Happy Friyay!
Thursday was an unexpected busy day during the “dog days” of the offseason. One of the Wild’s Central Division rivals, the Chicago Blackhawks traded Marian Hossa’s contract to the Arizona Coyotes to free up an estimated $4.5 million in cap space. Another Central Division team made some noise as well, as the Winnipeg Jets locked up Vezina Trophy runner-up Connor Hellebuyck for 6 years, carrying a cap hit of $6.167 million. As for your beloved Minnesota Wild, there was a handful of storylines that you might need to catch up on, including Zach Parise and Ryan Suter injury updates, Q&A with new GM Paul Fenton, and the first of two open-to-the-public development camp scrimmages took place, giving Wild fans a first look at many new draftees and prospects.