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The procedure would relieve pressure on the spinal nerve column. According to the report, he will try physical therapy first. Parise is out indefinitely for the time being with an "upper-body injury."

Parise totaled 25 goals and 28 assists in 70 games, giving him his lowest point total since the lockout-shortened 2012-'13 campaign. He owned a 49.7 Corsi For Percentage and 1.3 Relative Corsi For Percentage at Even Strength, both of which were career-low marks. Still, losing Parise is a major blow to the Wild.