Zach Parise looks to be reaching the end of his long road to recovery from a herniated disc that has left him sidelined—and sometimes completely immobile—for the first three months of the season.
It was announced this morning that Parise is heading to Des Moines to play for the Iowa Wild in its game tomorrow against the Rockford IceHogs. It will be his first live hockey action since Minnesota was bumped from the playoffs in the first round last season. Parise is expected to return to the Twin Cities after the game tomorrow night, so barring any setbacks (for the love of Bruce, please let there be no setbacks!