Tag: star-studded

The Wild Are Finally Bill Guerin’s Kind of Team – Minnesota Wild

Over the past three seasons, the Minnesota Wild haven’t been what Bill Guerin has wanted them to be. Guerin told Jared Spurgeon three years ago that it was “all about winning.” That team set a franchise record with 113 points but blew a 2-1 series lead and lost in six games to the St. Louis… Continue reading The Wild Are Finally Bill Guerin’s Kind of Team – Minnesota Wild

Is the Zach Bogosian Bubble Bursting? – Minnesota Wild

      When the Minnesota Wild acquired Zach Bogosian early last season, it felt like they’d cast a player with the right look into the wrong role. If you were a director looking for an actor to fill the part of “Big Shutdown Defenseman” and Bogosian walked in, you’d hire him on the spot. Sure, his… Continue reading Is the Zach Bogosian Bubble Bursting? – Minnesota Wild

How Much Should We Read Into Minnesota’s Fast Start? – Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild are off to one of their best starts in franchise history with an 8-2-2 record and .750 points percentage through the first 12 games of the season. Entering Tuesday night’s 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, the Wild had collected 18 of a possible 22 points in their first 11 games.… Continue reading How Much Should We Read Into Minnesota’s Fast Start? – Minnesota Wild

Mats Zuccarello Is Turning Back the Clock – Minnesota Wild

A month into the season, the Minnesota Wild have played like one of the league’s best teams. Kirill Kaprizov is the star of the show, and deservedly so. The star winger flirts with the league’s points lead on a nightly basis. Still, while Kaprizov continues to garner everyone’s attention, the Robin to his Batman is… Continue reading Mats Zuccarello Is Turning Back the Clock – Minnesota Wild

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