Lets Go Wild

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[wild-world-97]

Hey guys

Been a while

Irl im in the process of preparing for a wedding, so time to post (or do anything productive for that matter) have been very minimal as of late

Im gonna try to be back more and better, though no promises

Something big that happened today is i started my youtube channel, so far ive only made 1 video, but if you like synthwave and old hockey you're gonna enjoy that video

Link:

The game of hockey in this state means a ton to me and i hope i can creatively express a lot of feelings i have about the game and things that have happened between our 2 professional teams over the years

This is my first video ive made since 2019 so im extremly rusty

Wild won tonight saving themselves from a massive skid theyve been on which is great, team as a whole is still a little shakey but the new paring of Duhaime - Ek - Boldy looked very solid in their first outing

Anyways its probably bed time, hope you guys check out the new video, and yeah, have a good rest of your night

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Super late game recap because of Thanksgiving plans 🍗

November 23rd 2022

Wild vs Winnipeg Jets 🛬

Wild absolutely dominated possession, time in the offensive zone, and shots on goal. The offense finally woke up, including star players Kaprizov and Boldy getting goals early. 🌠

Moose got in on the scoring with 2 goals, though took a scary hit near the end of the game but seems to be ok. 🐮

Calen Addison on the verge of being scratched amongst a cold strech managed to get a goal, which will hopefully help his confidence and lead to a return to the electric Power Play we had for the begining of the season.

Mason Shaw continues to be such a fun story, netting another goal and ascending further to status of fan favorite, his hard work continues to pay off!

Props needs to be given to Gustavsson, he went 2-1 in his strech as starter while 🌸 nursed his injury, and outside of a terrible game against Pittsburgh, he has looked confident and solid in net. With Fleury back there can be more faith that Gustavsson will hold down the net whenever fleury isn't starting.

Not related to the game itself, the wild traded a 2025 5th round pick the morning of game day to the New York Rangers in exchange for Ryan Reaves. On the analytical front its a headscratching move, but his addition to the team will add a lot of physicality, as well as a deterrent for opposing teams taking cheap shots at Kaprizov. He is a solid teammates and has a reputation for being on teams that make deep playoff runs, so it will be interesting to see what he brings to the team. Welcome to Minnesota Ryan! (Hope it wont be too awkward sharing a locker room with Foligno after the home opener fight 😅)

Final score:

Wild 6, Jets 1

Next game is tomorrow November 25th at 1 PM against the Toronto Maple Leaves 🍁

It will be a real test to see what the Wild can do to slow down Matthews and Tavares

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Alright gonna post a couple hours after the game because somebody had a few drinks after the game last night 🥃

11/19/2022

Wild Vs Carolina Hurricanes

First thing to note is a huge props to Gustafson, after getting absolutely shelled against Pit a few nights ago, and letting in an early goal to Aho, he locked it down and made some huge safes to not let another goal in all night!

The offense sputtered for large ammounts of the game, but this team is getting a lot more sound defensively, a lot more effort in shot blocking and making Gustafson's job a lot easier

Also on the topic of the defense they were attacking with the puck in the offensive zone a lot more then normal and it was leading to increased zone time, and ultimately Goose scoring the OT winner in his ceremony game, which was a really nice moment for a player thats had trouble staying out of the press box this year.

I think friday morning a lot of people questioned promoting Steel and scratching Rossi, but to Steel's credit he drove a lot of play in the offensive zone, and it resulted in a goal and assist, and hopefully this homestand will result in some more chemistry getting kaprizov and zuccarello more chances and goals

Final score:

Wild 2, Hurricanes 1

We'll see if the wild can sustain this positive momentum Wednesday 11/23/2022 against division rival Winnipeg and get a much needed win against a divisional opponent

Lets go Wild!

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10/17/2022

Minnesota Wild Vs Pittsburgh Penguins 🐧

I was actually at this game! (As evidence by some kinda choppy photos attached haha 😅)

It was a close back and forth game, though the Wild could never rally back, which has been kind of a consistent theme this season.

Fleury's injury is going to be something to keep an eye on, Gustafson was servicable, and you can win games with him, but he isnt the kind of goalie that can steal you wins if you have defensive lapses, which has been another theme of this team this year 😖

Ekker was playing out of his mind though, and he near singlehandedly brought the wild back into the game!

Duhaime had a very noticable game, including getting the first wild goal!

Dumba's struggles continued, however he did get a goal at the end

The consern for this team is the continued invisibility of Kaprizov and Zuccarello, for a strech of time they just havent looked like their normal selves, and it may be time for Coach to make a change on the line to try and spark something

Marco Rossi played ok, he had one bad turnover that nearly turned into a Pitt goal, but he was generating zone time

I would love to see Rossi get some time on the first line to see if playing with Kaprizov and Zucc can provide the spark all 3 players are missing at the moment, ultimately its the only thing with Rossi coach hasnt tried yet

Final score

Wild 4, Penguins 6

Next game is Saturday 10/19/2022 against the Carolina Hurricanes🌀, hopefully this team can find something from this game film to improve for the next game.

(💫Also the North Star reverse retro jerseys look gorgeous in person! I cant wait to own my own in a couple days💫)

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So

Wanted to make this blog in light of Twitter dying so i have a place to stay engaged with the sport I love 🏒🏒🏒

About me I'm 23 (M) and my favorite team is absolutely the Minnesota Wild. I grew up a Wild fan mostly with my mom as she grew up a Minnesota North Stars fan

My favorite Wild player is absolutely no doubt #97

Kirill Kaprizov made me really fall in love with the game of hockey from a deeper level then just a thing I share in common with my mom

I am very excited for the future of the team with our deep prospect farm system, especially future superstar goaltender Jesper Wallstedt

If you wanna follow i plan on blogging about this team much more in the future, through good times and bad!

With that said

OPA!