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That’s Wild
- It’s fairly obvious, but one major thing that the Vegas Golden Knights have over the Minnesota Wild in the first-round matchup, is depth at the forward position. They even said it out loud. The Golden Knights are hoping that they can just roll though the lines and take advantage of having more talent down their lineup than the Wild, to push them to the second round. [TSN]
- The Wild can win the first round if this one specific thing from Game 1 doesn’t change. [Hockey Wilderness]
- The Wild are about to play a game that ESPN is trying to hide from the world. [Hockey Wilderness]
- Expect adjustments coming from Vegas ahead of Game 2. [NHL.com]
- One major win the Wild did have in their loss (if we can say that) is Ryan Hartman not taking the bait. [InForum]
Off the trail…
- The Vancouver Canucks’ front office held a press conference on Monday and it was, dramatic. One major point that came of it is that they are going to try to do everything they can to keep defenseman Quinn Hughes, and maybe that includes tampering. [NHL.com]
- Before the Under-18 Worlds get underway, a quick 2025 NHL Draft ranking from Steven Ellis. [Daily Faceoff]
- The Seattle Kraken fired head coach Dan Bylsma after just one season. [NHL.com]