Marat Khusnutdinov has signed his ELC is expected to arrive in Minnesota sometime soon. The guys break down what his signing means for the Wild, where he fits, and when the Wild may put him into action. They then discuss what they believe the reality of the Wild is, including the effect of the Top Line and their opinions on Declan Chisholm, Marcus Johansson, and Freddy Gaudreau.  They wrap up the show with a dive into the trade deadline and what the Wild should do with Brandon Duhaime and...

After riding the Hy(nes) for 11 games, the Minnesota Wild have crashed back to earth and are now closer to a lottery team than a playoff team. In this episode, the fellas breakdown their current assessment of the team, if they should buy or sell, and who they could realistically move. Justin brings some positivity to the table with a lengthy prospect update including a discussion on whether or not the Wild may see Russian prospect Marat Khusnutdinov play games in Minnesota this year. Follow...

Merry Christmas! Our gift to you is a new pod where we break down the Minnesota Wild prospects that will be at the World Juniors including Liam Ohgren, Servac Petrovsky, and Rasmus Kumpulainen as well as some notable snubs. They also discuss the investigations in former AGM Chris O'Hearn and GM Bill Guerin before diving into their thoughts on John Hynes' coaching tactics, and the glowing success for Filip Gustavsson and Brock Faber. Follow us on Twitter/X: @SoundTheFoghorn And on Instagram:...

Dean Evason has been fired as the Head Coach of the Minnesota Wild. The guys Dean's tenure and asses his successes, failures, and whether or not letting him go was the right decision. They also reflect on his character and how much he meant to several players and team staff. They then discuss their thoughts on John Hynes and what he may or may not bring to spark a rebound. Also discussed on this show are prospects - deeper dives into Charlie Stramel's slow start and whether or not his...

The guys are finally back! They take time to recap the key off-season extensions to Marcus Foligno, Mats Zuccarello, and Ryan Hartman before jumping into their reactions from the first 9 games of the season including Brock Faber's increased responsibility, Marco Rossi's big steps forward, Filip Gustavsson's rough start, the impact of the Matt Boldy and Jared Spurgeon injuries, Calen Addison's sneaky good start, and why there's reasons to be optimistic about the Minnesota Wild moving...

Spoked Z, Isha, and Hoppy from The Sota Pod join the guys to rank the Minnesota Wild's Top 20 Prospects following the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Players discussed include: Jesper Wallstedt, Brock Faber, Marco Rossi, Marat Khusnutdinov, Danila Yurov, Liam Öhgren, Carson Lambos, Adam Beckman, Riley Heidt, Jack Peart, Caedan Bankier, Charlie Stramel, Daemon Hunt, Hunter Haight, David Špaček, Kyle Masters, Sammy Walker, Servác Petrovský, Rasmus Kumpalainen, Rieger Lorenz, Ryan O'Rourke, Pavel Novák...

On this special episode of Sound the Foghorn, the guys discuss more than 10 prospects that could be available to Judd Brackett and the Minnesota Wild at pick #21 of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Players discussed include Oliver Moore, Daniil But, Nate Danielson, Calum Ritchie, Samuel Honzek, Quentin Musty, Eduard Sale, Dimitri Simashev, Brayden Yager, David Edstrom, Gavin Brindley, Ethan Gauthier, Zach Benson, and Gabe Perreault. The guys also discuss players they hope fall down the board, try to...

Recapping 9 of our favorite moments of the Minnesota Wild's 2022-23 season. After that, we jump into our offseason checklist and discuss the different tasks Bill Guerin has to complete in the offseason including extending some of the RFAs, deciding what to do with Ryan Reaves, exploring the trade market for guys like Filip Gustavsson and Calen Addison, finding a Head Coach for Iowa, and if they should try to move up in the draft. All that and a lot more in a lengthy episode! Follow us on...

The Wild have yet again bowed in the 1st round of the playoffs, this time at the hands of the Central Division Rival, Dallas Stars. Media and Minnesota GM Bill Guerin got into an argument about whether this is the same old song and dance and if the Wild’s season was a “failure” or not. The guys breakdown where the series fell apart - including special teams, lack of adjustments, and key injuries. They then discuss which side of the debate they’re on and what the outlook and reality of the...

Game 4 is in the books and the Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars are knotted up at 2-2 in their best of 7 Western Conference Divisional Quarterfinal matchup. The guys break down the major storylines from these games including Matt Dumba’s hit on Joe Pavelski, the decision to start Marc-Andre Fleury over Filip Gustavsson, the “Marcus Foligno game", poor officiating, and the injury to Joel Eriksson Ek. The also discuss other key topics including whether or not there’s reason to worry about Kirill...

After a pretty bland week of meaningless hockey, the stage is now set for a first-round playoff clash between the Minnesota Wild and the Dallas Stars. The guys get you prepared for the showdown by running through lineups, strengths, weaknesses, injuries, goalies, and what needs to happen for the Minnesota Wild to leave round 1 for the first time since 2014.  Other topics include Brock Faber’s debut and potential to play in Game 1, Freddy Gaudreau’s 5-year extension, Joel Eriksson Ek’s new...

The end of the season is around the corner and the guys are back to discuss what the final week of the Minnesota Wild’s season might hold now that they’ve officially clinched a playoff spot. Topics include the return of Kirill Kaprizov, the debut of Gustav Nyquist, and the playoff possibilities that still linger. They also recap the last week of games including an emotional win over Colorado and the let downs against Vegas before getting into their thoughts on the best and worst first round...

