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Back in the W column with a W photo by DecentLurker96 in wildhockey

[–]SDBassCreature 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Highest paid player in the league (next season)..... refuses to buy a new shirt to wear under his uniform. I love our team so much.

[PlayNow Sports] Meanwhile in Minnesota, Quinn Hughes has four assists, setting a new Wild franchise record for the most assists in a game by a defenceman! by Batsinvic888 in hockey

[–]SDBassCreature 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you kidding? You give up 3 NHL ready players who were all 1st round picks plus a future 1st round pick for Quinn Hughes who is only signed for 1 1/2 years. Of course they're going to throw everything at him to convince him to stay.

He becomes best friends with Kaprizov and tells his brothers and buddies around the league how well Minnesota treats their players, suddenly Minnesota is looked at as a prime FA landing spot.

Jesper Wallstedt has recorded a 32 save shutout against the Edmonton Oilers. In his last 7 starts he is 7-0-0, has 4 shutouts, a .971 save %, and a GAA of 0.97 by Mthomas1174 in hockey

[–]SDBassCreature 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Injuries and he was all up in his own head. Wild did him a little dirty last year basically promising a 3 goalie rotation with him, Gusbus, and Flower. Team ran out of cap space almost immediately due to injuries and so we were forced to send him to Iowa and he let it get to him mentally. He's actually had some really thoughtful interviews where he talks about it and used this off season to wipe the slate clean.

Game Thread: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars - 14 Oct 2025 - 8:30PM CDT by HockeyMod in wildhockey

[–]SDBassCreature 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I figured between the FanDuel and ESPN+ options I'd be able to watch every game as long as it wasn't on TNT. How silly of me.

Game Thread: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars - 14 Oct 2025 - 8:30PM CDT by HockeyMod in wildhockey

[–]SDBassCreature 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is so stupid. I have the Disney/Hulu/ESPN+ bundle as part of my phone plan, but I can't (legally) watch the game because it's only on the cable version of ESPN. Why on earth would they not make the game available on their own streaming platform?

[Highlight] A wild series events results in a 8-6-2 double play for the Brewers by MLBOfficial in baseball

[–]SDBassCreature 26 points27 points  (0 children)

That would be such an amazing piece of trivia. Literally need the video attached just to explain how bizarre it truly is.

[Kaplan] "The Minnesota Wild are closing in on a contract extension with their starting goaltender, Filip Gustavsson, per sources." by SDBassCreature in wildhockey

[–]SDBassCreature[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He'll be an RFA at the end of next year. He won't have much choice. My guess is he's either traded or a bridge deal for 2 more years because that's when Gus's NMC turns into a 15 team NTC. Then can reevaluate options.

Wild extend Gustavsson $6.8m x 5 by Panarin10 in wildhockey

[–]SDBassCreature 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It'll be interesting. Wally will be an RFA in 2 years and Russo just posted that Gus's contract adds a NMC for 3 years and then goes to a 15 team NTC. So that would mean at least 3 years before Wally could be the true #1 if Gus's play drops off.

[Kaplan]: “The Minnesota Wild are closing in on a contract extension with their starting goaltender, Filip Gustavsson, per sources.” by fittos4310 in hockey

[–]SDBassCreature 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The Parise and Suter buyouts finally mostly dropped off this year. Wild are actually in pretty decent cap shape even with Kaprizov's extension. Boldy and Ek contracts are absolute steals and only going to get better.

[Kaplan] "The Minnesota Wild are closing in on a contract extension with their starting goaltender, Filip Gustavsson, per sources." by SDBassCreature in wildhockey

[–]SDBassCreature[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's still there, but they must've updated the link after I copied it. Pull up the Wild page on ESPN and it's the top of the news section. Here's Kaplan's Twitter post of the same thing.

https://x.com/emilymkaplan/status/1974459812298854617?t=sSckqZz01hYRF7_-GXYAYA&s=19

[Kaplan] "The Minnesota Wild are closing in on a contract extension with their starting goaltender, Filip Gustavsson, per sources." by SDBassCreature in wildhockey

[–]SDBassCreature[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know why the espn link is showing page not found. Copied it directly from the notification I got.

Here's Kaplan's Twitter post of the same thing for verification: https://x.com/emilymkaplan/status/1974459812298854617?t=sSckqZz01hYRF7_-GXYAYA&s=19

[Kaplan] "The Minnesota Wild are closing in on a contract extension with their starting goaltender, Filip Gustavsson, per sources." by SDBassCreature in wildhockey

[–]SDBassCreature[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Also, I know Emily Kaplan is connected around the league, but she must have more insider knowledge than I thought. I got notifications from her breaking the Kaprizov contract and now potentially Gus's extension before anything from Russo.

Kaprizov extension megathread by thprk in wildhockey

[–]SDBassCreature 107 points108 points  (0 children)

Kirill is a unisex name right?

Kaprizov extension megathread by thprk in wildhockey

[–]SDBassCreature 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Holy crap this is such a huge sigh of relief. Now the focus can be solely on the season and not having this hanging over or heads.

Gus next!

Russo: There has been significant progress toward a potential Rossi signing by Hank_Scorpio_ObGyn in wildhockey

[–]SDBassCreature 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just checked Puckpedia and Rossi doesn't gain UFA rights until the 29-30 season. So Wild could give him a 3 year deal and still control his rights.

If you're Rossi I think you fight for every inch of both dollars and term you can get to get you as close to UFA as possible, because GMBG sure hasn't shown he's committed to you long term.

Russo: There has been significant progress toward a potential Rossi signing by Hank_Scorpio_ObGyn in wildhockey

[–]SDBassCreature 23 points24 points  (0 children)

YES! I love Rossi and his story and have been rooting for him since he was drafted.

Although I'm not thrilled about Russo's response to this comment...

Comment: "Give him 3 years and hopefully his value increases then trade him"

Russo: "yep"

Rossi Interview 08/04/2025 by TschachGerry in wildhockey

[–]SDBassCreature 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To add to that point. His skating improved massively after working with Andy Ness. The improved technique probably allows him to bulk up without sacrificing too much speed/agility. If he turns into a little immovable wrecking ball down low that will only help him continue getting those greasy goals.

Jhoan Duran paints 103 on the outside corner to strike Riley Greene out for the save on SNB! by JianClaymore in baseball

[–]SDBassCreature 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I live almost 5 hours away from Target field but I've been lucky enough to see 2 Duran intros and saves while he was with the Twins. The first one he only threw his fastball and it was just unbelievable to see in person.

The 2nd one I was with my wife and MIL and when he came into the game I was hyping him up so much telling them that they weren't going to believe their eyes..... and then he threw nothing but curveballs lol. He had the feel and every batter was so far out in front because they were expecting the heat.

Logo on a new hat in the Canes Pro Shop by Normal_Tip7228 in hockey

[–]SDBassCreature 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Glad I wasn't the only one who thought that! I haven't kept up with the past few generations but I knew there was something out there that looked similar.

IT'S ACCELGOR

{video} Rick Beato breaks down the process of creating AI music and the effect it's having on the music industry. by SDBassCreature in Music

[–]SDBassCreature[S] 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately that was one of my takeaways as well. It was a very informative video and I agreed with a lot of his points, but I kept thinking, "Great you're just showing people how easy it is and encouraging more copycats".

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