Michalek was returned to AHL Iowa on Friday, Michael Russo of the Star Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota's top netminder, was able to return to practice Friday after dealing with an illness, making it an easy call for team brass to send Michalek back to the minors. Still, the 22-year-old seems to have taken a leap forward on the organizational depth chart since the Wild shipped Niklas Backstrom to Calgary ahead of the trade deadline.