It’s looking like defenseman Greg Pateryn is pretty close to returning to the Minnesota Wild.
The Wild announced Monday evening that Pateryn, who has missed all of Minnesota’s 27 regular-season games, has been assigned to the AHL’s Iowa Wild on a conditioning stint. The veteran blueliner underwent successful bilateral core muscle repair surgery just before the start of the 2019-20 campaign.
Pateryn, 29, played in 80 games for the Wild last year, collecting a total of one goal and seven points. Only three players, Ryan Suter, Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin, received more ice time than Pateryn last season.