The Minnesota Wild left a cryptic sidewalk message that could be foreshadowing of a Kirill Kaprizov contract extension.

The Wild will play a season-long, seven-game road trip, December 27 - January 8. Minnesota is scheduled to play 12 games that start before 5 p.m. CT this season, four home games and eight on the road.

Wild Neal: Minnesota Wild leader Bill Guerin, money in his pocket, remains set up to strike. Think trade deadline The contracts of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter that have hampered him are off the books.