Locked On Wild - Your Daily Minnesota Wild Podcast

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we react to the news that the Wild have signed Jon Merrill to a 3 year extension. We rewind to the expectations put on him before the season started, and why he has more than filled in for last year's 3rd line by adding in some offense as well. We move to Rem Pitlick being put on waivers, and Seth confirms a suspicion he had back when Pitlick was first acquired. Pitlick was essentially a placeholder until Matt Boldy was ready to return from his injuries. And that's not to say Pitlick didn't do a great job when the season started, but his recent play warrants a trip down to Iowa to get back into a more regular game routine. We finish by looking at who might be the odd man out once the Wild's vast injury list starts to clear up!

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Alexis Pearson of the Bardown Beauties Podcast joins as we celebrate Dean Evason! We look at the factors that have led to Dean's success so far, including knowing which buttons to push with every player, how to get the most of this team, We look at his handling of Kevin Fiala against the Capitals as a perfect example of getting the most out of the team. We also discuss Dean putting his assistants extensions first before his own, and his one of a kind victory celebrations. We also discuss Trent Frederic and his hit on Kirill Kaprizov to finish off the show.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Alex Micheletti joins the show to recap wins over the Bruins and Capitals! We look at how Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi fit in seamlessly with the Wild lineup, how Kaapo Kahkonen came up huge in each game, and how the Wild were able to overcome a last minute deficit yet again to stun Washington. We also discuss the Wild's roster moves this week, in anticipation of getting a few key players back off of Injured Reserve. Could Kirill Kaprizov actually play on Friday? Don't fret about Matt Boldy being put on the Taxi Squad, we will see him play again against Anaheim. We finish by talking about a pivotal moment against Washington, when Dean Evason benched Kevin Fiala. We look at how Fiala handled the benching and why Dean went back to him and trusted him to make an impact on the game, which he did.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we recap the Wild's 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins. We start by talking about all of the feel good moments in the win were completely overshadowed by Trent Frederic's dirty hit on Kirill Kaprizov that forced him to miss the remainder of the game. Despite that, we examine the NHL debuts of Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi and why they showed they can be long term solutions to the Wild's injury bug. We also look at the return of Jonas Brodin, and how having him back in the lineup helped ease goalie concerns. We also look at Kaapo Kahkonen's great start and his first game in almost a month. A good win but one that may have proven to be costly for the Wild.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Spoked Z joins the show to preview tonight's game against the Bruins. We get his reaction to Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy being elevated to the Wild roster, and what we can expect from them while they are here (which is hopefully the rest of the year). We also look at the Bruins' season, which has featured about as much that could go wrong despite their recent success. We discuss how the Bruins have been dominant at preventing goals, but have struggled to score, and have given up inopportune goals to opponents. We look at Kaapo Kahkonen and what he can do to help the Wild pick up a win and get back on track. We finish the show talking about Jesper Wallstedt, and a few Wild prospects who have flown under the radar that deserve more attention.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we look at the recent roster moves the Wild made surrounding the impending call ups of Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy. We look at comments made by Dean Evason hinting at Power Play time for both Boldy and Rossi, and some possible line combinations to fit them into the lineup. We also discuss the decision to put Victor Rask on waivers, and what has led to his Wild tenure being mostly a disappointment. We look at his move to the Taxi Squad, and if he will be utilized again this year outside of a COVID-19 outbreak. We also discuss the injury to Nick Bjugstad, and why it presents an opportunity for Connor Dewar to get some playing time again. We finish by looking at the goalie musical chairs with Cam Talbot hurt and Iowa dealing with goalie injuries of their own.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Zach Zeman joins the show to recap his experience at the Winter Classic. We discuss the sights and sounds from inside Target Field and how the entire experience was another feather in the Minnesota sports cap. We look at the potential call ups of Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy. Which player would be the better fit right now? We also discuss why both players may be what is needed to finally get Kevin Fiala some line help. We finish the show by discussing the Cam Talbot injury news and why the loss of Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin is making the goalie numbers look worse than they actually are.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Alex Micheletti joins to recap the Winter Classic, both on the ice and leading up to the game. We discuss why despite the rough performance, it's hard to get panicked considering the number of games the Wild have had postponed over the last two weeks. They did battle back and Kirill Kaprizov shined in another opportunity to showcase his talents on the national stage. We also discuss the things we both will take away from Winter Classic weekend.

We move to other Wild news from over the weekend as Dean Evason and his staff were all signed to contract extensions. We look at how the news came about, with Dean waiting to sign his deal until his staff had extensions to match, and Wild players jokingly looking for a thank you for putting Dean in a position to get extended. We also discuss why Dean is the absolute right fit for this team. We finish the show by looking at some of the biggest 2022 storylines for the Wild, which include getting healthy, using the March homestand to finish strong and the potential for the Wild to make a few deadline moves.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Gabe Foley of Recruit Scouting joins the show as we shed some much needed light on the Minnesota Wild's very deep prospect system. Gabe starts off with his top 10 current rankings for various Wild prospects, with several notable names making his list. We move to Jesper Wallstedt's performance in the World Junior Championships as an indicator of what he will be capable of when he reaches the NHL level. And we finish with Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy both being poised to give the Wild two high level NHL players for years to come. Gabe gives some insight into just how fortunate the Wild were to have both fall to them in their respective drafts.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Wyatt Garin joins the show and we revisit the Wild's Over/Unders for the 2021-22 season. We start by looking at the Wild's updated Stanley Cup odds, and if we've seen enough so far this year to feel good about their chances to make the Final. We look at goal totals for various Wild players, and if we think Kirill Kaprizov can keep up his hot play to hit his. We look at Kevin Fiala's bad luck to start the season, and if he has enough time in the season left to hit the 30 goal mark. We look at Joel Eriksson Ek's injury and if it's going to be tougher for the Wild to overcome than Jared Spurgeon or Jonas Brodin's injuries. We discuss Nico Sturm's goal total and how we both swung and missed at Cam Talbot's win total for the year, which he is already halfway toward achieving.

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