Marco Scandella was informed Monday that he was being sent back to the Wild's AHL affiliate in Houston. Head coach Mike Yeo said Scandella "shrunk" a little bit after each mistake he's made during the Wild's slump. Yeo hopes a trip back to the minors will help Scandella's confidence.

The Minnesota Wild’s season came to an end on Saturday but four of its defensemen were reassigned to the Houston Aeros of the AHL. Marco Scandella, Nate Prosser, Chey Genoway and Kris Fredheim are eligible to play the rest of the season, and playoffs if the Aeros reach the postseason.

The Minnesota Wild reassigned forward Nick Palmieri to their AHL affiliate in Houston Sunday. In nine games with the Wild Palmieri hasn't played with much consistency. Head coach Mike Yeo doesn't want Palmieri to "worry about anything except being a hockey player."

Minnesota Wild forward Eric Nystrom cleared waivers Friday and is on his way to Houston to play with the Wild's minor league affiliate. Nystrom will be ready to play in the Aero's season opener Sunday against the Chicago Wolves.

Wild goaltender Josh Harding has recovered from a whiplash injury and is ready to resume playing. That means Matt Hackett's time with the Wild is over for the time being. Hackett, who stopped 76-of-78 shots in two games, was sent back to the team's AHL affiliate in Houston.

The Minnesota Wild are saying so long to veteran center Eric Nystrom. He was put on waivers today. If another team doesn't claim him -- he'll be sent to Minnesota's minor league affiliate in Houston. Nystrom has two years left on his contract at $1.4 million per year.

As the injuries continue to pile up on the Wild blue line, the team signed defenseman Kris Fredheim from the Houston Aeros. Fredheim will join the club in time for Thursday's home game against Colorado. To create a roster spot for him, the team placed Guillaume Latendresse on injured reserve.