Holy cow were they impressive their first two games. Couple thoughts:

 

1). LOVE that Kuemper is the No. 1 goalie. He is a sound to very good goalie with the defense in front of him.

 

2). Our blue line is very underrated. They are all very capable two way guys with a nice balance of size and speed.

 

3). Parise looks like someone shot him out of a canon and his line mates are right there with him.

 

I think this is a top Cup contender by the end of the year - get excited people!

Nice. I look forward to checking in when the playoffs start.

Very good team, will be difficult for anyone to play against come playoff time. 

The Wild will be fun to follow this year. If the goaltending holds up they could make a nice run next spring.

Holy cow were they impressive their first two games. Couple thoughts:

 

1). LOVE that Kuemper is the No. 1 goalie. He is a sound to very good goalie with the defense in front of him.

 

2). Our blue line is very underrated. They are all very capable two way guys with a nice balance of size and speed.

 

3). Parise looks like someone shot him out of a canon and his line mates are right there with him.

 

I think this is a top Cup contender by the end of the year - get excited people!

Thanks for starting this thread.

 

1. Agree - Kuemper has great size and quickness, and is actually good in shootouts.

 

2. Agree again - adding Dumba and Folin has added more mobility and offensive acumen. Clayton who?

 

3. Parise has no off switch. Having leaders like Parise, Suter, and Koivu to mentor our youth, all hard workers themselves, welcome to the hive.

Going to come down to health, there are a few guys like Suter, Keumper, Parise etc that we can't afford to lose for long.

 

However, team looks amazing so far on all four lines and top 4 D. If dumba and Folin develop...watch out!

 

Also I LOVE the Brodin signing, hopefully Granlund and Coyle aren't far behind. Granlund is a future (if not present) all star center and Coyle is gritty as hell.

 

Zuckers play thus far has been super encouraging as well. Looks to be a top 9 guy for sure (top 6 on most teams)

 

Nice change of pace from the other Minnesota sports teams!

Also, where do you guys get your wild news?

 

I think Russo is absolutely great and I get a lot from him, hockeywilderness is a great site that goes a bit into the advanced metrics etc while note going overboard, and I find the rubechat Wild Chat board to actually be halfway decent and not the cesspool that twins and Vikings chat is.

 

Do you guys have any good sites to read/chat the Wild?

Also, where do you guys get your wild news?

 

Do you guys have any good sites to read/chat the Wild?

We're gonna floor you in about a week, Dave.

We're gonna floor you in about a week, Dave.

but I want it nowwwwwww

but I want it nowwwwwww

No, he meant "floor you." As in bannination.

Also, where do you guys get your wild news?

 

I think Russo is absolutely great and I get a lot from him, hockeywilderness is a great site that goes a bit into the advanced metrics etc while note going overboard, and I find the rubechat Wild Chat board to actually be halfway decent and not the cesspool that twins and Vikings chat is.

 

Do you guys have any good sites to read/chat the Wild?

 

I think Russo is the best beat writer I've seen in this town in my lifetime.

Bonnes leaked it on KFAN.  Sounds like a Wild Daily/Journal site is in the works!

Bonnes leaked it on KFAN.  Sounds like a Wild Daily/Journal site is in the works!

Yep, he even said the name for those of you paying close attention...