Wilderness Walk: GAMEDAY!

That’s Wild

• The Minnesota Wild locked up Toyota as their helmet sponsor for the next few years. [Hockey Wilderness]
• Wondering what leagues to follow and how to watch our prospects through the season? Well we got you covered right here! [Hockey Wilderness]
• The roster has been set (for a while) and all they need to do is play hockey (they are tonight). [Hockey Wilderness]
• Four under-the-radar players that can take the next step on the Wild. [The Athletic]
• The final blue line spot in Minnesota really comes down to Jon Merrill or Jordie Benn. It’s tough. [StarTribune]

Off the trail...

• Hendrix Lapierre grew up idolizing Alex Ovechkin and now he’s playing with him on the Washington Capitals. That is just cool as hell. He is cool as hell. [Defector]
• The Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins proved to have a very, very entertaining bout on Thursday. [Pensburgh]
• All throughout the game, Elvis Merzlikins was honoring his teammate Matiss Kivlenieks, who passed away in a tragic accident earlier this summer — the Columbus Blue Jackets nabbed the 8-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes. [The Cannon]