Most newsworthy thing was probably Guillaume Latendresse (concussion) taking a slight step backwards and being held out of Wednesday's practice.
Latendresse had yet another setback and did not practice this morning. Limited to only 16 games on the season, the power forward has five goals and nine points.
Greetings from @mnwild practice! All accounted for, except for Latendresse, who is not skating with team. But Koivu is, again.
Latendresse took the first step towards his recovery by getting back on the ice but has yet to practice. Limited to only 16 games on the season, the power forward has five goals and nine points.
With the Wild back from the All-Star break, Guillaume Latendresse has returned to practice after missing 32 of the past 34 games with a concussion.
Latendresse has taken the first step towards his recovery by getting back on the ice. Limited to only 16 games on the season, the power forward has five goals and nine points. Expect his return to give the Wild a big boost up front.
None of the four players are expected to play any time soon. Latendresse last played on December 14th and scored five goals and nine points over 16 games.
One game after returning from a concussion, Latendresse was lost during the first intermission of Wednesday's 4-3 shootout loss to Chicago because of what coach Mike Yeo termed post-concussion syndrome.
Probably safe to drop Latendresse as he will be sidelined indefinitely. The power forward scored five goals and nine points and was only in his second game back.
Yeo says Latendresse will return, in place of Cullen (sick).
Latendresse has four goals and eight points in 14 games but hasn't played since November 11th. He is expected to start on the fourth line but could see some power play time.
Yeo said, that concussed players Guillaume Latendresse and Marek Zidlicky are feeling better and are back in Minnesota skating daily. It's just a matter of conditioning because neither player has played in a long time.
Good news for both players. Expect them to return at some point during this calendar month.
Forward Guillaume Latendresse also is still sidelined because of a concussion.
Latendresse has been out since November 11th with a concussion. The Ste. Catherine, Quebec native scored four goals and eight points in 14 games prior to getting hurt. Sounds like the Wild will continue to play it slow with him.
That's why Fletcher has "no idea" when Latendresse will be back.
"It's a scary injury for everybody, because nobody can tell you anything," Fletcher said.
Latendresse was playing well but there are likely better options due to his indefinite status.
Guillaume Latendresse missed the third period with an undisclosed injury as of now. We'll find out more Friday. Coach Mike Yeo said he didn't know what it was, but he didn't think it was serious.
Playing primarily on the top line, Latendresse scored four goals and eight points over 14 games.