Wild's Future Promising

Over the last past few days, a couple of Minnesota's youngsters have been named to their respective country's "World Championships" roster. Those two youngsters being american forward Adam Hall and canadian defenseman Nick Schultz.

Schultz was drafted in 2000 by the Wild, 33rd overall, and has been with the young franchise ever since. The 24-year old is scheduled to become an unrestricted free-agent this summer and is expected to be re-signed by the Wild.

To the opposite of Schultz, Hall has been a Minnesota Wild since this year's trade deadline, the day he was acquired from the New York Rangers for forward Pascal Dupuis. Hall is also expected to become an unrestricted free-agent this summer, but has an uncertain future with Minnesota.

Both young skaters are talented and promising: Schultz, a steady defenseman with vast offensive potential, (even though he needs to adjust his skills to the Wild's restricted defensive system) and Hall, a confident forward who loves using his size and strength in the offensive zone.