Minnesota Wild Announce 25th Anniversary Festivities

This is the kind of tomfoolery that bill excels at.  Managing a bunch of 20 something's in the marketing dept. to create a buzz and getting Modano and Fleury on the phone's to raise $.

All the while bill's big loveable dog is in the photo op.  bill's not as dumb as he seems.  It's been fun bill but now that the lawsuits and the early exits have all been done, it's time to make some forward progress with the on-ice hockey product.  for your sake bill (and all of ours) we have to hope that at least 2 of the 5 prospects (Wall, Zeev, Jirizy, Yurov, Ogz) take a spot on the NHL club and make meaningful contributions this season.  I've stated that this group is two grown ass top six NHL'rs away from a second round appearance, and Tank ain't even one.  So now it's on the kids to come thru with an upside surprise.  LFG!!!

(insert strife's confused emoji here)

It looks like the Wild are going to surpass the North Stars existence very soon. I find that both commendable and odd at the same time. 

I've loved the reverse retros and have long encouraged their employment into the normal jersey, but I think I've missed the St. Paul Fighting Saints history in that. I'm wondering if that might not be a decent 3rd jersey in the not too distant future. 

Yikes, could you get off the new jersey talk! Well, I do have an interest in the way corporations market themselves, and how they announce new and improved. To me, 5-6 rookies in the lineup with a turnover of higher than 1/3rd of the roster would signal new and improved.

For instance, I have never been a Cracker Barrel fan, I simply don't particularly like Southern comfort food. I do like their country store as you can find some great items from yesteryear. However, watching their rebranding, logo change and remodeling, it has been a complete disaster among their regular clientele who liked the old look. 

On the flip side, ever since Hyundai took over Kia, they have rebranded that logo very nicely and really upgraded the Kia look and style, though, sometimes it's hard to see the difference between the 2 brands. I guess it's like Chevy and Pontiac used to be? With their redesigns the past 2 years, I think the style has been a hit to the public (though maybe not their security system). That one was done right. 

From a hockey perspective, Guerin is also in charge of the business side of things. He's got plenty of help here, but the business side of things has gone very smoothly. This is why I don't think his seat is hot at all. I read a lot of comments saying if they don't go to the 2nd round this year, he's gone, or if they fail to make the playoffs he's gone. I just don't see it. Putting in the new players, like 5-6 rookies, even though they've been seasoned does not always go smoothly. 

The hope is (for me) we do like last season and come out of the gates fast and just keep banking points, but I suggest at the end, we will be in similar shape as last season. But, even so, we are still trending up. Seems contradictory, but these guys have got to grow and learn from their mistakes. We will need Goose and The Wall to stand tall while they learn. I feel like the style of the team will be a bit different. And for that, there should be a rebranding.