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It was a bittersweet day for Rockford, announcing Cole Guttman will miss the rest of the regular season ahead of the comeback win.

Wild assistant director of player development Matt Hendricks: "He's got an ability to battle in corners and to hold his ground net-front."

Although the Wild's pool, which ranked No. 1 last year, slides out of the top 10, it's still a strong, fairly deep group.

Chisholm, a pending RFA, is hoping to find a home in Minnesota after being a healthy scratch almost all season by Winnipeg.

Minnesota recalls forward Jake Lucchini and goaltender Jesper Wallstedt for Sunday's game at Carolina.

Also in this week's insider: High stakes in the dressing-room world juniors betting and what John Hynes learned from Jon Cooper.

'We’ve got the systems and the guys in here to squeak wins out, ' veteran Marcus Foligno said, 'and that’s what we have to do.'

The Minnesota Wild have placed defenceman Jared Spurgeon on injured reserve, it was announced Wednesday. Spurgeon is required to remain on IR until at least Jan. 10.

The Wild suddenly find themselves in a serious situation with three straight losses in the standings and many losses throughout the lineup.

Oettinger close to returning for Stars; Othmann to make debut with Rangers; Nieto sidelined 6-8 weeks for Penguins