Wild's Parise, Vanek out indefinitely with upper-body injuries
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The Minnesota Wild will have to take on the Dallas Stars without two of their top forwards.
Zach Parise and Thomas Vanek won't travel with the team for Games 1 and 2 of the Wild's first-round series versus the Stars. Parise is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury, while Vanek is week to week with an upper-body injury of his own.
Torchetti on Parise: "You're always going to miss his leadership, tenacity and workmanship. [But] you have to work with what you have."
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) April 13, 2016
Parise, who's believed to be dealing with disabling back pain, led the team with 25 goals. Vanek disappointed this season with only 18 goals, but remains a threat to score whenever he's on the ice.