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That’s Wild
- Well, it didn’t go as well as we all hoped but the Minnesota Wild still did walk away from a visit to Madison Square Garden with one point and some more security as they fend off their descent. It was a back-and-forth matchup against the New York Rangers that eventually led to the home team earning the full two points in overtime with a 5-4 win. But that is really all that we can hope for as the Wild are still without both Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek — their two foundation forwards — and trying to prevent slipping out of the playoffs. For more on Wednesday night’s game: [NHL.com]
The Wild now have 89 points, which puts them seven up on the just-outside Calgary Flames but that Albertan team has two games in hand, which obviously complicates things. With just six games left in the season for Minnesota and eight for the Flames, it would take some sort of complete collapse for one team and the miracle run for the other for the Wild Card playoff teams to change. We can maybe breathe easy. The Wild potentially survived without their star.
- The Iowa Wild have signed forward Gunnarwolfe Fontaine to an amateur try-out and we cannot stop saying his name. [Hockey Wilderness]
- David Jiricek has not been off to a good start in his time as a Wild player, but it was still the right move to trade for the former top pick. [Hockey Wilderness]
Off the trail…
- We focused on the West, but how about that Eastern Conference Wild Card race? It seemed like no team really wanted to take part but suddenly, it’s coming down to the wire. [ESPN]
- Congrats Toronto, you have clinched a playoff spot. Enjoy the next four to seven games. [TheScore]
- My God, he’s just three away. [NHL.com]