ent teams at several tournaments. To have the opportunity to play with a guy of that caliber is a great opportunity. We kept in touch throughout this process. You have to do what is best for you. We decided that for both of us the best fit would be Minnesota and we are excited that it worked out."Parise was the Devils' captain this past season and played in New Jersey for his entire seven-year career after the Devils selected him in the first round of the 2003 NHL Draft. He has 194 goals and 216 assists for 410 points in 502 games.He had 31 goals and 38 assists for 69 points in 82 games this past season and helped the Devils reach the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2003. Parise confirmed that had he not chosen the Wild, he would have stayed with the Devils."There is no question we're disappointed,RayBan Aviator Sunglasses," Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said. "It's a very unfortunate thing when you have a player of his stature that has come right through the ranks and, at this given time,Cheap RayBan Sunglasses, a decision is made to go elsewhere. Right now, there is nothing we can do about that and we'll just go forward."Our offer was competitive and we did not at any time have a phone call that we needed to change it or it had to go up. So it was competitive."However, Parise couldn't resist the temptation to go home and play for the Wild. Not only is he from Minneapolis,RayBan Discount Sunglasses Aviators, his parents, including former NHL player J.P. Parise, still live there and Parise has a home in the Twin Cities area."It was a very big part of it,Authentic Ray Ban," said Parise, who turns 28 later this month. "The opportunity to play at home meant a lot to me and it meant a lot to my family. My parents were so excited when they knew I was considering coming back home. They were very excited. When we made the decision, they were really excited. That played a big part in it. I grew up playing here and I love coming back in the summers. I just thought that we enjoy it here so much,Black White Ray Ban Small Wayfarer, it would be great to be here year round."Parise played four seasons of high school hockey at Shattuck-St. Mary's in Faribault, Minn. His father worked in the program when he was there. He went on to play two seasons at the University of North Dakota."This is a great day in the history of the Minnesota Wild. This is a huge commitment on [owner Craig Leopold's] part, on our organization's part. It took a lot of courage and commitment for all of us to go after these players."--Wild general manager Chuck FletcherThe Wild need Parise to boost their offense. They were last in the NHL last season with 2.02 goals-per game and 27th on the power play at 15.1 percent. Parise has scored at least 30 goals in five of his six full seasons (he missed 69 games of the 2010-11 season with a knee injury). Parise scored 45 goals and put up 94 points in 2008-09.Parise joins a forward group that already includes Mikko Koivu, Dany Heatley, Devin Setoguchi and Matt Cullen. Mikael Granlund is considered one of Minnesota's top prospects and could make the team this coming season.Suter, meanwhile, becomes the bedrock of the Minnesota defense.He had seven goals and 46 points for the Nashville Predators this past season, forming arguably the League's top defensive pairing with Shea Weber and the backbone of a Stanley Cup contender along with goaltender Pekka Rinne.A Madison, Wis., native, Suter averaged 26:30 of ice time per game in 2011-12, a career-high and the third-most in the League. He will be 28 years old in January, and Suter has collected at least 37 points in each of the past four seasons.Suter joined the Predators at the start of the 2005-06 season and quickly developed into a franchise cornerstone. He has averaged at least 23:59 of ice time in each of the past four seasons.Suter said the call to Nashville GM David Poile on Wednesday was one of the toughest he's ever had to make."Ryan has told me in every conversation that money was the not the most important criteria," Poile said in a conference call with reporters. "He told me today that our offer was substantial. H