John Curry and Steven Kampfer have been returned to the minors by Minnesota. Curry was up with the team as insurance because Niklas Backstrom has been dealing with an abdominal issue all season. Kampfer was originally brought up as a practice replacement following the Olympic break. Both of them were healthy scratches on Wednesday.

Minnesota has called up John Curry. Josh Harding is out indefinitely and Niklas Backstrom has abdominal issues, so the Wild likely felt like they needed an insurance policy. Curry, 29, has just four games worth of NHL experience.

John Curry went unclaimed on waivers. Curry had to be placed on waivers after signing a two-way deal with Minnesota. The Wild don't plan to use him right now, but he's an insurance policy in case their goaltending injuries start to pile up.

Minnesota apparently has John Curry on waivers. He signed a two-way deal with the Wild to give the club some goaltending depth down the stretch. Curry has appeared in 12 games with AHL Iowa this season, where he has six wins, a 1.95 goals-against average and a .939 save percentage.