-lived. Link to the Injury/News Page
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