The Wild’s Defense Is Good. So Why Can’t They Kill Penalties? – Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild have re-established their defensive identity this season, ranking second in the league in goals against per minute with elite underlying metrics to back up that performance.  They’ve abandoned Dean Evason’s spread-out, high-flying offense for a more structured, low-event product. Rather than trading defense for more offensive chances, they rely on their best… Continue reading The Wild’s Defense Is Good. So Why Can’t They Kill Penalties? – Minnesota Wild

Mikey Milne Could Be the Wild’s Newest Piranha – Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild’s “Not Weird. Wild” ad campaign is getting a lot of love, but for my money, no local sports ad in history can compare with putting Nick Punto in an aquarium, which the Minnesota Twins did back in 2006. That was back in the “Little Piranhas” days of the Minnesota Twins. They supplemented… Continue reading Mikey Milne Could Be the Wild’s Newest Piranha – Minnesota Wild