Parise won't require surgery on ailing back
More good news for the Minnesota Wild: Zach Parise won't require surgery on his ailing back.
Minnesota's high-priced winger, who had to sit out all six games of the club's brief postseason bid, says he's made enough strides in his recovery to avoid having to go under the knife.
"The doctors are really happy with the progress I've made so far, and they're not worried about it dragging into next season or being a continual problem," Parise told Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
"You never know, because things can happen, but I'm hoping that after some rehab I'll be in the clear and not have to worry about it any more."
Parise played through the pain for several months, but was shut down when it worsened over the final few weeks of the season.
He seems to expect to be back and contributing when the Bruce Boudreau era begins in the fall.