Wild Coach Provides Updates On Trio Of Players After Morning Practice

The Minnesota Wild took the ice for one final practice before boarding a plane to begin a three-game road trip.

The road trip begins on Tuesday when they kick things off against the Montreal Canadiens. They'll then challenge the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday before wrapping things up on Saturday against the Boston Bruins.

The Wild have had plenty of injury news throughout the past week, with several players returning or on the cusp of rejoining the lineup.

As they practiced on Monday, the team was without Quinn Hughes and Jonas Brodin, but coach John Hynes provided positive updates when speaking to the media.

Hynes mentioned that Hughes was absent from practice as he travelled to Toronto for Keith Tkachuk's Hockey Hall of Fame induction. Hughes will meet the team in Montreal and will play.

As for Brodin, it was simply a maintenance day, and he'll be in the lineup against the Canadiens with no known injury issues.

Hynes did touch on Michael McCarron, who participated in practice despite missing Saturday’s contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning with an upper-body injury. Hynes said McCarron could return Tuesday, which could force Nico Sturm out of the lineup. Sturm has skated in each of the Wild's last 10 games, but with the Foligno brothers returning and McCarron possibly overcoming his recent ailment, it may result in Sturm sitting in the press box.

Also joining the Wild at practice, according to The Athletic's Joe Smith, were Brock Faber and Filip Gustavsson. Faber will accompany the team on the road trip, and although it hasn't been confirmed whether he will play, the possibility remains.

Gustavsson is still on the long-term injury reserve, and no return date has been revealed. 

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