Wild sideline Kaprizov for at least a month, with surgery needed on lingering lower-body injury
2 months ago

Wild sideline Kaprizov for at least a month, with surgery needed on lingering lower-body injury

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov needs surgery on the lingering lower-body injury he recently returned from and will be sidelined for at least a month. “We’re going to keep playing and continue to get better, and when Kirill’s healthy and all healed up, he’ll be back and we’ll be even better.” The impact of Kaprizov absence will be stemmed a bit by the two-week break on the NHL schedule next month for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. I think the best thing to do is to shut him down right now for a little while, fix the problem, and then get him back to 100%.” After missing 12 games over a month of inaction, Kaprizov rejoined the Wild last week. “He did, and we did everything we could to see if it would work for him, but it didn’t.” The Wild won at Chicago on Sunday, their first of five straight games, but they’ve lost six of their last nine and are 9-11 since mid-December.

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Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek out at least ‘a few weeks’ with lower-body injury
1 month ago

Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek out at least ‘a few weeks’ with lower-body injury

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild first-line center Joel Eriksson Ek was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday with a lower-body injury, and the team announced his status as week-to-week. The Wild were still evaluating the extent of the injury, but Hynes said the ninth-year player would miss “a few weeks, for sure.” The news was ill-timed for the banged-up …

After first win without Kirill Kaprizov, Wild take aim at Canadiens
1 month, 4 weeks ago

After first win without Kirill Kaprizov, Wild take aim at Canadiens

Hindustan Times  

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Wild list of key injured players piles up with defensemen Brodin and Faber out vs. Avalanche
2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Associated Press  

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Kirill Kaprizov sure helps, but maturing Wild might have something special brewing
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kirill Kaprizov sure helps, but maturing Wild might have something special brewing

New York Times  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild made headlines to start the season, going the first 391 minutes, 31 seconds of regulation before facing their first deficit, the second-longest run in NHL history. They entered Friday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning — their first home game since Oct. 12 — having trailed for a league-low 56:28 after a …

Wild forward Matt Boldy week to week with upper-body injury: How big of a loss is it?
1 year, 5 months ago

Wild forward Matt Boldy week to week with upper-body injury: How big of a loss is it?

New York Times  

Minnesota Wild forward Matt Boldy is week to week with an upper-body injury, general manager Bill Guerin said Monday. Here’s what you need to know: Boldy sustained the injury midway through the third period Saturday night in Toronto on a fall after he hit awkwardly into the boards after a check from Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly. Boldy was the …

Relieved Wild welcome Kaprizov back after summer in Russia
2 years, 6 months ago

Relieved Wild welcome Kaprizov back after summer in Russia

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Last summer, a long contract negotiation between Kirill Kaprizov and the Minnesota Wild — plus the complication of international travel and COVID-19 protocols — put the star left wing’s arrival for the start of training camp in question. Kaprizov’s return to his native Russia after the Wild were ousted from the playoffs last spring led to …

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