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…
Wild Goaltending Has Bright Future With Talbot & Kahkonen Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | June 22, 2021 The Minnesota Wild were very fortunate this season when it came to goaltending. Many were wondering where it was headed after the departure of seasoned starter Devan Dubnyk to the…
Wild’s Talbot Has Been A Big Upgrade Over Dubnyk Aaron Heckmann | April 8, 2021 One of the biggest factors behind the Minnesota Wild’s successful start to the season has been goaltending. The Wild thought they found the missing puzzle piece when they acquired Devan…
Wild Have Developed Impressive Goaltending Depth Daniel Centeno | March 11, 2021 Following a set of early season setbacks due to injuries and COVID-19 protocol tracing, the Minnesota Wild appear set at goaltending with the current tandem of Cam Talbot and Kaapo…
Wild’s Next Goaltending Era Starts With Kaapo Kahkonen Devon Platana | March 7, 2021 Since the Minnesota Wild entered the league in the 2000-01 season, fans of the team have seen a lot of players come and go. However, one thing that the Wild…
Wild’s Backup Goaltender Kahkonen Stands Tall Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | January 26, 2021 The Minnesota Wild’s goaltending situation has been a roller coaster ride the last few months. Before the season started, things looked good, their starter Alex Stalock looked poised for a…
Talbot, Stalock Give the Wild a Stable Goaltending Tandem for 2020-21 Justin Walters | December 6, 2020 There was quite a goaltending carousel this offseason with several teams heading into this upcoming season with a new look in-between the pipes, and the Minnesota Wild are one of…
Alex Stalock’s Journey to Starting Goaltender Tyler Kuehl | September 7, 2020 Everybody loves an underdog story. Whether it be fictional as the Rocky or Mighty Ducks movies, or true stories such as the Miracle on Ice or the New England Patriots…
Wild Season Review: Poor Goaltending Defined Their Regular Season Aaron Heckmann | July 26, 2020 There were not very many issues when it came to the Minnesota Wild, but the main storyline over the course of the 2019-20 season was the fact that the team…
Wild Can Only Rely on Backup Stalock for So Long Ryan Szporer | March 4, 2020 The only Minnesota Wild goaltending controversy is that there isn’t one. As long as backup goalie and hometown hero Alex Stalock is getting the job done, he deserves the net.…
THW’s Goalie News: Lehner’s Debut, Wild Shutout & More Greg Boysen | February 29, 2020 As we head into the final and extra day of February, the playoff races across the National Hockey League are tightening up. There was a big debut in Vegas to…
THW’s Goalie News: Unstoppable Merzlikins, Stalock’s Lockdown Stephen Ground | January 19, 2020 It was just over two weeks ago that the Goalie News covered the first win of Elvis Merzlikins’ NHL career. Now, we’ll talk about him as the hottest goalie on…