Wilderness Walk: Eriksson Ek contract talk looming

That’s Wild

• Shayna Goldman of The Athletic did some important math and figured out a rough estimation of what Joel Eriksson Ek’s contract extension is going to look like after this breakout season. [The Athletic]
• With a day off, Bill Guerin locked up a couple of young 2020 draft picks to their rookie deals. [Hockey Wilderness]
• The Minnesota Wild reassigned rookie netminder Hunter Jones back to the Iowa Wild. [Hockey Wilderness]
• After Wednesday’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights, Ryan Hartman had some comparisons between playing with the likes of Patrick Kane to playing with Kirill Kaprizov. [Hockey Wilderness]
• Why is Kaapo Kahkonen not really playing anymore? [10K Rinks]

Off the trail...

• Check out some stats, like Connor McDavid just making up some damn points. [The Athletic]
• The New York Rangers aren’t really being patient with their rebuild anymore. [ESPN]
• Speaking of the Rangers, what happens now? [Blueshirt Banter]
• Philadelphia Flyers defenseman got suspended two games for a bad cross check on Pittsburgh Penguins’ Mark Friedman. [Pensburgh]