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          • Craig Custance, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 6, 2013, 03:00 AM ET
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            • Senior NHL writer for ESPN The Magazine
            • Wrote for Atlanta Journal-Constitution
            • Wrote for The Sporting News
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          Last summer you and defenseman Ryan Suter each signed $98 million free agent contracts with the Wild. When did you know you would end up on the same team?
          We had talked about playing together, even back a couple of years ago. But I went into free agency with an open mind. When it came down to the teams we were both interested in -- it worked out.