In addition to a future Hall of Famer, the Wild also acquired a practical jokester nicknamed "Flower" who talks to the goal post and wears flashy gear when they traded for Fluery in March.
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An offseason shake-up to the Wild s roster didn t just change the look of the lineup.
The team s leadership was also restructured, with Jared Spurgeon taking over as captain, and now Spurgeon has the chance to guide the Wild into the playoffs after the team clinched a berth Saturday at San Jose. He cares about how the team does and doesn t care about Jared Spurgeon s stats, coach Dean Evason said. Doesn t care about his ice time. All he cares about is the end result, and I think that has filtered to the group. The success that we ve had up to this point is largely in part because of his leadership qualities.