“Let’s put it this way: There’s little chance (Suter will) be partaking in Boudreau’s arduous, infamous skating test to open camp Sept. 14 (although Suter, we assume, kiddingly told Boudreau that maybe he should do the test so reporters stop asking how he’s feeling), and we may not even see him in an exhibition game.” – The Athletic’s Michael Russo in Tuesday’s State of the Franchise piece



So, we’re off to a good start.



One column into the unofficial start of The Athletic’s 2018-19 Wild coverage, and already a CORRECTION: “Ryan Suter wasn’t kidding. We, uh, regret the error.”



On Monday, during an interview with me on KFAN, Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau said Suter told him he was feeling really good, “but I don’t know if I can make that first day’s practice.” In other words, he was hinting to Boudreau that maybe it wasn’t a good idea that he take...