Brett Clark D FA Sat 3/30/13 12:04 PM
Brett Clark
D FA
Veteran defenseman Brett Clark, signed by the Minnesota Wild to add depth on March 13, could be in the lineup today when the team plays the Los Angeles Kings.
Clark has been waiting patiently to get into game action while the Wild has been hot and coach Mike Yeo didn't wish to tamper with the lineup. In the second of back-to-backs, though, Yeo may want fresh legs and have Clark replace left-shot defenseman Justin Falk. Yeo said there's "definitely a possibility" Clark will play today. Asked if he's worried Clark has gotten rusty by having such a long hiatus since playing his last game for AHL Oklahoma City, Yeo said, "The good thing is this guy has played a lot of hockey (681 games with four NHL teams) in his career. If it was a younger player, I think it'd be a different story. It is a priority of ours to get him in very soon. We'll also be a little understanding of the fact that he hasn't playing in a long time. His first shift, if he's less than perfect, we're not going to judge him on that." Falk has been struggling lately.