Minnesota Wild Sign Jason Pominville to Contract Extension As Season Gets Underway

The Minnesota Wild open their season tonight at the Xcel Energy Center against the LA Kings and earlier today they inked one of their top players to a 5-year contract extension.

StarTribune.com is reporting that Jason Pominville, whom the Wild traded for last season, signed a an extension worth $28 million earlier today.

Now the Wild can focus on the season and not lingering contract talk in what is year filled with very high expectations from fans and ownership alike.