Carter endured months of rehabilitation before returning to play within the Wild's affiliate, the Iowa Wild, on a professional try-out on February 18, 2017. He later signed a one-year, two-way contract for the remainder of the 2016-17 season with Minnesota on February 26, 2017.
Carter's prolonged recovery period allowed him to return to play in the Iowa Wild, a minor league affiliate of the Minnesota Wild, where he participated in a professional tryout on February 18, 2017. He subsequently signed a one-year contract with the Minnesota Wild for the remainder of the 2016-17 season on February 26, 2017.