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That’s Wild
We’ve already seen Quinn Hughes compare his current team to his old one, mentioning how much better the Minnesota Wild are at hockey than the Vancouver Canucks. Now, following the Wild’s massive 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers, Hughes repeated that same feeling and mentioned how he has zero complaints about playing for the Wild and he’s having a great time.
That’s the stuff you love to hear as we are five months away from him being eligible to re-sign with the Wild this summer. Hopefully that feeling is supported with a long playoff run that makes him believe he can actually win in Minnesota and it’s not another team that can’t get over the hump.
- More on the Wild’s season-high 7-3 win over Connor McDavid and the Oilers. [StarTribune]
- The “soft trade deadline” is coming up with the Olympic roster freeze happening this Wednesday afternoon. Here’s why the Wild should keep the team together through that break and not make any moves until after. [Hockey Wilderness]
- But, before the March 6 trade deadline, is Jordan Kyrou someone the Wild should heavily pursue? He has lost some of his scoring touch in St. Louis but he is a highly skilled winger that would fit right in. [Hockey Wilderness]
Off the trail…
- An updated NHL Power Rankings from the nation’s leaders and the Wild find themselves up near the top. [ESPN]
- An outdoor game usually has a whole lot of spectacle, but Sunday night’s Stadium Series between the Bruins and Lightning had more than just some goals and the gimmick of playing in a stadium. There was a goalie fight. [Daily Faceoff]
- As Evan Bouchard continues to put up some points, will Team Canada regret taking him to the Olympics? [Sportsnet]
- The Toronto Maple Leafs stink so bad that it’s February and they’re going to “start the process” of selling off their peripheral pieces. [Sportsnet]