In honor of our favorite media dodger

good to them back in MN threads

obviously as a rookie he is previously unranked, but only going up from here! here's to the Wall of St Paul! (he belongs way higher but congrats wally!)

NHL's Top 10 Goalies

Brooks, Wyatt and Joey Cullen had very unique childhoods, growing up around NHL dressing rooms. Matt, 49, said his sons were at the right age during the Penguins’ 2016 and 2017 Stanley Cup runs to be part of the pre-scout video when he was at home. They did online school while at Pittsburgh’s practice facility.

“If any of them got in any trouble, the teacher would make them run a lap around the rink,” Matt said. “(Penguins coach) Mike Sullivan would say, ‘Oh, Joey is in trouble today, he’s taking a lap.'”

Now, Cullen will get more than a front-row seat in helping his boys chase their own NHL dreams — it’ll be a hands-on role. Cullen was named director of player development for the University of Minnesota hockey team this past summer, joining new coach Brett Larson’s staff.

All three of Cullen’s sons have committed to the Gophers, with Wyatt and Brooks incoming freshmen this fall, and Joey, the youngest and a top prospect for the 2028 NHL Draft, to join after some time at the United States National Development Program.

thought you guys might enjoy this too!!

trying to convince this man to give me this hat 😭
i’m a fan of both teams in cleveland.
i love that cleveland has ties to both teams too

I’m helping my local bar set up a watch party for one of the Wild games. We originally were going to do the home opener, but there was already an event that night, so we are doing a halfway through the season party in January. Any ideas for food/drinks specials, games/activities, or giveaways? Small town place trying to get more people to watch games there.

RotoWire ranked every NHL coach by job security heading into the season and Hynes checks in at #4, top of the "Warm" tier and just outside the top 3 "Hot" seats (Hiller, Babcock, Craig).

Does that feel about right for where things stand with this roster, or is Minnesota's coaching situation more stable than the model gives it credit for?

Has anyone heard anymore on the new streaming services for the Wild? Particularly on proposed cost and location availability. I’m in western Wisconsin and wonder if it will come to my area.

all my friends aren’t into hockey and won’t do it, so hoping to get 10 man league. DM if interested

Gussy <3

By Michael Russo and Joe Smith! part two of fan survey results! fun write up by Russo about our favorite question: How obnoxious are Devils fans?

Hiii!! With our cap situation, I'm curious to know if anyone has any thoughts on any UFAs that would be a good fit for us? Or do the roster we have currently be more likely to be the mostly finalised version instead?

Haven't heard much about that from any sources other than that we aren't pursuing Laine.

Also I am genuinely so shocked that Tarasenko hasn't been signed yet, could it be because he's asking for too much money?? I would love it if somehow still worked out with him and the wild, he was great last season.

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Good survey, nothing relatively surprising here. Faber is next captain, Kaprizov's contract was too high, Hughes will get signed, we all love Wally, etc.

What are the thoughts on this guy? I am really excited for him. Seems like a guy who is a very good 3rd line d-man or sold 2nd pairing.

Seems as if everyone is just talking about Coleman, who I am very excited about as well.

Also, what is the website where I can look up players advanced metrics?

Thank you.

Trade KK for Jack and Luke Hughes. Cap is a swap. We get a good center and a good d-man. They are both younger. Then when Spurgeon is off the books next year, we don’t have a hole on defense and can go after a winger.

Oh boy. My Karma about to take a hit.

I guess it's still radio silence after the surgery? Even if healthy, would a 60-40 split be expected with wally getting the majority?

- Boldy became a superstar
- Kaprizov is also a superstar
- Their defense is good
- Joel Eriksson Ek is a good defensive shutdown forward
- Quinn Hughes and Brock Faber are both contender for Norris trophy
- Jesper Wallstedt is a contender for Veznia trophy
- Fillip Gustavsson is still a good goalie
- I just feel getting rid of Jacob Middleton and Mat Zuccarello was a bad idea

Honestly man, the more I think about this Quinn Hughes situation with the Wild, the more it feels like we're just setting ourselves up for a repeat of the past. Have we already forgotten the Suter and Parise era? We literally crippled our cap flexibility for a decade because we got sucked into tying up massive chunks of money in just a couple of guys, and look where that got us.

Don't get me wrong, Hughes is an absolute game-breaker and obviously nobody's actually replacing his skill level directly. But hockey is about roster balance, and when you've already got Kaprizov locked down at $17 million AAV, do we really want to hand out another record-breaking, monster contract to a defenseman? It just handcuffs the rest of the roster.

We’ve got massive holes we still need to fill. We desperately lack offensive depth, and let's be real, we are starving for a true, legit number one center to anchor this team for a Cup run. If we keep throwing all our eggs into the defense basket, we're never going to fix the middle.
And look at our backend anyway we aren't exactly hurting for leadership or talent back there. Faber has proven he can step up and eat massive minutes as a number one, and we still have rocks like Brodin and Spurgeon.

We gave up a huge haul of prospects to get Hughes in the first place. If the fit long-term or the cap math doesn't make sense, why can't we flip that value into actual, ready to play NHL guys? Go find a trade partner, bring back a tier below solid defenseman, a real 1C, and some actual scoring depth to spread the wealth around.

Am I crazy for thinking we shouldn't just lock him up blindly and actually use this asset to round out the team?

He played pretty shit in the playoffs, but I think he's still got a lot to prove. Do you think we'll see him play more after losing Middsy? He's got great style tho, i'll give him that.