Zach Parise called his debut with the Minnesota Wild, "awesome." Parise had two assists and eight shots on goal. He'll have no problem continuing to be a top-flight player in the league with his new team. "I was smiling the day we signed these guys, and I'm still smiling," Dany Heatley said. "Zach is one of the best guys in the league down low at the goal line jamming it to the net, and you saw that tonight. Every power play he created something down there."