On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Alex Micheletti joins to preview a big week against Winnipeg, Dallas and St. Louis! We start by discussing Marcus Foligno's injury situation. Is Foligno just "banged up" or is this a more long term injury? We try to shoot down the possibility of an 11 & 7 lineup again by looking at the many downsides. We also discuss the return of Adam Beckman and Sammy Walker and where they may slot into the lineup. We finish by previewing the week's games against Winnipeg, Dallas and St. Louis with an opportunity for the Wild to keep pace with the teams directly in front of them!

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Locked On Sports Today, hosted by Peter Bukowski takes a look at the biggest sports moments from 2022. From Aaron Judge's home run record, to championships for the Warriors, Rams, Astros, and Avalanche, to retirements of Coach K, Sue Bird, and Tom Brady retiring and un-retiring. 2022 was a big year in sports. In this year end special we look back on the biggest stories, the biggest games, and the superstars who called it a career.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we play Love it or Leave it Behind with the Wild on their holiday break. We start with the Love it category, and discuss the goalies, Ryan Reaves, young prospects making their mark and the Wild finding their winning formula. In the Leave it Behind category we focus on the 11 & 7 lineup structure, Matt Dumba and the penalty train express, passive special teams and injuries. We finish with something we would Love to See moving forward, and that is a plan for how to more regularly incorporate the guys who don't regularly make it into the lineup to keep everybody healthy down the stretch.

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The Minnesota Wild lost their final game before the Christmas break 5-2 to San Jose. The Wild fell behind within the first minute of the game on an Erik Karlsson goal, but got a goal from Joel Eriksson Ek in the first to tie the score at 1-1. From there the Sharks controlled most of the action, building to a 4-1 lead before a Mats Zuccarello goal cut the deficit to 4-2. The Wild then gave up an empty net goal with time winding down for the 5-2 final. Marcus Foligno was scratched in warmups and the Wild went with 11 forwards, and they looked discombobulated for most of the night.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, JD Young of Locked on Sharks joins to preview tonight's game against the Wild! We look at what has led to the Sharks struggling so far in 2022-23. We also discuss what has led to the Wild playing their best hockey of the season as December draws to a close. We revisit the Kaapo Kahkonen-Jacob Middleton trade and why the Wild look at the trade as a win for where they are headed and considering Kahkonen's performance so far this year. We preview tonight's game and why the Sharks being shorthanded will be a problem for them even with the Wild having played last night.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Jason Hernandez of Locked on Anaheim Ducks joins to recap a 4-1 win for the Wild over the Ducks. We discuss how the Wild finally took control in a game both teams tried to give away multiple times. We discuss Matt Boldy and his line finally showing up on the scoresheet. We also look at some puzzling line combinations for the Ducks, an injury plagued goalie rotation, and why this Ducks season has been more frustrating than the previous few. We also talk about former Duck Sam Steel and his fit on the Kaprizov line!

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The Minnesota Wild secured their 6th straight win and 13th straight win over the Anaheim Ducks by shaking off a very sluggish start in a 4-1 win. The Wild actually trailed in this game after a turnover led to a Mason McTavish breakaway goal. Connor Dewar was able to tie it at 1 and the Wild scored 4 unanswered goals as Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek and Ryan Hartman completed the scoring. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 21 of 22 shots for the win. The Wild are at San Jose tomorrow night!

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we preview tonight's game against the Anaheim Ducks. We look at how the Ducks have done over their last 5 games, receiving some good goaltending and balanced scoring from their secondary players. We look at the rash of injuries that hit their Goalie room within the last 24 hours, which leave tonight's starter in doubt. We look at how Kirill Kaprizov has done against the Ducks throughout his career, as well as how close these matchups have been over the last few years. We look at what the Wild can avoid falling into tonight with a game tomorrow, and another opportunity to face a team playing the second game of a back to back. Marc-Andre Fleury is in net and the lineup stays the same, so it should be a good game for the Wild tonight!

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we take a look at recent Wild draft classes to see where they have found late round gems. We start by discussing the overall draft strategy under Chuck Fletcher with the team a perennial playoff contender and their propensity to trade picks for veteran players to fill voids, or to draft players to fill specific spots on the roster. We look at a few instances of players available at the spot the Wild drafted that have performed better than who they selected. We discuss all of this with the caveat that just because a player performed better in one spot that doesn't guarantee success with the Wild. We finish by looking at more recent draft picks and why it feels like the Wild have had more solid selections since Judd Brackett took over.

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On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we compare last season to this year through 31 games. We look at the scoring pace, as well as what has led to this year's team being better in terms of goaltending, defense and special teams. We discuss individual performances, such as Kirill Kaprizov being slightly ahead of his pace last year. We look at the hot starts for Marcus Foligno and Ryan Hartman, and who has stepped up to help overcome their slow starts and injuries so far this year. We discuss the goaltending differences, with this year's goalies having had to carry the team for a couple of different stretches. And we finish by discussing the chances this year's team may fare better than last years in the postseason.

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