Marcus Johansson's injury ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Wild are set to go on the road to face the Nashville Predators. They made a few roster moves before leaving Minnesota. [gallery ids="124,179,180"] Kirill Kaprizov (lower body) was placed on the Long-Term Injury Reserve (LTIR), Marcus Johansson (concussion) [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild/latest-news/i-dont-care-if-its-the-best-player-in-the-world-wild-not-happy-with-connor-mcdavids-elbow-on-marcus-johansson] was placed on the Injured Reserve, Ben Jones was sent to Iowa, Jakub Lauko (lower body) was activated off LTIR and Brendan Gaunce, Liam Ohgren, [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild/latest-news/wild-recall-top-prospect-liam-ohgren] and Devin Shore were recalled. Some positive news, Brock Faber, Jared Spurgeon, Lauko, and Kaprizov all practiced on Friday. Lauko seems to be ready to play [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild/latest-news/wild-activate-jakub-lauko-off-ltir] on Saturday against the Predators. Kaprizov's injury is from Dec 23. He is eligible to be taken off LTIR on Saturday. It doesn't sound like he will play on Saturday, especially with all the call-ups. The Wild's superstar forward has missed the last ten games. He has 23 goals, 27 assists, and 50 points in 34 games this year. Let us know what you think by commenting below or on the Forum [https://thehockeynews.rtb.io/minnesota-wild/posts]. Make sure you bookmark The Hockey News' Minnesota Wild page [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild/] for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns and so much more. Follow Dylan Loucks on Blue Sky [https://bsky.app/profile/dylanloucks.bsky.social] and Twitter (X). [https://twitter.com/DylanLoucks4?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor]
