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Gamethread: Wild at Sharks (9:30 p.m.) – Minnesota Wild Game Threads

Here we go. It’s going to be a late night and we’re going to get wild. The Minnesota Wild are visiting the young and bad San Jose Sharks to start a western road trip. Hopefully, this is an easy win where we can just see Boldy, Kaprizov, and co. go crazy. When: 9:30 p.m. CTWhere:… Continue reading Gamethread: Wild at Sharks (9:30 p.m.) – Minnesota Wild Game Threads

Kaprizov Leads Wild To Win Over Sharks – Wilderness Walk

Wild have had a schedule that is somewhere middle of the pack in difficulty so far and are 3rd in the league for points percentage, behind Winnipeg and Carolina. While I don’t think the Wild will continue at a 76.9% points percentage pace(126 standings points over a full season) for several months, even if they… Continue reading Kaprizov Leads Wild To Win Over Sharks – Wilderness Walk

The Wild’s Defense Is Good. So Why Can’t They Kill Penalties? – Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild have re-established their defensive identity this season, ranking second in the league in goals against per minute with elite underlying metrics to back up that performance.  They’ve abandoned Dean Evason’s spread-out, high-flying offense for a more structured, low-event product. Rather than trading defense for more offensive chances, they rely on their best… Continue reading The Wild’s Defense Is Good. So Why Can’t They Kill Penalties? – Minnesota Wild

Mikey Milne Could Be the Wild’s Newest Piranha – Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild’s “Not Weird. Wild” ad campaign is getting a lot of love, but for my money, no local sports ad in history can compare with putting Nick Punto in an aquarium, which the Minnesota Twins did back in 2006. That was back in the “Little Piranhas” days of the Minnesota Twins. They supplemented… Continue reading Mikey Milne Could Be the Wild’s Newest Piranha – Minnesota Wild

Is It Time To Hit the Panic Button On Yakov Trenin? – Minnesota Wild

Below is a summary of Yakov Trenin’s season so far. The Russian winger has not lived up to the four-year, $14 million deal general manager Bill Guerin signed him to in the offseason.  0 goals  1 assist  11 shots 31 hits 7.82 PK TOI   12 games $3.5 million AVV Trenin is not known for scoring points.… Continue reading Is It Time To Hit the Panic Button On Yakov Trenin? – Minnesota Wild