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The Minnesota Wild were always going to be walking on a high wire this season. They're a playoff-caliber team laden with veterans who've been in the fold for a half-decade or more. It's also the case that they're working on bringing along four rookies into the NHL (as well as not-a-rookie-but-21-yea...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 1 read
Ryan Hartman had a turbulent season with the Minnesota Wild last year. He only registered 26 points in 69 games, his lowest scoring total since the 2020-21 campaign. The pesky forward also drew the longest suspension in the league when the NHL banned him for 10 games (later reduced to eight) after a...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 2 reads
When Marco Rossi scored a goal to put the Minnesota Wild ahead 1-0 in the fourth round of the shootout, all eyes went back to the other end of the ice. How would Jesper Wallstedt -- who'd already turned away Adrian Kempe, Trevor Moore, and Kevin Fiala -- hold up in a huge-pressure situation? If...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 2 reads
That's Wild The Minnesota Wild are back to their winning ways. After dominating the St. Louis Blues and following up that season-opening win with a floundering loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Wild were able to survive a late-game comeback against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 1 read
The Minnesota Wild have started the season 1-1-0 with a victory over the St. Louis Blues and an ugly loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the home opener. The guys break down both of these games and get into some hot takes at the start of the year! Leave any questions or comments down below, an...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Kirill Kaprizov worked out with Evgeni Malkin in the offseason, which is both fitting and endearing. Kaprizov, 28, the small-town cherub from Novokuznetsk in the Oblast, learning from Malkin, 39, the wily veteran from Magnitogorsk. Even someone with a steely-cold heart has to love that. A month...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 2 reads
There are plenty of articles out there predicting who will win the Stanley Cup, where each team will finish in the league standings, and which player will come away with the Hart, Vezina, Calder, etc. How about a few predictions of fun, whimsical things that I would love to see the Minnesota Wild do...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 1 read
The Minnesota Wild face not only the challenge of the upcoming 2025-26 season but also the challenge of another bid to secure funding for renovation of the Grand Casino Arena and surrounding area. Having been denied funding by the state of Minnesota in last year’s legislative session for a comprehen...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 1 read
That's Wild Well, that's one way to start your season. On Thursday night, in the first of 82 games, the Minnesota Wild visited their divisional rival, the St. Louis Blues, and beat them in such an embarrassing fashion. A 5-0 stunner. Ryan Hartman netted two goals, Matt Boldy and Kirill Kapri...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 2 reads
If you read centuries-old stories, you'll know the worst thing for anyone is to know their fate. In Macbeth, the title character, Corey Macbeth, is told he'll be King of Scotland, and uses that insight as permission to do terrible things. Oedipus Rex learns his future, and his attempt to avoid it on...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 2 reads
As the common saying goes, “Money is the root of all evil.” For all of the pocket-watchers who hate the Filip Gustavsson contract, that sentiment has to be top of mind. They also might cite Devan Dubnyk’s contract -- a deal that aged so poorly that Minnesota traded him in the 2020 offseason. T...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 2 reads
The first game of the season is here for the Minnesota Wild, and the boys are back to discuss it all, from Kaprizov to Gustavsson, to make-or-break players this season. For the first episode of season 2 of Wilderness Talk, this is one you won't want to miss! Leave any questions or predictions i...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 2 reads
When the Minnesota Wild take the ice for their season opener tonight, they’ll do so with something that they’ve never truly had: an elite offensive defenseman. That Zeev Buium is a highly-touted prospect is no secret. He’s considered a leading candidate for the Calder Trophy, and the consensus...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 2 reads
That's Wild Instead of the expected Danila Yurov debut, the Minnesota Wild might be actually handing the reins over to Hunter Haight, for him to make his NHL debut before the Russian forward. This is a sizeable heap of praise for the 21-year-old center after he had a pretty good rookie campa...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 2 reads
When the Minnesota Wild made their final training camp roster moves on Sunday, more notable than the players they cut were the players they didn’t. Rookies Danila Yurov, Liam Ohgren, and Zeev Buium all made the opening night roster. Hunter Haight will be on it as well, with Nico Sturm and Mats Zucca...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Zeev Buium made history when he stepped on the ice for the Minnesota Wild’s first game against the Vegas Golden Knights in Round 1 last season. He became the first Wild player to debut during the playoffs. Buium had a strong start to his career and assisted Kirill Kaprizov on a power-play goal....
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 3 reads
There has been a lot of talk about eras recently, but in the case of the Minnesota Wild, they kind of blur together. The Wild will begin their 25th season when they travel to take on the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. While the sting of seven straight first-round playoff exits is still fre...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 3 reads
The Minnesota Wild have had a busy couple of weeks but they might not be done. According to TSN's Chris Johnston on Tuesday's episode of Insider Trading, the Wild might just be one of the few teams who are looking into signing unrestricted free agent forward Jack Roslovic. Roslovic...
From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 2 reads