With training camp starting today, fans throughout the state of Minnesota are excited to get a glimpse of the new-look Wild.
Or, not so much.
Not that Wild fans aren't excited to see their team in action after a four-month absence. They are. But this team is largely the same as it was last season, adding only college free agent Mike Reilly to the mix.
And as for subtractions, most Wild fans wouldn't consider them essential. Sean Bergenheim didn't perform well enough for the Wild to justify a return. Chris Stewart's dud of a postseason left a bad enough taste in everyone's mouth that no one particularly misses him.