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Wild right wing Jason Pominville, who missed the first three games of the postseason and final two games of the regular season, has just taken the ice for today's optional practice. Don't get your hopes up yet that he is returning for Game 4. 1)... Read More »

Niklas Backstrom's answers sounded tentative at best. The Minnesota Wild goalie was addressing the local media on Saturday afternoon, talking about his practice and the lower-body injury that made him a late Game 1 scratch. Backstrom is confident... Read More »

Wild forward Jason Pominville, who missed the last two games of the regular season with a head injury, was back in practice this morning and back on his line with Kyle Brodziak and Pierre-Marc Bouchard. Coach Mike Yeo didn't say definitively if... Read More »

Breaking down playoff scenarios this time of year sometimes can get confusing. But for the Minnesota Wild, who haven't been to the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 2008, getting there this season can't be any simpler: Win on Friday against the Edmonton... Read More »

The playoffs apparently can't come soon enough for the surging San Jose Sharks. The Sharks routed the Minnesota Wild 6-1 on Thursday night at HP Pavilion as they took another step forward in their playoff push. Logan Couture and Martin Havlat... Read More »

What a difference a week and a half has made. On April 1, the Blues visited Minnesota on a three-game losing streak and sitting in the No. 9 spot in the Western Conference. The Wild had won eight of their last nine games and were tied for No. 3.... Read More »

Veteran winger Dany Heatley will miss the rest of the season, including likely the playoffs, General Manager Chuck Fletcher said Tuesday night. Heatley underwent shoulder surgery Tuesday morning at the Cleveland Clinic. Fletcher said the hope was... Read More »

The Minnesota Wild have seen the last of Dany Heatley until September. The Wild said Tuesday that Heatley will miss the remainder of the regular season - and likely the entire Stanley Cup Playoffs - after undergoing successful arthroscopic... Read More »

Minnesota Wild forward Dany Heatley had arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder Tuesday. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the procedure was performed at the Cleveland Clinic. There is no timetable for Heatley's return, but according... Read More »

Veteran goal scorer Dany Heatley stayed behind in Columbus on Sunday night because he will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder Tuesday in Cleveland. Heatley, who dislocated his shoulder when he was driven to the ice at the end of an... Read More »

Veteran Dany Heatley will be sidelined an undermined amount of time with what's believed to be a wrist injury. The Wild says there is no exact timetable yet, but coach Mike Yeo said Thursday the Wild's third-leading goal scorer will miss at least... Read More »

Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting that Minnesota Wild head coach Mike Yeo indicated following Wednesday's game against the San Jose Sharks that Dany Heatley could miss time with what may be a wrist injury. The injury... Read More »

Sharks coach Todd McLellan talked about the need for his team to make hay on this season-long, seven-game homestand. Maybe it's time to build a bigger barn. Wednesday night, the Sharks got goals that ranged from a beautiful end-to-end rush by Dan... Read More »

As the Wild's gear was being loaded onto a truck Tuesday morning in preparation for a three-game road trip, one locker at Xcel Energy Center still held its neatly stacked equipment. Matt Cullen, who incurred a lower-body injury in Monday's loss to... Read More »

Forward Matt Cullen will remain in the Twin Cities because of a lower-body injury when the Wild play games at San Jose on Wednesday, April 3, and at Los Angeles on Thursday. Coach Mike Yeo offered no replacement plans for Cullen, who was hurt in... Read More »