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Devin Dubnyk continues his unbelievable run, adding his 5th shutout in 16 games with the Wild. Mikko Koivu has been playing as well as he has in his entire career. Jordan Schroeder and Justin Fontaine have really stepped up in the absence of Jason Zucker, the only hope is, all the above continues! "Like" the Brave The Wild Facebook Page @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at:209-7877

The Minnesota Wild continued their influential run, as predicted by your host, gaining at least a point in all six games since the last BTW show! This show's audio files will be a bit different, as Joey's main computer is on the fritz, bare with us, and do enjoy! "Like" the Brave The Wild Facebook page! @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at:209-736-7877

Joey returns after missing a couple weeks, to talk about the Wild going from a disappointment, to boring (but winning), to flat outstanding the past two games against Vancouver and Chicago! Devin Dubnyk has been a godsend to a team that was so desperate in goal, and has brought the Wild back into the playoff race! "Like" Brave The Wild on Facebook @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at:209-736-7877

The Minnesota Wild appeared to have completely quit on head coach Mike Yeo, after demolition style losses to Pittsburgh and Chicago. Lo and behold, GM Chuck Fletcher finally is able to pull the trigger on a trade to acquire a goalie, in Arizona backup Devin Dubnyk. As the schedule dramatically softened, Dubnyk appeared to give the Wild the competence in the net that they've so desperately needed. "Like" Brave The Wild on Facebook @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at:209-736-7877

After an unexpected nice win over the suddenly struggling Toronto Maple Leafs, outside of an OT loss to San Jose, this past week was nothing more than a disaster for the imploding Minnesota Wild. "Like" the Brave The Wild Facebook Page @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at:209-736-7877

The Minnesota Wild played well against Winnipeg for the most part, but poor performances have buried this club in the ultra deep western conference. Getting slaughtered by Philadelphia at home, and yet another underwhelming New Years Eve performance against Columbus leaves the Wild in a position that they'll have a hard time getting out of, as the schedule thickens. "Like" the Brave The Wild Page on Facebook @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at:209-736-7877

Your host is back, and so is Brave The Wild at long last! Too bad the success rate the Minnesota Wild isn't back to where it was early in the season, as sloppy goal-tending, poor decision making, bad passes, and lousy defensive positioning continues to plague what should be a contender in the Western Conference. www.thesportsstuff.com "Like" Brave The Wild on Facebook @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at:209-736-7877

Well, after a six month hiatus, due to a crazy schedule, Brave The Wild is finally back, and here to stay! Joey does his best to attempt to close the gap between last year's playoffs to today, then previews the following week, and ends with a brief catchup on a sobering Iowa Wild season. "Like" Brave the Wild on Facebook! @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at: 209-736-7877

It's like we're seeing double in multiple ways, with the Minnesota Wild, past and present. The Wild's amazing games 6 and 7 in Colorado, harkened back to the old days. Frustrating losses in the first two games in Chicago have been all too familiar as well. "Like" Brave The Wild on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at: 209-736-7877

Home ice has proven to be a thorn in the side for the visitor along the way through this entire season thus far, will it continue? If it does, the Wild would lose this series in 7. For the Wild to win this series, they have no choice but to buck this trend, can they? "Like" Brave The Wild on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at: 209-736-7877

It sure looked like the Wild would go up 1-0 in this series until multiple mistakes by some of the usual suspects literally made this golden opportunity slip away. Game 2 was nothing special, especially when Varlamov stopped virtually everything the Wild threw at him. Does this team still have a chance, sure, but the window for this season is closing fast!

The Minnesota Wild surged this past week, easily clinching the 7th seed in the west, and will now match up with the tough Colorado Avalanche, due to a last second collapse by the St. Louis Blues. After winning four games in a row against very quality teams, a 7-3 demolishing at the hands of the Nashville Predators has your host worried! "Like" Brave The Wild on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @wolvesexplosion @forcasterTE Call into our Phone Lines at: 209-736-7877

The Minnesota Wild took control of their destiny, with a very strong week, going 2-0-1 against some of the best teams in the NHL! The sad part is, the most shorthanded of the three was the one to give the Wild a shootout loss in Chicago. Strong play in L.A, and crushing Pittsburgh in Xcel, gave this club a much needed push to now likely make the playoffs.

The Minnesota Wild are all over the place, it's been hard to say who will be starting in goal, (until now), who will be on what line, and will the Wild even show up to play? The final stretch for the postseason will be a very tough one, as your host expresses his fears, particularly this upcoming week against three powerhouses! Paladino Joey as usual gives out his weekly awards/demerits, and this week's North Stars memory! "Like" Brave The Wild on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at: 209-736-7877

Joey is back after missing last week. The Wild started March with a win in Calgary, only to lose every game since, with the exception of a quiet 2-1 win over the NY Rangers in Xcel. Darcy Kuemper has lost his shootout mystique to say the least, getting beat on nearly every shot of late. The Wild made a trade for multi 30 goal scorer Matt Moulson, but the offense looks completely unchanged, conveniently when Mikko Koivu returns. "Like" Brave The Wild on facebook Follow us on Twitter: @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at: 209-736-7877

Wild goalie Darcy Kuemper made more believers this past week, when he didn't lose a step, after the three week break. The suddenly apparent goalie of the future gave up a mere goal in a back to back in Edmonton and Vancouver, and was perfect against 7 Canucks' shoot out attempts, leading the Wild to victory. Mikael Granlund also has become a legit star player, coming off an amazing Olympic performance, and bringing it right back here! "Like" Brave The Wild on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @bravethewild

In the two games before the Olympic break, the Wild simply got the job done, with two close, but clutch wins against Tampa Bay and Nashville. Joey expresses his amazement at just how tough the Central Division truly is, as the Wild STILL trail third place Colorado by 10 points. Joey has a slightly different type of North Stars memory this time around, and sends off our boys to what we hope will be their first gold medal since that wonder time 34 years ago. "Like" Brave The Wild on Facebook Follow us in Twitter: @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at: 209-736-7877

An amazing win by the Wild in Anaheim was spoiled by a couple of messy losses in Colorado and Calgary. The highlight of the week for the Wild, was what has become the true number one line, with Granlund centering Pominville and Parise, who lead the way for Minnesota the entire week. Any thought of breaking up this new first line would be a colossal mistake, Koivu's return must NOT interfere with what could make this team a long-term contender! "Like" Brave The Wild on Facebook! Follow us on twitter: @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at: 209-736-7877

The Minnesota Wild had what you would call an okay week, escaping a tough three game stretch with half the points available. The alarming trend is for the second week in a row, the Wild showed very bad habits, and came out flat as a pancake in Dallas. The good signs included a very solid win at home vs the elite Blackhawks, surviving a furious peppering at the end, and holding on to a 2-1 win. The Wild managing to get a point in San Jose was a good thing, but blowing a 2-0 lead in 43 seconds was a bit damning. Joey is sure to get to another North Stars memory that again is related to something going on in the NHL today. Other encouraging signs include a couple of important prospects are showing signs of improvement in Iowa! "Like" Brave The Wild on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at: 209-736-7877

After a lackadaisical start to the week in a 3-0 home loss vs the Ottawa Senators, the Wild were lead by some of the most unlikely of sources in the next two games, especially against Dallas! Joey flies solo yet again in this one, and he resurrects the North Stars memory segment, which he plans to make a regular bit again. This North Stars trip down memory lane comes at the most appropriate time, regarding what took place this week in the NHL! "Like" Brave The Wild on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at: 209-736-7877