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The Minnesota Wild appeared to show their hand in Thursday's loss to the Dallas Stars. In a heavyweight tilt that came four games before their first-round playoff matchup, the Wild iced their likely Game 1 lineup. That lineup did not include Bobby Brink. It looks like a curious decision, just b...
That's Wild The Minnesota Wild are in the playoffs. We all know that already. But what we don't know is who exactly will be in the Wild's lineup for Game 1 of the first round against the Dallas Stars. There are multiple lineup decisions that John Hynes and the rest of his staff have to make...
The end of the season for the Minnesota Wild hasn’t been perfect. There’ve been a few losses, some goalie bobbles, and some weird penalties taken. But overall, the vibes have been great since the trade deadline and have only gotten better heading into the playoffs. Besties for the Resties...
After this disastrous season for the Vancouver Canucks, there will be plenty of changes. Both on the ice and off it. In particular, the futures of general manager Patrik Allvin and head coach Adam Foote are in doubt . There is some intrigue around Allvin's situation. He is thought of highly around the organization, but so is assistant GM Ryan Johnson. And coincidentally, it's been reported that the Canucks turned down a request from the Nashville Predators to speak with Johnson ab...
This Minnesota Wild season has been defined by two superstars playing at the peak of their powers, and somehow, neither has been Kirill Kaprizov. Instead, the oxygen around this team has been consumed by Matt Boldy's breakout 40/40 season and Quinn Hughes' revelatory arrival. Heck, they've alre...
The Minnesota Wild left Dallas with more than a loss on Thursday night. They left with a reminder that even a strong team can be vulnerable when a game turns into a grind, and that the playoffs will demand more than skill and scoring touch. In a 5-4 defeat to the Dallas Stars, the Wild twice built m...
The X’s and O’s of hockey are a complicated topic. On any given play, the picture changes incredibly quickly, and there are few set plays available to both teams. Comparing hockey to the other three major American sports, it’s harder to put hockey onto a whiteboard than football, baseball, or...
We can talk all we want about Thursday night's disappointing defeat to the Dallas Stars, as the Minnesota Wild suffered a 5-4 defeat in the preview of their first-round playoff series. But in the end, it only slightly confirmed that the Wild are going to not have home-ice advantage in this first-rou...
Throughout their history, Minnesota Wild fans love a good villain. Todd Bertuzzi was one of the first to feel the wrath of Wild fans during their first taste of playoff hockey. The playoff vitriol was renewed when Patrick Roy went from a Hall of Fame goalie in the 2000s to the Colorado Avalanche’s h...
The Minnesota Wild have already punched their ticket to the playoffs, but Thursday's matchup in Dallas could have major playoff implications. If the Wild beat the Dallas Stars, they would put themselves in a strong position to take home-ice advantage in the first round, a swing that could matter a l...
A common saying among players in the world’s best hockey league is that there are “no bad days in the NHL.” The money’s better, planes are chartered, hotels are fancier, and nearly every need a player might have is taken care of by their team or sponsors. There’s a reason players fight and claw to g...
When the Minnesota Wild faced off against the Ottawa Senators last week, it was a collision between two Team USA stars (among many others between the two teams) as Senators captain Brady Tkachuk was going in a head-on bout against defenseman Quinn Hughes. One of the top forwards on the opposing team...
The Minnesota Wild recently clinched a playoff berth and are on a collision course for a first-round matchup against the Dallas Stars. Now that the Wild have punched their postseason ticket, it’s time for the team to use their final regular-season games to make some decisions about the team that wil...
On Monday night, the Minnesota Wild signed 2023 first-round pick Charlie Stramel to an entry-level contract. Wild fans have already had to be patient with the big centerman. His sputtering start at Wisconsin required him to spend four years in college. But before breaking his ankle in the NCAA tourn...
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...