McCarron's Minivan-to-Deer-Gut Journey to Wild

Michael McCarron takes an unconventional route to landing with the Minnesota Wild, starting from humble minivan rides and extending to field-dressing a buck in the wild. Scouts have long whispered about his raw size and grit, traits that front offices covet but rarely see packaged with such a blue-collar backstory. The Wild's brain trust sees him as the kind of depth piece that could grind out playoff minutes when the temperature drops.