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NHL Lessons Learned: Wild All In
The Minnesota Wild sent a shockwave through the NHL with their recent moves. Their general manager, Bill Guerin, made it clear that the organization is one that
Quinn Hughes is in Minnesota. Stuart Skinner is in Pittsburgh. Kevyn Adams might be on his way out. You know, just your average NHL weekend.
Last season Jiricek suffered a spleen injury that ended his season early. The MN Wild envisioned a scenario in which they improved upon Jiricek’s skating and got him to a place where he could be a top contributor on the ice.
At 17-9-5, the Wild are tied for the fourth-most points (39) in the NHL. But.because Colorado (51 points) and Dallas (47 points) have been so dominant, they're still a long way back in the stacked Central Division.
In one of the biggest trades in NHL history, Minnesota acquired the Norris Trophy-winning star captain from Vancouver.
Minnesota was sharper and just better overall for most of the game as Dallas fell behind late and couldn’t spark a comeback