Zach Parise and Ryan Suter have been interested in playing on the same team for a while. "Ryan and I had talked throughout the year," said Parise. "You always say to each other, 'Wouldn't it be great to have a chance to play with each other and to play on the same team?' I know how great of a player Ryan is ... and to have an opportunity to play with a guy of that caliber, it's a great opportunity." Parise and Suter will join the likes of Dany Heatley and Mikko Koivu on the Wild. They might not be a Stanley Cup contender yet, but they certainly have a superb core.