After the mumps overtook nearly a quarter of the Vancouver Canucks roster, the Minnesota Wild announced on Monday that forwards Jason Pominville and Zach Parise were diagnosed with the virus.
Bruce Boudreau met with the Minnesota media on Tuesday to discuss his teams status while Pominville and Parise are in isolation. The presser turned into a quote factory from Boudreau.
The former Capitals coach really, really does not want to contract the mumps.
Boudreau, aka quote machine, hopes he doesn't contract the mumps: "I'm already fat enough. I don't need to get lumpy anymore." #mnwild
— Michael Russo (@Russostrib) February 28, 2017
Here’s the video.
Bruce Boudreau is staying away from #mnwild players diagnosed with the mumps: "I'm already fat enough, I don't need to get lumpy anymore." pic.twitter.com/bgci5oeAWI
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 28, 2017
But if he did, here’s what “Mumpy Boudreau” would look like.
Boudreau was thankful that everyone else on the team was still healthy.
Boudreau: "Everybody's healthy as of this moment," praying for no mumps surprises before gametime
Folin in for Prosser #mnwild
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) February 28, 2017
Boudreau said w mumps, thank goodness #mnwild acquired Hanzal/White "or Iowa wouldn't be able to field a team" bc they've been decimated 1/2
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) February 28, 2017
He's meaning, Iowa has lost 6 fwds to trade, injury, callup, waivers in past week and #mnwild would have had to call up 2 more w 11/29 sick
— Michael Russo (@Russostrib) February 28, 2017
Boudreau was also reminded that everyone thought the 2014 mumps outbreak was begun by the Anaheim Ducks, who he coached at the time.
Boudreau always gets upset (kiddingly) when I tell him Anaheim started the 2014 mumps epidemic: "YOU KNOW ST. LOUIS BROUGHT IT TO US!!!" 😂😂😂
— Michael Russo (@Russostrib) February 28, 2017
Will the mumps end soon, or will more teams become affected?
