Major update on injured Wild forward Zach Parise.

There is some good news on the injury front for the Minnesota Wild.

Wild' winger Zach Parise, who was forced to sit out all of the team's six postseason games, will not require surgery on his ailing back. Apparently Parise has made enough strides in his recovery to avoid having to go under the knife for next season.

"The doctors are really happy with the progress I've made so far, and they're not worried about it dragging into next season or being a continual problem," Parise told Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

"You never know, because things can happen, but I'm hoping that after some rehab I'll be in the clear and not have to worry about it any more."

Parise was able to play through the pain for months, but the team had to shut him down in the final weeks of the season after his pain worsened.

He expects to be back to his regular self when Bruce Boudreau takes over as the new Wild head coach next season.

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