Michael Russo of the Star Tribune wrote the following in his blog Saturday evening: "My gut says Zach Parise is out tonight (against the Stars). I'm 100 percent positive this isn't a recurrence of last year's back injury but instead a foot injury sustained I believe two games ago in Boston when he blocked a Brandon Carlo shot. He did block a couple in Buffalo, but I think the originally injury came in Boston."

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This latest report adds that Christoph Bertschy has been called up from AHL Iowa with Parise apparently ailing. The good news is that Russo doesn't believe the prolific forward has sustained a broken foot. The Wild should reveal more concrete details about this situation closer to pregame warmups, so fantasy owners are advised to check back for official confirmation that the oft-injured skater will be held out of the upcoming contest.