It’s Matt Boldy’s world and the rest of the NHL is just living in it. The Wild’s 21-year-old sophomore forward continued his stretch of dominance with two more multi-goal games, including a hat trick against Seattle. The guys discuss what’s made the line with him Joel Eriksson Ek, and Marcus Johansson click - including where their line stacks up among other lines in the NHL. They also discuss how Marc-Andre Fleury has found new life since sputtering against the Avalanche. Other topics include...

Despite games without Kirill Kaprizov, Jared Spurgeon, Jonas Brodin, Jake Middleton, and Marcus Foligno, the Minnesota Wild continue to find ways to win. They went 2-1-0 in their last three games and are 4-1-1 without Kaprizov. On this episode, the guys break down what’s led to success in Kaprizov’s absence, including elevated play from Matt Boldy, depth scoring (especially the 4th line), and Filip Gustavsson returning to form.  Brett also discusses positive regression and whether or not the...

Another week, another stretch of games where the Minnesota Wild have racked up points in the standings. They collected 5 out of 6 points in their last three games with wins over the San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues as well as an overtime loss to the Arizona Coyotes. The guys breakdown the franchise record 14-game point streak including the scoring surge from the Bottom  6 Forwards, a team-first mentality, battling through adversity, overcoming shaky penalty killing, the impact the trade...

The Wild continue to suffocate teams defensively and shut them out with one of the best penalty kills and goaltending tandems in the NHL. That’s led them on an 11-game point streak where they’ve surrendered just 13 goals. Bill Guerin rewarded this effort by bringing in four new players, three of which have made their Minnesota Wild debuts. On this episode the guys break down the last three games including the stellar goaltending from Filip Gustavsson and Marc-Andre Fleury, the sudden burst in...

The Minnesota Wild made an unexpected splash on Trade Deadline Day by sending out Jordan Greenway to the Buffalo Sabres and acquiring C/RW Oskar Sundqvist from the Detroit Red Wings and adding polarizing RD John Klingberg from the Anaheim Ducks in a buzzer-beating shocker. Brett and Zeke discuss the trades, what to expect from each player, where they fit in, and what it means for players like Calen Addison, Alex Goligoski, Jon Merrill, Mason Shaw, Connor Dewar, Ryan Reaves, and Sam Steel....

Thanks to Kirill Kaprizov, goaltending, strong team defense, and exceptional special teams, the Minnesota Wild have continued to find ways to win and earn points and make their push in the Western Conference Playoff Race. Bill Guerin pushed more chips in this week acquiring Marcus Johansson and Gustav Nyquist in hopes of bolstering the Wild’s offense. The guys break down the trades and the impact each player could have and whether or not they liked the deals. They also discuss how the...

Brock Boeser’s agent, Ben Hankinson, has reportedly been in contact with Bill Guerin to bring the Burnsville native back home to Minnesota. The Wild need Top 6 scoring help and Boeser could bring that, but there are a lot of moving parts to any potential deal, especially salary cap wise. The guys break down what type of deal the Wild and Canucks could potentially work out and what players, picks, and/or prospects they’d be willing to include in a potential deal. They also discuss other...

The Iowa Wild have cooled down, Marat Khusnutdinov hasn’t played in over a week, and the big club continues to be absolutely abysmal and can’t score goals to save their lives. Sprinkle in some questionable coaching decisions, a looming trade deadline, and countless players not living up to their potential, and you have the current state of the Minnesota Wild. In this episode, we break down all the pressing topics including another oddly-timed Calen Addison scratch; the Gustavsson vs Fleury...

Isha (@VISportsTalk), Hoppy (@StateOfHoppy) & SpokedZ (@SpokedZ) of @TheSotaPod join Brett, Zeke, and Justin to discuss their midseason Minnesota Wild Prospect Power Rankings, notably the players that have risen and fallen the most since they last discussed their rankings in July. More than 15 prospects are discussed including Kyle Masters, Caedan Bankier, Ryan O'Rourke, Marco Rossi, Jesper Wallstedt, Brock Faber, and many more! Follow us on Twitter @SoundTheFoghorn And on Instagram:...

The Wild have hit a skid having dropped 3 straight games to the Hurricanes, Panthers, and Lighting and are suddenly on the outside - looking in at a Playoff spot. In this week’s episode, the guys talk about what went wrong including Ryan Hartman’s discipline, Matt Dumba’s inconsistency, the team’s lack of 5v5 scoring, and the Top 6 Forward Group seemingly needing a spark. Other Minnesota Wild topics include discussion around whether or Dean Evason’s discipline methodology is ethical and if...

he Wild, despite some lackluster play offensively and loose play defensively, have seemingly found a groove again with some key wins. A big part of that may be the stellar play of Filip Gustavsson who continues to dominate the crease. The guys breakdown his incredible play and what it means for his next contract and the team’s cap situation going forward. Among the other topics include Matt Boldy’s huge 7-year, $49M contract extension and how that will trickle down into difficult offseason...

After a near 3 week hiatus, the guys are back to break down what’s been an exciting stretch of Minnesota Wild hockey. They begin the show highlighting some excellent stretches of hockey being played by a variety of prospects including Hunter Haight, Marat Khusnutdinov, and Kyle Masters. Next they jump into the reactions from the World Juniors and the play of Servac Petrovsky, David Spacek, Jack Peart, Caedan Bankier, and Liam Ohgren. Finally they get into the last few weeks of Wild hockey...