Big skates to fill: With Brian Rolston and Pavol Demitra unlikely to re-sign, Minnesota Wild left with cash, questions to answer

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Will The Wild Spend
Published 7/1/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... Foster — maybe as much as $6 million if Bouchard isn’t traded. Second, general manager Doug Risebrough doesn’t plan to spend all the way to the cap. “It’s not that I don’t want to spend up to the cap. The question is, is it worth it in this climate?” Risebrough said Monday. “In this climate, (top) guys are going to get their money. The cap is going up, but I don’t see the quality of free agents.” read on

Free-Agent Puck Headlines: Redden, Jackets talking deal?
Published 7/1/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
... Also looking to make a big splash: Superfly Snuka, from the top rope. [The Iceman Bloggeth] • Brian Rolston gave the Tampa Bay Lightning the gas face, and now Barry Melrose is singing the praises of Phoenix Coyotes winger Radim Vrbata. [Lightning Strikes] • Finally, with Rolston and Pavel Demitra potentially gone, the Minnesota Wild have holes to fill and money to spend. So why won't they, you know, spend it? [Pioneer Press]