The Red Wings welcome the Wild in tonight. There will be a game thread later. Good times.

We will be introducing more new writers to the staff soon, as well. Three new folks will be handling the Walk going forward, and we have another writer joining the staff to provide some new content we have never had before. I, for one, am very excited to have these new writers joining the staff. The site is growing quickly, and we need to stay ahead of that particular curve.

We hope that all of the new blood coming in does not change your opinion of the site. If anything strikes you as a slip in the quality you have come to expect, please don't hesitate to mention it. Unless you are a "realist," in which case, save it. We don't care.

On to the links.

Wild News

Wild rookie Brodin makes whirlwind trip to the top | StarTribune.com - Skates Like Wind.

Chart: The Jonas Brodin file | StarTribune.com - Indeed.

Brodin practices, likely for Detroit | StarTribune.com - Yep.

Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold, after NHL lockout: 'We've lived through the pain' - TwinCities.com - Yeah. OK.

Tom Powers: Backstrom's snap decision backfires on Wild - TwinCities.com - Wait... is Tom W1ldfan?

Enemy News

Detroit Red Wings - NHL | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com - Newspaper.

Detroit Red Wings | Detroit Free Press | freep.com - More newspaper.

Tending the Fields

The Third Intermission: Aeros snap six-game skein, win 3-2 over Milwaukee - Good for them.

Laxidasical Meanderings

Who Ya Got? NLL Week 4 Picks | IL Indoor - Anyone?

Off the Trail

Amazing: LA Kings Stanley Cup banner raising, filmed from the banner’s perspective (VIDEO) | Puck Daddy - Yahoo! Sports - Good stuff.

Explaining "money on the board" in pro hockey | Backhand Shelf | Blogs | theScore.com - It's money. On a board.

DEE-ICING: You Had Me At.. - Hockey.