Wild's Mats Zuccarello to Miss At Least Seven Weeks

That's Wild

• On the same day his best friend on the team committed his long-term future to the team, we got the news that Minnesota Wild winger Mats Zuccarello will miss at least seven to eight weeks with an injury. He will be missed by everyone but some more than others. [StarTribune]
• Sometimes you just need to bite the bullet. While we could try to come up with hot takes that the Wild overpayed for Kirill Kaprizov on his new record-breaking eight-year, $136-million contract, in reality, there is no "overpaying" for a superstar to stay in Minnesota. [Hockey Wilderness]
• St. Paul has temporarily renamed 7th street to 97th street to celebrate the new contract and one of the best hockey players on the planet to stay with the Wild. [Pioneer Press]
• The Wild did actually play a hockey game last night against the Winnipeg Jets and ended up winning by a score of 3-2 with Marcus Foligno scoring a shorthanded goal to earn the preseason victory. [NHL.com]

Off the trail...

• In that preseason game, Jonathan Toews and Vladislav Namestnikov (the only other centers the Jets have other than Mark Scheifele and Adam Lowry) had to exit the game. Oops. [Sportsnet]
• Mitch Marner spoke with ESPN and told them all about his start as a Vegas Golden Knight. [ESPN]
• Is the rivalry between the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens underrated? On Tuesday night, in a preseason game in Quebec City of all places, they combined for 150 penalty minutes. [Sportsnet]