Minnesota Wild

MN Wild Update: Star of the Week and Injuries

The Minnesota Wild are currently on a road trip with two games back-to-back on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday, the Wild will play the Anaheim Ducks, and the next day, they will face the Los Angeles Kings. Five points out of a wild card spot, every point matters for the Wild. Two points of interest could […]

MN Wild Sign Prospect to ELC

The Minnesota Wild announced this afternoon that they have signed Rasmus Kumpulainen to a three-year entry-level contract (ELC). This contract will start with the 2024-25 season. The Wild drafted Kumpulainen during the second round of the 2023 NHL Draft at 53rd overall. Kumpulainen is an 18-year-old forward who spent last season with the Oshawa Generals […]

Filip Gustavsson and Marc-Andre Fleury discuss on the ice while in Minnesota Wild uniforms

The Wild Might Have a Goalie Problem

The Minnesota Wild have three goalies and a big problem. This year started rough, but has leveled off as far as goalies go, but come next season, there will need to be a few big decisions. The goalie situation seemed clear at the beginning of the 2023-24 season. Marc-Andre Fleury is on an expiring contract […]

Grading All 32 NHL Teams’ 2024 Trade Deadline

Here is the Inside The Rink entire NHL Trade Deadline breakdown. It was a quieter deadline, but it was still full of excitement nonetheless. We have compiled all the moves for you below, including links to every single article written analyzing trade deadline moves at Inside The Rink. Atlantic Division The Atlantic Division was not […]

Minnesota Wild players celebrate together on the ice.

Can the Minnesota Wild Make the Playoffs?

Nobody has a crystal ball and the Minnesota Wild are in a tough spot. Not high enough to guarantee a playoff spot, but not low enough to count themselves out of it. While some fans have called for them to tank for a better draft pick, battling for a playoff spot aligns more with the […]

Early Onslaught the Answer to Coyotes Home Losing Skid

Friday was the night for the Arizona Coyotes as the Detroit Red Wings rolled into town. The Coyotes were on night two of a back-to-back and seeking vengeance after losing Thursday to the Minnesota Wild, 5-2. Connor Ingram was between the pipes for the first time since the club’s 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks […]

Connor Dewar in a Minnesota Wild uniform

Connor Dewar Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs

In a last-minute trade at the deadline, Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin traded forward Connor Dewar to the Toronto Maple Leafs. In exchange, the Wild will receive a fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and Dmitry Ovchinnikov. Dewar was originally drafted by the Wild in the third round of the 2018 NHL Draft, 92nd […]

Matt Dumba Traded to Tampa Bay Lightning

After an emotional move out of Minnesota to the Arizona Coyotes last off-season, defenseman Matt Dumba is on the move again. Dumba, along with a 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft are being sent to the Tampa Bay Lightning. In exchange, the Coyotes will receive a 5th-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft. The […]

Minnesota Wild Trade Nic Petan to New York Rangers

Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin announced that the Wild have traded forward Nic Petan to the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Turner Elson. Petan has played 170 NHL games over nine seasons. He has 35 points during his career (seven goals and 28 assists). Petan played mostly for the Iowa Wild this season, […]

Minnesota Wild Trades Pat Maroon to Boston Bruins

The Minnesota Wild have traded 35-year-old forward Pat Maroon to the Boston Bruins in exchange for a conditional 2026 sixth-round pick and Nick Toporowski. The Wild originally traded for Maroon, sending a seventh-round pick in the 2024 draft to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Maroon is in the last year of a two-year contract with a […]