Call Of The Wild

The Wild host the Bruins at 8:00PM this evening on NESN.

• David Pastrnak has been deemed "day-to-day" after missing a second day of practice, and he was not the only one missing yesterday. Although not cleared to play, Kevan Miller is skating with his team again. The Boston Globe
• Tuukka Rask's numbers in front of his still somewhat shaky defense have improved. Maybe he just has the skill to adjust to what he cannot change. Hockeybuzz
• Adam Mc Quaid has adjusted his play to accommodate the Bruins' new system, and has been effective with Torey Krug. But what will happen to him in an expansion draft?  The Boston Globe
• Here is a look at which players are likely to be protected in the draft. Bruins Daily
• Enjoy a look at five commercials featuring Bruins and former Bruins. Goalies getting Goose bumps over Zdeno Chara's slapshot? CHECK! Boyish Patrice Bergeron and Andew Raycroft? CHECK! Feisty Brad Marchand? CHECK! Crusty Cam Neely? CHECK! And who could forget Tim Thomas cowering down in the back seat of 'a BOSTON cab' whimpering "Peggy... PEGGY!!!" (With videos) WEEI
• Is it too soon to propose Selke candidates? This one may be a bit of a surprise. Kukla's Korner
• In fantasy hockey, one can have a statistical "cage match" comparing players. This one pits our David Pastrnak against the Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers- the conclusion drawn is intriguing. Dobber Hockey

Elsewhere around the rink:

• Meanwhile, in remotest Norway, tucked into a climate-controlled vault for safekeeping in case of global catastrophe is a VHS copy of Don Cherry's Rock 'Em Sock 'Em 5. NO, REALLY! The Beaverton