BEVERLY HILLS, CA, USA- Three of the four Timberwolves who are currently on the Injured Reserve are hoping to finish the season on the ice rather than the trainer's table.
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Rookie, Loui Eriksson (pictured) began his CCHL career with an amazing Training Camp and landed himself on the team's top line with Joe Thornton. Eriksson is third in points for the Timberwolves (2-19-21) even though he has missed twenty one games to injury. Loui hopes to be in the lineup for one or more games this season.
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Fellow rookie, Bill Thomas who suprised many when he was acquired from Beverly Hills and made an immediate impact Thunder Bay's first line. Thomas was heavily scouted by the Timberwolves staff before the 2007 Draft and they were completely aware of the talent he possesed. Thomas was brought in at the time to replace the injured Eriksson on the top line. He filled in admirably with thirteen points in eighteen games.
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Dustin Byfuglien is all but assured he will be back in the Wolves lineup soon. Like Eriksson and Thomas, "Big Buff" was thought to be done for the season. But the Roseau, Minnesota native has been skating hard in practice and even rid himself of a red jersey (worn by injured players) recently. Byfuglien did not travel with the team to California, but will join them in Winnipeg tomorrow. He still has not been cleared to play, but the more practice time he has with the team only helps in getting his game speed back. The Timberwolves are expecting Dustin back in the lineup by next Saturday when they play at home against the Southwest Scorpions.
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Thunder Bay plays the Law Masters tonight in what will be three games in three nights that will take them across North America and the Atlantic. The Wolves play Winnipeg tomorrow and head to Scandinavia for a game on Monday night against Wisborg.
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