The Wild's playoff opponent wasn't determined until the final day of the regular season, but now we know it's Vegas — a team Minnesota went 5-3 against this season. Host Michael Rand examines whether the Wild win a playoff series for the first time since 2015.
Taking apart the free-falling Twins and a Wild playoff preview
May 14, 2021 at 1:09PM
5:00: The Wolves ran into a quality opponent and familiar problems in a 114-103 loss to Denver: They lack size, and Karl-Anthony Towns lacks in-game maturity.
8:00: Going deep on the Twins with beat writer Megan Ryan, who was in Chicago for all three games of the sweep against the White Sox. She talked with GM Thad Levine, and it's still clear that the Twins are hoping to improve from within. How long can they wait?
28:00: The Vikings traded Mike Hughes, a minor move that reinforces a major problem in a recent stretch of draft picks.
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The Wild head toward a big game against Dallas with one of the NHL’s best records but also with health concerns after Joel Eriksson Ek and Mats Zuccarello exited injured.
