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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...
Where the Wild Sit On Trade Deadline Day
The Minnesota Wild were projected to be one of the biggest players at the trade deadline, filling up the holes on their roster as they set to truly contend for a Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history. And they have been involved. Earlier in the week, they nabbed up center Michael...
Bobby McMann Is the Kind Of Scoring Wing the Wild Need
The Minnesota Wild don’t necessarily need another star; they need another reliable finisher. That's why Toronto Maple Leafs’ winger Bobby McMann is an intriguing target. McMann isn't a household name, but his production suggests he could be exactly the type of secondary scoring winger Minnesota need...
There Is Less Than Meets the Eye With Michael McCarron
You are not overthinking it. There is no mystery angle to the latest Minnesota Wild transaction. Trading a 2028 second-round pick for a “big” checking forward in Michael McCarron is not good asset management. Let’s do a little bit of an economics lesson. When many people are interested in the p...
There Is Less Than What Meets the Eye With Michael McCarron
You are not overthinking it. There is no mystery angle to the latest Minnesota Wild transaction. Trading a 2028 second-round pick for a “big” checking forward in Michael McCarron is not good asset management. Let’s do a little bit of an economics lesson. When many people are interested in the p...
Star-Studded Delano Has State Tournament Bloodlines
Nearly a decade after the Delano Tigers first surged onto the stage at the Minnesota State High School Boys Hockey Tournament, the current iteration of the West Metro program is back in a big way. And if their opening-round performance is any indication, this version of the Tigers might finally be t...
The Dallas Stars Got Worse With the Tyler Myers Trade
The Dallas Stars saw how much better the Minnesota Wild got after trading for a Vancouver Canucks defenseman, and decided to follow suit on Wednesday. Unfortunately for them, the Stars did not land Quinn Hughes, but instead have opted to re-home the Chaos Giraffe. Tyler Myers got that nickname...
Fortitude Defines Robby Fabbri's Career
Very soon, the Robby Fabbri waiver claim will be buried under the sands of history. Typically, that process takes hundreds or even thousands of years. In the NHL, a single trade deadline can strike a waiver claim from your memory. Turning back the sands of history, Fabbri’s story evokes a quot...
Ryan O'Reilly Isn't the Kind Of Center the Wild Need
The Minnesota Wild should avoid a Ryan O'Reilly trade because the timing of his age curve and the structure of his contract clash with where this roster and cap sheet are headed over the next few seasons. Ryan O’Reilly is 35 and is firmly in the back half of his career. Even for elite two-way c...
"The Tourney" Has All the Ingredients To Deliver Another Unforgettable Chapter
Minnesotans call it “The Tourney” for a reason. The 2026 Minnesota boys high school hockey state tournament is set to turn Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul into the loudest building in the state from March 4-7, as 16 teams chase the dream of hoisting a championship trophy in front of a statewide aud...
Bill Guerin's Gritty Mistakes Are Getting Worse And Worse
There's no doubt that Bill Guerin is feeling himself right now. Coming off a Kirill Kaprizov extension, the Quinn Hughes trade, and a Gold Medal win with Team USA, he's maybe the strongest contender for GM of the Year. And especially with the gold medal, he did it his way. Guerin took criticism...
Wild Trade Valuable Draft Pick For Tall Fourth-Line Center
The Minnesota Wild have made their first trade in the week of the deadline! Boy, we hope it's someone cool and good and truly makes a massive impact on the team and the Wild didn't give up too much -- but we also understand if it was needed to give up a bunch of assets and... Wait, the Wild tra...
Could Vincent Trochek Become the Wild's Jonathan Marchessault?
When the Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup in 2023, Jonathan Marchessault surprised everyone by becoming the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP because he of his huge impact in the Stanley Cup Final. Marchessault scored 13 goals and 25 points in 22 games, leading the team in goals, with...
