Miikka Salomaki sat out Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Wild as a healthy scratch.

Salomaki sat out Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Wild as a healthy scratch.

Analysis:

The Preds had two previously injured forwards returning to the lineup Saturday - Paul Gaustad (lower body) and Eric Nystrom (upper body) - so Salomaki drew the short straw and watched from the press box. Salomaki has just a single point in eight games since being recalled from AHL Milwaukee in late October, and could wind up heading back there now that the Preds have four healthy forward lines.