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The Minnesota Wild, Quinn Hughes, and Their Search for a Center

Status quo for Quinn Hughes and the Minnesota Wild During the Minnesota Wild-Dallas Stars preseason game on Friday, Wild General Manager Bill Guerin joined the NHL on TNT Panel of Jennifer Botterill and John Forslund, where he was asked about the latest on the Quinn Hughes contract negotiations. NHLRumors.com Transcriptions Jennifer Botterill: “Can we ask […]

Getting on with My Life: Blackhawks vs. Blues Preseason Preview

Just a week after it started, the Blackhawks preseason schedule comes to an end on Saturday night at the United Center with the St. Louis Blues in town for this final skate ahead of the regular season. It hasn’t been a stellar preseason for Chicago, with the main highlight being Bowen Byram’s hat trick against the Wild on Monday night. A few other individuals have stood out at times — Kevin Korchinski and Nick Lardis seem to be the most frequent mentions there — but the collective perform...

Wild Defenseman Brock Faber Out After Friday Night's Chippy Match Against Stars

The Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars play with an attitude on the ice , as the two teams have become earnest rivals.  Both teams dwell in the Central Division, and the Wild have been, until recently, a bubble team led by forward Kirill Kaprizov, while the supporting cast has been grown year-by-year. Brock Faber was a top prospect added to the Wild's lineup after a trade with the LA Kings in June of 2022. In 2025-26, the Wild finished with a record of 46-24-12 and 104 points, and were defea...

NHL Injuries: Sabres, Stars, Red Wings, Wild, Devils, Islanders, Senators, Penguins, Capitals, and the IR

Matthew Fairburn: Missing practice for the Buffalo Sabres yesterday were defensemen Mattias Samuelsson, Olen Zellweger, forward Jiri Kulich and goaltender Alex Lyon. Matthew Fairburn: Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said that Noah Ostlund had a maintenance day. Kulich will likely practice today after missing yesterday. They should know more about Lyon today after he was evaluated […]

NHL Injuries: Sabres, Stars, Red Wings, Wild, Devils, Islanders, Senators, Penguins, Capitals, and the IR

Matthew Fairburn: Missing practice for the Buffalo Sabres yesterday were defensemen Mattias Samuelsson, Olen Zellweger, forward Jiri Kulich and goaltender Alex Lyon. Matthew Fairburn: Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said that Noah Ostlund had a maintenance day. Kulich will likely practice today after missing yesterday. They should know more about Lyon today after he was evaluated […]

The Dylan Larkin Dream Might Be Over In Minnesota. Now What?

The Minnesota Wild may have lost their edge in the Dylan Larkin Sweepstakes. For most of the summer, the Wild, Larkin, and the Detroit Red Wings were locked in a staring contest. Larkin wanted out, but left the Red Wings with a three-team trade list, of which Minnesota was the only realistic destination. Detroit didn’t want to make the trade if it meant shifting toward another rebuild. Minnesota either couldn’t or wouldn’t part with the win-now assets the Wings wanted. It seems that Larkin is ...

The Dylan Larkin Dream Might Be Over In Minnesota. Now What?

The Minnesota Wild may have lost their edge in the Dylan Larkin Sweepstakes. For most of the summer, the Wild, Larkin, and the Detroit Red Wings were locked in a staring contest. Larkin wanted out, but left the Red Wings with a three-team trade list, of which Minnesota was the only realistic d...

Why the Utah Mammoth are ready to become a Western Conference superpower

Colorado Avalanche; Dallas Stars; Edmonton Oilers; Vegas Golden Knights. When thinking about Stanley Cup contenders of the Western Conference over the last five years, these are the names that jump to mind. Over the past 12 months or so, you could even add the Minnesota Wild to that mix. But with the landscape shifting in the NHL, we may be preparing to see a new Western Conference – or more specifically, Central Division – contender emerge this season. It has been quite the ride for Utah Mamm...

Report: Dylan Larkin Expands Trade List — 3 New Teams Linked

As the Dylan Larkin drama continues to simmer in Detroit, it appears that he has added at least two, and up to four more destinations that he'd be willing to go to. Initially, we had heard that the Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, and Vegas Golden Knights were the teams he had approved, and then later the Dallas Stars appeared to be added.  Now, Elliotte Friedman is reporting on the 32 Thoughts podcast the following:  One of the things I heard about Larkin is that there are more tea...

Money Maker: Blackhawks at Blues Preseason Preview

The Chicago Blackhawks are in St. Louis Thursday night to take on the Blues for their second-to-last preseason game. The Blackhawks enter this one having just beaten the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in overtime on Monday, although it wasn’t exactly the cleanest victory. Chicago took a 3-1 lead within the first minutes of the third period before a pretty lackluster final frame allowed Minnesota to score twice and force overtime despite the Wild icing a roster made up mostly of AHL players and prospe...

It’s Now Or Never To Find A Role For Daemon Hunt

“What does a sesame seed grow into? I don’t know, we never gave it a chance,” once mused Minnesota legend Mitch Hedberg. “What the **** is a sesame?” The Minnesota Wild have a 24-year-old sesame seed of their own in Daemon Hunt. Since taking him in the third round of the 2020 Draft, the Wild have done just about everything but find out what the defenseman could grow into. That includes trading him and reclaiming him on waivers. Hunt is now entering his seventh season in the Wild organization, ...

It's Now Or Never To Find A Role For Daemon Hunt

"What does a sesame seed grow into? I don't know, we never gave it a chance," once mused Minnesota legend Mitch Hedberg. "What the **** is a sesame?" The Minnesota Wild have a 24-year-old sesame seed of their own in Daemon Hunt. Since taking him in the third round of the 2020 Draft, the Wild ha...

Blackhawks keep Patrick Kane waiting with cautious approach to NHL preseason

Patrick Kane's first game back with the Chicago Blackhawks will have to wait a little bit longer after the latest update out of Windy City in the NHL preseason. Fans hoping to watch Patrick Kane back in action at the United Center must wait a little bit longer. Based on reports coming out of the Chicago Blackhawks ‘ morning skate on Monday, Kane won’t play during the team’s preseason home opener against the Minnesota Wild (Sept. 21 at 7:00 p.m. CT). “ Patrick Kane is skating with the sc...