I think Wood is out for season

oh damn fr? thought it was 3-4 months.

that wld suck. maybe a offszn trade then

Even if he did make it back, would likely be after deadline.

And I think Hughes stays at Michigan two years, arrives here end of next season (April 2023).

Great win tonight.

probably. 2 years should be good for college, then maybe a half year in the AHL/NHL, then becomes full time

happy we got it for Earl. boys were buzzing tonite

This injury may complicate the Wood signing. Not a great deal of transparency on the injury, other than "hip surgery", but if this has negative affect on skating (his greatest asset), I would be deeply concerned about the next contract. Very tricky & could hurt his trade value.

Assuming they can come to some kind of agreement on the contract, I'd keep him. There is no obvious replacement for his spot on that 4th line. Yes, there is a long line of hopefuls, particularly Foote comes to mind, but no one as an obvious slam dunk. Wood has a unique skill set, one which I believe NJ is in short supply of. I'm not sold as Kuokkanen or Foote being a good fit there; Studenic, Thompson, Zetterlund meh. Idk, if the skating is still there, Wood is the right piece for this team.