Marco Rossi spent the summer back in his native Austria. And, by the looks of his frame upon returning to Minnesota for training camp, he may not have left the weight room.

Other than to sign a contract extension.

He was back at TRIA Rink on Thursday to prep for his third full NHL season and looking — in the words of head coach John Hynes — “thicker.”

While trade rumors swirled of his supposedly imminent departure from the Wild this summer, Rossi left all of that to his agent and focused on coming back to the U.S. with a changed and chiseled body.

“I went back home and I had good practice. I’m like 196 pounds now, so I feel really strong and fast. So that’s important,” said Rossi, who turns 24 next week. “I think lifting was a big part of how I gained more muscles. I feel much better n

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