Zuccarello, Dumba return to the ice for the Wild

With 12 players on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol as the Minnesota Wild return to the ice for the first time in 10 days, the injury and illness beleaguered team needs as many warm bodies as possible to practice for their inevitable return to competition.

Good news, Wild fans. The Lizard King is ready to heed the call.

Mats Zuccarello (arm surgery) practicing with the #mnwild for the first time this season.

— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) February 12, 2021 Mats Zuccarello practiced Friday for the first time since his arm surgery last offseason, and the timing couldn’t be better. While head coach Dean Evason would have had his hands full trying to fit the lizard-shaped peg into a lineup hole when…