2012-10-03 14:25:00
No team swung for the fences quite the way the Minnesota Wild did this summer when they signed both Ryan Suter and Zach Parise, the two most sought-after free agents available. But after four straight playoff-less seasons, are those additions, plus other depth moves, enough to make the Wild part of the equation again?
Today’s Puck Panel looks at the good and bad of the Minnesota Wild, who have promise for immediate improvement and also possess one of the strongest prospect pipelines in the league. Did THN make the right call to slot the Wild in at No. 5 in the Western Conference?
PRODUCER: Ted Cooper
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"We're playing the defending champs and you can tell they're not going to beat themselves. That team, just from them going all the way, you can see it over there. There's no panic…You can tell that's a machine over there and we've got to be at our best."
- San Jose's Scott Gomez on the Los Angeles Kings. Los Angeles leads the series 2-1.