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…
Kraken Need to Focus on Jake Allen for the Expansion Draft Carson MacRae | April 7, 2021 The Seattle Kraken are coming into their designated expansion draft this summer. Whether they choose to follow George McPhee’s recipe for the Golden Knights back in June 2017 or go…
Wild Weekly: Talbot Shines in 4-Game Road Trip Lucas Burrell | April 5, 2021 The Minnesota Wild finished their four games out west with two straight victories versus the Vegas Golden Knights. Despite losing the first two contests in San Jose against the Sharks,…
Top 3 All-Time Oilers Goalies THW Archives | April 5, 2021 Goaltending: hockey’s most precarious and polarizing position. The masked men often take the blame when the team loses, and receive little credit when they win. They face 100 mph slap…
Blues’ Home-Ice Struggles Sting as Playoff Race Tightens Rob Staggenborg | March 29, 2021 An old adage claims home is where the heart is. For the St. Louis Blues this season, home has been where a loss is. The Blues are a frustrating 0-5-2…
3 Takeaways From the Wild’s Recent Homestand Lucas Burrell | March 26, 2021 The Wild followed up their embarrassing mini-series effort in Denver with three straight victories at home. During this most recent homestand, Minnesota racked up six out of six possible points,…
Wild’s Backup Goaltender Kahkonen Stands Tall Mariah 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…
Flames Suffered Through 13 Goalies Between Kiprusoff and Markstrom Matt Sabey | January 1, 2021 When the legendary Miikka Kiprusoff retired in 2013, the Calgary Flames faced the conundrum of where they would find their next “Kipper.” They looked at all options. They increased the…
Revisiting the Flyers’ 8-Goalie Season Eric Goldstein | December 17, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers set a dubious and embarrassing record during the 2018-19 season. They became the first team in NHL history to use eight different goalies in one season. The…
Minnesota Wild Offseason GM Report Card Domenic Lunardo | December 12, 2020 National Hockey League general managers seldom have a chance to put their feet up. Whether they’re assessing talent at the junior ranks, or looking for ways to improve their clubs…
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…
4 Minnesota Wild Looking For Big Seasons Domenic Lunardo | November 25, 2020 The Minnesota Wild remain one of the most fascinating teams heading into 2020-21. After an early and short-lived showing in last season’s playoffs that saw them eliminated in four games…
