Coming off one of their most exciting wins of the season Saturday afternoon in Detroit, the Minnesota Wild are officially in the stretch drive with the March 7 trade deadline right around the corner and 25 games left in their season — 15 of which come at home.

Kirill Kaprizov, arguably the team’s best player, suffered a lower-body injury that required surgery in late January and while he was initially expected to miss around a month, that timeline has changed.

How is Kirill Kaprizov’s recovery from surgery coming along? Don’t ask. Literally. That was the official word that came down from the Minnesota Wild this week. Kaprizov’s recovery from the lower-body injury that has limited the Russian superstar to just three games since Christmas is taking longer than originally anticipated,