The roller coaster ride that Wild rookie forward Danila Yurov is taking took another dip on Monday. The Russian rookie, who has gone from much-hyped newcomer to healthy scratch to bottom six forward to top line center is now dealing with a health problem that will keep him out of the lineup on Tuesday when Minnesota visits Edmonton for the first time this season.

Yurov, who turns 22 this month, was injured last week in the Wild’s overtime win at Chicago, but had played last weekend versus Colorado and Buffalo. He did not skate in the team’s Monday morning practice, before they boarded a plane for the Oilers home rink.

Minnesota coach John Hynes did not offer any details on the nature of the injury, but classified Yurov as day-to-day. With normal top-line center Marco Rossi injured, Yurov

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