Canadiens’ Streit not reporting to AHL

Wild lose 3 forwards to various injuries

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild forward Charlie Coyle will be sidelined six to eight weeks after breaking his right leg Thursday night at Chicago.

Forwards Nino Niederreiter and Marcus Foligno also were injured in the 5-2 victory.

The Wild said Friday that Niederreiter is out at least three weeks with a left high ankle sprain, and Foligno will be out at least a week with a broken facial bone suffered in a fight.

The Wild said they would recall at least three players from Iowa before their home opener tonight against Columbus.

A person with direct knowledge of the situation says defenceman Mark Streit will not report to the minors after clearing waivers and will spend the next few days weighing his options.

The Canadiens assigned the 39-year-old to the American Hockey League’s Laval Rocket earlier Friday after none of the other 30 NHL teams put in a claim for the Swiss defender. Streit played just two games since rejoining Montreal, averaging 14 minutes of ice time and registering a minus-2 rating.

Streit, who won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in June playing in three playoff games, has 96 goals and 338 assists for 434 points in 786 regular-season games with the Canadiens, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers and Penguins.