Brave The Wild -Minnesota Wild Podcast-

The Minnesota Wild were swept by the Chicago Blackhawks, making it the third consecutive year being eliminated by the same team. With that said, has this hockey club reached it's ceiling? How can the Wild get past this plateau, or are we stuck here? Joey gives his thoughts on all of this, along with the other series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs "Like" Brave The Wild on Facebook @bravethew...

The question we all had coming into these playoffs was "Are these guys serious?" After game 4, it appeared they were not, but games 5 and 6 proved otherwise, that this team is more than serious about making a very long playoff run. The Wild now will face the Chicago Blackhawks in the post season for the third year in a row, and the second in round number 2. "Like" Brave The Wil...

The Minnesota Wild are in good position after the first two games in St. Louis, as they bring a 1-1 split back to Xcel Energy Center. The Wild stole home ice away from the Blues in game one, giving them a legit chance to ultimately live up to your host's prediction of Wild in six! Joey also briefly covers the other NHL playoff series! "Like" Brave The Wild @bravethewild Call into our Pho...

The Minnesota Wild are back in the playoffs, after finishing the season with the coveted 100 point mark. The Wild find themselves in a similar position as they did last year, with the 7th seed in the west, as they take on the hated St. Louis Blues, who were once considered the worst possible match up for Minnesota. Ever since March however, the Wild turned the tide between these teams, and the Blu...

The Minnesota Wild had a tough go this past week, against New York and Detroit. Joey has been noticing how different things have been when the Wild has been playing the talented teams out east, as they seem to skate right past them on a regular basis. An interesting, and somewhat scary scenario has been quietly taking shape right under our noses, Joey will break down what he's seeing in segment nu...

After a 4-0 week, Joey is ecstatic at the Minnesota Wild's chances to not only compete in the playoffs, but to go for it all, because right now, this team looks borderline unstoppable. After raving about Devin Dubnyk stopping hundreds of shots this week, and the second line playing phenomenal, we celebrate our 100th episode in style. Joey devotes an entire third segment to reminisce, and thank you...

Devin Dubnyk and the Minnesota Wild continued their winning ways this week, defeating two division rivals in Nashville and St. Louis. Washington franchise forward Alex Ovechkin, reminded us who the leading goal scorer in the NHL is, as he dazzled us all with two goals to beat Dubnyk in the X on Thursday. The Wild for the second week in a row, snake bit St Louis and their goalie Brian Elliot, thoug...

The Wild split this past week, going 2-2, starting with a tough loss to the Colorado Avalanche, and finishing with surviving St Louis' 42 shots, to win their first game there since Jacques Lemaire was coach! "Like" The Brave The Wild Facebook page @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at:209-736-7877 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about ou...

The Minnesota Wild continued their unbelievable run, with a 3-0 week against Ottawa, Washington, and Carolina. The Wild have been winning games regardless if their tired, playing poorly, or playing well, sure fire signs of a team in the midst of something special indeed. "Like" Brave The Wild on Facebook @bravethewild Call into our Phone Lines at:209-736-7877 Hosted by Simplecast, an Ads...

Joey is joined live in studio audience, by Neil "Natedogg" Thesing, as the two have a great time talking Wild! The fourth line for the Wild came up big this week, saving the day in two huge road wins in Nashville and Colorado! Eric Haula has emerged of late, going from almost no points to a more respectable number. Devin Dubnyk continued his great play, never giving up three goals once a...

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsW...

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...

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....

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection...

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...

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...

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 Hosted by...

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 Hosted by Simplecast...

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 Hosted by...

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! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....

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 Twit...

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....

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...

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, conveni...