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The David Jiricek Trade Was the Wild Losing On A Good Bet
The David Jiříček Trade Tree will never look good. The Columbus Blue Jackets have already gotten first-round goalie Pyotr Andreyanov out of the deal, with a second-rounder in 2027, and third- and fourth-round picks to play with in the 2026 Draft. They could either unearth quality players or cash in...
Adding McCarron and Foligno Changed the Wild's Identity
The Minnesota Wild’s deadline swing for Michael McCarron and Nick Foligno is already reshaping their identity down the middle and along the walls. McCarron and Foligno give John Hynes exactly the kind of heavy, detail-driven hockey this group has been missing. When Bill Guerin traded a 2028 se...
Wild Fall Flat In Loss To Flyers
That's Wild Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy were able to get on the score sheet against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night, but the Minnesota Wild succumbed to the shootout and only got one point out of the affair. [StarTribune] Unfortunately, to add to the loss, we couldn't see...
Do the Wild Have Enough Blueline Depth In Their System?
The trade deadline has come and gone, and the Wild organization looks quite a bit different at the NHL level now compared to a few weeks ago. Bill Guerin got the ball rolling early this year by acquiring superstar defenseman Quinn Hughes in a December blockbuster. That trade put the rest of the...
The Bobby Brink Trade Is Already Paying Off For The Wild
The Minnesota Wild’s trade for Bobby Brink is already paying off. His first goal in a Wild sweater against the Utah Mammoth was a perfect snapshot of what he brings: quick feet, slick hands, and a scorer's touch in tight spaces. The Wild traded 22-year-old defenseman David Jiricek in exch...
Matt Boldy Is Officially On 50/50 Watch
Before the start of the 2024-25 NHL season, Bill Guerin declared his belief that Matt Boldy could be a 50-goal/50-assist player. The breakout didn't arrive last year, despite the Minnesota Wild forward scoring a career-high 73 points. Still, the big, faster-than-you-think, skilled winger has always...
Wild's Bobby Brink Faces Former Team Almost Immediately
Reunions are always great after the trade deadline. Sometimes you have to wait until next season for a player to face their former team, or go and visit the city and play in front of fans that once supported them and cheered them on. Or, in the case of the Minnesota Wild's trade deadline acquisition...
The Wild Must Throw Danila Yurov Into the Deep End
There are 17 games left in the Minnesota Wild's season, and now that we're past the trade deadline, what we're seeing is what we're getting. Fortunately, that's a pretty damn good team. In the three games since the deadline, the Wild dispatched the Vegas Golden Knights with relative ease, played the...
The Wild Have Forward Talent Throughout the Organization
At 2:00 pm last Friday, all was quiet on the Central front. After another excruciating stretch of rumors, fantasies, and scenarios being frantically bandied about like a soccer ball in a U6 game, the trade deadline mercifully arrived. With the Minnesota Wild emerging as legitimate contenders this se...
The Wild Mishandled the Jiricek Trade From the Beginning
The David Jiricek saga with the Minnesota Wild is a textbook example of how to turn a premium-asset play into a poor trade and into broader mismanagement of organizational resources. When Minnesota acquired David Jiricek from the Columbus Blue Jackets in November 2024, they didn’t buy low; they...
Wild Overpower Mammoth In Bobby Brink's Homecoming
That's Wild Kirill Kaprizov might have stole the spotlight with an unreal performance, but during Bobby Brink's homecoming game, his first since being traded to his Minnesota Wild, he got on the board and it was an incredible moment. Oh, and the Wild stomped all over the Utah Mammoth to the...
The Wild Still Face Long Odds To Win the Stanley Cup
The Colorado Avalanche edged the Minnesota Wild in a shootout on Sunday, tying the season series in a hard-fought road game for the Wild. Minnesota beat the Avs in a shootout during their first meeting, and each team has blown the other out this year. Colorado beat the Wild 5-1 in December; Mi...
