Locked On Wild - Your Daily Minnesota Wild Podcast

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Seth evaluates the 2020-21 season for Kevin Fiala. What start by looking at the progress Fiala made from last year to this season? What do the stats tell us about his play? What did we see ourselves that we liked? Most importantly, what can Fiala do to improve in 2021-22? Fiala had points where it seemed like he was pressing, or trying to do to much. Would a move to Kirill Kaprizov's line be the best move for the Wild long term? Will improved linemates help level out Kevin's play next season?

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Seth evaluates the rookie season for Kirill Kaprizov. What did we like about his game in his rookie season? What do the stats tell us about his play? What did we see ourselves that we liked? Most importantly, what can Kaprizov do to improve in 2021-22? For Kirill, it mostly comes down to what can the Wild do to help him out. We look at the ongoing contract discussions between the Wild and Kaprizov's agent, and what the numbers ultimately look like to get a deal done. We also discuss what the Wild need to do to put better help around Kirill on his line.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Seth recaps the season series against St. Louis, Vegas and Colorado. The Wild struggled the most against St. Louis in the 2021 season. We attempt to find ways the Wild can improve next season, and look at how Kaapo Kahkonen especially struggled against the Blues this year. On offense no one really stood out in the season series, but the Wild did get some nice play from Nico Sturm. The penalty kill will need a lot of improvement against the Blues next year.

Against the Golden Knights, the Wild were pretty evenly matched across the board. Kaapo Kahkonen and Cam Talbot both played well against Vegas, and Kirill Kaprizov had a very nice series against the Golden Knights in the regular season. Marc-Andre Fleury kept the Golden Knights in it almost every game he played, and the Wild just need to keep up their strong play heading into next year. Against the Avalanche, both goalies struggled and the Wild couldn't keep Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog quiet the entire series.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Seth recaps the season series against the Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes. We look at the top performers against the Kings, including Kirill Kaprizov again and Joel Eriksson Ek. We find an interesting note that Ryan Hartman did not have a single point in the season series against the Kings. Los Angeles also dominated the Wild's Penalty Kill all series long. Wild goaltending was great in this series as well, and most of the games were close throughout the year.

Against Arizona, the Wild got great play from Mats Zuccarello, Kirill Kaprizov (again) and Kevin Fiala. The Coyotes could not crack Cam Talbot or Kaapo Kahkonen, managing only 12 goals in the 8 games played. Of the teams in the West, the Coyotes were the ones the Wild dominated the most.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Seth recaps the season series against the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks. We look at the top performers against the Ducks, including Kirill Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon. We find an interesting note that the Ducks did not have a single Power Play goal in the season series, and while John Gibson and Ryan Miller didn't play particularly poorly, Cam Talbot and Kaapo Kahkonen were just better.

Against San Jose, the Wild got great play from Zach Parise, Kevin Fiala, Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello. The Sharks were able to score more against the Wild than the ducks were, but the Wild increased their scoring as well to win the season series. It was mostly former Wild players who did the damage against the Wild in Ryan Donato and Brent Burns.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Seth recaps the Wild-Golden Knights series with a look at how the Jonas Brodin injury changed the entire outcome of Game 7. We hand out our Stars of the Series, with nods to Zach Parise, Kirill Kaprizov and Cam Talbot and honorable mentions to Jonas Brodin, Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Dumba. We also outline the offseason blueprint the show will follow...the DENNIS System.

-Decompress

-Evaluate

-Negotiate with RFA/UFA's

-Navigate Free Agency/Expansion Draft

-Identify Potential Draft Targets

-Set sights on 2021-22

We finish by looking at what the Wild need to do better the next time these two teams square off in the postseason, including more physicality, more help for Kirill Kaprizov and Kevin Fiala, and better shot selection.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we begin with a dramatic reading of the Herb Brooks speech from Miracle to get everyone properly amped up for Game 7. We also hear from Joel Eriksson Ek and Dean Evason on what it means to get to this point and to play in a "win or go home" situation. We look at what the Wild need to do offensively to get off to a hot start against Marc-Andre Fleury and put pressure on the Golden Knights. We look at why it's vital for Kirill Kaprizov and Kevin Fiala to help push the tempo from puck drop. We look at how the Wild can replicate their defensive formula from Game 6 to once again put the clamps on the Golden Knights. We also discuss how Cam Talbot can take the series into his own hands once again. And finally we give predictions for what happens tonight, with Seth of course predicting a Wild win. It's Game 7 time!!!!!

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Seth recaps the Wild's 3-0 win over the Golden Knights to send their series to a winner take all Game 7. We start with some audio from Kevin Fiala on finally breaking through for his first goal in the series. We also hear from Ryan Hartman about how the team has been able to respond with their backs against the wall. We also hear from Marcus Foligno and Cam Talbot on the Vegas goal that was waived off due to goalie interference. We look at the most impressive defensive effort in the series so far, and how Cam Talbot has put up equally as impressive numbers as Marc-Andre Fleury in the series. We hand out the Three Stars of the Night, with props going to Nick Bjugstad, Kevin Fiala and Cam Talbot. We also finish by discussing the Matt Boldy situation, and Seth looks at the potential lineup juggling his addition would require while also suggesting he should play. Game 7 here we come!

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Seth gears up for Game 6 between the Wild and Golden Knights. We look at keys to Game 6, including another good showing from Kirill Kaprizov, Kevin Fiala returning to form, and Cam Talbot continuing to go toe to toe with Marc-Andre Fleury. We also examine the Wild's history of success in Game 6, including their memorable playoff runs in 2002-03 and 2013-14 in which they won Game 6 to force Game 7 in the opening round. We finish with a game we played on Twitter looking at the former North Stars greats we associate most with their logo, with most participants choosing Dino Ciccarelli and Mike Modano.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Seth recaps an improbable Game 5 win for the Wild in which they rewrote the entire script of the series by dominating early in the second period and still winning. Seth gives a passionate monologue about how sometimes the script just needs to be torn up, and sometimes the favorite doesn't win even when they play better. We also hand out our Three Stars of the Game, with great performances by Kirill Kaprizov, Zach Parise and of course Cam Talbot. We look at how Talbot was able to survive as dominant of a second period as you will ever see from the Golden Knights and then keep them off the board in the third. We also hand out praise to Dean Evason for his line tweaks such as moving Victor Rask back to the Kaprizov line and moving Ryan Hartman to the Fiala line. Onward to Game 6!

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