PITTSBURGH — The Wild will need to get used to life without their sharpest shooting defenseman for a while.



Matt Dumba’s upper-body injury, sustained during Saturday’s game against Calgary, has been described to The Athletic by multiple sources as “significant” and depending on the course of treatment could keep the high-scoring blueliner out of Minnesota’s lineup anywhere from weeks to months.



Dumba, who leads all NHL defensemen with 12 goals, is still seeking medical opinions to determine how best to deal with the injury.



If it’s determined he can try to repair the injury through rehab, Dumba’s timeline could be in the range of “weeks,” sources say. But if Dumba ends up requiring surgery, the timeline could be months and potentially put his season in jeopardy.



The hope, though, would be even if he needs surgical repair that he could return toward the end of the season and into the...