from Michael Russo of the StarTribune,

Josh Harding has been a member of the Wild for nearly 11 years. But since revealing in November that he has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the goaltender feels this season is like "a tryout."

He's trying to prove to himself, the club and everybody else that he can "still do what I've been doing all my life."

Sunday night against the Dallas Stars, Harding overcame the butterflies and the self-doubt and aced that initial test during an uplifting 1-0 blanking.

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