DALLAS — With less than a week until the Wild open the 2019-20 season in Nashville, Bill Guerin’s first training camp as general manager is coming to a wrap.



The roster was essentially set in stone when he arrived on the job in the third week of August, but he was able to conclude a seven-year, $53.025 million contract extension with defenseman Jared Spurgeon just a day into camp. Now, he’s a few days from gathering his front office staff and the coaching staff so they can finalize his first opening night roster as GM.



There are tough decisions to make.



The top-12 forwards are pretty much set in stone, but Victor Rask, Drew Stafford, Nico Sturm, Gerry Mayhew and J.T. Brown are vying for the 13th and perhaps 14th forward openings. With Greg Pateryn hurt and Brad Hunt dealing with back spasms, the door is open for Louie Belpedio or Carson Soucy to make the team on the blue line.



Both played well in Thursday’s 2-1 preseason win...