Central Division Rankings: Goalie Tandems Marcus Ashpaugh | September 22, 2022 In the 2022 offseason, the NHL witnessed a flurry of goaltending moves, with the Central Division seeing a lot of the action. In all, seven of the eight teams in…
Wild Could Struggle if Their Goalies Get Injured Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | August 6, 2022 The Minnesota Wild are a team built to contend with some minor adjustments to be made along the way. Their main problem area is, like most teams, their goaltending. They…
Wild’s Goaltender Rotation Changes With Gustavsson Acquisition Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | July 14, 2022 Barely a week after the Minnesota Wild re-signed Marc-André Fleury to a team-friendly two-year contract, they decided to trade away Cam Talbot. Up until the trade, it was believed Talbot…
Wild 2022 Player Report Card: Marc André Fleury Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | July 8, 2022 Now that the drama surrounding Marc-André Fleury is over and he’s officially staying in Minnesota, it’s as good of a time as any to give out his report card. He…
Wild 2022 Player Report Card: Cam Talbot Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | June 23, 2022 Now that all the players who played 15 or more games for the Minnesota Wild have been graded (with the exception of the two that were traded) it’s time to…
Wild Signing Wallstedt Sheds Light on Goaltending Situation Devon Platana | May 17, 2022 Minnesota Wild fans who have been mourning the franchise’s elimination from the 2021-22 NHL Playoffs received some great news on Monday when the club announced that they had signed goaltending…
Wild Must Re-sign Fleury This Offseason Devon Platana | April 23, 2022 Marc-André Fleury has been exactly as advertised since joining the Minnesota Wild at last month’s NHL Trade Deadline. While splitting starts with Cam Talbot, the three-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender has…
Wild Must Solve Goaltending Issues to Continue Early Success Devon Platana | November 10, 2021 The Minnesota Wild have found success at the start of the 2021-22 NHL season, going 8-3-0 over their first 11 games of the year. In fact, that record is good…
Wild’s Season Depends on Kähkönen Finding His Game Justin Walters | October 29, 2021 The Minnesota Wild have high aspirations for the 2021-22 season. Expectations were raised after a terrific 2020-21 campaign when they finished with a 35-16-5 record and a playoff berth. One…
Wild Will Rely on Proven Talbot and Kahkonen Potential in Net Aaron Heckmann | September 3, 2021 This is the first article in a three-part series looking at the 2021-22 season outlook at each position. The series will review the 2021 season, analyze the depth chart, and…
Wild Top 10 Players All-Time: No. 7 Niklas Backstrom Devon Platana | August 14, 2021 The Minnesota Wild department at The Hockey Writers is starting a series that will look at the franchise’s top 10 players all-time in honor of their 20th anniversary last season. THW’s Wild…
Wild Goaltending Depth Shallow as They Enter the Season Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | August 12, 2021 The Minnesota Wild made a lot of changes to their defensive core in the last month. They started the landslide changes by buying out Ryan Suter’s contract, which is still…