Coach Mike Yeo acknowledged that Zucker (shoulder) is still not close to a return, Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Coach Mike Yeo acknowledged that Zucker (shoulder) is still not close to a return, Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Analysis:

Zucker has skated the last few days, but Yeo said that the forward isn't expected to be cleared for contact at any point in the near future. Yeo seemed to concede that the three-month timetable that the Wild initially outlined for Zucker in early February would likely hold true, putting him on track to return no earlier than May.