They say nothing good happens after midnight, especially in Vegas. Yet, here we are, staring down a 10:00 pm Central puck drop in Sin City. The NHL wants its playoff games on national television. ESPN knows fewer fans leaguewide will watch the Minnesota Wild-Vegas Golden Knights game than the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning,… Continue reading The Wild Are About To Play A Game ESPN Is Trying To Hide From the World – Minnesota Wild
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Two Wild Prospects In WHL Are Going Off During Playoffs – Wilderness Walk
That’s Wild The Minnesota Wild are in the middle of trying to survive long enough to get the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, but that’s just the present. It’s the future where we can all get very excited. Sure, Zeev Buium is looking great and appears to be a killer talent on the… Continue reading Two Wild Prospects In WHL Are Going Off During Playoffs – Wilderness Walk
The Wild Are Waiting On the Perfect Storm – Minnesota Wild
Remember when the Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers in November? The box score reads like a fever dream. Freddy Gaudreau scored two goals, and Matt Boldy, Marcus Foligno, and Marcus Johansson scored the other three in a 5-3 win. Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves. Drake Caggiula hit Kirill Kaprizov in the knee. However, the… Continue reading The Wild Are Waiting On the Perfect Storm – Minnesota Wild
Where Are Minnesota’s Greatest Defensive Breakdowns? – Minnesota Wild
Every goal against the Minnesota Wild hurts to watch. The worst ones are garbage goals or results of misjudgment from Wild players. Some are such incredible plays that you must appreciate the other team’s talent. I watched all 28 goals against in the past 10 Wild games where their opponents scored a goal to break… Continue reading Where Are Minnesota’s Greatest Defensive Breakdowns? – Minnesota Wild
Are the Wild Repeating History With Filip Gustavsson? – Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild have hovered around .500 since superstar Kirill Kaprizov went out with injury. In March, Filip Gustavsson was the man they had to thank for that. Gustavsson led the Wild to a 6-3-1 record in March, with an NHL-best .940 SV% over that stretch. Gustavsson recently won the NHL’s First Star of the… Continue reading Are the Wild Repeating History With Filip Gustavsson? – Minnesota Wild
There Are No Easy Playoff Paths For the Wild – Minnesota Wild
Even after dropping two straight games on back-to-back nights by a combined score of 8-1, the Minnesota Wild are still a relative lock to make it into the playoffs. As of Wednesday, Evolving-Hockey has their playoff odds at 90.4%. Barring a total collapse, the only question left is who they’ll play — more specifically, where… Continue reading There Are No Easy Playoff Paths For the Wild – Minnesota Wild
What the insiders are saying about Minnesota Vikings’ backup QB pursuit
The Aaron Rodgers speculation is finally behind us. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported on Wednesday morning that the Vikings have rejected trade calls on J.J. McCarthy, are moving forward with the 22-year-old as their starting quarterback, and are not pursuing Rodgers. It’s the news the vast majority of Minnesota’s fan base has been longing for.… Continue reading What the insiders are saying about Minnesota Vikings’ backup QB pursuit
Are Brazeau and Nyquist Enough To Keep the Wild Afloat? – Minnesota Wild
Luke Sims is skiing and the great Tony Abbott fills in as a guest this week! He joins Justin Hein and Justin Wiggins in breaking down the Minnesota Wild trade deadline and if their additions are enough to stop the current skid they find themselves on. Plus we play a game of “If I were… Continue reading Are Brazeau and Nyquist Enough To Keep the Wild Afloat? – Minnesota Wild
The Wild Are Where They Need To Be – Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild officially survived February, going 3-5-0. They started March with wins against the Boston Bruins and the Seattle Kraken. Minnesota’s last two wins have been a major relief because it had only managed to win one out of four games after returning from the 4 Nations tournament. It also didn’t help that the… Continue reading The Wild Are Where They Need To Be – Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Vikings pursue new Sam Darnold deal, but financially they are far away from each other
Until Tuesday of this week, the Minnesota Vikings had the opportunity to place their franchise tag on Sam Darnold, but they have chosen not to. Had it happened, it would have automatically given the 27-year-old a one-year deal, but this is not the case. Such a deal would have cost $40.42million for the NFL side,… Continue reading Minnesota Vikings pursue new Sam Darnold deal, but financially they are far away from each other