To Minnesota Wild fans, the sight of Yakov Trenin playing center might look odd. To the 28-year-old Russian now in his seventh NHL season — most of them spent on the wing — skating at center during Tuesday’s practice was a return to his roots.

Asked if he felt out of place with Marcus Foligno and Vinnie Hinostroza on his wings for the morning skate, Trenin scoffed and noted that from around the age of 2 or 3 to age 20 in his native Russia, he played center.

With a late game versus the Carolina Hurricanes on tap Wednesday night at Grand Casino Arena, Trenin may find himself back in the position of his youth as the Wild are down two of their top three centers.

Marco Rossi we knew about. Ryan Hartman’s absence on Tuesday was new, but not totally unexpected after he left Sunday’s overtime w

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