Matt Boldy Out Week-to-Week With Injury

The Minnesota Wild are just one, single game into their preseason and already have to deal with an injury to a key player.

Announced by the team on Monday morning, Matt Boldy is going to be out "week to week" with a lower-body injury. As The Athletic's Michael Russo reports, it is not a major injury for the top-six winger and Boldy should still be ready by the team's season opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 10.

The Wild still have five remaining games in the preseason -- it all resumes on Wednesday against the Dallas Stars -- so surely, some young players will be drooling at the opportunity to show the coaching staff what they can do in Boldy's absence.

That's Wild

• The Wild can't really afford to operate like a bubble team this season, and just be fine with staying in the mushy middle. [Hockey Wilderness]
• The first cuts of training camp have been made, with several players being sent back to junior or down to AHL training camp. [Pioneer Press]
• Jesper Wallstedt is ready for more NHL action, but his opportunities could be severely limited. [StarTribune]

Off the trail...

• Prime Video has announced its broadcasting lineup for their Monday Night Hockey program and the RedZone-esque show, Coast to Coast. [NHL.com]
• It's still the offseason (sort of), so here's another prospect pool ranking. [Bleacher Report]
• How the Blue Jackets are leaning on each other as they head into the season after the Johnny Gaudreau tragedy. [ESPN]