Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek, Jonas Brodin on the injuries that kept them out vs. Avs: 'Awful to not play'

ST. PAUL, Minn. — In a lot of ways, the Minnesota Wild were cooked before their second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche even started, losing arguably their two best defensive players, center Joel Eriksson Ek and defenseman Jonas Brodin.On Friday, a day that could have been the morning of Game 6 of the series, Eriksson Ek and Brodin were two of several players who talked after their exit meetings with coach John Hynes. It was the first time they talked publicly since they suffered what turned into season-ending injuries in the first round.Advertisement