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

Minnesota’s Slow Deadline Highlights A Need To Clear Cap Space – Minnesota Wild

We can all agree that the Minnesota Wild are having a weird season.  For a month, they seemed like a team capable of making a deep run, surprising though it was. Then, a second-straight injury-riddled season raised a complicated question at the trade deadline.  Are the Wild buyers or sellers?  The team was back-sliding into… Continue reading Minnesota’s Slow Deadline Highlights A Need To Clear Cap Space – Minnesota Wild

Devin Neal Could Eventually Become Minnesota’s Lead Back

The NFL has really been testing the Running Backs Don’t Matter Theory, with teams looking to draft-and-dump ball carriers and big them adieu before their contract is up or they reach 30. Sometimes, they look for their RBs at the back end of the draft instead of using an early pick. Although this strategy worked… Continue reading Devin Neal Could Eventually Become Minnesota’s Lead Back

Should JJ Peterka Be On Minnesota’s Radar This Offseason? – Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild are only months away from being players in the marketplace. For the past four years, Bill Guerin’s front office has scraped by on cheap extensions for key players, hometown discounts, and backfilling through the minor leagues. Signing impact free agents like Jake Guentzel, Dougie Hamilton, and the late Johnny Gaudreau were never… Continue reading Should JJ Peterka Be On Minnesota’s Radar This Offseason? – Minnesota Wild

Elias Pettersson Needs To Become Minnesota’s Top Summer Target – Minnesota Wild

On Sunday, we posed a simple question with a complicated answer: After the Dallas Stars got Mikko Rantanen, how could the Wild poach a similar superstar to keep up? We left the question open at the time, but honestly? There’s a pretty obvious answer. And it stared Minnesota right in the face hours after the… Continue reading Elias Pettersson Needs To Become Minnesota’s Top Summer Target – Minnesota Wild

Did the Bruins Raise Valid Concerns About Minnesota’s Medical Staff? – Minnesota Wild

On Thursday afternoon, hours before Team USA faced off against Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off final, Charlie McAvoy posted a picture of him leaving Massachusetts General Hospital on Instagram. In the picture, he’s driving while listening to Lynyrd Synyrd’s “Free Bird.” The good news is McAvoy will watch Team USA play at TD Garden… Continue reading Did the Bruins Raise Valid Concerns About Minnesota’s Medical Staff? – Minnesota Wild

Aron Kiviharju Is Leading Minnesota’s Finnish Revolution – Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild have employed more than their fair share of players from Finland, the European hockey hotbed. Some are among the most impactful players in the organization’s history. The club’s affinity for Finns eventually earned it a new nickname.  The Finnesota Wild.  Heck, there even used to be a Finnish hockey podcast with the… Continue reading Aron Kiviharju Is Leading Minnesota’s Finnish Revolution – Minnesota Wild

Philly’s Super Bowl Win Explains Minnesota’s Donatell Dalliance

Kirk Cousins was perplexed playing against the Minnesota Vikings’ new-look defense in training camp. It wasn’t the first time he had seen something like it. Still, there was a learning curve he would have to overcome. “That family of defense has caused a lot of people problems, and it’s because it puts a lot of… Continue reading Philly’s Super Bowl Win Explains Minnesota’s Donatell Dalliance

From Minnesota’s icy lakes to the Super Bowl’s fiery field, Lewis Cine and five ex-Vikings eye the glittering ring of victory

From Minnesota’s Icy Lakes to the Super Bowl’s Fiery Field: Lewis Cine and Five Ex-Vikings Eye the Glittering Ring of Victory As the Super Bowl extravaganza unfolds this year, the absence of the Minnesota Vikings on the grand stage does not dampen the spirits of their loyal fans. The clash between the Kansas City Chiefs… Continue reading From Minnesota’s icy lakes to the Super Bowl’s fiery field, Lewis Cine and five ex-Vikings eye the glittering ring of victory

Can Flores Become Minnesota’s Spags?

Steve Spagnuolo’s defense is so good that it inspires violence. Spags dialed up a corner blitz on a fourth-and-five after the two-minute warning in the Kansas City Chiefs’ AFC Championship win over the Buffalo Bills. You know the play. Josh Allen threw deep to Dalton Kincaid with pressure in his face. Kincaid can’t come up… Continue reading Can Flores Become Minnesota’s Spags?