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‘He’s not happy’: Evason talks Rossi demotion to AHL

On Monday morning, it was announced that Minnesota Wild prospect Marco Rossi was sent down to the AHL, after being a healthy scratch for four consecutive games and not having a productive start to his NHL career.

In his first media availability since the team made the transaction official, head coach Dean Evason explained the process of sending down the young center with a high ceiling, and how Rossi is feeling at this moment.

“He’s not happy,” Evason said at practice on Tuesday. “But he understands the process, he understands what we are doing as an organization.