Yakov Trenin Shines in Wild's Preseason Opener

This is what the NHL preseason is all about. We are just one single game into the series of exhibition games before the real ones start, but already there are players like our beloved Minnesota Wild forward Yakov Trenin going off and putting an entire team on his back to earn a 3-2 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets.

Trenin scored his second goal of the game to clinch the victory in extra time, as he led all Wild forwards in ice-time, shots, and obviously goals.

That's the stuff. On a roster filled to the brim with future impact Wild players (hopefully) like Danila Yurov and David Jiricek, it isn't the hot prospects who actually earn the victory but it's the polarizing free agent signing who does.

It's the NHL preseason.

That's Wild

• Who was also on that roster in Winnipeg was goaltender Jesper Wallstedt and while he has basically been handed the backup role, it's not comfortable. [StarTribune]
• Nicolas Aube-Kubel is a gritty fourth-liner who might be able to squeeze into a role on this Wild team. [Hockey Wilderness]
• A "thicker" Marco Rossi is happy he gets to still play hockey in Minnesota and for the Wild. [Pioneer Press]

Off the trail...

• One of the nicest players to ever play the game, Bernie Parent, passed away at the age of 80 years old on Sunday. He lived life to the fullest and continued to be at just about every single Philadelphia Flyers fan event in possible right up until the last week of his life. [NHL.com]
• Ranking each new sweater set to hit the ice for the 2025-26 season. [TheScore]