That’s Wild Is it good when your favorite hockey team is in a playoff spot and they just lost against a team that sold off pieces at the trade deadline and are in a freefall for the draft lottery? Oh, and your team have now lost five of their last seven games. The Minnesota Wild… Continue reading Wild Continue Losing, Fall 3-1 to Penguins – Wilderness Walk
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Wild Lose, But Keep Distance In Standings – Wilderness Walk
3 hours ago, RedLake said: Merril cost us 2 points. The Wild have the answer in Jiricek. Yep..and he has been screening our goalie lately. Not paying attention to clearing people out of the crease. He has been the cause of several goals against us the last few games. I don’t usually mind Merrill as… Continue reading Wild Lose, But Keep Distance In Standings – Wilderness Walk
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
Mats Zuccarello Still Has It – Minnesota Wild
Mats Zuccarello has become a fan favorite, and for good reason. During his time with the Minnesota Wild, Zuccarello has proven invaluable. Zuccarello has scored 99 goals and 322 points with the Wild, including his career-high 79 points during the 2021-22 season. His elevated play in Minnesota is one of the many reasons he secured… Continue reading Mats Zuccarello Still Has It – 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
Playing David Jiricek Might Solve Multiple Problems For the Wild – Minnesota Wild
In many ways, David Jiricek is effectively the Minnesota Wild’s trade deadline pickup. Minnesota parted with its 2025 first-round draft pick to land the disgruntled top defenseman prospect, which might have contributed to a quiet trade deadline during which the Wild made few moves to boost its struggling offense. To be clear, that opportunity cost… Continue reading Playing David Jiricek Might Solve Multiple Problems For the Wild – Minnesota Wild
Does Justin Brazeau Have the Skill To Adapt To Hynes’ Systems? – Minnesota Wild
The narrative around Justin Brazeau has shifted quickly since the Minnesota Wild acquired him on March 6. In his initial tweet about the trade, Michael Russo called Brazeau “good down low below the dots and around the net.” He credited Brazeau with good hands and net-front ability. Perhaps Brazeau would bring the size the Wild… Continue reading Does Justin Brazeau Have the Skill To Adapt To Hynes’ Systems? – Minnesota Wild
Wild Sneak Out Shootout Win Over Avalanche – Wilderness Walk
Wow, the Rantanen thing was kept pretty quiet to outsiders, really, only the team and he knows what happened. I am guessing that Rantanen did not want to play as structured as the Hurricanes do. Gutsy win last night. Again, the Wild tend to be hard to watch at this point, and Heinzy has got… Continue reading Wild Sneak Out Shootout Win Over Avalanche – Wilderness Walk
What Is the Wild’s Plan In Net Next Year? – Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild left their goaltending situation alone during a stressful pre-playoff trade deadline. However, Marc-Andre Fleury announced his retirement last April, so the team must make a major decision this summer. Filip Gustavsson will enter the third year of his contract with a $3.75 million yearly cap hit. The Wild are unlikely to move… Continue reading What Is the Wild’s Plan In Net Next Year? – Minnesota Wild
Bill Guerin’s Future Is Rooted In the Present – Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin addressed reporters last Friday afternoon. The NHL trade deadline had passed, and all the big deals seemed to come within the Central Division. The Dallas Stars got Mikko Rantanen. The Colorado Avalanche landed Brock Nelson. Draft picks flew through the air while Guerin and the Wild stood idle. It… Continue reading Bill Guerin’s Future Is Rooted In the Present – Minnesota Wild