Harding signs, along with others...

The Minnesota Wild re-inked their backup, and possible trade-bait netminder, to a one year contract, thus avoiding the arbitration hearing that was to take place today in Toronto. A good move, although I am not sure what motivated the two parties to sign on the dotted line, as I would assume all pertinent individuals were already in Canada anticipating the hearing. Nonetheless, for the time being, Josh Harding remains the property of the Wild.

There have been a big handful of small moves made by Fletcher during his short tenure with the Wild. But so far most of the moves have been of the very low level variety. Other than the signing of Martin Havlat, which was a forced move brought on by Gaborik landing with the Rangers, there has been really nothing of substance for the immediate future (just imagine what the masses would have been saying had Fletcher not found a replacement for Gaborik). The Houston Aeros will be the beneficiary of most of the moves made, which leaves the big league club still void of a top-tier center. It's almost a re-run from seasons past...scouring all of the usual credible places looking for rumors and tidbits, only to find that the Wild are seldom mentioned.

A great day to be a spectator

I love spectator sports, even ones that I am not all that attached to. Today's sport was brought to me by the old AM radio, which delivered the news that black Wednesday had arrived in Viking land...the day that set the fate of the upcoming season, depending on who you listened to. Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed that backlash that was left in the wake of one player that was seen as the teams savior, as he decided that for the time being, he would rather remain in Mississippi than join the purple in Mankato. What joy I took in listening to the clowns at KFAN as they simmered, pouted, and acted worse than a 2 year old who wanted to play rather than take a nap. My favorite came from Charch, who went on a 5 minute rant that was baseless and downright weird. But not to be outdone was the head clown Allen, who did his usual and standard back-peddling, trying to convince himself that the sun will rise again tomorrow.

Remember Vikings fans, you will be able to look back yet again, and be calmed by the thought that your favorite team was only one player away...