"Just when it appeared the Wild were at their 23-man roster for the start of the regular season, they picked up winger Nick Johnson on waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.

Johnson was in the lineup Thursday night when the Wild played host to the Edmonton Oilers.

"It's a pretty crazy day," Johnson said on the Wild's website podcast, "so a surprise like this was something else. I'm very, very pleased.""