On today’s episode of Locked on Wild, we review the year 2023 from a Wild perspective! We start with the 2022-23 Minnesota Wild hitting a few rough patches in January and February, before finding their stride into March. We discuss the emergence of Matt Boldy in March with Kirill Kaprizov out of the lineup, and Filip Gustavsson carrying the team with dominant performances all season long. We discuss Kirill Kaprizov’s pursuit of 50 goals before his season was unfortunately injury shortened. We discuss the role that injuries to Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek had on the Wild heading into the postseason, and the frustration that followed a disappointing playoff series loss that mirrored the previous year’s loss to St. Louis almost too much. We discuss the dreadfully slow start to 2023-24 which led to Dean Evason being fired, and the decisions in the offseason regarding extensions that led to the pressure mounting into the year. We finish by discussing the hiring of John Hynes, how he has righted the ship, and the emergence of Brock Faber and Marco Rossi as key components with the calendar flipping to 2024. All in all it was a VERY eventful year for the Minnesota Wild!
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Favorites of 2023. Judd Brackett and scouting staff hitting on new players, Rossi, Faber, Wall. Management giving said players time when needed to develop according to their specific timeline. Organization walking the fine line between loyalty to individuals ( resignings) and willingness to make changes ( Dean & Bob). Players who stick up for each other on the ice.
Great year of Wild hockey over all, in the regular season at least. Had we got to 2nd round, id call that a successful post-season achievement.
Either way, we're in great shape with Rossi, Boldy, KK97, Faber, Wally as a young core, keep building!
Servac Petrovsky looks like an absolute steal in the 6th round.
Dude has a massive shot and accuracy too. Leading the tourney in points and goals so far.
So if was lied to about the second episode