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Bill Guerin has made the Minnesota Wild into a contender with one simple trick. He channelled his inner Michael Jordan and said, "F*** them kids." Instead of stockpiling them and holding onto dear life, he made the bold decision to flip Zeev Buium, Marco Rossi, and Liam Öhgren to land Quinn Hughes....
As of 11:59 pm tomorrow, the NHL will be on an extended hiatus as it sends nearly 150 of its players to Italy to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics. Eight of those players belong to the Minnesota Wild, who, after Wednesday’s game against the Nashville Predators, won’t play again until February 26....
When the Minnesota Wild swung a trade for Quinn Hughes, the NHL world immediately drooled at the possibility of him and superstar Kirill Kaprizov elevating each other's games. Hughes did a lot of heavy lifting for the Vancouver Canucks, while Kaprizov was the main offensive engine in Minnesota. Now...
That's Wild Kirill Kaprizov has already set some Minnesota Wild franchise records but very soon he could put his name at the very top of the all-time goals record. He needs just three more goals to pass Marian Gaborik as the Wild's all-time goals leader. Could he do it this week, with the Wi...
Marc-Andre Fleury’s retirement tour never really felt like a goodbye, and the way he has been hanging around the Minnesota Wild lately is only driving that point home. With the organization now openly listening to trade offers on Jesper Wallstedt in pursuit of a true No. 1 center, a path is suddenly...
Let’s establish right away: A problem on the fourth line in January is not a crippling weakness. NHL teams don’t live and die by their fourth line. That’s very good for everybody, because nobody has a good fourth line. The fourth line’s primary goal is to take up the five or ten minutes of ice...
The Minnesota Wild are still looking to add to their roster as the NHL trade deadline nears. The team needs center or forward depth in general and has been linked to several big-ticket players, such as Nico Hischier, Ryan O'Reilly, Vincent Trocheck, and Artemi Panarin. The only problem with the...
That's Wild After the Minnesota Wild suffered a loss in Montreal last month, they now get some revenge as they have a nice and tidy comeback for Kirill Kaprizov to win it in overtime Monday night. [StarTribune] During the game though, defenseman Daemon Hunt had to exit with what looks...
Ryan Hartman has proven to be a perfectly capable, if imperfect, placeholder at first-line center for the Minnesota Wild. He has provided Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello with a reliable partner while the organization continues to search for a true No. 1 pivot. When Dean Evanson first moved...
When Kirill Kaprizov inked his contract extension for $17 million annually, it looked like someone would soon take his crown as the NHL's highest-paid player away. That Kaprizov was merely the first through the door of a new era of big-money contracts. It quickly turned out not to be the case....
Playing team sports can be a great way for kids to develop lifelong skills like teamwork, dependability, and perseverance. Team sports can also be a hotbed of inner drama and competition, hierarchical cliques, and harassment. Pointing kids toward the workings of a team like the Minnesota Wild could...
That's Wild We've already seen Quinn Hughes compare his current team to his old one, mentioning how much better the Minnesota Wild are at hockey than the Vancouver Canucks. Now, following the Wild's massive 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers, Hughes repeated that same feeling and mentioned how he...
The Minnesota Wild have picked up points in five of their past six games, a reminder that patience with this group might be the smartest path forward. As tempting as it may be to shake up the roster, the way this team has handled adversity, leaned on its core, and integrated new pieces suggests that...
Things did not look good for Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt at the end of the first period on Tuesday night. He had given up three goals, and the Wild were down 3-0 against the lowly Chicago Blackhawks. A save on a Connor Bedard shot in the second period that almost trickled past h...
The Minnesota Wild should target Robert Thomas from the St. Louis Blues to improve their center position. Also, they should target Jordan Kyrou, who hasn’t taken a step forward after scoring 70 points last season. He has only 24 points in 42 games, which puts him on pace for just 41 points. That dro...
Carson Lambos’ transition into a bigger role with the Iowa Wild has been more of a steady climb than a sudden leap, and that’s what the organization wanted from one of its most important young defensive prospects. After a brief taste of NHL action and another half-season of AHL work, Lambos, 2...
That's Wild After he has had a somewhat unexpected surge in production this season with 35 points in 49 games, winger Marcus Johansson is able to make his Olympic dream come true. As Team Sweden suffer a boatload of injuries to almost every position, Johansson, along with Bruins blueliner Ha...
Jesper Wallstedt is exactly the kind of goaltender you keep and build around, not the kind you move for a short-term fix, and the Minnesota Wild are in a rare position where having two legitimate starters could be the backbone of a deep playoff run. The Minnesota Wild didn’t draft Wallstedt to...
At the beginning of the NHL season, the hockey world looks at the teams destined to be bad and starts watching the big names who might be moved later. For Minnesota Wild fans desperate to see their team land a center, the speculation seemed to focus on Dylan Larkin and Tage Thompson. The proble...
When Joel Eriksson Ek went down with an injury in the Minnesota Wild’s January 8 game against the Seattle Kraken, it was cause for significant concern. The Wild already need center depth, and that issue becomes even worse without Eriksson Ek on the ice. To add to the distress, Eriksson Ek has...
That's Wild The Minnesota Wild are looking to make their first trade after acquiring Quinn Hughes and there is loads of pressure to get this right. They need a top-six forward and have been actively shopping for one even more since moving Marco Rossi to the Canucks in the blockbuster trade -...
I’m going to talk about Thanksgiving a little bit here, which is a very strange thing to write about in January. Not only is the holiday ten months away, but there’s very little to be thankful for at this time in Minnesota. The weather sucks. It’s so cold that dogs go unwalked for days in a ro...
Vladimir Tarasenko has recently turned a difficult stretch marred by injuries around him into a personal surge. He has rediscovered his finishing touch and is reminding everyone that the Wild brought him in to stabilize their scoring on the wing. With key forwards sidelined, Tarasenko has responded...
There will be no articles on Hockey Wilderness about the Minnesota Wild today. We are partaking in the economic blackout of the Twin Cities on January 23. We are standing in solidarity with our writers, editors, and commenters who are currently under ICE occupation in the Twin Cities....
As the Minnesota Wild have found themselves once again ravaged by injuries this season, the “next man up” mentality that has characterized their locker room over the past several seasons has recently turned into “next four men up,” as the team’s game rosters have become increasingly populated with A...