'It's Not As Bad As We Originally Thought': Wild List Captain Jared Spurgeon As Out Week-To-Week

It seems as if the Wild have dodged a bullet with the status of Jared Spurgeon's injury.

When the Wild's captain Jared Spurgeon crashed into the boards on Tuesday after Nashville Predators forward Zachary L'Heureux slew-footed him, everyone gasped. It looked as if this would keep Spurgeon out for a long-time and possibly season ending.

The good news is, Spurgeon's injury isn't as bad as the Wild assumed it to be.

"It's not as bad as we originally thought," President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin told the traveling media in Washington. "It's still bad enough, because he's not in our lineup."

Spurgeon, 35, was given an MRI on his right leg on Thursday. The Wild are calling him week-to-week as surgery was not required for their captain. 

Guerin went on to say that Spurgeon will likely be out for two to three weeks. So it seems as if Spurgeon and the Wild have dodged a huge bullet. 

Kirill Kaprizov is set to miss his fourth straight game tonight and is still listed as day-to-day. They want to be careful with him based on what happened to Jakub Lauko. 

Lauko came back into the lineup after missing six games to a lower-body injury. He played three games before he aggravated the same injury. He has been out for the last nine games now. 

Jake Middleton has missed the last ten games with an upper-body injury but is nearing a return. He is still listed on Long-Term Injury Reserve so the Wild will have to activate him before he plays. 

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