A Minnesota Wild Blog that WON'T make you sick and kill you!
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 9 hours ago | 0 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...
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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 16 hours ago | 0 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 20 hours ago | 0 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 days ago | 0 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 days ago | 0 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...
3 days ago | 0 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...
3 days ago | 0 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...
4 days ago | 0 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....
5 days ago | 0 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....
5 days ago | 0 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...
5 days ago | 0 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...
6 days ago | 0 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...
9 days ago | 2 reads
Let’s start with the positive. Despite the Iowa Wild’s well-documented struggles in recent years, the Minnesota Wild’s roster features five young players who have spent significant time with their AHL affiliate over the past four seasons: Marco Rossi, Jesper Wallstedt, and Liam Ohgren are all...
10 days ago | 2 reads
Last weekend, the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche. Defeating one of your biggest divisional rivals that entered the game on a double-digit winning streak is enough reason to play Shout as loud as the sound system at Grand Casino Arena can handle. The win also punctuated a strong month of...
10 days ago | 2 reads
That's Wild Jesper Wallstedt can do no wrong right now. Just hours after the Minnesota Wild netminder was named Rookie of the Month for November, he went ahead and earned an gutsy 1-0 shutout win over Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers. There is really nothing stopping him from being a domi...
10 days ago | 2 reads
The Wild and their goalies are on fire, 9-0-2 in their last 11. So that begs the question of what the Wild do with Jesper Wallstedt and Filip Gustavsson. Do the Wild trade Gus? Ride Wallstedt? Give Wally more games? Keep them even? Listen for all of the answers and leave any questions or commen...
11 days ago | 3 reads
Even at the tail-end of a seven-game win streak that probably saved John Hynes’ job, the Minnesota Wild can’t help but lose to one of the worst teams in the league for the past 15 years. In their last four games heading into tonight’s matchup with the Edmonton Oilers, the Wild: Beat th...
11 days ago | 1 read
That's Wild It is somewhat remarkable just how the Minnesota Wild's goaltending has turned a corner and while it has been mainly powered by rookie sensation Jesper Wallstedt coming into his own, Filip Gustavsson is of course no slouch either. This powerful tandem has gotten the Wild out of s...
11 days ago | 2 reads
Charlie Stramel’s progress was one of the Minnesota Wild’s most encouraging prospect stories this year. The former first-round pick had struggled in his first two NCAA seasons with Wisconsin after playing well with the U.S. National Development Team. His transfer to Michigan State and reunion with f...
12 days ago | 2 reads
There are superstars, there are Hart Trophy winners, and there are Hall of Famers. But there's nothing more terrifying than the [YOUR TEAM HERE] Killer. The guy who is liable to get a goal against your team every time they line up against your best defensemen. The player who can make you nervous in...
14 days ago | 2 reads
When Bill Guerin told the media before the start of the 2024-25 season that Matt Boldy had 50-goal, 50-assist potential, those seemed like some massive shoes to fill. For context, even Kirill Kaprizov, with as many goals as he scores, hasn't hit a 50/50 season. But through 20 games, it looked like B...
15 days ago | 2 reads
There are those in the hockey media who seek to raise NHL fans' blood pressure at all times. They’re the ones who are constantly moving goalposts or setting and then resetting the stakes of the season. Their refrains include: Tonight’s game is a must-win (a favorite no matter how early it c...
16 days ago | 1 read
The Minnesota Wild powered past the Chicago Blackhawks in a very solid come-from-behind 4-3 win in overtime. And sure, we could all talk about how Kirill Kaprizov finished off the opposition with an absolute laser in the extra period and making it now six straight wins for Minnesota -- but that's a...
16 days ago | 1 read