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Top prospect Marco Rossi fully aware he needs to earn his spot on Minnesota's opening-night roster

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Cooper Godin
August 17, 2022 (11:42)

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After a strong 2021-22 campaign in the American Hockey League, Minnesota Wild top prospect Marco Rossi will look to make the jump to the NHL on a full-time basis this coming season after appearing in two games for them last year.

"(General manager) Billy Guerin just told me : be ready for camp," Rossi told The Athletic's Michael Russo. "That's the first thing I heard when I came to Minnesota, that you always have to earn that spot. He's not going to give you anything. You have to earn that spot, and that's the way it should be. So, even though the spot is open, I know I better have a good camp."

Rossi's development took a big hit in 2020-21. After only appearing in one game for the ZSC Lions in Switzerland and four games at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, it was determined that Rossi was suffering from a heart condition called Myocarditis, which he got after a bout of COVID-19. The condition kept Rossi off the ice for several months, but he was healthy enough to suit up with the Iowa Wild for the start of the 2021-22 season.

"But after playing no games because of COVID, and then my heart, I knew playing 20 or 22 minutes a game in Iowa was the best thing I could have right now. As a player, I knew Iowa is where I could grow. Fans see it different. They don't see the player's development. They just want you in Minnesota," Rossi said.

In 63 games for Iowa last season, the Feldkirch (Austria) native put up 53 points (eighteen goals, 35 assists), 46 penalty minutes and was a plus-eleven.

The 20-year-old will be given every opportunity to prove himself during training camp and in pre-season games, but there's a very good chance we'll see Rossi in a Wild uniform on October 13th when they open the season against the New York Rangers.

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