NHL: Prosser injury could keep him out 4 weeks

Just as the Minnesota Wild neared a completely healthy defense, Nate Prosser suffered a lower-body injury that generally keeps players out four weeks, Wild coach Mike Yeo said Monday.
Prosser’s injury comes as Marco Scandella nears a return.
Scandella, along with forward Ryan Carter, skated with teammates at practice Monday for the first time since suffering injuries. Neither will play in the Wild’s game in Nashville tonight, but both could return Thursday against the Washington Capitals or Saturday against the St. Louis Blues.
Scandella has been out since Feb. 28 with an upper-body injury. Carter has been out since Feb. 9 with an upper-body injury.
“(They’re) right on the verge of being available,” Yeo told reporters after Monday’s practice at Xcel Energy Center.
Prosser suffered the undisclosed lower-body injury in the team’s 3-1 win Saturday in St. Louis. The defenseman had been playing well and had recorded a plus-13 rating in 23 games since the all-star break.
“Something like this could be potentially up to four weeks,” Yeo said. “Knowing him, it could be less than that.”
Christian Folin will enter the lineup in Prosser’s place for tonight’s game in Nashville.
“We’ve got full confidence in him,” Yeo said of Folin. “What he does, he does very well. He plays a heavy game and moves the puck well.”