They’ll forever be linked in Wild folklore because of the way they signed together.
But during the most painful season of each of their careers, Zach Parise and Ryan Suter shared a common bond that made them even closer and thankful they had each other to lean on.
“It’s kind of eerie a little bit,” Parise said. “We’ve had a lot of parallels, even before this playing in international tournaments and growing up playing against each other. A lot of parallels, so it’s ironic how everything happened.
“Can’t explain it, but that’s just the way it happened.