Wild claim veteran forward Vinnie Hinostroza off waivers from Nashville: Why?
Showing once again how small the NHL world is, with the Minnesota Wild in need of a forward because of Ryan Hartman's 10-game suspension, they claimed one of Hartman's best friends off waivers Wednesday.
Vinnie Hinostroza, a veteran winger who has played 387 games over 10 NHL seasons, was claimed from the Nashville Predators.
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Hinostroza was in Hartman's wedding party, and the two grew up together in Illinois. They played against each other in the state championship as mites, and they played together on the Chicago Mission for four years, the Bloomington Bears football team for one year, Team USA in world juniors, AHL Rockford and the Chicago Blackhawks as rookies, when they were roommates.
Hinostroza, 30, has two assists in 13 NHL games this season and 11 goals and 33 points in 26 games for AHL Milwaukee. In 387 NHL games for the Blackhawks, Arizona Coyotes, Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators, the former Notre Dame standout has scored 54 goals and 153 points.
He has one more year left on his contract at $775,000. The Wild are able to temporarily afford Hinostroza because injured Kirill Kaprizov is on long-term injured reserve. They made room on the roster by placing Jakub Lauko on injured reserve. That means Lauko won't return until after the 4-Nations Face-Off at earliest.
A team source said Lauko has had a recurrence of the injuries that kept him sidelined twice in the past few months.
Hinostroza is a right-shot forward known for his impressive speed. He brings a good of energy, compete and some skill, and you can bet the Wild are hoping he'll supply more offense than the team has been getting from its bottom six.
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