{"id":97495,"date":"2021-01-10T13:24:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T18:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=97495"},"modified":"2021-03-11T23:27:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T04:27:13","slug":"marco-rossi-of-minnesota-wild-out-indefinitely-with-upper-body-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/01\/10\/marco-rossi-of-minnesota-wild-out-indefinitely-with-upper-body-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Marco Rossi of Minnesota Wild Out Indefinitely With Upper-Body Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/wild\/\" target=\"_self\">Minnesota Wild<\/a> has announced via Twitter that forward <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/04\/19\/marco-rossi-scouting-report\/\" target=\"_self\">Marco Rossi<\/a>\u00a0is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury. The centreman represented Austria at the 2021 World Junior Championship in Edmonton. He underwent a seven-day quarantine before being able to take part in the training camp activities with the Wild this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mnwild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mnwild<\/a> forward Marco Rossi is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mnwild\/status\/1348307727160922112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Minnesota\u2019s Forward Marco Rossi Out Indefinitely With an Upper-Body Injury<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rossi was drafted by Minnesota in the first round of the 2020 NHL Draft with the ninth pick overall. The forward spent the 2019-20 season with the Ottawa 67\u2019s of the OHL. He scored 39 goals and 81 assists for 120 points in 56 games. He played four games during the WJC but didn\u2019t register any points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rossi signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Minnesota on October 23 and was loaned to the ZSC Lions until the start of the NHL training camp. He only played one game with the team before being called for the World Juniors.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minnesota did not give any further information about Rossi\u2019s injury. It is unknown whether it happened during his time in the WJC or not. His quarantine was scheduled to end today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 19-year-old is a highly-regarded prospect and this is not good news for Minnesota. He would\u2019ve been a great addition to the roster this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rossi had an incredible season with the Ottawa 67\u2019s. He\u2019s an amazing skater, fast, and knows his way with the puck. The centreman is great at cutting through the defence and this makes him extremely dangerous. Even though he\u2019s a big guy, Rossi is great at winning puck battles along the boards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His ability to create offence would have been appreciated in Minnesota this year. Rossi is also really good defensively and within the penalty kill. As the Wild stands 25th in the league\u2019s penalty kill percentage for the 2019-20, that would\u2019ve been great.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Rossi is young and will have the opportunity to join the team when he is healthy and ready. As for now, he needs to focus on recovering and getting ready for the next season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"oaLZI7mbQvxZBK32V4i61w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1230312010\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'oaLZI7mbQvxZBK32V4i61w',sig:'mYWY8mC_bvJcLB2g8lY5IAXyPtZMf47VXDG_zFz9oF4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1230312010',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota Wild has announced via Twitter that forward Marco Rossi\u00a0is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury. The centreman represented Austria at the 2021 World Junior Championship in Edmonton. He underwent a seven-day quarantine before being able to take part in the training camp activities with the Wild this week. 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