ST. PAUL, Minn. — Vladimir Tarasenko laughed telling the story of how he invited rookie Danila Yurov over for dinner early in the season, hoping to help ease the Russian’s adjustment to life in the NHL.Yurov’s response? The 22-year-old sheepishly asked if Tarasenko could help him with his laundry. Yurov was still staying in a hotel.Tarasenko gladly did it, four times by Yurov’s estimation.“I didn’t count, didn’t charge him,” Tarasenko said, smiling. “Anytime he needed it. It’s easy for me to do. I was living by myself. No need to waste money on hotel laundry. It’s the small stuff like this. When people say, ‘Those guys helped me,’ it doesn’t mean they do something major. Just make his life more comfortable. It gives us chance to talk more, too.”The Minnesota Wild knew about Tarasenko’s talent when they acquired him for future considerations from the Detroit Red Wings last June, hoping the six-time 30-goal scorer would have a bounce-back year in a new environment. But what Minnesota also learned about the 34-year-old, two-time Stanley Cup champion was how he welcomed the mentor role for young players like Yurov.Coach John Hynes was also impressed by Tarasenko’s attention to detail, from meetings to practice, and how responsible he was defensively.The fact that Tarasenko scored 23 goals this season — along with a huge one in Game 6 of the first round against the Dallas Stars — made the deal with Detroit a steal. Tarasenko showed the Wild and the NHL as a whole that he has a lot of hockey left as he heads into unrestricted free agency this summer.He was proud he could shut up some doubters, especially those who were down on him after his 11-goal season with the Red Wings.“It’s been all my life,” Tarasenko said. “Since I was 16. I get used to it. Like when people talk bad things about me, I couldn’t care less. Someone once told me, ‘Don’t listen to people who you won’t ask for advice.’ Those things drive me, too.“When you have some sort of success, you can shove it …”Tarasenko stopped and smiled, not finishing the sentence.“I thought he was done when he went to Ottawa a few years back, quite frankly,” said former NHL coach Bruce Boudreau, now a TSN and NHL Network analyst. “He shocked the hell out of me in a positive way. It’s like he got his confidence back, or the linemates he had were great together. He’s been a really big part for them.”Tarasenko said the fit was a big part of it, both on and off the ice. From Hynes’ trip to visit him and his family in Florida last summer to how welcoming veterans like Marcus Foligno and Jared Spurgeon were, he felt part of the culture. And the same could be said for the Twin Cities. His wife, Yana, and three sons, Mark, Aleksandr and Artem, felt at home.