Positive changes in the Wild

Greetings Rubes...it's good to be back!

(Note: This period of Obser-Vay-tion-less-ness had nothing to do with residual bitterness. This was just a summer vacation.)


But back to the important matters at hand!

The Minnesota Wild did a nice job in free agency by bringing in a couple of

veteran Centers in Matt Cullen and John Madden. Madden should help on the 3rd

or 4th lines while Cullen gives us a nice 2nd line Center, centering Guillaume

Latandresse and either Antti Miettinen or Marty Havlat.

With that said, I think we still may struggle scoring goals and it would be a major, major bonus to get W Pierre Marc-Bouchard back on ANY level to help out with some playmaking ability. Losing goons like John Scott and Derek Boogaard really don't bother me that much. I mean, I don't mind watching Boogey pummel some other sloth into submission now and then, but that's really only a regular season deal. There's no fighting in the playoffs anyway, so eating a roster spot just for a goon with very little hockey skill is just a big waste.
However, now I'm stuck with a useless Boogaard jersey. ...Ah crap!