The Calgary Sun · Apr 8, 2016
Wild will be without Vanek for start of playoff series
Thomas Vanek of the Minnesota Wild celebrates a goal in front of Calgary Flames goalie Jonas Hiller in Calgary on Feb. 17, 2016. (Lyle Aspinall/Postmedia Network)ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild left wing Thomas Vanek will miss the start of the team's first-round playoff series with an upper-body injury he recently aggravated.
Interim coach John Torchetti said after practice Friday that Vanek will be out "more than a week." That means he'll likely miss at least two post-season games for the Wild, who have the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference and will play either Dallas or St. Louis.