Wilderness Walk: Captain doing it all

I don’t think we’re talking about Jared Spurgeon’s season enough. The Minnesota Wild captain has scored three goals ad has 14 points in 31 games, all while playing over 21 minutes a night in all situations. The dude is a powerhouse and we hardly notice him just because we expect that from him.

And of course, he recognizes the entire team effort and his peers before his individual performance as of late.

He’s just so humble and so damn good at hockey!

Spurgeon just always hangs around the conversation as one of the top defensemen in the league. And although we might need to change the margins to blueliners over the age of 30 for him to be considered one of the best — because of dudes like Cale Makar hogging the spotlight now — he will just keep on leading this good team to winning more games than they lose for eternity.

That’s Wild

• Sam Steel has been a terrific addition to the top line with Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello, and they recognize it. [Hockey Wilderness]
• And speaking of Zuccarello, he scored a dang hat trick over the weekend. [Hockey Wilderness]
• In case you missed the Wild’s latest win over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday, we have you covered. [Hockey Wilderness]

Off the trail...

• Kris Letang returned from a stroke to be on the Pittsburgh Penguins blue line and has looked great. [Pensburgh]
• The trade market is heating up for basically every Vancouver Canucks player. But management has named one player that is untouchable: Elias Pettersson. [Sportsnet]