Wild GM, Coach Praise Zach Parise For How He Handled Benching

CBS Minnesota

June 4, 2021

Relegated to the fourth line down the stretch of Minnesota’s season and left off the ice for the beginning of the playoffs, Zach Parise was not pleased with his diminished role.

The people responsible understood his frustration as well as anyone.

Wild general manager Bill Guerin and coach Dean Evason, with their combined 31 years in the NHL, fully realized Parise would be upset.

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