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NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild, and the Columbus Blue Jackets

Tom Gulitti of NHL.com: Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin said they will name a captain before the start of the season after they decided not to re-sign Mikko Koivu.

“We’ll name a new captain and we’ll move forward,” Guerin said. “Big shoes to fill, but my personal belief is it’s an important position to fill and you just don’t want to leave the team in limbo.”

Guerin said that he is not shopping defenseman Matt Dumba and that they are happy to start the season with Dumba on their blue line.