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Wilderness Talk

Justin Wiggins, Luke Sims, and Justin Hein discuss the latest Minnesota Wild news. Join them weekly for a wide-ranging conversation about the Wild and related NHL news.

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42:39

Are Brazeau and Nyquist Enough to Keep the Wild Afloat?

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2025/03/11

Luke Sims is skiing and the great Tony Abbott fills in as a guest this week! He joins Justin Hein and Justin Wiggins in breaking down the Minnesota Wild trade deadline and if their additions are enough to stop the current skid they find themselves on. Plus we play a game of "If I were GM for a day"

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42:32

More Bananas? Gus Nyquist Traded Back to Minnesota

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2025/03/04

Gus Nyquist is traded back to Minnesota and the guys are here to break it down. From the good to the bad, Justin Hein, Luke Sims, and Justin Wiggins discuss the trade and where the Minnesota Wild are trending heading into the trade deadline.

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33:09

Wild Prospects and 4 Nations

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2025/02/17

Luke and Justin discuss The Athletic's team prospect rankings and the Minnesota Wild coming in at #2 in the league. Plus, of course we had to break down the wildly successful 4 Nations Tournament so far and TEAM USA's chances of winning the Championship on Thursday.

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47:26

The Wild Are Flying High Into the 4 Nations Break

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2025/02/12

The Wild head into the 4 Nations Tournament break with quality wins over Carolina and New York, and the Hockey Wilderness guys discuss the vibes surrounding the team. They also get into some 4 Nations predictions, as well as which Wild player will have the largest impact for their home country.

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48:43

What Should The Wild Do With Ryan Hartman?

Wilderness Talk ·

2025/02/07

Justin Wiggins and Justin Hein discuss the Ryan Hartman suspension and what his long term outlook is with the Minnesota Wild. They also dig into how the Wild can stay afloat through Kaprizov's reappearance on the injured list.

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35:29

Is the Xcel Energy Center Cursed?

Wilderness Talk ·

2025/01/27

With a special guest, the guys discuss the fallout of the Mikko Rantanten trade and what it could mean for the Wild. They also got into the recent schedule and the funk that the Wild are in. In addition, they talked about the curse that appears to plauge the Wild on home ice. Lastly, they looked ahead towards the schedule before the four nations tournament and what the trade deadline could look like for Minnesota.

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22:27

Danila Yurov Is Coming to America!

Wilderness Talk ·

2025/01/22

Breaking News! Over the weekend on hockeywilderness.com, our very own Luke Sims broke a story with a source familiar with the KHL that prized prospect Danila Yurov has every intention of leaving the KHL to pursue his NHL career after this season. The guys discuss the impact Yurov could have on the Wild roster as soon as he makes the jump.

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35:22

Minnesota Vikings Postseason Primer with Joe Cool Skol!

Wilderness Talk ·

2025/01/13

The Wilderness Talk boys are joined by our friend Joe Cool to preview the Minnesota Vikings playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams! Joe has a podcast you can find titled "The Doctor and the Dog" and bringing him on to talk Vikings was perfect timing! You can follow him on X by searching @JoeCoolSkol! He even has the patience to let Luke be a little optimistic about his Packers before their eventual demise this weekend.

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43:33

Are We Panicking About the Wild?

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2024/12/27

Justin Hein, Luke Sims, and Justin Wiggins return from a short break to discuss the Wild's recent skid and if anyone is panicing yet.

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51:27

Injuries and Victories = The Minnesota Wild

Wilderness Talk ·

2024/12/09

The guys are back to discuss the litany of injuries hampering the Minnesota Wild and how they just keep on winning anyways. But how long can that last? Plus, a deep dive into the franchise goaltending history brings up a few names as a blast from the past.

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49:23

David Jiricek Shipped to The State of Hockey

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2024/12/02

The guys react to the bombshell of a trade between Minnesota and Columbus, sending David Jiricek to the State of Hockey as the Wild look to build an Avengers Blue Line. Plus just how shocked are we the Wild sit atop the NHL Standings?

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46:54

Disappointment and Defenders: A Minnesota Wild...

Wilderness Talk ·

2024/11/27

The Minnesota Wild dropped a pivitoal game against the Winnipeg Jets at home. That leaves the Wild at 0-12-1 against Colorado, Dallas and Winnipeg over the past two years. Aside from the disappointing loss, the Wild have been rumored to be in on David Jiricek from Columbus. All of this and more from the last episode before Thanksgiving!

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40:50

Are the Wild's Recent Injuries a Cause For Concern?

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2024/11/18

Wiggins is back from LTIR! Justin re-joins Luke Sims and Justin Hein after they took the reins for a few weeks while he begrudgingly enjoyed the beaches of San Diego. The Wild continue to roll, outside their recent loss to the Dallas Stars. The guys debate if the injury excuse is a worthy one or if another loss to a top Central Division opponent is cause for concern.

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26:52

How to Penalty Kill: a Minnesota Wild edition with...

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2024/11/11

The Minnesota Wild stole five of six points on their recent road trip and now sit second in the NHL standings behind the Winnipeg Jets. Without Wiggins, Hein and Sims talk about the road trip, and Hein gives his in-depth breakdown of the Minnesota Wild penalty kill and looks ahead to the next few games.

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27:10

Is Kirill Kaprizov holding the Wild together?

Wilderness Talk ·

2024/11/06

No Justin Wiggins for this episode. Hein and Sims carry this one as they discuss the ugly Minnesota Wild loss to the L.A. Kings, the loss, albeit brief, of Kirill Kaprizov, and how it affected the team the rest of the game. In addition, the dynamic duo recaps the putrid powerplay and penalty kill as well as discussing how Yakov Trenin is kind of bad. Last but not least we do a quick preview of the Wild's upcoming road trip where they should be able to bank a lot of points.

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28:21

A Wild Wild Road Trip for the Wild

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2024/10/30

Justin, Justin and Luke go over their takeaways from a very successful road trip for the Minnesota Wild featuring Marc-Andre Fleury's final game in Pittsburgh, Jake Middleton's offensive output, and Kirill Kaprizov's dominance.

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38:16

The Wild are a WAGON!

Wilderness Talk ·

2024/10/25

Justin Hein, Luke Sims, and Justin Wiggins react to the Wild's sweep of two Florida powerhouses this week and what Marco Rossi's hot start means for his future.

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47:35

Fireworks Early For The Wild

Wilderness Talk ·

2024/10/17

Luke Sims is getting married! So the Justin's are forced to survive an episode without him. But have no fear! Tony Abbott is here! The longtime Minnesota Wild blogger joins the show for his takes on the very early start to the season.

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23:48

Season Opener Recap

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2024/10/12

The Minnesota Wild are undefeated! Justin Hein and Justin Wiggins recap the season opener as the Wild defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on home ice.

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52:20

The Season Is Here!

Wilderness Talk ·

2024/10/10

We finally made it! The NHL season has started! And with that, the 2024-25 Minnesota Wild season preview. Our predictions for Overachiever (Hein), Underachiever (Wiggins), and playoff possibilities coming your way.

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