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Ryder Ritchie's teammate, Gavin McKenna, has tallied 14 assists in just 5 playoff games so far. That would be a fun team to watch!

Liam Ohgren continues to lead the Iowa Wild in points per game and is above zero in the +/- category, which is good for a team that's allowed so many goals. Luke Toporowski leads the Iowa Wild with a +7, but Carson Lambos(who I assume leads the Iowa squad in TOI) is right behind him with a solid +6.

For the NHL squad, the Friday night game in Calgary should be an intense matchup. Calgary will be fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive and the Wild will be looking to slam the door shut, locking in their own playoff ticket.

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  On 4/8/2025 at 1:00 PM, Imyourhuckleberry said:

For the NHL squad, the Friday night game in Calgary should be an intense matchup. Calgary will be fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive and the Wild will be looking to slam the door shut, locking in their own playoff ticket.

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Absolutely HAVE to take care of business against the Sharks tomorrow night, need those 2pts for a little more distance. A win against Calgary would seal it I think but they are 2-0 against the Wild this year and are playing very motivated hockey right now, 6-2-2 in their last 10. The Nucks game isn't one to overlook either, series is tied 1-1 with them this year. 

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  On 4/8/2025 at 1:41 PM, Citizen Strife said:

I'm hopeful next year that Ohgren takes that step beyond, "too good for the AHL, not good enough for the NHL" and forces himself to stay up.

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With OgZ, I think it is all about confidence and knowing he belongs. I see him up here and see a slot hockey player who is more worried about not making a mistake than he is about playing aggressively. This happens with 200' players who care about the defensive end. Once he gains that confidence, I think we'll see a Nino clone.

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  On 4/8/2025 at 3:41 PM, mnfaninnc said:

With OgZ, I think it is all about confidence and knowing he belongs. I see him up here and see a slot hockey player who is more worried about not making a mistake than he is about playing aggressively. This happens with 200' players who care about the defensive end. Once he gains that confidence, I think we'll see a Nino clone.

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Saw the exact same thing with Rossi in his early stints, I'm not too worried about Ogzyt right now. See how he does next season after a full camp and a chance to get out the gate with legit players and not bottom 6 FA's.

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  On 4/8/2025 at 1:41 PM, M_Nels said:

Absolutely HAVE to take care of business against the Sharks tomorrow night, need those 2pts for a little more distance. A win against Calgary would seal it I think but they are 2-0 against the Wild this year and are playing very motivated hockey right now, 6-2-2 in their last 10. The Nucks game isn't one to overlook either, series is tied 1-1 with them this year. 

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The Canucks would LOVE to play spoiler. If the Wild lose to SJ, Friday's game is the championship for WC2.

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  On 4/8/2025 at 1:41 PM, M_Nels said:

Absolutely HAVE to take care of business against the Sharks tomorrow night, need those 2pts for a little more distance. A win against Calgary would seal it I think but they are 2-0 against the Wild this year and are playing very motivated hockey right now, 6-2-2 in their last 10. The Nucks game isn't one to overlook either, series is tied 1-1 with them this year. 

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Ducks beat the Oilers last night in regulation so let's not look past them either. 

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  On 4/8/2025 at 11:11 PM, mnfaninnc said:

Perhaps Thomas spoke too early, Prince George got knocked out of the 1st round last night in game 7. Heidt did record an assist. Does he head straight to Iowa on a PTO?

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That would be beneficial i believe. Get him a head start on what he will need for next year.

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