Wild shake things up for new season

Brian Compton | NHL.com Staff Writer Niklas Backstrom will return for a third season with the Wild. Last season he went 33-13-8 with a 2.31 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage in 58 games. After winning the Northwest Division title and earning the third seed in the Western Conference in 2007-08, the Minnesota Wild enter this new season with some new faces. After losing veteran goal scorers Brian... [read full story]