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Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Some more players are heading down to Iowa and we are seeing the final roster battles play out. If you can believe it, the 2022-23 NHL regular season is starting next week. It’s been weeks and weeks of slowly chipping away at training camp rosters and trying to parse through several preseason games, but the Minnesota Wild made their final … [Read more...] about Wild close in on final roster, cut more players from training camp

The Wild prospect has beaten the hell out of cancer! The Minnesota Wild are busy wrapping up their preseason in preparation to start their regular season next week, but we might have just got the most important news in a very long time. Announced via an Instagram post, Wild prospect Pavel Novak has beaten cancer. View this post on Instagram A … [Read more...] about Pavel Novak announces he’s cancer-free

Photo by Lawrence Iles/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Your daily dose of Wild news, along with other interesting stories from around the NHL. That’s Wild Carson Lambos hung around at Minnesota Wild training camp enough for the team to get a real long look at the young defensemen, before he was sent back to the WHL’s Winnipeg Ice yesterday. [StarTribune] Something to … [Read more...] about Wilderness Walk: Carson Lambos got his opportunity

Photo by Lawrence Iles/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The actual season is almost here, but first, Chicago. With the regular season approaching, many young Minnesota Wild players are looking for opportunities to earn their spot in the opening night lineup and they have only a couple chances to do so. First, it’s tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks. Following the … [Read more...] about Preview: Wild face Blackhawks with roster spots up for grabs

Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports He’s got the size, the skill and the production to grab a big role this season. Welcome to this year’s Top 25 Under 25 series. If you’re unfamiliar, we’re going player-by-player in a ranking of the top 25 Minnesota Wild players that are under the age of 25. It’s fairly simple. Enjoy! At number one on our Top 25 Under 25 list, there are no … [Read more...] about Top 25 Under 25: Matt Boldy is the future and the future is here at No. 1

Photo by Patrick Gorski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Minnesota Wild are playing their penultimate preseason game tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks and it is going to be at least somewhat interesting, especially compared to some other exhibition games. While we have been treated to seeing a whole lot of prospects and future players, tonight we are getting a … [Read more...] about Gamethread: Wild vs. Blackhawks (7:00 p.m.)

David Berding-USA TODAY Sports Slated with Kaprizov and Hartman, Marco Rossi proved himself a legitimate threat in a 4-1 win over the Hawks. Puck drop at 7:00 p.m. in St. Paul tonight featuring the second of two games against the Blackhawks. With roster spots on the line, Minnesota Wild fans were in for an energetic group looking to take care of their division rivals, … [Read more...] about Recap: Rossi helps fuel top line in 4-1 win against Blackhawks

Centering the top line between Mats Zuccarello and Kirill Kaprizov, Marco Rossi added an assist after a first-period goal to help the Wild dump the Blackhawks. … [Read more...] about Marco Rossi continues strong bid to make Wild in 4-1 preseason victory over Blackhawks

The clock is ticking for teams above the salary cap. In the NHL, teams can exceed the salary cap by 10% in the offseason. But the fun and games are over once the calendar turns to Opening Day. At that time, every team in the league must be cap compliant, under the $82.5 million threshold. According to CapFriendly, 14 of the league’s 32 teams are currently above the salary cap. … [Read more...] about Which Cap-Strapped Teams Can Bill Guerin Poach From?