By Tony Abbott -
Not much to see here. The next round of cuts will be much more interesting. Unless the Wild are willing to send a one-way contract or two to the AHL, at least one of Granlund, Zucker, and El Nino will be heading to Iowa. I do not wish to see any of them go.
But there's other news, so let's get to the Walk, shall we?
Wild News
Wild roster cut to 28, plus practice update | Russo's Rants | StarTribune.com- Russo with his insight as to cutdown day.
Wild notes: Roster pared to 28, Haula among demotions | Star Tribune- The paper version of Russo's Rants.
First Round Bust: Jake Dowell On ESPN''s E:60 Tonight- I've referred to this before, but Jake Dowell has a very scary situation going on in his life. Very sad to see.
Minnesota Wild Player Previews 2013/2014: Matt Cooke - Gone Puck Wild- Finally! A Matt Cooke article that only refers to his dirtiness in passing!
The Team of 18,001: Meet The Central Division: Dallas Stars- Giles looks at Dallas, who could be an interesting team next season.
Tending the Fields
Minnesota Wild Player Previews 2013/2014: Nino Niederreiter - Gone Puck Wild- Ger also previews Knightrider, which is much easier to spell. These best-case/worst-case scenarios don't mean anything if he doesn't play in Minnesota, which he should.
Off the Trail
Phil Kessel suspended for three glorified scrimmages for slashing attack vs. Sabres | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports- Why even suspend him if you're just gonna do that?
Devils sign Brunner: two years, $5 million | ProHockeyTalk- As much as I wanted the Wild to sign Brunner this offseason, there's already a logjam at forward without him. And he's not much more of a sure thing than Granlund, Nino, Zucker, having only one season under his belt.
Under Pressure: Marian Gaborik | ProHockeyTalk- Gaborik is hoping that his contract year goes a little better than his last one did.
The NHL Volatility Index - The Triangle Blog - Grantland- Down Goes Brown looks at the most controversial storylines for the upcoming season.
NHL - Auditing Top 25 under 25 list - ESPN- Craig Custance doesn't think so.
Watch Alex Radulov channel inner Superman, beat KHL goalie (Video) | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports- What a waste.
A/V Club
This has nothing to do with the Wild, but I know that many of you are into rap. While writing this article, I was listening to Deltron Event II, the long-awaited follow up to Deltron 3030, the debut album of a collaboration between Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Dan The Automator, and Kid Koala. Very nice to listen to, and you can stream it on Pitchfork right now. And if you haven't listened to Deltron 3030, you should do that right now.
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