We knew this day would come. Marco Rossi is on the Minnesota Wild’s roster and here we are, complaining about how he is being used and wanting to see him more and more every time the puck touches the blade of his stick. We are not at fault — the royal we as fans of this hockey team — for wanting the 21-year-old center to have as much opportunity as possible, especially when he puts in a performance like he did on Thursday night against the Chicago Blackhawks.
It was just another preseason game, but Rossi just appeared to be on a higher plane, on the same level as his linemates in Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello.