Wild defenseman Burns has surgery on shoulder, team says post-concussion symptoms improvingST. PAUL, Minn. — Defenseman Brent Burns is the latest Minnesota Wild player to have surgery since the season ended. Former Wild GM Doug Risebrough respects firing but says he was ’shocked’ by owner’s decisionST. PAUL, Minn. — Doug Risebrough ended his run as the Minnesota Wild’s general manager with pride and confidence, plus hope his work toward shaping the franchise’s foundation would be recognized decades down the road. Wild: Goalie Niklas Backstrom to have surgery on his left hip Friday, should be back for campST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild All-Star goalie Niklas Backstrom will have surgery to remove two cysts in his left hip that caused problems with his groin muscles and affected his mechanics in the net this season. |