WORTH THE WAIT

Marco Rossi overcame a health scare after being drafted ninth overall in 2020, and now he’s repaying the Wild for their patience

BY RYAN KENNEDY

CHEERING FOR MARCO ROSSI is easy. The gifted Austrian center was one of the most talented players in the 2020 draft class, and Minnesota did well in plucking him ninth overall. But a brutal health scare during the pandemic, in which he battled the heart condition known as myocarditis, put everything in jeopardy for the youngster. Thankfully, he made it back to athletic form eventually, but his breakout in the NHL took longer than originally anticipated. That breakthrough is now. Recovering from his health shock was hard, but Minnesota was willing to be patient. “Of course it bothered him, and I think it bothered him for a while even when he was back,” said Brad Bombardir, director of player development for the Wild. “It took some time, and that’s all it…

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