Minnesota's Heatley Has Minor Surgery: Dany Heatley recently underwent a minor knee procedure, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. (Updated 04/19/2012)
Injury Report
Knee - (Updated - 4/19/12)
Fantasy Analysis
Dany Heatley notched 24 goals and 29 assists this season, and was one of just three players on the Wild to appear in every game. There is no timetable for recovery, but with the whole offseason to recover, his status for next season should not be affected by the procedure. (Updated 04/19/2012).
04/07/2012 22:40 Coyotes claim first division crown
Taylor Pyatt scored two goals and Mike Smith made 23 saves to help the Phoenix Coyotes clinch the first division championship in franchise history with a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night
04/01/2012 22:29 Wild upend Blackhawks in shootout
Devin Setoguchi and Erik Christensen scored in a shootout to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Sunday night for their third consecutive victory.
03/29/2012 22:54 Southeast-leading Panthers lose to Wild
Mikko Koivu split two defenders and beat former teammate Jose Theodore 15 seconds into overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday.
The Wild traded for Heatley, a veteran sniper, this past offseason in a straight exchange for speedy forward Martin Havlat, who departs for San Jose. Heatley is coming off a 64-point (26 G, 38 A) season with the Sharks, his lowest output in six years. And what was the reason for the drop? One could attribute his "down year" in 2010-11 to his declining shot totals. In fact, Heatley took 63 fewer shots than the previous year, when he scored 39 goals in his debut season with the Sharks. The obvious culprit behind Heatley's drop was the emergence of Calder Trophy finalist Logan Couture, who cut into his scoring chances. Still, in Minnesota, The Wild gets back a top scoring threat they lost when Marian Gaborik became a free agent in July of 2009. It's expected that Heatley will share the limelight with Mikko Koivu and the Minnesota offense this season, so one should anticipate another season of 30-plus goals and assists from the 30-year-old German. (Updated 10/4/11)
