We knew the Wild’s depth would have to be tested at some point as it heads into the stretch run, but we probably didn’t expect it to get tested quite this quickly. Hearing that Zach Parise and Jason Pominville had been diagnosed with mumps was shocking, but weirdly not surprising. It was shocking because despite knowing that Vancouver had mumps floating around its dressing room, it was also unfathomable to imagine it hitting the Wild for the second time in three years. At the same time, it was unsurprising because with the Wild largely avoiding any serious injury or illness trouble throughout the season, it was overdue to really get knocked down a peg and face some adversity.
Hit by mumps, the Wild’s depth is suddenly being tested, as it heads to Winnipeg to take on the Jets
