In this March 4, 2008 file photo, Minnesota Wild's Marian Gaborik, of Slovakia, skates, wearing a 'C' on his jersey after his recent appointment as monthly captain, prior to the Wild's game against the Chicago Blackhawks in an NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minn. Gaborik's future, ideally signing him to a long-term contract extension, or else consummating a trade to avoid losing him to free agency next year for no compensation, must be determined soon. General manager Doug Risebrough stopped short of declaring a before-the-season deadline for resolution, but he said he expects the situation to come together fast, one way or another. ...
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In this March 4, 2008 file photo, Minnesota Wild's Marian Gaborik, of Slovakia, skates, wearing a 'C' on his jersey after his recent appointment as monthly captain, prior to the Wild's game against the Chicago Blackhawks in an NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minn. Gaborik's future, ideally signing him to a long-term contract extension, or else consummating a trade to avoid losing him to free agency next year for no compensation, must be determined soon. General manager Doug Risebrough stopped short of declaring a before-the-season deadline for resolution, but he said he expects the situation to come together fast, one way or another. ...