A Minnesota Wild Blog that WON'T make you sick and kill you!
The age-old question surrounding the Minnesota Wild has always been whether they are contenders or just a playoff team. The Athletic has a Stanley Cup Checklist. It’s a tool that can help you understand where your team stands relative to past Stanley Cup winners, whether you have the pieces in...
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
That's Wild The Minnesota Wild appear unstoppable. Quinn Hughes joined the team in the middle of a win streak and now they have gone on with two consecutive wins with him in the lineup -- and they have simply been dominant performances. The Bruins didn't get to score until they were already...
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
There's an unwritten rule of serious hockey analysis: Don't ever mention trading for Sidney Crosby. The Pittsburgh Penguins have missed the playoffs three straight seasons and are going on an eighth-straight year of not winning a playoff round. All through that, Crosby has been steadfast in his...
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Quinn Hughes trade has become the biggest story in the NHL since the Minnesota Wild traded for him on December 12. The main thing to focus on is that the Wild acquired a true superstar on the blue line and is gearing up for a real run at Stanley Cup contention this season. While seeing Qui...
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
"I'm not gonna stop doing something because the end is bad. 'Mitch, do you want an apple?' 'No, it will eventually be a core.'" -- Mitch Hedberg The Minnesota Wild traded for Quinn Hughes, a franchise defenseman, and while many are excited, some couldn't see the apples Hughes would bring, but o...
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Going into Sunday's game, all eyes in the State of Hockey were on new Minnesota Wild acquisition Quinn Hughes. Friday's out-of-nowhere trade for the superstar defenseman sent a jolt of nervous excitement through a fanbase that was curious to see what this new era might hold. FanDuel Sports Network k...
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
The Minnesota Wild dropped a bombshell on the NHL on Friday night when they acquired Quinn Hughes in a blockbuster trade with the Vancouver Canucks. One of the best defensemen and arguably a top-10 player in hockey, Hughes will draw all of the headlines when he joins Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy i...
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
As if the day of Quinn Hughes's debut with the Minnesota Wild could get even better than a dominant 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins, the newest member of the team gave us some very nice information. After the game and during his first media availability since the blockbuster trade that went down...
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
While it's sad to see Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium, and Liam Ohgren go... the Wild got back Quinn Hughes. He might be the best defender in the world, and now he plays for the Minnesota Wild. Take a moment to process that. And now take a few more moments to give the latest episode of Wilderness Talk...
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
As all eyes around the league focus on the Minnesota Wild with their blockbuster trade, one thing is for sure: Quinn Hughes is no longer the lone Ghostbuster on his team. Hockey demons are real, and only a handful of players are the chosen ones to deal with them. Hockey demons come for those wi...
about 2 months ago | 6 reads
The State of Hockey wakes up on Saturday to the rumbling aftershocks of the Quinn Hughes trade. And in taking the temperature based on comments on Hockey Wilderness, elsewhere on the internet, and personal text messages, it seems one of those shocks is of the sticker variety. One can definitely...
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Credit to Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin: He did it. When the Wild were finally on the cusp of losing the titanic twin dead cap hits from the Zach Parise and Ryan Suter buyouts, an overjoyed Craig Leipold told the media, "Next July 1 is going to be like Christmas." That was in...
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Minnesota Wild have made the biggest trade in the NHL's modern era. They have acquired world-class defenseman Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks. Reported by Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman first and then multiple other sources confirmed with more details, the Wild have moved several key...
about 2 months ago | 6 reads
Going into the 2025-26 season, Kirill Kaprizov’s record-breaking contract made headlines, and rising star Zeev Buium. Still, the Minnesota Wild need reliable veteran players, even if they don’t score every night. Mats Zuccarello is in his 16th NHL season and his 7th with the Wild, and has been one o...
about 2 months ago | 7 reads
Sometimes when you lose something, you don't realize how much it's missed until it shows up again. Something that was harder when a vital component is missing suddenly becomes easy. Minnesota Wild fans had to be feeling that sort of sensation when they saw Joel Eriksson Ek playing on Monday night ag...
about 2 months ago | 6 reads
Christmas may be only a few weeks away, but the Minnesota Wild’s path to the playoffs is becoming clearer. Entering Wednesday night, the Wild were six points ahead of the Utah Mammoth and San Jose Sharks for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. They also held a seven-point lead...
2 months ago | 5 reads
It seems like a foregone conclusion that the Vancouver Canucks are going to trade world-class defenseman Quinn Hughes at some point and possibly very soon. So, we just have to ask: Are the Minnesota Wild a team that should be in on this deal? Whenever there is a chance to possibly get one of th...
2 months ago | 3 reads
Picture this: You’re on your couch, favorite cold-weather snacks and beverages before you. Your favorite hockey team, the Minnesota Wild, is on television. The other team has committed some injustice punishable by two minutes in the box. Huzzah! Time for an Xcel Energy Power Play! B...
2 months ago | 4 reads
With a tough stretch of games for the Minnesota Wild, the boys are back to talk about how the team has been playing. Talking about the goalies, getting goalied, and trade targets like Kiefer Sherwood and Philip Danault. Leave your questions and comments below and we'll address them in the next...
2 months ago | 6 reads
Remember where you were when the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout? Many people felt catharsis. Colorado’s 48 points lead the NHL. They have a plus-49 and are 10-2-4 away from Denver. It had to be a pleasant surprise to see the Wild (37 points, plus-4, 8-3-4 in St. Pa...
2 months ago | 5 reads
By the time you read this, Giannis Antetokounmpo might be on the move in the NBA. Crazier things have happened in the NBA, just in this calendar year alone. The Dallas Mavericks swapped Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis, for crying out loud! The Houston Rockets landed Kevin Durant in a seven-team trade....
2 months ago | 7 reads
When discussing underrated players, you often hear names like Aleksander Barkov (who is so commonly referred to as underrated that he can’t possibly be underrated), Sebastian Aho, Gustav Forsling, etc. While those players certainly deserve credit, Joel Eriksson Ek is also deserving of the title....
2 months ago | 4 reads
That's Wild The Minnesota Wild were on top of the world and heading into Western Canada, which features some not-so-great hockey teams. Well, after earning that feel-good 1-0 shutout win over the Edmonton Oilers, they dropped two straight to the Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks, two...
2 months ago | 3 reads
Playing professional hockey is a full-time group project. But unlike many group projects we’ve done at work or in school, this is a rare project with 100% buy-in, where every member has a stake in the outcome. There’s no way that dedication would translate into a group presentation like a coll...
2 months ago | 3 reads
While Jesper Wallstedt got his flowers for shutting out the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night, it's hard to argue that the difference for the Minnesota Wild wasn't Jonas Brodin. The shutdown defenseman is notorious in Alberta for coming the closest to anyone in the NHL to putting a lid on Connor McDa...
2 months ago | 5 reads