The NHL requires teams to have at least eight “veteran” players on the roster for every preseason game, though the requirements to consider someone a veteran are pretty loose. The word around the rink is that most of the stars will stay home on Sunday and be ready to go for the club’s first-ever game at the Delta Center.

The Minnesota Wild officially get their preseason underway against the Winnipeg Jets and with no points on the line, it's still important.

Wild head coach John Hynes said yesterday that Jesper Wallstedt will start tonight against the Jets with Marc-Andre Fleury backing him up. "I think just being in their presence an