Locked On Wild - Your Daily Minnesota Wild Podcast

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Alex Micheletti joins as we recap a frustrating loss to Columbus. We discuss the defense through the first 5 games of the season, and more concerningly, the high…

The Minnesota Wild fell 5-4 in Overtime to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night at Xcel Energy Center to fall to 2-2-1. The Wild fell behind 2-0 before goals by Dakota Mermis and Mats Zuccarel…

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we look at 3 players who can step their performance up after early struggles. We start with Jake Middleton, who hasn't found his defensive groove without Jared S…

The Minnesota Wild fell 7-3 to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild fell to 2-2 with the loss. The Kings scored on the first shot of the game to take a 1-0 lead, but the …

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we preview tonight's game against the Los Angeles Kings, as Cam Talbot makes his return to Xcel Energy Center along with former Wild forward Kevin Fiala. We look…

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we discuss the move to put Alex Goligoski on LTIR and what it allows the Wild to do while he's out of the lineup. We break down how Goligoski's AAV gets split up…

The Minnesota Wild picked up a 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens Tuesday night to improve to 2-1 on the season and finish their 2 game road trip at 1-1. The Wild scored 5 special teams goals, inclu…

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we preview tonight's game against Montreal. We discuss the news that Alex Goligoski is out of the lineup, and look at what the Wild will do with only 11 forwards…

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we discuss how the Wild can optimize their current roster and expected 11/7 lineup against the Montreal Canadiens. We discuss the new look top pairings, featurin…

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Alex Micheletti joins as we start by recapping a rough loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. and what the Wild can do about their concerning defense. We discuss why n…

The Minnesota Wild fell 7-4 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday in Toronto to drop to 1-1 on the season. The Wild actually led in this game on Ryan Hartman's first goal of the season, but 4 straig…

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we revisit the Cam Talbot-Filip Gustavsson trade that is widely becoming one of the best in Minnesota Wild history, after another shutout from Gustavsson on Open…

The Minnesota Wild started the 2023-24 season with a 2-0 shutout win over the Florida Panthers behind a stellar performance from Filip Gustavsson. Brock Faber scored his first career NHL goal and Joe…

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Armando Velez of Locked on Florida Panthers joins for a crossover preview of tonight's season opener for both teams! We start by discussing the Panthers, and how…

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Zach Zeman joins as we look at some BOLD predictions for the 2023-24 season. We start by discussing Zach's expectations for the season, and where we expect the W…

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Zach Zeman joins us as we dive into the opening month of the season! We start by previewing the first two opponents for the Wild, the Florida Panthers and Toront…

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we break down news that Kirill Kaprizov has been named an Alternate Captain for the 2023-24 season! We look at the ways that Kaprizov has improved his game since…

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Alex Micheletti joins to preview the start of the 2023-24 season! We start by discussing the first two opponents on this week's schedule: the Florida Panthers an…

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we react to the news that Jared Spurgeon will be "week to week" with an upper body injury. We discuss the schedule to try to determine when he could return, and …

The Minnesota Wild have lost in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in seven-straight appearances. Can Kirill Kaprizov and company get over the hump with the Russian stars’ future in Minnes…