Parise missed his fourth consecutive game Thursday with a concussion, but is skating daily. "He's getting close, but we just have to make sure we're following protocol," head coach Mike Yeo told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "We desperately want him back in the lineup, but we have to make sure when he comes back he's staying in the lineup." Parise was moved to injured reserve Thursday, but that was a move to create roster space rather than an outlook on his injury. It sounds like he could return this weekend or early next week.