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  • Wallstedt Opens Up About Early Struggles

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    Thomas Williams

    By Thomas Williams -

    Your daily dose of Minnesota Wild news and rumblings across the hockey world.

    That's Wild

    • After what might have been his breakout season young Wild netminder Jesper Wallstedt was sent to AHL Iowa to focus on being so good that the team can't resist recalling him. Well, he has an .874 save percentage through 12 games. Still, he was recalled and made his season debut against the Vegas Golden Knights. Around that, he recently opened up about his "all-time low" while in the AHL and struggling to make an impact as a former top prospect. [StarTribune]
    • Speaking of Iowa, the recent injuries to NHL players has highlighted the team's trouble developing top prospects. Former first-round picks have not been good enough in pro hockey that the team has had to recall minor-league veterans instead. [Hockey Wilderness]
    • As the team starts to reshape the roster every single day, the Wild have recently placed forward Devin Shore on waivers to get sent back down to the AHL. [Daily Faceoff]

    Off the trail...

    • Why the free-falling Buffalo Sabres continue to lose games, after now getting dealt with losses for 10 games in a row. [Sportsnet]
    • Kiefer Sherwood seems like the signing of the summer. The Vancouver Canucks winger scored his first career hat trick as he is having a career year out west. [NHL.com]
    • Projecting the playoff hopes of all 32 teams. [ESPN]
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    Protec

    Wally is a young player who like defensemen take longer to develop. It's also true that goalies are psychologically different from most players and their struggles get highlighted more than one of 20+ skaters. 

    He'll be fine. He wasn't out of place against Vegas and the Wild had tons of chances, plus a near Kaprizov hat-trick goal at the buzzer. If MN squeaks out a win there, Wallstedt gets the big win and we're all happy. Since he allowed three and the Wild lost, we're doubting all over again.

    The Wild are a good team with good depth.

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    Citizen Strife

    The Wild are built for 3-2 games.  The thing is they have to be the ones on the positive side.  They still don't take a lot of penalties...which is good, since the PK is atrocious.

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    32 minutes ago, Citizen Strife said:

    The Wild are built for 3-2 games.  The thing is they have to be the ones on the positive side.  They still don't take a lot of penalties...which is good, since the PK is atrocious.

    Except for Boldy 😉

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