HWP 127: Play Your Best Players

The Minnesota Wild are still scuffling along, sitting out of a playoff spot even after a 2-1 week. We take a look at some roster shake-ups and other news with our friend Luke Solberg (EvolvingWild) of Hockey Graphs. Luke joins our show to discuss the team's issues, potential strategies to improve, and also these topics:

Looking at the Nate Prosser - Kyle Quincey swap Investigating the thought process behind the Quincey move Are the new rules impacting the Wild? The sorry state of the Wild's depth Nino Niederreiter still not getting enough ice time Joel Eriksson Ek returns- will he get the help he needs? Jared Spurgeon's injury Matt Dumba partnering with Ryan Suter Jonas Brodin's rough season Is Nate Prosser going to block Minnesota's younger defensemen? Evaluating Ryan Murphy Why won't the Wild use 4 forwards on the power play? Minnesota's 3-on-3 OT changes

And more!

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