Let’s take the emotion out of it for just a bit. No, I’m not talking about the Wild’s current skid, which has suddenly thrust them into a perilous position in the standings, threatening their once-locked playoff spot. There will be plenty of time to write and read about the Wild’s end-of-season collapse should they fail… Continue reading What if Zach Parise and Ryan Suter Finished Their Contracts in Minnesota? – Minnesota Wild
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Expect Marco Rossi To Rebound Soon – Minnesota Wild
No Kirill Kaprizov? No problem. At least, that was the case with Marco Rossi for a while. When the Minnesota Wild’s superstar winger went down with injury just before Christmas, he left his center in a tricky spot. Rossi was enjoying a true breakout season, with 12 goals and 28 points through 35 games. Those were… Continue reading Expect Marco Rossi To Rebound Soon – Minnesota Wild
Alex Ovechkin scores 893rd goal, is one away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s record
Alex Ovechkin did not take long to move one goal away from tying and two from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Ovechkin beat Spencer Knight 3:52 into the Washington Capitals’ home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. He took a pass from Dylan Strome behind the net and banked the puck off the… Continue reading Alex Ovechkin scores 893rd goal, is one away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s record
Wild Earn Loser Point, Regain Footing in Wild Card – Wilderness Walk
That’s Wild Well, it didn’t go as well as we all hoped but the Minnesota Wild still did walk away from a visit to Madison Square Garden with one point and some more security as they fend off their descent. It was a back-and-forth matchup against the New York Rangers that eventually led to the… Continue reading Wild Earn Loser Point, Regain Footing in Wild Card – Wilderness Walk
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
The Wild Have Joined the Five-Forward Power Play Experiment – Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild made an unprecedented move last Friday when they deployed a five-forward powerplay unit for the first time. The Wild are the most recent team to try out the tactic, the newest innovation in the ever-evolving strategy of power play hockey. For most of the NHL’s history, power plays functioned with two defenders… Continue reading The Wild Have Joined the Five-Forward Power Play Experiment – Minnesota Wild
Who Is Gunnarwolfe Fontaine And What Is He Doing In Iowa? – Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are getting in on the college free agent game this spring, which is nothing new for the organization. College free agency has been a well from which Wild have drawn useful contributors like Nico Sturm, Nate Prosser, and Justin Fontaine. Not all of these signings work out, of course — just ask… Continue reading Who Is Gunnarwolfe Fontaine And What Is He Doing In Iowa? – Minnesota Wild
The David Jiricek Trade Is Still the Right Call – Minnesota Wild
When the Minnesota Wild traded for David Jiricek on November 30, they did so partly because the price was right. They got a blue-chip defense prospect for Daemon Hunt and four draft picks. You can argue the draft capital (a first, second, third, and fourth-round pick, staggered between 2025 and 2027) is a lot, and… Continue reading The David Jiricek Trade Is Still the Right Call – 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