Wild Get Opportunity To Bounce Back Against Utah

That's Wild

The Minnesota Wild laid an egg against the Florida Panthers and lost by a score of 6-1 to the reigning champions. Despite the fact that we could all collectively shrug and defend the result due to the quality of the opponent, it still stung and now, the Wild have the opportunity to majorly bounce back against the Utah Hockey Club on Friday night.

• The Wild have a solid record in the standings, but despite having so many points, there is still a problem. [Hockey Wilderness]
• Former Gophers star Logan Cooley is coming to town with his Utah Hockey Club and now calls Salt Lake City home. [Pioneer Press]
• Thankfully, Brock Faber should be just fine after a scary incident against the Panthers. [StarTribune]

Off the trail...

• The Ottawa Senators cannot stop winning on this recent hot streak. Linus Ullmark has won his seventh straight game between the pipes and Brady Tkachuk claims the victory in overtime as the Senators douse the Flames. [NHL.com]
• Why getting Alex Carrier was a no-brainer for the Montreal Canadiens. [Sportsnet]
• Trade grades for all the recent moves in the NHL -- from Kakko to to Fowler. [ESPN]