Wilderness Walk: JT Brown becomes Seattle’s first color analyst

That’s Wild

• Former Minnesota Wild and Gopher, JT Brown, is heading to Seattle after retiring from professional hockey and become the Kraken’s first color analyst for Root Sports. [The Athletic]

• Speaking of the Kraken, let’s look at a player that might get selected and why exactly he might get selected: Jordan Greenway. [Hockey Wilderness]
• After the expansion draft, the NHL Draft is taking place and Kent Johnson is an electric name to look out for. [Hockey Wilderness]
• There’s also William Eklund in terms of top prospects. [Hockey Wilderness]
• If Minnesota is a top hockey market, then the Wild can’t afford to let Kaprizov go anywhere else. [10K Rinks]

Off the trail...

• Speaking of the 2021 NHL Draft, Scott Wheeler puts thousands of words on a page, ranking this weird year of prospects. [The Athletic]
• The Tampa Bay Lightning laid a complete ass-kicking on the New York Islanders on Monday. [Defector]
• Despite their poor regular season play, the Montreal Canadiens are not proof that the season is meaningless in terms of playoff performance. [Eyes On The Prize]