Wild News: Lynn to talk to Gabby.

There is actually some Wild news that I am guardedly excited about; 1.) Wild defenseman Kurtis Foster did in fact skate for 40 minutes today so that is good new for the Wild defensive corps. 2.) Also, Minnesota assistant general manager Tom Lynn is flying to LA to see if they can work out a deal with Gabby agent.

Seriously folks, I am really scared the Wild are going to lose their only true star in Marian Gaborik. Bruno, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Mikko Koivu are not going to be able to score at Gabby's pace, these players are good but they are not even in the same league as Gaborik. In my wildest dreams I can't fathom a Wild team without Gabby. That is not a pretty portrait to paint. That would make the Wilds as exciting as the listless Vikings.

Lynn to meet with Gaborik’s agent---Foster skates for the first time
Posted by Michael Russo

Wild assistant GM Tom Lynn plans to fly to Los Angeles tonight in order to meet with Marian Gaborik’s agent, Ron Salcer, over the next few days “so we can both try to push the process forward.”

I should say, the last time Lynn flew to Manhattan Beach to meet with Salcer, Brent Burns was signed soon thereafter. That was last November. I remember this because Lynn just suddenly appeared in the Anaheim press box wearing his infamous salmon-colored suit

Of course, this is a much more complicated negotiation.

More in tomorrow’s paper.

Defenseman Kurtis Foster, who sustained a season-ending broken femur last season, skated for 40 minutes this morning in Minneapolis.

Foster said, “It felt good. I’m still a long ways away [from returning to action], but it felt so good to be out there. It wasn’t pretty,