Wild recall top prospects Rossi, Boldy amid skid
The Minnesota Wild recalled top prospects Marco Rossi and Matthew Boldy from the team's AHL affiliate to the taxi squad, the team confirmed Tuesday.
Rossi, the Wild's ninth overall pick in 2020, leads the Iowa Wild with 23 points in 21 contests this season. The 20-year-old forward experienced complications from COVID-19 last year and was shut down for the 2020-21 campaign after being diagnosed with myocarditis, which is an inflammation of the heart muscle.
Minnesota drafted Boldy 12th overall in 2019. The forward has four goals and six assists in 10 games with Iowa in 2021-22.
Rossi and Boldy are set to make their NHL debuts when Minnesota faces the Boston Bruins on Thursday, according to The Athletic's Michael Russo.
Wild head coach Dean Evason said the pair will even get some time on the power play "because our power play has sucked," per Russo.
The Wild are on a five-game winless streak and have been forced to deal with a slew of injury- and COVID-19-related absences.
Captain Jared Spurgeon and center Joel Eriksson Ek have each been sidelined with injuries since mid-December, while winger Jordan Greenway landed in COVID-19 protocol Monday. Goalie Cam Talbot is out indefinitely after sustaining a lower-body injury during Saturday's Winter Classic.
Jonas Brodin was on the COVID-19 list and missed the Winter Classic, but the defenseman has cleared protocols and will return to the lineup Thursday, according to Russo.
The Wild sit third in the Central Division with a 19-10-2 record.