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That's Wild
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This upcoming season is incredibly important for former Minnesota Wild first-round pick, Charlie Stramel. After being seen as a reach on the draft floor, the sizeable center had a miserable time at the University of Wisconsin -- barely producing and not really getting attention for the player that people hyped him up to be. Well, now he is off to Michigan State to hopefully bounce back and make it in professional hockey.
During the Wild's development camp earlier this month, Stramel had a chance to talk about his "chip on the shoulder" heading into this season. [NHL.com] - While Brock Faber signing a massive eight-year, $68-million contract extension provided a bit of sticker shock, it should be deemed as a smart overpay, if it is an overpay to begin with. [Hockey Wilderness]
Off the trail...
- The Montreal Canadiens are getting down to business. They wrapped up some other restricted free agent contracts and just recently, signed defenseman Kaidan Guhle to a six-year deal. [NHL.com]
- ESPN went ahead and decided to ruffle some feathers, in a slightly tame way. It's the dead of the summer, so there's nothing else to do but look back and do some rankings. They went ahead and ranked the top 25 players in the NHL of the 21st century. [ESPN]
- Patrik Laine's name is out there and he most likely will be traded before training camp opens for the Columbus Blue Jackets next month. One team that should avoid him -- while it is tempting to get a goalscorer for their aging squad -- is the Pittsburgh Penguins. [Bleacher Report]
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