Somehow, the biggest lightning rod in the Minnesota Wild’s abbreviated playoff run was the player with the team’s third-fewest minutes. But that’s what fans will focus on when a team takes Marco Rossi, their second-leading scorer in the regular season, and plays him for 11 minutes and 8 seconds per night. For context, that’s less… Continue reading The Wild Created A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy With Marco Rossi – Minnesota Wild
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The Marco Rossi Madness Has To End – Minnesota Wild
One goal short. That’s all the Minnesota Wild needed to get this series on lockdown. Finding one more goal — anywhere — was the difference between going back to Vegas with the Golden Knights demoralized or with home ice advantage in a de facto best-of-three. You can’t get picky about where the goals come from… Continue reading The Marco Rossi Madness Has To End – Minnesota Wild
The Wild’s Moral Victory Era Is Already Over – Minnesota Wild
The State of Hockey woke up on Wednesday morning, hungover from the realization that all this has happened before, and is happening again. The plucky Minnesota Wild built a 2-1 lead, only to find themselves unable to put away their opponent and fall behind in the series 3-2. Nothing is different than their previous two… Continue reading The Wild’s Moral Victory Era Is Already Over – Minnesota Wild
Vikings’ Justin Jefferson Disrespects Russell Wilson With Wild Shedeur Sanders Draft Take
Shedeur Sanders came into the 2025 NFL Draft with headlines, highlight reels, and high expectations after being labeled as a top-2 choice. But the excitement went downhill by the time his name was finally called—by the Cleveland Browns at No. 144. According to NFL sources, scouts never considered him a top pick, but the media’s… Continue reading Vikings’ Justin Jefferson Disrespects Russell Wilson With Wild Shedeur Sanders Draft Take
The Wild Had An Insidious Appeal This Season – Minnesota Wild
You couldn’t have written a better script for the Minnesota Wild to start the 2023-24 season. Coming off a year where they had missed the playoffs for the second time since 2012-13, expectations were low for a team considered a fringe playoff contender. However, the Wild changed everybody’s opinion by sprinting out of the gate.… Continue reading The Wild Had An Insidious Appeal This Season – Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild Missed Out On A 2003 Repeat – Minnesota Wild
As a human with a father, I was chatting with my dad about the Minnesota Wild’s series between Games 5 and 6. We both lamented the back-to-back overtime losses that turned a 2-1 series lead into a 3-2 deficit. Was it a bummer? Sure was. But it wasn’t until he said something that I figured… Continue reading The Minnesota Wild Missed Out On A 2003 Repeat – Minnesota Wild
The Ghost of Playoffs Past Still Haunt the Wild – Minnesota Wild
Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin are the only two Minnesota Wild players who’ve played in the second round of the playoffs. Every other player has never seen a second round in Minnesota. The Wild have players who have won it all, some more than once. However, for this Minnesota team and its fans, the second… Continue reading The Ghost of Playoffs Past Still Haunt the Wild – Minnesota Wild
3 Key Takeaways From Wild’s Season-Ending Game 6 Loss to Golden Knights – Minnesota Wild
That’s it. The Minnesota Wild had their season ending by the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights and all it took was a 3-2 in Game 6 Thursday night. While the Wild were able to come alive for the majority of this series and surprised most by how competitive they were going to be for… Continue reading 3 Key Takeaways From Wild’s Season-Ending Game 6 Loss to Golden Knights – Minnesota Wild
Wild’s Season Is On The Line in Game 6 – Wilderness Walk
I’m expecting a victory tonight forcing game 7. We finally get a decent start time, but I’m delayed a day and won’t be watching for awhile. I’ll be on radio silence for a couple weeks. I’ve heard Mike Sullivan and the Penguins mutually decided to part ways. I’m expecting Guerin to make a huge push… Continue reading Wild’s Season Is On The Line in Game 6 – Wilderness Walk
2025 NBA, NHL Playoffs best bets: Back Clippers, Avalanche to start hot
Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst A lot of you know me as the football guy when it comes to placing wagers. And yes, I played in the NFL and love the league and college football, but I enjoy the entire spectrum when it comes to sports. Especially when it comes to playoff ball —… Continue reading 2025 NBA, NHL Playoffs best bets: Back Clippers, Avalanche to start hot