Keith Ballard left Thursday's exhibition loss to Pittsburgh with what's believed to be a minor lower-body injury, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Ballard left Thursday's exhibition loss to Pittsburgh with what's believed to be a minor lower-body injury, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Analysis:

Luckily Ballard has time to recover for the regular season. We wouldn't expect him to play much in the exhibition season if this is at all serious.