2022-23 Minnesota Wild Season Preview

The NHL regular season is upon us! The Wild begin their season tomorrow night (Oct 13) against the Rangers, so lets evaluate their offseason.

Key Departures
The Wild traded F Kevin Fiala away to the Los Angeles Kings over the summer, as they believed they couldn't pay the star forward with former players Parise and Suter's buyouts still on the payroll for a few years. In exchange, the Wild received D Brock Faber from the Kings. 
Minnesota also dealt goalie Cam Talbot away to Ottawa in exchange for G Filip Gistavsson. This came as a surprise to many Wild fans, since it had sounded like GM Bill Guerin was on board to keep both goalies in the State of Hockey since they provided a nice 1-2 punch duo.

Roster Analysis
Here is how the lines will look for Minnesota this year:
*- Team Captain
Forwards:
1. Kirill Kaprizov, Ryan Hartman, Mats Zuccarello
2. Jordan Greenway, Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Foligno
3. Brandon Duhaime, Freddy Gaudreau, Matt Boldy
4. Connor Duwar, Marco Rossi, Tyson Jost

Defensemen:
1. Jacob Middleton, Jared Spurgeon*
2. Jonas Brodin, Matt Dumba
3. Alex Goligoski, Calen Addison

Goalies:
Starter: Marc-Andre Fleury
Backup: Filip Gustavsson

The forwards and defensemen are largely unchanged for the Wild this year. Fleury is now the sole goalie that will play the majority of games.

Here we go with the season start! 

​Lets go Wild!!