Off to a solid start in their first season under Bruce Boudreau, the Minnesota Wild face a difficult stretch of the schedule, with Colorado. Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia on tap in the next week. What will make the slate even tougher is who the team will be without when they take the ice.
Already Zach Parise, Marco Scandella, Erik Haula, and Zac Dalpe have gone down with injuries. The injuries have pressed certain players into different spots in the lineup. Up from Iowa are Joel Eriksson Ek, Jordan Schroeder, and Tyler Graovac.