Devin Setoguchi injury update

Well, it was a fairly uneventful morning skate for the Wild. That’s mainly because there was no morning skate. Coach Mike Yeo decided to have his guys get a good night’s sleep rather than come in for a morning skate. So the only folks hanging around Xcel Energy Center were some assistant coaches and the injured players, who went through a rather intense skate. Those on the ice included: Devin Setoguchi, Clayton Stoner, Casey Wellman and Guillaume Latendresse.

Setoguchi, who is coming back from a knee injury that has forced him out of the last 10 games, looked good on the ice. Afterward, he talked about perhaps taking part in a Wild practice this week. Here is how he described his progress: “Feeling good, better and better each day,” he said. “It’s a matter of just getting to the point where you don’t think you’re going to hurt yourself if you go out and play. It’s getting your legs and your lungs back. You have to get a full practice before you can get back. But definitely making big strides day to day, and skating better each day.”

It’s unclear whether Setoguchi will use a brace on his leg when he returns. But it’s clear that much of the timing regarding his return has to do with his confidence. Indeed, when asked about when he might return to practice, Setoguchi said it might happen as early as tomorrow. “Could be tomorrow,” he said. “It could be a couple days. It’s kind of my decision. I want to wake up in the morning and see how I feel. I pushed it pretty hard today. The plan was to try to be back before the new year. Hopefully I’ll get in a couple practices here soon.”

Meanwhile, it’s been nearly as painful for Setoguchi to watch the team struggle and not be able to help as the injury itself was discovered through an internal medicine emr software. “Any time you see your team struggling a little bit you always want to be out there to help,” he said. “The guys have been working hard and you want to be a part of it.”

via Setoguchi talks | StarTribune.com.