Wilderness Walks

Wilderness Walk: Have Your Cake and Eat It Too

By mntrumpterguy@LoonyShark Oct 10, 2015, 8:00am CDT

Game Day 2, Wilderness... the Wild welcome the Blues tonight in Minnesota's home opener. Make sure to head over to St. Louis Game Time to get the Blues' perspective.

In the meantime, let's enjoy Thursday's victory while we can.

Wild News

Wild report: No answer for absent doctor in Denver | TwinCities.com
A day after medical protocol was botched at Colorado's Pepsi Center, there was no answer as to why Wild forward Nino Niederreiter wasn't immediately checked for a concussion in the third period of Minnesota's 5-4 victory over the Avalanche.

Wild: Kyle Brodziak, Chris Porter rivals again after swapping teams | TwinCities.com
Will Brodzy score tonight? Will it be a breakaway?

Jonas Brodin and Matt Dumba: Opposites who attract | StarTribune.com
Jonas Brodin was sitting in his locker stall laughing hysterically last week as Matt Dumba chatted away a few inches to his left. Dumba was talking and talking and talking, which if you know the charismatic Wild defenseman, is hardly abnormal.

Parise notches hat trick; Wild scores four fastest goals in team history | StarTribune.com
You could just feel momentum shift. When Zach Parise made it 4-2, I said to my colleague to buckle up. When Nino Niederreiter made it 4-3, I said to my colleague, "It’s just a matter of time now. Rewrite."

Wild's Graovac 'very doubtful' for home opener | StarTribune.com
So there is a chance Schroeder just turns around and returns to Iowa if Niederreiter's OK tomorrow and Fontaine is activated. We'll know after the morning skate. Right now, Schroeder doesn't count vs. the cap.

The Minnesota Wild's Home Opener Checklist | The Hockey Writers
All tells us what 5 things to look for tonight.

Off the Trail

Mike Richards becomes unrestricted free agent after settling terminated contract with Kings | Puck Daddy | Yahoo Sports
By initially terminating the deal the Kings were on the hook for a salary cap hit of $1.32 million per-year over the next five years. Richards’ salary cap hit over that length of his contract would have been $5.75 million.

Ex-NHLer, current TV analyst Aaron Ward charged with assaulting woman | theScore

Connor McDavid and the Creation of Myth | High Heels and High Sticks
"Was it a disappointment, then, that he failed to tally any points and that he struggled on faceoffs while draft rival Jack Eichel, down in Buffalo, scored his own first NHL goal? I don’t think so"

Game One Overreactions | Wild Xtra
Let's draw some conclusions!

What We Have (And Have Not) Learned 10/9/15 | Wild Xtra
MOAR conclusions!