It turns out that the Minnesota Wild will be without Mats Zuccarello for more than “a bit.” It was revealed by the team Tuesday that the popular former New York Rangers forward is out 7-8 weeks with a lower-body injury.
Zuccarello’s been sidelined since the start of training camp with what is believed to be a back injury. After telling reporters earlier this month that Zuccarello could miss several days, Wild coach John Hynes extended that guesstimate Sunday.
“‘Zuccy’ is going to be out for a bit … I don’t know the timeline yet,” Hynes stated Sunday.