Wild's Parise still bothered by right knee injury

A knee injury that forced Zach Parise from the Minnesota Wild's lineup for most of November - and again Thursday - continues to bother the forward.

Parise said his right knee continues to give him trouble, writes the Star Tribune's Michael Russo.

"It felt great for a long time," Parise said. "A 10-game stretch after I came back, it felt normal, like nothing happened and then it kind of went the other way."

The 31-year-old said "a couple things happened" that caused the knee to flare up again, leading to a snowball effect.

"I'm just trying to play it safe," he added.

"I don't want to be dealing with it going into February and March and April. That's the hard part right now ... trying to manage it, I guess."

Parise has 11 goals and 11 assists this season. His status for Saturday's game will be determined Saturday morning.

"If I feel good, I'd like to play," he said. "We'll see how the morning goes."