The Iowa Wild Are Hungover From A Party They Weren't Invited To
The Iowa Wild were never supposed to be a juggernaut this season, but they also weren’t supposed to be this tough to watch every night. With losses piling up and a record that has them buried near the bottom of the AHL table, it's fair to ask how much of this is just a bad year in Des Moines and how...
How Can the Wild Can Get the Most Out Of Michael McCarron?
The Minnesota Wild made some moves at the trade deadline, but ultimately didn’t produce the home run move many were forecasting or hoping for. However, Minnesota’s move to swap a second-round pick for bottom-six forward Michael McCarron has garnered a lot of attention. Unfortunately, that attention...
The Wild Are Elevating Their Play When It Matters Most
The Minnesota Wild have noticeably elevated their game against top-tier opponents over the past couple of weeks, and they’ve done it right as the playoff race has tightened around them. Minnesota has gone on a 9-2-2 run over its last 13, a stretch that includes a 5-2 road win in the league-lea...
Bill Guerin's Trade Deadline Could Still Haunt the Wild's Dreams
Imagine, if you will: After grinding away for three months ahead of the trade deadline, Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin needed a break. He headed down the highway to a local show where a mind reader was showcasing his talents in front of a sold-out crowd. As he hit the stage, h...
Wild Split Season Series With Avalanche
That's Wild In the final test of the Minnesota Wild -- to see if they can truly hang against the NHL's top team in a potential playoff series in a few months -- they end up falling to the Colorado Avalanche in a shootout. At least we can't really find out anything of note from that game than...
The 2026 Tourney Added Lore To Minnesota's Annual Hockey Pilgrimage
Minnesota’s grand March tradition delivered again. Packed crowds, overtime drama, and heavyweight programs produced a boys’ state tournament that felt every bit like the sport's biggest stage in the “State of Hockey.” From Warroad’s latest chapter in its storied history to Moorhead’s repeat on the b...
The Wild Kept Their Future Intact At the Deadline
The Minnesota Wild navigated the 2026 trade deadline effectively by upgrading their roster depth without paying the massive premium it would have taken to land a true top-six center, preserving key prospects and draft capital for the long term. In a year where center prices were exorbitant, Bill Gue...
Bobby Brink Is A Wild Reclamation Project
The Minnesota Wild’s acquisition of Bobby Brink from the Philadelphia Flyers is more than a feel-good homecoming story. It’s a calculated bet that a crafty, play-driving winger entering his prime can push this team closer to a deep playoff run. Adding Brink's skill set into a lineup that already fea...
Checking In On the Bill Guerin Excuse-O-Meter
Bill Guerin entered the trade deadline with one goal: To put the finishing touches on a team that could get through the Dallas Stars, Colorado Avalanche, and punch their way to the franchise's first Stanley Cup appearance. It's important to understand that these aren't the outsized expectations...
The Wild Went From Big-Game Hunting To Punting At the Trade Deadline
As the dust settles on the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline, it's hard to say that the Minnesota Wild didn't get better. Just by virtue of shipping out David Jiříček and Vinnie Hinostroza, the Wild unloaded negative-1.4 Standings Points Above Replacement. Add in Bobby Brink, Nick Foligno, Jeff Petry, Robby F...
The Wild Can Get More From Bobby Brink Than David Jiricek
Bobby Brink helps the Minnesota Wild more than David Jiricek does right now. Before you type in the comments about how much of a hypocrite I am for saying that trading a 2028 second-round pick for Michael McCarron was irresponsible, and that McCarron helps the team now when that theoretical 14-...
The 2026 Tourney Wasted No Time Delivering Drama
Minnesota’s 2026 boys’ state hockey tournament wasted no time delivering drama with Day 1’s Class A quarterfinals and Day 2’s opening Class AA slate, showcasing everything from goalie duels to offensive explosions. The eight winners from those first two days all advanced by leaning into district ide...
Samuel Hlavaj's Olympic Play Spotlighted His Potential and Inconsistency
Samuel Hlavaj’s season with the Iowa Wild has been uneven. Still, his performance for Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics has turned him into one of the most intriguing goalie stories in the Minnesota organization. The contrast between his AHL struggles and his brilliance on the international stage...
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