Wilderness Walk: Some people love the Wild kids

That’s Wild

• Matt Dumba is going to be out for a good chunk of time, so we tried to come up with some replacements to play next to Jonas Brodin, because he deserves the world. [Hockey Wilderness]
• The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler has the Wild’s prospect pool ranked at No. 8. Pretty good for a team that barely picks in the top-10. [The Athletic]
• Minnesota Wild head coach Dean Evason felt that a positive COVID-19 test was inevitable. [Hockey Wilderness]
• The Minnesota Whitecaps fought really hard in their eventual defeat to the Toronto Six, before the NWHL bubble had teams leaving it. [Hockey Wilderness]
• Marco Rossi is missing out on an entire season of development because of lasting COVID-19 complications, but he wants to focus on his long-term health. [ESPN]

Off the trail...

• The Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders game that was supposed to happen last night was postponed due to COVID-19 protocol, but that wasn’t the only concerning thing. [Die By The Blade]

• One NBA fan received a massive package full of Washington Capitals defenseman Zdeno Chara’s gigantic sticks.

• Looks like Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian is making his way around the Tkachuk family and starting fresh rivalries.