Well, the trigger has been pulled. After the Minnesota Wild’s 4-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday afternoon, it has been reported that the team will be sending down top prospect Marco Rossi to AHL Iowa.
The official transaction will be going through on Monday, but according to The Athletic’s Michael Russo, the 21-year-old center was informed after the game, that he was going to be sent down.
But why are the Wild doing this after the young forward was projected to be such a ready asset? Rossi has been a healthy scratch for four consecutive games, and even when he has been in the lineup, the two-way phenom that we all somewhat expected, was never really evident.