Wilderness Walk: Rumors swirling, prospects practicing

That’s Wild

• The Minnesota Wild are starting their development camp today; and you can watch some practices! Check out the entire roster and how to register to attend a practice. [Hockey Wilderness]
• GM Bill Guerin was adamant that he doesn’t have “shit to do” because Cam Talbot is under contract, even if his agent is a little perturbed that Marc-Andre Fleury is back. [Hockey Wilderness]
• In some concerning news, Kirill Kaprizov was denied entry to the United States twice, after trying to leave Russia via Dubai and the Caribbean, and being rejected both times. [Hockey Wilderness]
• The Kevin Fiala trade enabled the Wild to take a swing on top-talent Danila Yurov at the draft last week. [10K Rinks]

Off the trail...

• Trade rumors during this time are just impossible to ignore and radioactive the way any single little minute tweet can start up a train of theories. Well, one of the reports out there is that the New Jersey Devils are actively shopping center Pavel Zacha.

• And in the chaos of the goaltending carousel, the Ottawa Senators want to send Matt Murray away, but he will only accept a trade to the Edmonton Oilers or the Toronto Maple Leafs; and the latter team seems like a real option. [Yahoo Sports]
• You might think that new Seattle Kraken prospect Shane Wright gave the stink-eye to the Montreal Canadiens’ draft table. Well, you would actually be wrong, as Wright himself clears it up. [Yahoo Sports]
• “The face of hockey is changing”: A roundtable on Mike Grier’s hire. [Sportsnet]