For the Minnesota Wild to be without their captain and sturdy force of a defenseman in Jared Spurgeon, the sky was seemingly falling. But even without No. 46, they have pulled off an eight-game winning streak that has jolted them to potential championship contention—or at least getting their name in the “dark horse” category.
But fear not, the captain is returning soon and according to him, he will be back in the lineup some time during this road trip that they are starting on Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers.
“Sometime this road trip,” Spurgeon told reporters on Monday when asked for his timeline for his return.