Update: I thought you’d find this funny. When Jacques says Mojzis, it sounds like Moses, as in “Mojzis is going to lead the Wild to the promiseland.” 

Coming to you from the Xcel Energy Center press box next to my new backup, Brian Stensaas. Please join me in welcoming him to the fray, and you’ll be reading a lot from him throughout the season.

Not much news to report. Marian Gaborik (strained quad) obviously won’t be playing tonight, although he is walking around much better.

The Wild lineup is on the below post if you didn’t see. Colton Gillies had the butterflies churning this morning. The 2007 first-round pick and roster contender will make his Xcel debut in front of the Wild faithful.

His lone preseason game last year came in Grand Forks against, I think, Buffalo. These preseason games all run together.

Walked out to the Blue Jackets bench before their skate and chatted with Ken Hitchcock. He won’t be going with nearly an established lineup tonight. Prospect Jakub Voracek will be in, and he’s been skating with Fredrik Modin in practice. He says he’s got Kristian Huselius, normally a left winger, playing on his off wing and Rick Nash on the left side.

That could be one exciting line. Hitchcock is one go-to coach for us longtime hockey scribes. I’ve probably said this before, but you feel you learn something every time you talk to him.

That is it for now. I’ll be back on later.

Here is Jeremy Rutherford’s story in the St. Louis Dispatch on Erik Johnson being lost for the season with a torn ACL/MCL. Just a freak accident. You’ve got to feel for Johnson, the former Gopher and No. 1 overall pick, and the Blues.

Also, here’s a cool Wild video emailed to me. It was produced by fan Desiree Little.

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