The Wild are unlikely to re-sign Pierre-Marc Bouchard

Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher told RDS' Renaud Lavoie that it will be a "challenge" to bring the forward back. Bouchard is an unrestricted free agent this offseason. The 29-year-old had eight goals and 12 assists in 43 games this season and was once very productive on the power play.

Pierre-Marc Bouchard was outstanding on Sunday as he scored a goal and added an assist.

The normally mild mannered Bouchard was all over the ice, throwing out an occasional bodycheck and playing very well defensively. "That's the best hockey game that I've seen him play," coach Mike Yeo said. "For me, that was the best. He was a very, very good player tonight." It was Bouchard's first two points of the post-season and the winger is now a plus-three.

Right winger Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored Minnesota's only goal as the Wild took it on the chin in San Jose Thursday night.

The Sharks won 6-1 but Bouchard collected his 11th point in his past 10 games.

Pierre-Marc Bouchard has 10 points in his last nine games.

After being given up on by most due to his past injuries, especially concussions, Bouchard has been terrific of late on a line with Matt Cullen and Devin Setoguchi. Bouchard has two goals and eight assists with a plus-six rating since March 14 and has fantasy relevance once again.

Pierre-Marc Bouchard, who has been scratched for three straight games, will dress Thursday with Jason Zucker sidelined.

"I want to see him come in and not play the type of game where you're afraid of making a mistake, not playing the type of game where you play safe," coach Mike Yeo said. "I want to see him come in and play with confidence and make a point basically. He has the ability to do that. He has the ability to control the play and create. ... He has to find a way to be a factor." He will play alongside Matt Cullen and Devin Setoguchi versus Colorado. Bouchard has only two goals and five points in 20 games this campaign.

Pierre-Marc Bouchard has been a healthy scratch for the last two games.

Bouchard may have a tough time getting back into the Wild lineup and it's possible that Minnesota is shopping him around with the trade deadline only 23 days away. He has only two goals and five points in 20 games so he should not be in your fantasy lineup.

There's a chance Pierre-Marc Bouchard could be healthy scratch for Saturday's game against the Predators.

There's no official word from the team yet, but Cal Clutterbuck skated in Bouchard's usual spot alongside Dany Heatley and Kyle Brodziak in practice Friday, suggesting he might be watching Saturday's game from the press box.

Pierre-Marc Bouchard will dress Thursday after missing the team's last game with the flu.

He will join Kyle Brodziak and Cal Clutterbuck on the team's third line. Bouchard has two goals and one assist in 13 games this campaign.

There's a chance that Pierre-Marc Bouchard is not in Sunday's lineup for the Wild against Detroit.

Bouchard was already made a healthy scratch once this week and he turned up feeling under the weather Saturday, forcing him to miss practice. The team is also excited to get rookie Jason Zucker into their lineup, meaning there's a good chance Bouchard won't be dressed.

Pierre-Marc Bouchard didn't practice on Saturday due to an illness.

Bouchard is questionable for Sunday's contest. He has two goals and three points in 13 games this season.