Three weeks.
That's how long the Wild have until their season opens Oct. 12 vs. Florida at Xcel Energy Center, a tuneup that begins Thursday with the first practices of training camp before a six-game preseason schedule starts Sunday at Colorado.
During this time, the state of the team should come into focus.
Who rounds out the roster?
Although the Wild had more departures than arrivals during the offseason, their lineup isn't riddled with holes.
Goaltenders Marc-Andre Fleury and Filip Gustavsson are back and so is most of the defense. On offense, the Wild have 10 returnees and a trade pickup in veteran Pat Maroon. That leaves one forward spot open in the lineup and another for a reserve if the team keeps an extra on the roster, which isn't always a given since the Wild don't have much salary cap space.
Marco Rossi looks like a front-runner since he made the team out of camp last year before eventually getting sent to the minors. He has another pro season banked and spent the summer training in the Twin Cities. The ninth overall pick in 2020 also plays a key position (center).
But the Wild do have other possibilities after signing experienced pros like Vinni Lettieri and Jujhar Khaira. There's also Sammy Walker and Adam Beckman, who were call-ups last season.
Does Brock Faber stay in a top-four role?
The former Gophers captain will get first crack at playing next to Jonas Brodin and filling the vacancy left by Matt Dumba after Dumba and the Wild split during the summer after 10 seasons together.