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The Minnesota Wild were dealt a piece of good news and a piece of bad news on Thursday ahead of a trip to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joel Eriksson Ek, who missed the past two games with a broken nose, returned to practice on Thursday and will be an option on […]

Filip Gustavsson made history on Tuesday night, scoring the first goalie goal in Minnesota Wild history to cap off a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center. And it turns out that surefire Hall of Famer Marc-Andre Fleury was the one who planted the idea in his head. The Wild led the […]

The Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Tuesday night. They grabbed their second win and first division win on the road in a solid early-season performance. As time was winding down, the Blues pulled their goalie down two goals. Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson took advantage and scored the first goalie goal of […]

The Minnesota Wild hit the road to take on the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night at the Enterprise Center. This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Wild-Blues prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Wild-Blues NHL odds, courtesy of […]

The Minnesota Wild have gotten off to a solid start this season, winning their opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets before a shootout loss to the Seattle Kraken. Now, they are heading on a seven-game road trip, starting with a visit to the Winnipeg Jets. The Wild will be heading into the matchup a few […]

The Wild and the Jets meet in Winnipeg! The Knights have started red-hot this season while. We continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Jets prediction and pick. The Wild were inconsistent last season, and their consistency issues were a big reason they missed the playoffs. Kirill Kaprizov was their key last year and should […]

The Seattle Kraken hit the road for the first time as they face the Minnesota Wild. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kraken-Wild prediction and pick. The Kraken enters the game sitting at 0-1 on the year. They faced the Blues in the first game. After a first period that […]

Matt Boldy was the catalyst for the Minnesota Wild in their season-opening win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night, scoring a goal and adding two assists in the 3-2 victory. The 23-year-old star sent the fans at Xcel Energy Center home happy, and he admitted after the game he wants to make that […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets begin an emotional season when they visit the Minnesota Wild in their home opener. It’ll be a difficult season for Columbus with an already depleted roster after losing their captain to a disappointing injury in the preseason. It’s time for an NHL odds, prediction, and pick for the Blue Jackets-Wild matchup. […]

Kirill Kaprizov has been the heart and soul of the Minnesota Wild since he made his National Hockey League debut back in 2020-21. The Russian superstar has emerged into one of the best wingers in the league, and the front office in Saint Paul should be doing everything in its power to lock up the […]

The Minnesota Wild have gotten one key extension out of the way ahead of their 2024-25 season opener, signing goaltender Jesper Wallstedt to a two-year, $4.4 million contract extension on Monday. “This was my goal coming in,” the Wild’s goalie of the future said of the new deal, per NHL.com’s Jessi Pierce. “Hopefully I had […]

What exactly are the Minnesota Wild heading into the 2024-25 NHL season? Right now, it’s hard to pin down. For starters, they’re a team that missed the postseason in 2023-24, largely due to injuries to key players. Captain Jared Spurgeon was limited to just 16 games, and emotional leader Marcus Foligno was sidelined after 55 […]

The Minnesota Wild have found themselves in a difficult salary cap situation following General Manager Bill Guerin’s decision to buy out the remaining years of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter’s identical contracts in 2021. As a result, the Wild faced over $12 million in dead cap space for the 2022-23 season, followed by two consecutive […]

The Minnesota Wild missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. It was a disappointing result for a team that entered the year with playoff ambition. Players such as Filip Gustavsson underperformed throughout the season. And a rough start to the campaign led to the firing of head coach Dean Evason. In saying this, the Wild […]

Kirill Kaprizov has been the heart and soul of the Minnesota Wild since he broke into the NHL fulltime in 2019-20. The Russian has emerged as one of the top wingers in the league, and he was especially exceptional last season, amassing 46 goals and 96 points in just 75 games. But The Athletic’s Mark […]

The Minnesota Wild have been dealt a significant blow with the start of the 2024-25 season now just over two weeks away. Forward Matt Boldy has suffered an injury and will be out of action for the immediate future, the team announced. Sidelined with a lower-body ailment, Boldy’s availability for the Wild regular-season opener against […]

After 13 seasons in the NHL, two years overseas, and representing Canada on the national stage Tyler Ennis is hanging up the skates, officially. The veteran forward who helped make the Buffalo Sabres watchable a decade ago announced the decision using an Instagram post. A sub-six-foot winger out of Edmonton, one of the best Sabres players […]

The Minnesota Wild are set to begin Training Camp later this week, starting on Thursday, Sept. 19, at TRIA Rink in downtown St. Paul. Among the 57 players participating, several prospects will be eager to make an impression and compete for a coveted NHL roster spot for the 2024-25 season. General manager Bill Guerin faces […]

The Minnesota Wild ventured into territory that was completely unknown to most of its core last season — missing the playoffs. For the first time in five years, the Wild were not one of the sixteen teams to advance to the dance in 2023-24. Despite winning 10 of 14 games between late January and late […]

The Montreal Canadiens traded for Patrik Laine this summer in a deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. However, this move almost did not happen. Laine reportedly rejected a different trade prior to his move to the French Canadian hockey hotbed. Now, we may have learned which team he rejected in favor of joining the Canadiens. […]

