Jonas Brodin Expected to Miss Significant Time with Upper Body Injury

Jonas Brodin may or may not have been subject to an Evander Kane dirty hit Friday night during a game the Minnesota Wild eventually lost 4-3 to the Edmonton Oilers. What constitutes a dirty hit is up for discussion, apparently.

NHL turns blind eye to Evander Kane hit on Jonas Brodin

You be the judge. The first video below is Kane’s hit on Brodin, which got Evander Kane a phone call from league offices, but ultimately no suspension or fine. The video immediately below it is an arguably similar hit from from 2022 in which the aggressor was tagged with a 5-minute penalty and 1-game suspension.

For those who missed it, the uncalled hit on Brodin by Kane that knocked Brodin out of the game and resulted in a penalty to Hartman for going after Kane pic.twitter.com/RZjSsTxgpd

— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) December 9, 2023

Casey Cazikas received a 5 minute boarding penalty and a 1 game suspension for this hit on Brendan Smith. Smith also “shoulder checked” before he was hit into the boards. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/nIoshrZn5H

— Spinorama 🔄 Hockey (@spinohockey) December 9, 2023

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Brodin to miss significant time with upper-body injury

Anyway, crying over Brodin’s illegally spilled blood won’t get him on the ice any faster. And that’s where the bad news comes in. While Kane’s hit on Brodin may not have netted him a fine or suspension, it is going to land the Minnesota Wild defenseman in the press box for the foreseeable future.

On Saturday evening, Michael Russo (The Athletic) is reporting that Jonas Brodin will “miss significant time” due to an upper-body injury he suffered thanks to Kane’s totally not illegal hit.

Hearing #mnwild defenseman Jonas Brodin is going to miss significant time with an upper-body injury.

For the short term, Wild can insert Alex Goligoski or Zach Bogosian (if he’s healthy) back into the lineup, but this may open door for Daemon Hunt to return at some point

— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) December 9, 2023

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