Welcome back, Wild: NHL makes its return, and it's a new world Return to work includes revamped roster, division realignment, 56-game schedule. January 2, 2021 — 9:24pm Text size Copy shortlink: Nick Bonino doesn't feel like a newcomer. He's been in Minnesota since mid-November, skating with Wild players at Tria Rink in St. Paul as he prepares for his first season with the team after being added in an offseason trade from Nashville. "Everyone's been very welcoming," Bonino said last week by phone. "It's been easy to acclimate, for sure." Still, Bonino has more to learn to completely integrate with the group, and less time to do so than he normally would.