CAMP AT A GLANCE
	Jamie McLennan has a chance to be the No. 1 goalie.
	Coach: Jacques Lemaire Camp location: Parade Ice Garden (Minneapolis, Minn.) Report date: Sept. 7 Preseason schedule: Sept. 19: San Jose (Portland, Ore.) Sept. 20: at Anaheim Sept. 23: Vancouver (Winnipeg, Manitoba) Sept. 24: at Chicago Sept. 26: at Vancouver Sept. 27: at San Jose Sept. 29: Anaheim Oct. 1: Chicago

Minnesota was able to go out and get at least one established player at each position in the expansion draft. But perhaps the most important acquisition made by GM Doug Risebrough was Jacques Lemaire as head coach. This team will not blow anybody away with their offensive talent, but Lemaire knows a thing or two about defense. He won a Stanley Cup as coach of the Devils in '95 by employing a stifling neutral-zone trap. Minnesota will defeat teams this season by putting them to sleep; unfortunately, that's the only way this team has a chance of winning in '00-01.

Here's a look at the rest of Minnesota's training camp.

Biggest question mark: Scoring
Short-term, players like Sergei Krivokrasov, Scott Pellerin and Darby Hendrickson should all break into the double-digit range in goal scoring this season. After those four, there could be quite a dropoff. Longshots to help out include players like Stacy Roest and Darryl Laplante.

Biggest position battle: No. 1 goalie
Jamie McLennan has solid experience from his days with St. Louis, although he will face many more shots in Minnesota than he did in St. Louis. Manny Fernandez, plucked from Dallas, will give McLennan a good run for the No. 1 spot. It's a tough call for the Wild. Fernandez is younger, and likely better. But with so many shots expected, Minnesota doesn't want the young talent to be thrown into the fire for his first significant string of NHL starts.

Future watch
Here, ESPN.com looks at one or two young players who could make an impact, either now or in the future.

Marian Gaborik (Left wing):
The Wild took Gaborik third overall in the '00 draft. Gaborik has excellent puckhandling skills and skates exceptionally well in tight spaces. The 18-year-old scored 25 goals in just 50 games in the Czech Elite League last season. If he shows Lemaire that he is solid in the defensive end, he'll make the team.

Darryl Laplante (Center):
This was one guy the Detroit Red Wings did not want to lose. Detroit left the 23-year-old center unprotected in the expansion draft, and he was snatched up by the Wild. He has only played 35 career NHL games -- including 30 last season -- but that's because of the depth in Detroit. The former third-round pick (58th overall) in '95 should get plenty of ice time this season.

Training camp roster
Goaltenders: Zac Bierk, David Brumby, Ken Carroll, Manny Fernandez, Derek Gustafson, Jamie McLennan.

Defensemen: Chris Armstrong, Ladislav Benysek, Brad Bombardir, Chris Boucher, Brian Casey, Eric Charron, J.J. Daigneault, Mike Garrow, Ian Herbers, Filip Kuba, Curtis Leschyshyn, Mike Matteucci, Nick Naumenko, Lawrence Nycholat, Sean O'Donnell, Erik Reitz, Curtis Rich, Nick Schultz, Lubomir Sekeras, Jonathan Shockey, Andy Sutton.

Left wings: Peter Bartos, Garrett Burnett, Riley Cote, Luke Curtain, Jean-Francois Dufort, Randy Fitzgerald, Marian Gaborik, Aaron Gavey, Darby Hendrickson, Antti Laaksonen, Darryl Laplante, Steve McKenna, Kai Nurminen, Scott Pellerin, Cam Stewart.

Centers: Brian Bonin, Jeff Daw, Jim Dowd, Paul Giblin, Russ Hewson, Eric Johansson, Cory Larose, Brett McLean, Richard Park, Brian Passmore, Pavel Patera, Stacy Roest, Brendan Walsh, Wes Walz.

Right wings: Steve Aronson, Pascal Dupuis, Joe Frederick, Pete Gardiner, Ryan Hare, William Johnston, Sergei Krivokrasov, Chris Longo, Christian Matte, Jeff Nielsen, Jeff Odgers, Maxim Sushinsky.

Charles Avellino is a lead NHL researcher at ESPN.