Veteran blue liner Victor Bartley has a torn triceps that will require surgery, Wild assistant general manager Brent Flahr said Monday. He offered no exact timetable for a return.

Bruce Boudreau said after practice that Bartley would be “out for a while” with the injury. He was hurt in the second period of a 3-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday at Xcel Energy Center.

Bartley wasn’t expected to make the Wild’s final 23-man roster. He was, however, expected to be a key player on the blue line for the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League this season.

A journeyman player, Bartley has spent time with the Nashville Predators and Montreal Canadiens. He scored 23 points in 112 games with the Predators over parts of four seasons, and failed to record a point in his brief stint with the Canadiens last season.

He scored the Wild’s lone goal in a 4-1 preseason loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

SCHROEDER ON WAIVERS

The Wild placed forward Jordan Schroeder on waivers on Monday morning, a move Boudreau indicated doesn’t necessarily mean Schroeder won’t see time at the NHL level this season.

“We know what he can do,” Boudreau said. “We wanted to make sure we looked at some of these other guys who we don’t know what they can do. He could be a guy that we can bring right back up and not lose any sleep over it. We thought the best thing to do was to try these other guys and see how they play.”

Schroeder has bounced around between the AHL and NHL throughout his career. His speed has always been his best asset, although he has never shown enough play-making ability to stick in the NHL.

Schroeder was cut less than 12 hours after what Bruce Boudreau called “his best game, by far” against the Hurricanes. The former St. Thomas Academy and Gophers forward created a handful of scoring opportunities using his speed. He also recorded a notable turnover down the stretch, which stuck in Boudreau’s mind.

“Other than that one pass with 3:48 to go, it was a pretty solid effort by him,” the coach said.

Pat Cannone also was placed on waivers Monday. He and Schroeder will report to training camp for the Iowa Wild if they clear waivers.

GABRIEL DOWN, TOO

Kurtis Gabriel, Gustav Olofsson and Zach Mitchell also reported to Iowa on Monday as the Wild reduced their training camp to 33 players, although it’s more like 32 when taking into account Bartley’s injury.

Even that number is misleading, with injured Iowa players Maxime Fortunus, Sam Anas, Chase Lang and Dylan Labbe still on the roster. They will inevitably be sent down to to the minors as soon as they’re cleared for contact.

The Wild must trim down to an roster 23 by the Oct. 13 season opener at St. Louis.

Boudreau spoke highly of Gabriel. The coach knows Gabriel can fight, but wants to see him develop the rest of his game in the AHL.

“He needs to play. There is no sense in him being a six-minute guy here or being the (last) forward,” Boudreau said. “We know he’s tough. We know he can fight. I told him this morning that … a lot of guys that play the way he does play two or three or four years in the minors before they get the chance because they had to learn how to play before they got up. I don’t think it’s anything different for him. I think he can play, in the end, if he picks up a little bit of his game.”