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Marco Rossi Is the Best Trade Deadline Upgrade the Wild Can Make
By Joe Bouley - Feb 21, 2022
The messaging from the Minnesota Wild this past week was a full-rink press on how the Wild might do next-to-nothing come the trade deadline. However, it’s debatable […]
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The Wild Should Run Their Power Play Through Joel Eriksson Ek
By Joe Bouley - Feb 14, 2022
It took far too long for the Minnesota Wild power play to show up this season. 10K Rinks has begged for personnel changes, the calling up (and […]
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The Wild Can’t Enter the Trade Deadline Without Learning Lessons of 2016-17 First
By Joe Bouley - Feb 7, 2022
This years’ Minnesota Wild have the makings of something extraordinary. Through 41 games, they hold a 28-10-3 record and a .720 points percentage, good enough for second […]
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It’s On Jordan Greenway To Raise the Level Of the Security Blanket Line
By Joe Bouley - Jan 31, 2022
The trio of Joel Eriksson Ek, Jordan Greenway, and Marcus Foligno showed how strong of a line they could be last season. And they’ve become more dominant […]
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Where Did the Wild’s Depth Scoring Go?
By Joe Bouley - Jan 24, 2022
The Minnesota Wild’s performance in the Winter Classic was disappointing. It might go down as the season’s lowest point because it came at the end of a season-long […]
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Minnesota’s Penalty Killers Must Take Pressure Off Its Goalies
By Joe Bouley - Jan 17, 2022
The Minnesota Wild is used to being in the mushy middle. Never good enough to contend, but not bad enough to tank either. It’s made for some […]
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Matt Boldy and the Iowa Wild Stopped the Bleeding In Minnesota
By Joe Bouley - Jan 10, 2022
The Minnesota Wild sat atop the NHL on Dec. 10th, 2011. It was all downhill from there, as significant injuries not only knocked the Wild off first […]
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Dean Evason Must Find A Way To Solve The St. Louis Blues
By Joe Bouley - Jan 3, 2022
Dean Evason has pushed the right buttons since taking over the Minnesota Wild on Valentine’s Day 2019. With a 99-62-30 record (.662 points percentage), his tenure in […]
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Wild Will Battle Rest And Rust In Winter Classic
By Joe Bouley - Dec 27, 2021
To say the last two NHL seasons have been challenging would be an understatement. All Kirill Kaprizov knows about life in the National Hockey League is tumult […]
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The Wild Have Developed A Killer Instinct In the Third Period
By Joe Bouley - Dec 20, 2021
A lot of folks are wondering if the Minnesota Wild are for real. There’s a lot to like for sure. The Wild no longer employ a dump-and-chase […]