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Minnesota Wild fans have been looking for good news about the Wild’s special teams for years. This year, fans got it with a Wild power play unit that’s top-five in the league statistically. However, the penalty kill is a different story. While it’s not as bad as it has been in the past, it still ran...
The Minnesota Wild’s secondary scoring has been one of the biggest reasons the team has looked like a contender this season, and Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan Hartman have been central to that effort. Together, they have given Minnesota more scoring depth behind the top stars, helping create offense o...
With only five games to go in the regular season, and only two points back of the Dallas Stars, with a showdown coming on Thursday, should the Wild go for the two-seed and get home ice for the opening round matchup with the Stars? The boys also discuss the penalty kill, lineups, and more!...
When the Minnesota Wild acquired Filip Gustavsson from the Ottawa Senators in the July 2022 Cam Talbot trade, the move looked like a practical goaltending swap with some upside attached. A few seasons later, it’s fair to say the Wild did more than just land a promising young goalie. They found a net...
The Minnesota Wild have inked their top prospect Charlie Stramel to a three-year, entry-level contract after Michigan State was knocked out of the NCAA tournament and did not make the Frozen Four. But, it's not going to be starting until next season. Unfortunately for all parties involved, Stra...
The Minnesota Wild have officially reached a milestone no other team in franchise history has. Two players have hit the 40-goal mark in the same season. Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy both reached 40 goals this season, giving the Wild a level of top-end scoring they have never before had in th...
The Minnesota Wild have officially reached a milestone no other team in franchise history has. Two players have hit the 40-goal mark in the same season. Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy both reached 40 goals this season, giving the Wild a level of top-end scoring they have never before had in th...
The Minnesota Wild picked a good time to find another gear: With back-to-back wins over the Vancouver Canucks and Ottawa Senators, Minnesota strengthened its playoff position while showing the kind of balance, depth, and composure that can carry over into the postseason. They won each game different...
The Minnesota Wild are in their win-now window and could look to make more big moves during the offseason because of it. The biggest roster need that they should be looking to address during the summer is a top-six center. Because of this, let's take a look at three centers who the Wild should make a push for during the offseason. Robert Thomas, St. Louis Blues With the Wild in need of a star center in their top six, it would not be shocking if they kicked tires on Thomas this summ...
A whole lot has been made of the Minnesota Wild going on a bit of tailspin last month and not looking like a team that can compete with the likes of the Colorado Avalanche in the playoffs. It was causing some chaos among the fan base and some high-level concern that despite spending a whole lot of a...
By virtue of the Detroit Red Wings’ loss to the Minnesota Wild this afternoon, the Montreal Canadiens have clinched a playoff spot, set to head to the post-season for the second consecutive season. With the loss, the Red Wings can now achieve a maximum of 98 points, two fewer than the 100 the Canadiens improved to last night in New Jersey. They were the only team currently outside the playoff picture that had a mathematical possibility to pass Montreal, because the Philadelphia Flyers, wh...
Another early one today, and there’s not much to be said that hasn’t been covered in the previous few game day posts. The Red Wings came out with a remarkably poor effort against the worst team in the Eastern Conference, and their backup goalie no less (granted a likely Hall of Famer), to squander an excellent opportunity to advance their playoff chances. It’s a loss that definitely feels worse than the actual outcome, but we have to look at the standings, and the Red Wings are still aliv...
The Minnesota Wild have depleted their vaunted prospect pool, and for the most part, the State of Hockey should be happy about that. For years, the Wild ranked near the top of most prospect-heads' lists of the top organizations. On one hand, that's great. It meant the Wild were accumulating tal...
On to tomorrow.
Another must win....
Bill Guerin might not be the only GM in Minnesota Wild history who's understood that superstar players are required to win. However, he is the only one who has taken that understanding and put it into practice. Since the start of the offseason, Guerin did what it took to extend Kirill Kaprizov,...
At the trade deadline, the Minnesota Wild swung a little trade for Jeff Petry, sending the Florida Panthers a conditional seventh-round pick for the veteran defenseman. After adding Quinn Hughes, the Wild’s defensive core seemed to be set. When healthy, the Wild arguably have the best defensiv...
The Minnesota Wild's lineup got a lot deeper at the trade deadline, and for the first time in a while, it's tough to crack the forward group. The arrivals of Bobby Brink, Nick Foligno, and Michael McCarron have ushered out the era of suiting up AHL veterans like Ben Jones and Tyler Pitlick. They eve...
When the Minnesota Wild landed Quinn Hughes in one of the biggest trades of the season, they knew they were getting an elite defenseman. What they may not have fully expected was how quickly he would change the tone of their blue line and elevate the entire team's attack. Hughes has long been...
There are a measly eight games left in the Minnesota Wild's schedule this season, and they are all but locked into the three seed in the Central Division. Now, with the Dallas Stars looming and the Wild's sub-par play as of late, it's time to take a look at what the Wild need to do to get enter the...
That's Wild Wild star defenseman Quinn Hughes is going to be facing his former team for the first time since being traded to Minnesota, as the Vancouver Canucks come to visit. It's been a total of 42 games played for the Wild since the blockbuster move and now it's time for some closure. I...
The Minnesota Wild took a tough blow against the Florida Panthers when captain Jared Spurgeon went down with an injury in the middle of a game that already had plenty of intensity. Spurgeon reportedly suffered an injury after crashing hard into the net and the goalpost, and he exited without returni...
For most of the Minnesota Wild’s 25-year history, they’ve been a defense-first team that focuses on limiting scoring chances and highlights strong goaltending. The Wild have made efforts with their recent core to change that. Players like Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy, Quinn Hughes, and Brock Faber ar...
The Minnesota Wild had another worrisome performance against the Boston Bruins, as they fell 6-3 to the mediocre Eastern Conference wild card team. And, as we are all aware, this comes after some disappointing losses earlier this month to non-playoff teams like the New York Rangers, and then playing...
There are 18 days remaining in the NHL’s regular season. Two teams, Colorado and Dallas, have officially clinched playoff spots, while Carolina, Tampa Bay, Buffalo, Minnesota, Montreal and Anaheim are locks to get in. The Edmonton Oilers’ three-game winning streak, only their second of the season, has them in a very favourable position to get…