Wild didn't pick up Jarret Stoll 'to sit around'

Before Jarret Stoll had even settled in to his new locker stall at Xcel Energy Center as the newest member of the Wild, he had a string of text messages from former New York Rangers teammates.

"See you tomorrow," one of them read, causing Stoll to chuckle.

Without the benefit of a full-team practice, Stoll is prepping for what will likely be his Wild debut Thursday, a contest coincidentally against the Rangers, the team that placed him on waivers Monday. The Wild claimed Stoll, a 33-year-old center, the next day and he skated in St. Paul Wednesday.

While coach Mike Yeo was non-committal on Thursday's lineup, it seems likely Stoll will find a line.

"We didn't pick him up not to play," Yeo said.…