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Wild forced to shuffle roster as injuries pile up at alarming rate

Injuries are rapidly piling up for the Minnesota Wild, who started the season with goalie Filip Gustavsson and defenseman Brock Faber on injured reserve.

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Wild Announce Multiple Roster Moves

The Minnesota Wild have made some changes at the bottom of their forward corps. First, Minnesota announced that they recalled forward Rieger Lorenz from the AHL’s Iowa Wild.

Bill Guerin News / Gone Puck Wild / October 9

Bill Guerin's aggressiveness is starting to backfire on the Wild

The Minnesota Wild are expected to contend in a loaded Western Conference this season and the main reason is because of the roster general manager Bill Guerin has put together.

Olli Maatta News / NHL on ClutchPoints / October 9

Wild’s injured list grows longer after Olli Maatta update

Already battered by injuries, the Minnesota Wild lost another body Thursday when veteran defenseman Olli Maatta was a late scratch with a lower-body injury ahead of a 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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Jesper Wallstedt News / Bring Me The Sports / October 9

Dialed-in goalie Jesper Wallstedt deserves better than Wild's last two results

After starting their season with two comfortable wins, the Wild have now dropped consecutive one-goal games this week. They squandered a 2-0 lead and lost 3-2 in overtime in Buffalo on Tuesday.

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The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Vladimir Tarasenko News / NHL on ClutchPoints / October 8

Panthers offered free agent Vladimir Tarasenko a contract in July

The puck has dropped on the 2026-27 NHL season, but veteran winger Vladimir Tarasenko is still watching from the outside despite coming off a 23-goal campaign with the Minnesota Wild.

Minnesota Wild News / Gone Puck Wild / October 8

The Wild's Dylan Larkin dreams could come down to Quinn Hughes

The Minnesota Wild’s 2026-27 season has already begun but the biggest storyline may not be on the ice. The Wild waited all summer to try and execute a trade that would acquire Dylan Larkin from the Detroit Red Wings.

Vladimir Tarasenko News / NHL Trade Talk / October 8

Vladimir Tarasenko’s Free Agency Just Got Messy; Missed Boat on Good Offer

Vladimir Tarasenko is still looking for a team, and reportedly for an agent, too. According to TSN’s Pierre LeBrun, it’s now surfacing that Tarasenko fired another agent and might have missed the boat on an offer from a team that may no longer be interested.

Tyler Pitlick News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 7

Minnesota Wild Recall Tyler Pitlick

According to a team announcement, the Minnesota Wild have recalled forward Tyler Pitlick from the AHL’s Iowa Wild. The transaction indicates that veteran Nick Foligno will miss tomorrow’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning after exiting last night’s contest with an upper-body injury.

Minnesota Wild News / Gone Puck Wild / October 7

Danila Yurov is making the Wild’s Dylan Larkin pursuit even more complicated

Danila Yurov scored his first goal of the season in the Minnesota Wild’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. But a bigger storyline may have been sitting in the press box of the KeyBank Center as Detroit Red Wings director of pro scouting Kris Draper was in attendance.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

David Jiricek News / Gone Puck Wild / October 7

David Jiricek is showing the Wild quit on him at the right time

Almost two years ago, the Minnesota Wild took a swing on David Jiricek. The Wild gave up a haul to acquire the sixth overall pick in the 2022 draft, sending

Nick Foligno News / Daily Faceoff / October 6

Wild’s Nick Foligno leaves game with upper-body injury

An early end to one of the grittier veterans in the game. On Tuesday night, Minnesota Wild forward Nick Foligno exited a game against the Buffalo Sabres early after suffering an upper-body injury.

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Minnesota Wild News / The Hockey Writers / October 6

Minnesota Wild’s 3 Keys to a Successful Road Trip

The Minnesota Wild are on the road more than at home for the first two months of the season before they spend nearly the whole month of December on home ice.

Brock Faber News / Gone Puck Wild / October 6

Brock Faber's injury sounds way worse we all thought

Fracturing your skull is never something that will be defined as "not a big deal", but somehow each new update about Brock Faber continues to get more and more concerning.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 5

Unbeaten Wild look to keep rolling against Sabres

The Minnesota Wild are off to a perfect start despite missing one of their best players. That might surprise some people outside the Wild's locker room.

NHL News / NHL on ClutchPoints / October 5

Wild star Kirill Kaprizov sounds off on Alex Ovechkin’s retirement announcement

Alex Ovechkin sent shockwaves through the NHL world on Monday. Ovechkin announced that he will be retiring at the end of the season. Ovi has played 22 seasons in the NHL, playing long enough that current NHL stars grew up watching him.

Minnesota Wild News / The Hockey Writers / October 5

Wild Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – Defense Surviving, Special Teams Thriving & Strong Goaltending

The Minnesota Wild started the regular season off on the right foot with a win on the road to open things up and then a win in their home opener. Last

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / October 4

3 Takeaways From the Wild’s 4-1 Win Over the Bruins

The Minnesota Wild held their home opener on Saturday evening, Oct. 3, when they hosted the Boston Bruins. They opened their regular season on Thursday, Oct.

Kirill Kaprizov News / Field Level Media / October 3

Kirill Kaprizov, Wild overcome slow start to blow past Bruins

Kirill Kaprizov scored a pair of goals, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn. Quinn Hughes tallied a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which won its second game in a row to start the season.

Minnesota Wild News / NHL Trade Talk / October 1

Quinn Hughes Continues to Frustrate Wild with Leisurely Contract Tactic

The TSN Insider Trading crew discussed the latest on Quinn Hughes and the Minnesota Wild as the team gets set to kick of its 2026-27 regular season without the defenseman signed to a new contract.

Minnesota Wild News / Yardbarker / September 29

Wild's Guerin, Hughes talk Faber after D-man suffers scary injury

Wild's Bill Guerin, Quinn Hughes talk Brock Faber after D-man suffers scary injury

After Faber skated to the bench, you wouldn't guess he suffered a scary injury, but he did.

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Minnesota Wild News / Bring Me The News / September 29

We tried all 16 new foods coming to Grand Casino Arena this Wild season

The Minnesota Wild open the 2026-27 campaign on Thursday, with the home opener landing Saturday against the Boston Bruins. There are a lot of questions lingering as the season opens.

Minnesota Wild News / Field Level Media / September 29

$Wild D Brock Faber undergoes surgery for fractured skull$

Wild D Brock Faber undergoes surgery for fractured skull

Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber underwent surgery to repair a fractured skull on Sunday, general manager Bill Guerin announced Tuesday. "He just had a serious surgery and an injury, so we're just gonna update you guys when the time's right," Guerin told reporters.

Minnesota Wild News / Daily Faceoff / September 28

Wild place Brock Faber, Filip Gustavsson on injured reserve

The Minnesota Wild have officially announced their final 23-man roster to begin the 2026-27 regular season, and neither Brock Faber nor Filip Gustavsson is on it.