ICYMI...
- Speaking of the rookies, Marco Rossi is going to get some warm-up time playing for Austria in the 2022 Olympic qualifiers later this month. [Hockey Wilderness]
- New Wild defender Jon Merrill is very good defensively, but that might prevent another rookie from being in the lineup over him. [Hockey Wilderness]
Off the trail...
- While NHL general managers are trying to figure out how to navigate this flat cap world, that might not even be a thing anymore. According to Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, the NHL salary cap is going to raise a whole million, to $82.