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That's Wild
- The Minnesota Wild are just waiting for next season to be playing hockey again, but their players are not. According to Michael Russo, the Wild are going to be well-represented at the upcoming IIHF World Championships. Basically everyone eligible is going. Joel Eriksson Ek, Jonas Brodin, and the goaltending tandem of Filip Gustavsson and Jesper Wallstedt, all going for Sweden. Marco Rossi for Austria, Mats Zuccarello for Norway, Matt Boldy for the United States -- plenty of names could be heading over to Czechia. The tournament starts on May 10.
- The Wild might have another center-winger pairing that could last them a very long time. Marco Rossi could be getting Danila Yurov to play alongside, soon enough. [Hockey Wilderness]
- Thanks to Pat Maroon appearing in the playoffs for the Boston Bruins, the Wild are getting the 2026 sixth-round pick that was the return in the trade deadline move. [The Hockey News]
Off the trail...
- Nathan MacKinnon is having the best year of his career, but somehow, he is still being overshadowed by other stars around the league. [ESPN]
- The Philadelphia Flyers re-signed fresh incomer goaltender Ivan Fedotov to a two-year deal that was fairly pricey on Tuesday. Reports are that this extension was part of the deal that the Flyers had with the player to originally come overseas to North America. [Broad Street Hockey]
- Uh oh. Vancouver Canucks starter Thatcher Demko has been ruled out for the entire first round against the Nashville Predators. The team will now have to rely on Casey DeSmith, or someone else, to carry them to the second round. [Sportsnet]
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