MONTREAL – Two games in two other cities separate Zach Parise from what he anticipates will be an emotional return to Minnesota.
But the Islanders' left wing, speaking on a teleconference on Wednesday that included nearly as many members of the Minnesota media as the local contingent, quickly shot down any notion he harbored ill will toward the Wild for buying out the final four seasons of his 13-year, $98 million deal on July 13.
"I’ve moved on," Parise said after practice at Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow. "It’s been a long time. I love where I’m at.