Let's give this a shot.
The Wild come to town with a 3-2-1 record, their 7 points good for second place in the Central division.
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The Wild come to town with a 3-2-1 record, their 7 points good for second place in the Central division.
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- With Zane McIntyre being sent back down to the AHL, it remains unclear what Claude Julien will do in net.
- Will he throw Tuukka Rask back between the pipes to face his four Finnish brethren on Minnesota? With 4 of the NHL's 31 Finns, that promises to be a showdown for the ages
- Or will Julien stick with Anton Khudobin, the former Wild great (4-1-0, 1.40 GAA, .955 sv%) who's struggled when facing his old club (1-2-0, 3.03 GAA, .833sv%)
- Ninja edit! Per cshea, Khudobin was hurt in practice, so it appears the matchup of Old Club v. New Club will have to wait until the next time these teams meet on November 17th.
- Will Claude Julien give the reins to newly-called up Malcolm Subban? In Subban's only NHL appearance, he was chased out of the net against St. Louis. St. Louis is not far from Minnesota, so we'll have to see if that factors into the pre-game hubbub and/or ballyhoo
- Look out, league! The WIld are tied for 6th in Goals For this year. In prior years, they've ranked 19th, 12th, and 24th.
- Eric Staal is on Minnesota now. He used to be on Carolina. You know who else used to be on Carolina? Reilly Nash. You know who else? John-Michael Liles. #Storylines
- David Backes is from Minnesota