Wild Want More Physical Defensemen, Go On Losing Skid

That's Wild

• The Minnesota Wild clearly want something else on their blue line. Yes, there are so many good and solid players on it but they want that extra grit and grind and physicality and roughness to it that can take them to the next level. It is an issue that started to become more prominent once Minnesota allowed Utah to walk right over it. [The Athletic]
• The Wild hosted the Winnipeg Jets as part of NHL's Frozen Frenzy on Tuesday and lost in dramatic fashion in overtime. It was a back-and-forth affair, as the Jets and Wild both had moments of tying the game through regulation, but nothing really stuck and the Wild had to be alright with just earning one single point. But hey, at least they looked cool in the new jerseys. [NHL.com]
• Marcus Johansson has become the poster child of the Wild's offensive depth issues. [Hockey Wilderness]
• Marian Gaborik goes down memory lane. [StarTribune]
• More on the heartbreaking loss to the Jets. [BMTN]

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