Daily Links: Havlat and Sykora to start, Why Fletcher will succeed

Sykora to make Wild debut tonight against Chicago - TwinCities.com
Minnesota fans will get their first look at new top-line forwards Martin Havlat and Petr Sykora when the Wild play host to Havlat's former team, the Chicago Blackhawks, in a 5 p.m. exhibition game today at the Xcel Energy Center.

Tom Powers: Wild's new brand of hockey will take time - TwinCities.com
The practice drills look a bit different. And there's a lot of time spent drawing up X's and O's. Whether the net result will change is a mystery, even to the Wild players. "I don't know if it's startling," said winger Cal Clutterbuck of coach Todd Richards' new system. "A lot of this stuff is pretty normal. Other teams do it. Right now we're getting different X's and O's than we're used to." In fact, any X's and O's probably are more than the Wild are used to.

Q&A with Greg Zanon | StarTribune.com
The new Wild defenseman discusses his bald head, his Minnesota connections and being teammates with Marek Zidlicky, again.

More Wild regulars will see action | StarTribune.com
The Wild's two biggest free-agent pickups will make their Minnesota debuts during today's home exhibition game against the Chicago Blackhawks. Martin Havlat, who played the past three seasons with the Blackhawks and led them in scoring last season, and Petr Sykora will be in the lineup. Veteran winger Owen Nolan and defensemen Kim Johnsson, Nick Schultz and Tyler Cuma will also make their preseason debuts.

Mucking and Grinding: USA Today's Kevin Allen
Five reasons why GM Chuck Fletcher will succeed in Minnesota

Wild assigns three players to Houston - Minnesota Wild - News
Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has assigned defensemen Ryan Lannon, Brandon Rogers and Clayton Stoner to the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL). The Wild’s training camp roster currently stands at 38 players.