The Minnesota Wild have a history of great regular seasons but poor playoff performances. With 13 playoff appearances in 23 seasons, there are plenty of teams to pick from for their top ten teams list. From Mikko Koivu to Kirill Kaprizov, great players have led these teams to the playoffs. While there is no bonafide […]

The Minnesota Wild missed out on the playoffs this past season, and will be somewhat resetting their salary cap situation with the money from buying out Ryan Suter and Zach Parise’s contracts for the most part coming off of the books, but general manager Bill Guerin still expects his team to compete for the Stanley […]

The Minnesota Wild are one season away from really being able to improve a roster that missed the playoffs for the first time in five campaigns in 2024. General manager Bill Guerin and the front office are patiently waiting for the buyouts of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter — which will cost them just over […]

The Minnesota Wild missed the playoffs in 2024 despite making it in 2023. 2022-23 saw some of the team’s players step up in a big way. Veterans such as Mats Zuccarello and Joel Eriksson Ek played vital roles offensively. Filip Gustavsson emerged as a potential starting goaltender of the future. And Matt Boldy became an […]

The Minnesota Wild missed the playoffs for the first time in five seasons in 2024-25 — and general manager Bill Guerin sees no reason why history needs to repeat itself next year. “I think we certainly have the players in place that there’s no reason we can’t make the playoffs,” Guerin said recently, per NHL.com’s […]

The Minnesota Wild could not make the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. They struggled out of the gate, resulting in the firing of Dean Evason as head coach. After that move, John Hynes took over behind the bench. However, he could not steer the Wild into the postseason. The Wild have been strapped against the […]

Trade rumors continue to swirl around Columbus Blue Jackets sniper Patrik Laine, who was cleared by the NHL/NHLPA Player’s Assistance Program earlier this summer. The 26-year-old has requested a move out of Ohio, and potential suitors now have the green light to inquire about the former 44-goal scorer. Multiple teams are reportedly interested in the […]

It’s been tough sledding for the Minnesota Wild over the last couple of seasons, which is to be expected as the club has continued to be hindered by the massive buyouts of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. Mercifully, this is the last year that the two veterans will cost a fortune, with the franchise set […]

The Minnesota North Stars were painfully relocated to the Lone Star State, dropping the “North” from their name and beginning play as the Dallas Stars for the 1993-94 season. After 26 seasons and 17 postseason appearances, the Twin Cities were left without a professional team. However, the good news was that they wouldn’t have to […]

The Minnesota Wild signed one of their best players to a huge contract in NHL Free Agency. Brock Faber inked an eight-year contract extension with the Wild ahead of the 2024-25 season. This new contract kicks in before the start of the 2025-26 campaign. Faber called this new deal a “dream” for him, and it’s […]

After missing the playoffs for the first time in several years, the Minnesota Wild stayed fairly quiet in NHL free agency. The Wild made a few minor additions, but overall, there wasn’t a ton of turnover. Of course, their hands have really been tied by the Zach Parise and Ryan Suter buyouts. The total cap […]

The Minnesota Wild kept Brock Faber’s heart-warming story going by signing him to an eight-year contract extension. The Maple Grove, Minnesota, native played two seasons with the United States National Team Development Program from 2018 to 2020 after playing Minnesota minor hockey. He returned to his home state to play with the University of Minnesota […]

The Minnesota Wild received a huge performance from rookie defenseman Brock Faber in 2023-24. He emerged as a legitimate top-pairing defenseman and received a similar deployment to the league’s elite rearguards. On Monday, the Wild signed Faber to a massive eight-year contract extension that kicks in on July 1, 2025. As a result, the Minnesota […]

The Minnesota Wild didn’t find their way to the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but that doesn’t mean the future isn’t looking up for them. There’s a lot of young talent on the rise in Minnesota, with one of their top players being defenseman Brock Faber, who just put together an incredibly impressive rookie campaign with […]

The Minnesota Wild fell short of playoff expectations in 2023-24. Minnesota did make the 2023 postseason after an incredible regular season. However, they were no match for the Dallas Stars as Dallas defeated them in the first round. In 2023-24, the Wild were well out of the playoff race even after firing head coach Dean […]

The Minnesota Wild have already made one trade this offseason, shipping out Vinni Lettieri to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Jakub Lauko. The 24-year-old is a former third-round pick by the B’s, and figures to start the 2024-25 NHL season on the team’s fourth line. Besides signing Yakov Trenin from the Nashville Predators and […]

Filip Gustavsson may be sick of sharing a net with Marc-Andre Fleury on the Minnesota Wild, giving the Wild a reason to find him a new destination via trade. Fleury says this will be his last season, but Gustavsson will have to contend with top prospect Jesper Wallstedt for starts once Fleury leaves. Gustavsson won’t […]

Trades have been happening non-stop during the 2024 NHL Draft, which proceeded on Saturday. The latest took place between the Boston Bruins and the Minnesota Wild. Via Sportsnet: The Bruins have dealt Jakub Lauko to the Wild in exchange for Vinni Lettieri. 🔁 pic.twitter.com/TNuF4hI2lj — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 29, 2024 Jakub Lauko is heading to […]

Marco Rossi is fresh off a breakout season with the Minnesota Wild, in which the No. 9 overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft amassed 21 goals and 40 points in 82 games. But the 22-year-old’s future is up in the air in Saint Paul, especially as he is set to become a restricted free […]