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ORIGINAL: Lynn G.

First Wild game we got to watch of the season and they didn't disappoint. It was pretty much all newbies and young pups, but they decidedly beat the newbies and young pups that Dallas put on the ice.

And boy, I think we just might have our goalies of the future.

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ORIGINAL: joejitsu

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ORIGINAL: Lynn G.

First Wild game we got to watch of the season and they didn't disappoint. It was pretty much all newbies and young pups, but they decidedly beat the newbies and young pups that Dallas put on the ice.

And boy, I think we just might have our goalies of the future.

Yeah, I was watching the Blackhawks preseason tilt and I hardly knew who anyone was. Hockey's still great, though!

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ORIGINAL: Lynn G.

Excellent news. Thanks for posting that.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

It's been a good camp. Nice to see a few recent draft choices made their marks during the preseason. None stayed, but they all look pretty close.

Everybody saw Jesper Wallstedt was smooth as silk in the goal. He looks like the real deal and could, at long last, give the Wild that franchise goal tender that they have never had.

Carson Lambos (D), who was taken a few picks later in the same first round, really made his presence known. The Wild kept him in camp through the first four games of his junior team's season. He could be here as soon as next year. He looks like everything you want in a defenseman; big, strong, fast and skilled.

Ryan O'Rourke (D), just went down to Iowa. He could get his first look this year. O'Rourke is a big, mean, nasty blue liner. He believes the best way to separate a man from the puck is to just embed his ass into the boards. He will be that crease clearing blue liner some of us have been wanting for a long time. The kid is smart and a good skater to boot. Worth noting, every team he has played for made him a captain.

Daemon Hunt (D) was taken one round after O'Rourke. He gets honorable mention. Also big and fast with a high hockey IQ.

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ORIGINAL: stfrank

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

It's been a good camp. Nice to see a few recent draft choices made their marks during the preseason. None stayed, but they all look pretty close.

Everybody saw Jesper Wallstedt was smooth as silk in the goal. He looks like the real deal and could, at long last, give the Wild that franchise goal tender that they have never had.

Carson Lambos (D), who was taken a few picks later in the same first round, really made his presence known. The Wild kept him in camp through the first four games of his junior team's season. He could be here as soon as next year. He looks like everything you want in a defenseman; big, strong, fast and skilled.

Ryan O'Rourke (D), just went down to Iowa. He could get his first look this year. O'Rourke is a big, mean, nasty blue liner. He believes the best way to separate a man from the puck is to just embed his ass into the boards. He will be that crease clearing blue liner some of us have been wanting for a long time. The kid is smart and a good skater to boot. Worth noting, every team he has played for made him a captain.

Daemon Hunt (D) was taken one round after O'Rourke. He gets honorable mention. Also big and fast with a high hockey IQ.

Great summary!
We also have the smooth skating Faber with the Gophers most likely making the jump next year as well....loaded at D.
Now we just need a few guys to help out KK in the scoring department and we are set.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: stfrank

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

It's been a good camp. Nice to see a few recent draft choices made their marks during the preseason. None stayed, but they all look pretty close.

Everybody saw Jesper Wallstedt was smooth as silk in the goal. He looks like the real deal and could, at long last, give the Wild that franchise goal tender that they have never had.

Carson Lambos (D), who was taken a few picks later in the same first round, really made his presence known. The Wild kept him in camp through the first four games of his junior team's season. He could be here as soon as next year. He looks like everything you want in a defenseman; big, strong, fast and skilled.

Ryan O'Rourke (D), just went down to Iowa. He could get his first look this year. O'Rourke is a big, mean, nasty blue liner. He believes the best way to separate a man from the puck is to just embed his ass into the boards. He will be that crease clearing blue liner some of us have been wanting for a long time. The kid is smart and a good skater to boot. Worth noting, every team he has played for made him a captain.

Daemon Hunt (D) was taken one round after O'Rourke. He gets honorable mention. Also big and fast with a high hockey IQ.

Great summary!
We also have the smooth skating Faber with the Gophers most likely making the jump next year as well....loaded at D.
Now we just need a few guys to help out KK in the scoring department and we are set.

Rossi may be ready to help in that regard. He has a goal and a helper tonight.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: stfrank

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

It's been a good camp. Nice to see a few recent draft choices made their marks during the preseason. None stayed, but they all look pretty close.

Everybody saw Jesper Wallstedt was smooth as silk in the goal. He looks like the real deal and could, at long last, give the Wild that franchise goal tender that they have never had.

Carson Lambos (D), who was taken a few picks later in the same first round, really made his presence known. The Wild kept him in camp through the first four games of his junior team's season. He could be here as soon as next year. He looks like everything you want in a defenseman; big, strong, fast and skilled.

Ryan O'Rourke (D), just went down to Iowa. He could get his first look this year. O'Rourke is a big, mean, nasty blue liner. He believes the best way to separate a man from the puck is to just embed his ass into the boards. He will be that crease clearing blue liner some of us have been wanting for a long time. The kid is smart and a good skater to boot. Worth noting, every team he has played for made him a captain.

Daemon Hunt (D) was taken one round after O'Rourke. He gets honorable mention. Also big and fast with a high hockey IQ.

Great summary!
We also have the smooth skating Faber with the Gophers most likely making the jump next year as well....loaded at D.
Now we just need a few guys to help out KK in the scoring department and we are set.

Rossi may be ready to help in that regard. He has a goal and a helper tonight.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

That will be a huge factor in whether or not the Wild take the next step. Eriksson Ek was the only C who could win face offs last year and you just can't have that if you hope to be a top team. The faceoff losses result in guys like Kaprizov having to spend the first half of their shifts playing defense. It's hard to maintain momentum in the offensive zone when you constantly lose faceoffs down there. Worst of all are the defensive zone losses, especially on the power play. They lead to quick goals against. Hartman has a game that compliments KK and Zuccs real well. If he can get his face off wins over 50%, that would be a real lift.

I saw and encouraging stat earlier in camp that Rossi was winning the majority of his faceoffs. I hope that continues. I'm curious as to where they slot him when the season starts. He looked pretty good on the #1 line last night, but that could have something to do with playing Chicago. Sorry Joe.