Bill Guerin and 27 other NHL GMs are probably golfing a lot (like me) right now. After someone wins the Stanley Cup in a few weeks, that number will rise to Guerin plus-31. Most of them will enjoy it. Guerin won’t. He has a lot to do before the NHL draft. While the Wild have… Continue reading The Wild’s Best Use Of Marco Rossi Might Be A D-Corps Upgrade – Minnesota Wild
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More Teams Reportedly Interested in Marco Rossi – Wilderness Walk
From what I’ve been gathering, a few of these teams’ pundits (and or lickbait weirdos) have guesses on what could be on offer. Penguins: Rakell, Rust, or picks package Flyers: Tippett or Cates, and/or picks+one of those players Sabres: Peterka (the most likely outcome) Blackhawks: later 1st plus prospects (no way they dump early… Continue reading More Teams Reportedly Interested in Marco Rossi – Wilderness Walk
Is There Any Reason To Fret Over Signing Kaprizov For Eight Years? – Minnesota Wild
In 2012, the State of Hockey celebrated the Minnesota Wild signing two coveted free agents to 13-year, $98 million deals. Part of that celebration was understanding that by the time those deals wrapped up, Zach Parise and Ryan Suter would be in their 40s and not worth the $7.54 million cap hit. Who cares? Minnesota collectively said. Let’s deal with that… Continue reading Is There Any Reason To Fret Over Signing Kaprizov For Eight Years? – Minnesota Wild
The Frost Cleaned Things Up Defensively En Route To Winning Their Second Championship – Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Frost are back-to-back Walter Cup Champions after a nail-biting 2-1 overtime win against the Ottawa Charge Monday night. The Frost had a home-ice advantage and already had 2 wins going into Game 4. However, it was important for Minnesota to end the series here. A loss would have shifted the momentum in the… Continue reading The Frost Cleaned Things Up Defensively En Route To Winning Their Second Championship – Minnesota Wild
Frost Celebration Cut Short With PWHL Expansion Looming
That’s Wild While the Minnesota Frost were able to celebrate lifting the Walter Cup for the second consecutive season, it was short lived as the upcoming PWHL expansion is heavy on everyone’s minds. The team won’t be the same after Vancouver and Seattle get their pick of players, and some pl… https://hockeywilderness.com/news-rumors/wilderness-walk/frost-celebration-cut-short-with-pwhl-expansion-looming-r30726/
Minnesota Frost Crowned Back-to-Back Walter Cup Champions – Wilderness Walk
The Minnesota Frost have secured their second consecutive Walter Cup championship, defeating the Ottawa Charge 2-1 in overtime in Game 4 of the PWHL Finals. Liz Schepers played the hero, scoring the Cup-clinching overtime goal 12 minutes into the extra frame. The series was a battle of endurance, with every game going to overtime… Continue reading Minnesota Frost Crowned Back-to-Back Walter Cup Champions – Wilderness Walk
Next Year Will Feel Like A Crossroads For the Wild’s Defense – Minnesota Wild
At the end of the Minnesota Wild’s season, Bill Guerin gave the State of Hockey little reason to speculate about the team’s blueline. “Our [defense] core is set, I’d like to focus on forwards,” the general manager flatly declared. In a sense, the Wild’s defense is indeed fairly locked in. Jon Merrill and Declan Chisholm’s contracts… Continue reading Next Year Will Feel Like A Crossroads For the Wild’s Defense – Minnesota Wild
Marco Rossi Trade Rumors Too Loud To Ignore – Wilderness Walk
That’s Wild It feels like a whole lot of backwards thinking is going on in the Minnesota Wild front office. The noise emanating from that executive suite is that they are possibly going to trade one of their very few homegrown top-six centermen in franchise history. By summer’s end, Marco Rossi could find himself on… Continue reading Marco Rossi Trade Rumors Too Loud To Ignore – Wilderness Walk
Trading Gustav Nyquist Means the Wild Can’t Offer-Sheet Matthew Knies – Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are looking to upgrade talent in their top-six. The Wild have Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy, and Joel Eriksson Ek as their top line. However, their top-six is incomplete. Fans would love to bring Matthew Knies back to Minnesota. He dominated with the Gophers, scoring 36 goals in 73 games (75 points overall).… Continue reading Trading Gustav Nyquist Means the Wild Can’t Offer-Sheet Matthew Knies – Minnesota Wild
How Long Will It Take For Danila Yurov To Adjust To the NHL? – Minnesota Wild
Danila Yurov’s journey to the NHL has been a long time coming, and his career in North America is only beginning. Yurov set the record for most points in a single season by a KHL skater 20 or younger with 49 points in the 2023-24 season. That’s only one of the many highlights of the… Continue reading How Long Will It Take For Danila Yurov To Adjust To the NHL? – Minnesota Wild