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Who’s Warren Peters? Minnesota’s new No. 1 center, apparently

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From Mike Russo of the Minnesota Star-Tribune:

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For those unfamiliar with Peters (read: Everybody not in his extended family), here’s the skinny:

-- 29 years old.

-- Undrafted.

-- 62 games of NHL experience.

-- 90 games of ECHL experience.

-- 472 games of AHL experience.

-- Has played for the Portland Pirates, Utah Grizzles, Idaho Steelheads, Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, Quad City Flames, Texas Stars and Houston Aeros.

-- Now centering Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi on the Wild’s top line.

Peters is one of four current Wild forwards that began the year in AHL Houston (the others are Casey Wellman, David McIntyre and Carson McMillan), which tells you how badly injuries have ravaged the team. Mikko Koivu, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Guillaume Latendresse and Jarod Palmer are all on injured reserve.

Peters and Co. aren’t the only temporary, minor-league stopgaps the Wild have used this year. Unforgettable names like Jeff Taffe, Cody Almond, Jed Ortmeyer, Kris Fredheim and Jon DiSalvatore have all played with the big club this season, though none of them ever got to play first-line center.