The Wild Should Steer Clear Of Charlie Coyle
The Minnesota Wild should resist the temptation to reunite with Charlie Coyle, even if he checks a few boxes they are desperate to fill down the middle. Coyle still brings size, versatility, and reliable two-way minutes. However, he’s 34, has a limited offensive ceiling, and timing concerns that don...
Which Off-the-Radar Trade Targets Make Sense For the Wild?
The Minnesota Wild are waiting it out as the trade deadline approaches, waiting for the New York Rangers to either accept or decline their standing offer for Vincent Trocheck. Trocheck has been tied to the Wild basically since the moment the Rangers announced their intention to rebuild. Bill G...
The Wild Must Proceed With Caution On Steven Stamkos
With the NHL trade deadline quickly approaching, reports are swirling about who Bill Guerin might acquire as his next big swing to contend this season. The Minnesota Wild are connected to players like Vincent Trochek and Robert Thomas. Still, everyone in Minnesota should be keeping an eye on Steven...
Vincent Trocheck Makes Most Sense As A Bridge To Danila Yurov
Bill Guerin was famously making his own meatballs when pulling off the Quinn Hughes trade, but it appears that this week, he's determined to import some gabagool from New York. As Friday's March 6 trade deadline approaches, it looks like the Minnesota Wild's No. 1 target is Italian-American cen...
Will the Wild Trade Ryan Hartman Before the Deadline?
We are now in the week of the NHL trade deadline and that means one thing: A whole lot of speculation about who will be moved after months of general inactivity across the league. Aside from the Minnesota Wild's blockbuster Quinn Hughes trade and the somewhat boring move of Artemi Panarin going to t...
Quinn Hughes' SNL Appearance Didn't Do Enough Damage Control
The US Men’s Hockey Team created some awful press for themselves in the aftermath of their gold medal win. While the NHL doesn’t seem to actually care about growing the game, despite repeatedly expressing a desire to do so, they decided to trot out two of the Hughes brothers to help fill the m...
The Real Duel Between the Wild and Avalanche Is About To Begin
The Minnesota Wild closed the gap on the league-best Colorado Avalanche last night, moving within five points of the Central Division lead after a 5-2 win -- with a possible assist from our own Justin Wiggins???? We'll never know for sure. Despite the Avs out-attempting the Wild by a 65-to-37 m...
I Was Holding the Viral Sign That Trolled Nathan MacKinnon
Yes, that was me. Standing behind the glass as the Colorado Avalanche went through their pre-game warmups afforded me the perfect opportunity to troll Team Canada one last time, and perhaps simultaneously irk Avalanche superstar Nathan MacKinnon leading up to the Minnesota Wild’s return to act...
Wild Have Top Central Spot In Sight After 5-2 Win Over Avalanche
The Minnesota Wild needed this one. On Thursday night, in their returning game, back from the Olympic break, the Wild were staring down the barrel of the Colorado Avalanche. The NHL's top team who, while they were stumbling before the league paused, are still claiming to be the best team in the leag...
I Won A Gold Medal And All I Got Was This Lousy Burger Party
The Minnesota Wild had all the momentum in the world when Jack Hughes put a puck past Jordan Binnington in overtime to clinch Team USA's Gold Medal. Each member of both teams got to play a hero at some point. Matt Boldy scored the opening goal. Brock Faber was the lone defenseman on 1:23 of a...
We're Starting To See the Fruits Of Guerin's Vision
Team USA’s Olympic Gold Medal victory over Canada feels like the biggest moment for hockey in the United States since the Miracle on Ice. While it may not have reached the lofty unifying sociopolitical status of the 1980 Olympics, 2026 proved that America could come out on top in a best-on-best tour...
Former Wild Defenseman Criticizes US Men's Olympic Team
That's Wild Jon Merrill, a former defenseman for the Minnesota Wild, has publicly called out the US men's Olympic team for their disregard to stand up for the gold medal-winning women's team in a now viral clip during their locker room celebration. Good to see an actual hockey player speak o...
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