A Minnesota Wild Blog that WON'T make you sick and kill you!
The Minnesota Wild should avoid a Ryan O'Reilly trade because the timing of his age curve and the structure of his contract clash with where this roster and cap sheet are headed over the next few seasons. Ryan O’Reilly is 35 and is firmly in the back half of his career. Even for elite two-way c...
Minnesotans call it “The Tourney” for a reason. The 2026 Minnesota boys high school hockey state tournament is set to turn Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul into the loudest building in the state from March 4-7, as 16 teams chase the dream of hoisting a championship trophy in front of a statewide aud...
There's no doubt that Bill Guerin is feeling himself right now. Coming off a Kirill Kaprizov extension, the Quinn Hughes trade, and a Gold Medal win with Team USA, he's maybe the strongest contender for GM of the Year. And especially with the gold medal, he did it his way. Guerin took criticism...
The Minnesota Wild have made their first trade in the week of the deadline! Boy, we hope it's someone cool and good and truly makes a massive impact on the team and the Wild didn't give up too much -- but we also understand if it was needed to give up a bunch of assets and... Wait, the Wild tra...
When the Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup in 2023, Jonathan Marchessault surprised everyone by becoming the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP because he of his huge impact in the Stanley Cup Final. Marchessault scored 13 goals and 25 points in 22 games, leading the team in goals, with...
The Minnesota Wild should resist the temptation to reunite with Charlie Coyle, even if he checks a few boxes they are desperate to fill down the middle. Coyle still brings size, versatility, and reliable two-way minutes. However, he’s 34, has a limited offensive ceiling, and timing concerns that don...
The Minnesota Wild are waiting it out as the trade deadline approaches, waiting for the New York Rangers to either accept or decline their standing offer for Vincent Trocheck. Trocheck has been tied to the Wild basically since the moment the Rangers announced their intention to rebuild. Bill G...
With the NHL trade deadline quickly approaching, reports are swirling about who Bill Guerin might acquire as his next big swing to contend this season. The Minnesota Wild are connected to players like Vincent Trochek and Robert Thomas. Still, everyone in Minnesota should be keeping an eye on Steven...
Bill Guerin was famously making his own meatballs when pulling off the Quinn Hughes trade, but it appears that this week, he's determined to import some gabagool from New York. As Friday's March 6 trade deadline approaches, it looks like the Minnesota Wild's No. 1 target is Italian-American cen...
We are now in the week of the NHL trade deadline and that means one thing: A whole lot of speculation about who will be moved after months of general inactivity across the league. Aside from the Minnesota Wild's blockbuster Quinn Hughes trade and the somewhat boring move of Artemi Panarin going to t...
The US Men’s Hockey Team created some awful press for themselves in the aftermath of their gold medal win. While the NHL doesn’t seem to actually care about growing the game, despite repeatedly expressing a desire to do so, they decided to trot out two of the Hughes brothers to help fill the m...
The Minnesota Wild closed the gap on the league-best Colorado Avalanche last night, moving within five points of the Central Division lead after a 5-2 win -- with a possible assist from our own Justin Wiggins???? We'll never know for sure. Despite the Avs out-attempting the Wild by a 65-to-37 m...
Yes, that was me. Standing behind the glass as the Colorado Avalanche went through their pre-game warmups afforded me the perfect opportunity to troll Team Canada one last time, and perhaps simultaneously irk Avalanche superstar Nathan MacKinnon leading up to the Minnesota Wild’s return to act...
The Minnesota Wild needed this one. On Thursday night, in their returning game, back from the Olympic break, the Wild were staring down the barrel of the Colorado Avalanche. The NHL's top team who, while they were stumbling before the league paused, are still claiming to be the best team in the leag...
The Minnesota Wild had all the momentum in the world when Jack Hughes put a puck past Jordan Binnington in overtime to clinch Team USA's Gold Medal. Each member of both teams got to play a hero at some point. Matt Boldy scored the opening goal. Brock Faber was the lone defenseman on 1:23 of a...
Team USA’s Olympic Gold Medal victory over Canada feels like the biggest moment for hockey in the United States since the Miracle on Ice. While it may not have reached the lofty unifying sociopolitical status of the 1980 Olympics, 2026 proved that America could come out on top in a best-on-best tour...
That's Wild Jon Merrill, a former defenseman for the Minnesota Wild, has publicly called out the US men's Olympic team for their disregard to stand up for the gold medal-winning women's team in a now viral clip during their locker room celebration. Good to see an actual hockey player speak o...
Any team trying to acquire Jack Hughes will be paying a “franchise player” tax because of his talent and team-friendly contract. The New Jersey Devils have Hughes locked in for 8 years at $64 million, with an $8 million cap hit through 2029-30, which is a below-market number for a true first-l...
There will be a lot on the line when the Minnesota Wild resume their NHL schedule on Thursday night. The Wild are visiting the Colorado Avalanche in their first game after the Olympic break. They're hanging onto the second spot in the Central Division and looking to hold off the Dallas Stars for any...
The NHL trade deadline is quickly approaching and the Minnesota Wild still need to find some help. With just 10 days until no more trades can happen until the Stanley Cup has been awarded, the Wild have a brief amount of time to try and get that top-six forward (preferably a center) that they s...
Throughout their 25 years of existence, the Minnesota Wild have been searching for a true superstar. Many have entered the conversation, including Marian Gaborik, Zach Parise, and Kirill Kaprizov. Still, few have managed to earn the gravitational pull of a bona fide star. But less than three mo...
That's Wild After Team USA took home the gold medal, a whole lot of people are coming out and saying that Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin had his fingerprints all over it and truly deserves a whole lot of credit for finishing on top of the hockey world. Will it translate to the Wi...
Generally, I operate under a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy regarding an athlete's political beliefs. As a careful observer of the hit HBO documentary "Heated Rivalry," I found that absolutely zero of the players were reading "The State and Revolution*" or speaking complimentarily of Che Guevara. By...
As we ease out of the Winter Olympics and back into the second half of the NHL season, the Minnesota Wild's social media admin has been easing us in with some fun pictures and videos from team skates. The latest one asked the players what they would name a baby if it had to be a hockey-related term....
The U.S. women’s hockey team winning Olympic gold is more than a championship on ice; it’s a statement about where the sport stands in America and how deeply it is woven into places like Minnesota. Their 2-1 overtime victory over Canada capped an intense tournament and delivered a defining moment fo...