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Brodin and Dumba Are Minnesota’s New Top Defensive Pairing
By Joe Bouley - Dec 13, 2021
The Minnesota Wild’s transformation over the last few seasons has been dramatic. Ryan Suter is no longer eating all of the minutes, challenging Drew Doughty for the […]
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The Wild Finally Took Care Of Business In A Marquee Game
By Joe Bouley - Dec 6, 2021
The Minnesota Wild organization has knocked on the door of relevance before. The problem is, knocking’s usually as far as it got. There’s been chatter about how […]
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Connor Dewar Is the Iowa Wild’s Mr. Responsible On the Ice
By Joe Bouley - Nov 29, 2021
Drafting and developing centers has proven a difficult task for the Minnesota Wild. Until recently, the Wild swung and missed on just about every center prospect since […]
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Matt Boldy’s Chemistry With Marco Rossi Was On Display Again In His Debut
By Joe Bouley - Nov 22, 2021
It wasn’t a foregone conclusion that Matt Boldy was destined for Iowa when the Minnesota Wild’s training camp was wrapping up in September. Sure, accounts will say […]
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The Iowa Wild Know Addison Won’t Be In Des Moines Much Longer
By Joe Bouley - Nov 15, 2021
As COVID and injury struck the Minnesota Wild, it forced Bill Guerin to make his first call to Iowa. Only, when the call was made, Guerin called […]
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The Wild Have Modernized Their Approach To Overtime
By Joe Bouley - Nov 8, 2021
The Minnesota Wild capped off an exciting 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. It was Minnesota’s fourth game this season that required overtime or […]
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Minnesota’s Struggling Power Play Needs A New Wrinkle
By Joe Bouley - Nov 1, 2021
The more things change, the more things stay the same for the Minnesota Wild’s power play. With star power in Kirill Kaprizov and Kevin Fiala, how can […]
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Brandon Duhaime’s First Goal Tells Us A Lot About the Fourth Line
By Joe Bouley - Oct 25, 2021
Every goal looks pretty on paper. At least that’s what Brandon Duhaime will have to tell his grandkids one day when he recounts his first NHL goal. […]
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Personnel Decisions Have Made Minnesota’s Second Power Play Unit Irrelevant
By Joe Bouley - Oct 18, 2021
The Minnesota Wild couldn’t afford to repeat their historically bad start on the power play from last season. So far, so good, as they’re already miles ahead […]
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Finding A Spot For Rem Pitlick
By Joe Bouley - Oct 11, 2021
Saturday night’s preseason finale against the Chicago Blackhawks was the first chance to see newly-acquired forward Rem Pitlick. He finished with one shot on goal and was […]
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Is Frederick Gaudreau Ready To Center Kevin Fiala?
By Joe Bouley - Oct 4, 2021
Once training camp opened for the Minnesota Wild and Kevin Fiala was placed on a line with new center Frederick Gaudreau, there were immediate questions regarding the […]
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Dumba Is A Perfect Fit For An Alternate Captain Role
By Joe Bouley - Sep 27, 2021
It’s finally over. The long-time will-they, won’t-they saga of naming the two alternate captains of the Minnesota Wild is settled. What a relief! The captaincy and the […]