After Filip Gustavsson’s stellar performance this season, the Minnesota Wild will enter next season with an entrenched starting goaltender, a luxury the team has not enjoyed since 2021-22. While that’s comforting for management and the coaching staff, there will be some reshuffling of the organizational depth this summer as Marc-Andre Fleury bids adieu to the… Continue reading The Wild’s Depth In Net Is Becoming An Organizational Strength – Minnesota Wild
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The Wild’s Best Use Of Marco Rossi Might Be A D-Corps Upgrade – Minnesota Wild
Bill Guerin and 27 other NHL GMs are probably golfing a lot (like me) right now. After someone wins the Stanley Cup in a few weeks, that number will rise to Guerin plus-31. Most of them will enjoy it. Guerin won’t. He has a lot to do before the NHL draft. While the Wild have… Continue reading The Wild’s Best Use Of Marco Rossi Might Be A D-Corps Upgrade – Minnesota Wild
Next Year Will Feel Like A Crossroads For the Wild’s Defense – Minnesota Wild
At the end of the Minnesota Wild’s season, Bill Guerin gave the State of Hockey little reason to speculate about the team’s blueline. “Our [defense] core is set, I’d like to focus on forwards,” the general manager flatly declared. In a sense, the Wild’s defense is indeed fairly locked in. Jon Merrill and Declan Chisholm’s contracts… Continue reading Next Year Will Feel Like A Crossroads For the Wild’s Defense – Minnesota Wild
Noah Dobson Is Big Fan of Wild’s Jared Spurgeon – Wilderness Walk
That’s Wild Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon is overseas playing with Team Canada at the 2025 IIHF World Championships and while his team just got eliminated by Denmark in the quarterfinals, he did get to meet a big-time fan. New York Islanders top defenseman Noah Dobson recently sang a whole lot of praises for Spurgeon… Continue reading Noah Dobson Is Big Fan of Wild’s Jared Spurgeon – Wilderness Walk
The Buffalo Sabres Won’t Be the Wild’s Savior At Center – Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild look like they’re in a bit of a jam. They want to upgrade the center position this offseason and will set out to do so in a market where centers aren’t exactly plentiful. Listening to insiders, Brock Nelson is the odds-on favorite to land in Minnesota, with potential fits like Sam Bennett… Continue reading The Buffalo Sabres Won’t Be the Wild’s Savior At Center – Minnesota Wild
David Rittich Could Stablize Wild’s Precarious Goaltending Situation – Minnesota Wild
With the NHL postseason done and dusted in Minnesota, the front office will focus on improving the team to avoid another first-round exit. Bill Guerin has confirmed that the team’s priorities will be getting Kirill Kaprizov re-signed and bringing in help at forward and center. While sorting out the forward group is Minnesota’s most crucial… Continue reading David Rittich Could Stablize Wild’s Precarious Goaltending Situation – Minnesota Wild
Wild's Kirill Kaprizov Gives Update on Contract Talks
That’s Wild The Minnesota Wild had their final press conferences of the season after their brutal Game 6 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights last week. There was a whole lot of interesting chat and quotes but none more interesting than when star winger Kirill Kaprizov gave an update on potentia… https://hockeywilderness.com/news-rumors/wilderness-walk/wilds-kirill-kaprizov-gives-update-on-contract-talks-r30688/
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
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